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On behalf of the LLSC Executive, I would like to welcome your swimmer to the Lindsay Lightningbolts Swim Club.
We are very excited about our upcoming season. Paula Fisher will continue to be our head coach and is assembling a team of enthusiastic assistant coaches. We are confident that your child will learn a lot, and have a great time doing it.
The Lindsay Lightningbolts Swim Club is run by a group of dedicated volunteer parents. These parents work on your behalf for the benefit of all swimmers. The executive runs the business of the club, as well as swim meets, fundraising events, social events and many other activities that help promote LLSC. We would like all parents to become involved, whether the job is big or small, to help our swimmers.
If you have any questions about club activities, please don’t hesitate to contact me or any executive member or coach. We all look forward to making this a successful and enjoyable year for everyone.
The governing body of competitive swimming in Canada
Represents over 50,000 competitive swimmers and 350 swim clubs
An organization of 10 provincial sections
The governing body of competitive swimming in Ontario
Represents over 10,000 competitive swimmers and 140 clubs
An organization divided into 6 regions with 3 Divisions
Our region is called "Huronia"
Lindsay’s competitive swim club for over 30 years
The majority of communication of events, changes in practice scheduling, meet notification and other information is relayed via email However, urgent, last minute notifications and reminders will also be shared via social media.
Members are encouraged to check their email on a daily basis as there are many important messages which may need to be responded to in a timely manner. Email addresses are taken at the time of registration and will be compiled to make an updated group email listing. Should your email address change, please notify the us so that it can be updated as soon as possible. Last minute updates and reminders will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well.
When and who should you contact?
Practices:
In order to improve, swimmers must practice. That’s why attending practices on a regular basis, giving your best effort and being on time is extremely important.
Practices will consist of warming up, swimming sets and drills, as well as dry land exercises as set out by coaches. Warm up is low intensity swimming designed to warm up and loosen the muscles gradually as well as increase the heart and respiration rates slowly. Following the warm up, the main set or focus of the practice is started. If a swimmer is late they miss all or part of the warm up and do not get the full benefit of that practice. Stretching is also important to enhance performance and prevent injuries. We encourage all swimmers to do stretching at home. Don’t forget to bring water to each practice as well.
Equipment:
Daily practices require equipment – practice suit, goggles, water bottle and towel are essential. Practice suits are usually loose fitting and made of long lasting material, such as polyester. Take care of your suit. Do not leave it rolled up, as chlorine reduces the life of both polyester and lycra (racing) suits. Rinse your suit in cold water after each use and hang to dry.
Goggles are worn to enhance vision and protect the swimmer’s eyes from chlorine. Better vision improves the safety of all swimmers. There are a variety of goggles on the market but the swimmer should choose ones that are comfortable – make sure to try them on first and ensure that there is suction.
When representing the club at any swim meet, it is mandatory that each swimmer have a team swim suit, team cap and team t-shirt. Put your name on your equipment!
During registration, swim suits and t-shirts will be ordered and they are included in the registration cost. Additional items such as hoodies and toques may also be available for purchase.
Gold & Silver level Swimmers will be asked to purchase a few items such as;
Fist Gloves
Snorkel
- Additional items may be required
- Swim caps will be available for purchase on the pool deck through-out the season, $10.00
Competitive swimming programs provide many benefits to young athletes. They develop self-discipline, good sportsmanship, and time management skills. Competition allows the swimmer to experience success and to learn how to deal with defeat, while becoming healthy and physically fit.
As a swim parent, your major responsibility is to provide a stable and supportive environment. This positive environment will encourage your child to continue. Show your interest by making sure your child attends practice and meets regularly.
Parents are not participants on their child’s team, but instead contribute to their success. Parents serve as role models and their children often emulate their attitudes. Be aware of this and strive to be positive models. Most importantly, show respect and good sportsmanship at all times toward coaches, officials, opponents, teammates and volunteers.
Be enthusiastic and supportive. Remember that your child is the swimmer. Children need to establish their own goals, and make their own progress towards them. Be careful not to impose your own standards and goals.
Do not overburden your child with winning. The most important part of children’s swimming experience is that they learn about themselves while enjoying the sport. This healthy environment encourages learning and fun, which will develop a positive self-image within each child
LLSC has a number of activities from which both swimmers and parents will benefit:
Swimmers will enjoy attending practices, in-club mini meets, away meets, team building activities – there are plenty of opportunities for fun, fitness and friendship for all swimmers.
