[cst_2014_board] Re: FAST Summer Tune Up
- From: Marlene Hutton <marlene.j.hutton@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cst_2014_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:36:46 -0600
Nicely answered, Heidi!--Marlene
On 4/23/2014 4:48 PM, Andy and Heidi Mechtenberg wrote:
Just to be clear, the new Collindale parent board has signed a
coaching agreement with FAST for coaching services. This is a
contractual agreement that we have decided to enter into in order to
stabilize our team and provide qualified coaches period. We are
entering into this contract for one year as a trial. We are not a
FAST "farm" team. I believe that in at least one past summer, a FAST
coach went to coach for a Horsetooth League team. We are just
formalizing the relationship. We are excited about the relationship
and if it works well, could be a model to other teams in the future
should they desire to go that route. We were very privileged to have
Cam and Barry Gentry as coaches for Collindale for so many years, and
we are just trying to regain that equilibrium.
As to hosted clinics -- I have no problem with FAST (or Vortex)
holding these -- nor teams having their own. It seems to be perfectly
voluntary with no obligation to participate. Perhaps there could be a
shared clinic between teams in the future?
As an aside, this was my first year attending the "organizational"
meeting where meets were scheduled between teams. I know that this
has worked in the past, and I've certainly not got any significant
insight, however, I found the meeting to be very chaotic. I commend
the team that developed a matrix as a scheduling alternative, but it
still seemed hard to follow because of the variety of HOA time and
hosting limitations, pool size differences etc. (I had no idea so I
learned a lot!). I'll just throw this out, but the Horsetooth League
just seems very loosely organized. As an example, we had questions as
we were developing our new parent board as we tried to insure we
weren't breaking any Horsetooth League rules, but didn't know who to
contact. Would there be any desire/need to create a Horsetooth League
Board with representatives from each team? I'm not sure this cuts
down on the number of attendees -- but perhaps formalizing ourselves
more would be a good idea? Could this be an avenue to a less chaotic
meet scheduling format?
That also being said, only three teams host City Meet. At the very
least it seems wise to coordinate a subcommittee between those teams
to insure that knowledge gets passed down each year. I'll also ask,
would there be any desire of the smaller teams to group together and
host City Meet together -- at an agreed-upon pool? There would be
financial benefit to doing so since the City Meet can bring a team
some much needed revenue. This might give the larger teams a break on
coordinating the massive effort/volunteer coordination that City Meet
takes -- though the revenue loss may not be attractive. I think
everyone desires to have a good City Meet experience for the kids, but
it's more like controlled chaos for the parents.
Just some thoughts. I've been involved with my kids swimming for 11
years, with summer club, FAST and high school. I know there are
people out there with far, far more experience though too. All our
goals are towards kids learning to swim and compete with good
sportsmanship, fun and goodwill. I am looking forward to the season
and working with you all for the next few years!
Thanks for your time.
-Heidi Mechtenberg
President -- Collindale Advisory Parents (CAPs)
*From:* Thatcher, Aaron - FCH [mailto:athatche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:34 AM
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*Cc:* heatherkeaten@xxxxxxx; Alex Prigge; Amber Anderson; Amy
Reynolds; Ashley Sprouse; Ashley Steranka; Colleen Reyes; Deidre
Locke; Denise Welting; Heidi Kremer; Heidi Mechtenberg; Karrie Brown;
Bailey, Kelsey; Kerri Yockey; Kim Richardson; Kristal Wilson; Kyle
Steitz; Lara Muzydla; Mackenzie; Mark Higgins; Nick Anziano; Nicole
Warnygora; Patrick Sullivan; Rob Huey; Robert Brazeal; Lauren Ross;
Sammie Guay; Shawn Muscott; Steve Henning; Tony Schumacher; Trish
Engelhart; VG Swim Team; Wendy Mader; Westfield Swim Team; Windsor
Swim Team
*Subject:* RE: FAST Summer Tune Up
Hi all-
Isn't FAST also 'sponsoring' the coach for Colindale this summer?
Seems to be some club intervention or influence? Someone said they
will be hosting clinics for Horsetooth league teams at their pools? Is
this accurate?
Is it possible for Horsetooth League teams *_to host their own Summer
Tune Ups prior to our season?_* I believe Horsetooth League coaches
and teams always do an outstanding job of blending technical expertise
with a real fun environment for area summer swimmers.
apt
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