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Excel Weekend
Pacific Masters Swimming is excited to announce a swim clinic for coaches and swimmers. The clinic, Excel Weekend, runs June 10-12, 2011 in San Mateo at the San Mateo Athletic Club on the campus of College of San Mateo. They have a beautiful and spacious facility with two pools: a 50m pool and a 25yd pool on a hillside with a gorgeous view. And two weeks after the clinic, the San Mateo Marlins Masters host a long course meet here!
Our Excel clinic includes pool sessions, dryland training, filming, an open water session at Half Moon Bay, and an advanced pool competitor session. The central theme of the clinic is Technique & Heart. Our keynote speaker is Rowdy Gaines who will join the coaches Friday night, provide the keynote speech Saturday morning, and then work with coaches and swimmers throughout the day. As many of you may know, Rowdy is himself a world record-breaking masters competitor and a true ambassador for masters swimming, All sessions are built with the goal of getting swimmers and coaches to go beyond their current levels and advance their knowledge and skills. No matter what your experience level, you have much to gain by attending this clinic.
The clinic is free to Pac Masters coaches and assistant coaches with teams registered with Pacific Masters. Coaches and teams must hold 2011 USMS registration. If you opt for ASCA certification training (Fri June 10th) there is a fee. There is also a fee if you register to receive Swim Power Test filming from Global Sport Technology.
Swimmers pay $130 if registering before May 15th, and $150 after that date. Coaches please help spread the word to your swimmers about this special clinic. Reservations close June 3rd.
To read more about Excel Weekend, see the costs, the clinic schedule and make online reservations (opening this week), visit our: Excel Weekend website |
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Greetings!
Hello Coaches! Hope you all are doing well and that I have the opportunity to see you at some of the upcoming meets. If anyone has sway with a weather god, could you see if he or she could stave off the rain for this weekend's Bay Area Sr Games and the Berkeley SCAM meet? I'm thinking we've paid our share of weather dues this winter.
There are some very exciting happenings for coaches this year. We have our very own Pacific Masters Swimming Excel Weekend clinic for coaches June 10-12 in San Mateo; Swim Fest '11 May 20-22 in Atlanta; and the ASCA World Clinic September 6-11 in San Diego. I've done a write up on each of these training opportunities.
The Excel Weekend clinic is free to coaches and it is shaping up to be a terrific clinic! For SwiimFest '11 we are offering a total of five $500 scholarships to help a few of our coaches attend this training. And for ASCA World Clinic in San Diego, we are offering 10 scholarships up to $1000 for our masters coaches.
I also want to pass along information from USMS regarding Coaching Certification. Opportunities for ASCA Coaching Certification Level 1 & Level 2 are at our Excel Weekend clinic, SwimFest '11, as well as the ASCA World Clinic. Sincerely,
Cokie Lepinski Coaches Chair
Pacific Masters Swimming |
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SwimFest '11
Scholarships Available
In 2010, Pac Masters provided funds to send coaches to SwimFest '10 in San Diego. This year Pacific Masters Swimming will once again provide financial assistance for a limited number of coaches to attend SwimFest '11, sponsored by US Masters Swimming, held May 20-22, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Pac Masters has five, $500 scholarships. Registration closes May 17th and is only $50 for coaches. If you think you might go and would like information about the scholarship, please contact Cokie Lepinski, Coaches Chair at: coaches@pacificmasters.org.
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ASCA World Clinic
Scholarships Available
The ASCA World Clinic is an annual event and we are blessed to have it appear on the west coast! Held in San Diego September 6-11, 2011, this year's schedule looks great. Pac Masters Swimming is working on the details, but we hope to offer 10 scholarships up to $1000 for our coaches. If you plan to attend and are interested in more information about the scholarships, please contact Cokie Lepinski, Coaches Chair at: coaches@pacificmasters.org.
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USMS Coaches Certification Info
An important letter on coaching certification came out March 17th from Rob Butcher, USMS Executive Director, Mel Goldstein, USMS Club Development and Craig Keller, USMS Coaches Committee Chair. The letter explains new certification information for USMS/ASCA coaches and offers a reminder about certification opportunities at the upcoming SwimFest in May. That same training (ASCA Level 1 & 2 for masters coaches) is available at our Excel Weekend clinic and also at the ASCA World Clinic. Click to see the full letter: USMS Letter on Coaching Certification
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