Rockbridge Storm
Rockbridge Storm is a club swimming team affiliated with USA Swimming. We offer instruction, training and competition for swimmers in the Rockbridge area.
Storm's mission is to provide a quality swim program for swimmers of all ages and abilities by providing professional instruction in an innovative, goal-oriented environment. The coaching staff endeavors to teach, train and motivate swimmers to achieve their ultimate potential in swimming in the belief that this experience will prove valuable to them as they grow and develop.
Storm strives to instill an appreciation for personal accountability, self-motivation, goal setting and goal achievement in its swimmers. It is our belief that the process of achieving is as significant as the achievement itself.
The team competes in local and regional competitions sanctioned by United States Swimming Inc., the national governing body for amateur swimming.
Levels, Instruction & Training
Novice Swimming
The Novice level is designed to introduce young or inexperienced swimmers into the sport of swimming while allowing maximum opportunity to participate in other activities. Emphasis is on teaching the fundamentals of the four competitive strokes by means of drills, slow swimming for neurological imprinting, racing and games for fun.
Prerequsites: Elementary backstroke; back floating in deep water; Comfortable with face in the water; able to follow directions and participate in a group setting.
Age Group Swimming
This level allows a slightly intensified and longer practice environment for an experienced swimmers or a rapidly advancing swimmer. There is a continued emphasis on fundamental techniques.
The Advanced Age Group practice sessions increase in length, which allows for physiological adaptations in muscular and aerobic fitness. More intricate strategies for the longer and more difficult events are introduced. This group is for the swimmer who has progressed rapidly as well as experienced swimmers with relatively advanced skills.
Pre-season Swimming
Pre-season swimming enables the high school swimmer the training necessary to reach their potential during the competitive high school season and the inexperienced teenage swimmer the opportunity to gain the skills necessary to participate on their high school team.
Membership Documentation
Practice Schedules & Tuition
| Novice | M — Th.: 5:30-6:15 pm | 2 practices weekly — One payment: $360 or 2 payments: $190.00 due at registration & Dec 1 |
| Age Group | M — F: 5:30-6:30 pm | 3-5 practices weekly — One payment: $380 or 2 payments: $200 due at registration & Dec 1 |
| Advanced Age Group | M— F: 4:00-5:30 pm Morning & Sat practices and dry-land TBA |
5-7 practices weekly — One payment: $425.00 or 2 payments:$225 due at registration & Dec 1 |
| High School Preseason | Sept 15th — Nov 15th M-Th 4:00-5:30 pm |
$180 |
* Please note: 10% discount for pool pass holders. 10% discount for more than one child. Tuition fees do not include USA Swimming dues of $60.00.
IMPORTANT NOTE: USA Swimming registration for all swimmers is mandatory. The annual fee is $59.00 per swimmer and must be paid at registration. Registration ensures that your swimmers and the team are covered by USA Swimming's insurance program.
More Information
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2010-2011 Registration |
There are many ways you can help us be a strong and growing team. Become an official: WE NEED OFFICIALS to help run our meets. Please volunteer for one of these. It is a great way to watch your child swim. We will arrange for the needed training. Below are the officials needed. It would be great to have several in each position. See Craig to volunteer for these.
Dry Deck (called this because you will stay dry in these positions)
Timing Equipment Operator (Colorado Timing System) – This position runs the Colorado timing system, which is the machine which gives the swimmers their time from the pads and buttons and displays it for the audience. Requires attention to each heat as it swims. Most of the time this person is pushing a few buttons while watching each of the heats swim.
Timing Judge – This position takes the data from the Colorado timing system and the backup times from the manual watches and applies the rules to arrive at the official time for each swimmer. This is a paper and pencil job – no computer is used by the Timing Judge. If you like math and problem solving, this is your job. Doesn’t require attention to each heat as it swims because the Timing Judge is working with historical data after the heat is over.
Recorder – This position takes the data electronically from the Colorado system and combines it with the data from the Timing Judge to put it into a specialized database (Meet Manager). This is the “computer person”. Prints reports, handles changes to the swimmers or heats during the meet, this position also doesn’t require attention to each heat as it swims because it is working either after or before the heat swims.
Wet Deck (called this because you will be next to the pool – your feet will likely get wet)
Stroke & Turn Judge – This position is the official who watches swimmers while they are in the water to ensure they are using legal form. The stroke & turn judge is one of the officials who can disqualify a swimmer for illegal swimming technique. This is the official who you may see on the pool deck raising a hand to indicate a potential disqualification.
Starter – This position is the official who says “Take Your Mark” and starts the timing system. The Starter’s sole function is to do everything possible to ensure a fair start for each swimmer. One needs to be an experienced stroke & turn judge before becoming a Starter.
Referee – This position is responsible for everything having to do with swimmers at a swim meet. The Referee blows the whistle to begin the heats, watches the swimmers in the water, adjudicates potential disqualifications identified by the Stroke & Turn judges, evaluates (wth the Starter) false starts, and is responsible for the overall conduct of the meet. One needs to be an experienced Starter before becoming a Referee.
Other Team Related Postitions: See Leslie to volunteer for these postions.
Banquet Organizer: At the end of the season we have a banquet to celebrate our season. The banquet organizer helps the coaches put this together.
Kroger Card: facilitates use of Kroger cards for the team families. Keep accurate record of fundraising.
Meet Manager: Enters swimmers in meets. Maintains records.
Team Apparel: Establish procedure and organize sale of coach-approved team swimwear, primarily at the beginning of the fall season. Act as liaison. Coordinate Order and keep appropriate records.
Recognition Day Slideshow: Produce annual slideshow for website and viewing an at Spring Banquet. Includes team roster, publicity, pictures, pictures and more pictures, news items, etc.
Team Pictures: Photographs team, coaches, and parents throughout year and gathers pictures taken by others for use in slideshow, website and publicity.
Team Travel: Reserves hotel rooms and oversees travel and chaperone issues related to team trips when this is necessary. Presently we plan on competing within a short drive from Lexington.
Treasurer: Helps Leslie maintain financial order.
Publicity: Sends all relevant information to Kathy Haugen, Webmaster and promotes Publicity in our newspapers.