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Looking for a way to get more involved with
the swim team?
Join the Officials’ team!
Chesapeake Swim Club is looking for parent
volunteers who are interested in training to become
officials.
Can you officiate if you have never been a competitive
swimmer?
Yes, many parents who officiate were not
competitive swimmers.
The required clinic and the 8 on-deck training sessions provide
you with the knowledge needed to officiate.
What is required to become certified as a
stroke and turn judge?
You need to complete the
following:
1. Attend one required Officials
clinic
2. Complete 8 on-deck training
sessions, shadowing certified officials over at least 2
meets
3. Become a dues paying USA swimming
member
4. Take and pass the open book USA
Swimming officials test
Re-certification is required every 2 years
(retake the open book exam and attend an Officials’
clinic).
What is expected after I become
certified?
To run a swim meet, we have to have a minimum
number of officials.
We would hope that you would volunteer at each of the meets that we
host. In
addition, Oklahoma Swimming expects officials to contribute at the
State Championship meets (Division IIs and Age Group Meet, held
during both Long Course and Short Course season). Of course, CSC will give you
service hours for volunteering at our meets and the state
championship meets. Typically, officials
earn over and above the required service hours. We also rely on officials to help
at any meet they attend because we cannot run a sanctioned meet
without officials. And nobody wants their
swimmer to earn a lifetime best time at a meet that isn’t
sanctioned (and
therefore doesn’t count).
I’ m still not sure….who can I
talk to about training to officiate?
Max McKnight –at OCCC
Gary Shuey – at OCCC
Tommy Robbins – at OCCC
Jocelyn Naik – at the LH
Todd Mauldin – at the LH
Ruth Ann Portman – at the
LH
Kathy Dwyer – at the LH
The above named parents are all certified
officials and can answer your questions. Max and Gary have moved up the
ranks and are starters/meet referees as well.
I think I might be interested, so what is the
next step?
Plan to attend the Officials’ clinic on
Saturday, July 10th at OCCC. This will take place in between
the morning and afternoon sessions. You can also ‘shadow’
during one or more sessions that weekend. If you are interested, please
contact Max McKnight at
themax@chickashachamber.com
or evenings at 222-2456.
What is the ‘uniform’ or dress
code?
When on deck, please wear a white collared
shirt and navy shorts, pants, skirt, skort, capris. NO denim/blue jeans are
permitted. You also
need to wear white rubber soled shoes.
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