Holiday Practice Schedule Beginning 12/23

Sunday 12/24 – No Little Dolphins, No Stroke of Genius

Sunday 12/31 – 2:30-3:30 – Stroke of Genius and Little Dolphins

Clinic Groups: Clinics will run on Sundays from September 24th into February. The full schedule will be posted shortly.

Athletes in the clinic groups will automatically be placed on the COED team. (These meets are optional but highly reccommended. You will be entered in every dual meet for the COED team unless you let us know by the Wednesday before the meet that you can not attend.)

Little Dolphins Technique Clinic will be primarily for swimmers ages 6-9 with limited or no previous competitive experience. This clinic will meet once a week and it is strictly an instructional based program. Our primary focus for this group is to work on the skills and progressions necessary to develop the four competitive strokes. The goal for this group is to have fun while learning the skills of the sport necessary to make the leap into one of the more competitive training groups. Swimmers in this group will have opportunities to compete in a few appropriate competitions which are optional. Because this group meets once a week we recommend that swimmers attend each clinic session and also sign up for an additional swim opportunity during the week.  

Stroke of Genius Technique Clinic will be primarily for swimmers ages 10-14 with limited or no previous competitive experience. This clinic will meet once a week and it is strictly an instructional based program. Our primary focus for this group is to work on the skills and progressions necessary to develop the four competitive strokes. The goal for this group is to build strength and have fun while learning the skills of the sport necessary to make the leap into one of the more competitive training groups. Swimmers in this group will have opportunities to compete in a few appropriate competitions which are optional. Because this group meets once a week we recommend that swimmers attend each session and also sign up for an additional swim opportunity during the week. 

YMCA Membership Fees

The YMCA Swim League requires each member of the swim team to be a full member of the YMCA in good standing.  This fee must be paid in full prior to the athlete’s first practice session.  New memberships and renewals must be handled in person at the Front Desk, Montclair YMCA. 

Montclair YMCA youth Membership fees are as follows:

Youth Membership - $  65.00 year  (12 and under)

Teen Membership -   $160.00 year  (13 and older)

For more information on membership, check the Montclair YMCA brochure or inquire at the Front Desk.  Checks should be made payable to the Montclair YMCA.

Clinic Fees

Clinic fees must be paid in full before the first day of practice, 9/24

Swim Team Program Fees

Separate from the YMCA membership fee is the swim team program fee.  The payment schedule is shown below.  Payments can be made on an installment plan, or if full payment is made by Friday , September 15, there is a savings of $25.00 per swimmer.

Included in the swim team program fee is the individual swimmer's USA swimming registration fee (see USA Swimming Registration) and covers the indoor training period of September to your last competition in March or April.

Program Fee Payment Schedule Fall/ Winter (2006-2007)       

All checks or money orders for the program fee must be made payable to the Montclair YMCA and dropped off at the Y or sent to the team’s administrative assistant, Faith Mazur, Montclair YMCA, 25 Park Street, Montclair, NJ  07042.  Payments must be by check, money order, Mastercard or Visa. When paying in cash, please hand deliver the monies to the front desk and obtain a receipt for your records. It is expected that payments will be made on schedule.  Positions on team can not be guaranteed if first program fee payment is not made by September 15, 2006.

The Montclair YMCA will not deny participation in any of our programs due to an individual's inability to pay.  If you cannot afford the full cost of a YMCA program, please contact Dawn McFadden at (973) 744-3400 for confidential SCHOLARSHIP assistance. If you are going to be late with a payment please contact Faith Mazur and we may be able to work something out.

OPTIONAL FEES FOR USA SWIMMING AND MEET SIGN UPS

For athletes placed into our stroke clinics who would like to register for USA Swimming there will be an optional $50 registration fee which will allow participation in appropriate USA Swimming meets.

Meet Fee Account During the season, swimmers are assessed separately to cover meet entry fee costs required to compete in each invitational meet.  There are no fees for the regular YMCA dual meets.  An accounting of meet fee deposits and withdrawals are maintained for each swimmer's family.  This fee not necessary if you do not plan on competing in invitational style or NNJYMCA Tri meets. Parents are asked to make a deposit in September as per the recommendation below:

$50 Deposit For Little Dolphins and Stroke Of Genius Clinics