Like most non-profit organizations, revenues from registration fees only cover about 50% of our annual expenditures. Fundraising is essential to our club to carry on our operations. To generate revenue from other sources, our club requires the swimmers’ participation in the following activities:
In advertising with our L.L.S.C., not only will your business receive affordable exposure to hundreds of swimmers, their parents and officials, they will see your important support of Lindsay's youth athletic development in our community. Thank you for considering this fundraising initiative.
During practice the coach will enforce the 3-strike rule;
If a swimmer is disruptive during practice they will be dealt with in the following manner:
In the event the coach experiences a discipline problem with a swimmer the following procedure will apply:
If parents are concerned about disciplinary or other issues:
Age Group Swimming: The program through which SNC (Swim Canada) provides fair and open competition for its younger members. It is designed to encourage maximum participation, provide an educational experience, enhance physical and mental conditioning, and develop a rich base of swimming talent. Nationally recognized age groups are 11-12, 13-14, 15-17 and senior. Local meets may also include events for 10 and under swimmers.
Blocks: The starting platform.
Bulkhead: A wall constructed to divide a pool into different courses, such as a 50-metre pool into two 25-metre pools.
Coach: A person who trains and teaches athletes in the sport of swimming.
Code of Conduct: An agreement outlining behavioural guidelines, signed by a swimmer and his/her parent/guardian as part of membership in the swim club.
DQ: Disqualified. This occurs when a swimmer has committed an infraction of some kind (e.g. freestyle kick in butterfly). A disqualified swimmer is not eligible to receive awards, nor can the time be used as an official time.
Dryland Training: Training done out of the water that aids and enhances swimming performance; usually includes stretching, calisthenics and/or weight training.
Entry Form: Form used by the coach to enter swimmers in a competition.
False Start: Occurs when a swimmer is moving at the start.
Final: The championship heat of an event in which the top six or eight swimmers from the preliminaries compete, depending on the number of lanes in the pool.
Finish: The final phase of the race – the touch at the end of the race.
Flags: Backstroke flags placed 5 metres from the end of the pool. They enable backstrokers to execute a backstroke turn more efficiently by counting their strokes to the wall.
Freestyle: Also known as the Front Crawl.
Goal: A specific time achievement a swimmer sets and strives for; can be short or long term.
Gutter: The area along the edge of the pool in which water overflows during a race and is recirculated through the filtration system.
Heat Sheets: These are the programs which outline all events, swimmers and their times for the meet.
I.M.: Slang for individual medley, an event in which the swimmer uses all four strokes in the following order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle.
Lap Counter: A set of plastic display numbers used to keep track of laps during a distance race. The person who counts for the swimmer is stationed at the opposite end from the start.
Long Course: A 50-metre pool in length.
Long Distance: Any freestyle event over 1500 metres, normally conducted in a natural body of water, such as a lake, river or ocean. Also called open water swimming.
Marshalling: Where swimmers are organized and lined up before their race.
Meet: Competition designed to be a learning experience. By implementing what has been learned in practice, the swimmers test themselves against the clock to see how they are improving.
Middle Distance: Term used to refer to events of 200 metres to 400 metres in length.
Negative Split: Swimming the second half of the race faster than the first half.
Official: A judge on the deck of the pool at a sanctioned competition who enforces SNC rules.
Pace Clock: Large clock with a large second hand and a smaller minute hand, used to check pace or maintain intervals in practice (may also be digital).
Prelims: Slang for preliminaries, also called Heats or Trials – those races in which swimmers qualify for the championship and consolation finals in an event.
Q-Time: Qualifying time necessary to compete in a particular event and/or competition.
Relay: An event in which 4 swimmers compete together as a team to achieve one time.
Scratch: To withdraw from an event in a competition.
Short Course: A pool 25 metres in length. SNC/Swim Ontario conducts most winter competition in short course pools.
Split: A swimmer’s intermediate time in a race. Splits are registered every 50 metres and are used to determine if a swimmer is on record pace. Under certain conditions, initial splits may also be used as official times.
Sprint: Describes the shorter events (50 and 100m). In training, it means to swim as fast as possible for a short distance.
Streamline: The position used to gain maximum distance during a start and/or push-off from the wall in which the swimmer’s body is as tight as it can be.
Time Trial: A time-only swim, which is not part of a regular meet.
Touch Pad: A large sensitive board at the end of each lane where a swimmer’s touch is registered and sent electronically to the timing syste
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