Valley Stream Department of Recreation and Parks
516 825-8570
Welcome to the Valley Stream Swim Team. We are much more than a club, we want you to be part of our swimming family. The team should be more than just a place to work out; we want it to be a pleasurable experience for both your child and your family.
We will be relying on our parents from time to time to accomplish specific goals and meet certain requirements. These needs can be helping at the scorers’ table, timing, keeping the team together during swim meets or helping to run one of the many fund raisers.
Practice is from 5:30 - 6:30 PM in the water for younger and new swimmers usually 9 years of age and 6:30 to 6:45 on land exercising. The older swimmers and invited younger swimmers practice from 6:00 – 6:30 on land with medicine balls and stretch cords and from 6:30 to 8:30 PM in the water. Swimmers must be at the pool early enough to be IN THE WATER at the start of their water time. Parents must be at the pool at the end of practice to pick up their children.
We are looking forward to a fun filled and exciting season. If you have any questions feel free to contact any of the coaches, but please do not take them away from the pool during practice sessions.
See you in the pool,
George J. Amitrano Jr.
Goal
To provide a swimming program based on the principles of sportsmanship and fair play. Using a competitive swimming environment, allow each participant to develop his/her skills, learn how cooperate with one's peers on a team, and learn how to care for themselves and the environment they live in.
Objectives
To provide as many youths as possible a fun filled developmental program of competitive swimming.
To develop a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction in completing a given task, while participating in a program.
To allow everyone the opportunity to be part of a winning tradition, and fulfill the personal needs for acceptance and recognition.
Home Work Cell
Coach Amitrano 516 791-4349 212 752-5572 516 317-4691
Coach B Amitrano 516 791-4349 516 660-0067
Coach Liebenhaut 516 791-6808 516 582-0463
Coach O'Brien
Recreation Dept 516 825-8570
Rule 1 The coaches are always right
Rule 2 if a coach is wrong see rule 1
Be early for practice and meets.
DO NOT bring valuables or jewelry to the pool. The coaches will not hold it for you.
Take care of yourself, dry your hair, button up the coats, and eat well (watch the JUNK food).
Take care of your equipment. It is your equipment have it with you for every practice. Your equipment is your responsibility not mom or dads. Mom and dad make sure you remind them to be sure everything is packed until they develop good habits. Do not tell the coaches’ mom/dad or the maid forgot to pack something, or packed the wrong thing, be sure you have everything YOU need.
Your equipment bag can be left in the coaches office between practices You must be dry to enter the office!!!!!
· Team suit for meets only Team shirt for meets
· Bathing suit/suits Goggles Caps
· Water Bottle Shorts T Shirt Sneakers
· Swim Bag Fins Paddles Kick Board
· Pull Buoy Towel Toiletries
Be Responsible for yourself and your equipment!
Dual meet rules:
A swimmer can swim in a maximum of 2 individual events and 1 relay.
A swimmer can swim in an older age group IE a 9 year old can swim in the 12 year old event but once up he/she stays up for the meet.
Swimmers must swim their age group for relays.
The Jr. relay must be at least 2 10 and under swimmers
The Sr. relay must be all seniors.
Championship rules
A swimmer must swim in at least half of a team’s dual meets to be eligible to swim in the championships.
Only ONE swimmer per age group per stroke may swim in the championships.
· Timers Scoring table Fund raising Parties
Don’t talk exclusively about your own child/swimmer.
Do boost everyone’s spirits.
Do applaud everyone’s good swim.
Do discuss what good things the Team has done lately.
Do encourage every parent to work at meets.
Do behave as adults - you are there to support your children!
Do be sure they are warm, fed, on time, etc.
Don’t ever say you didn’t try.
Don’t criticize swimmers on our team or the other team
Don’t spend your time as the perpetuator of rumors.
Don’t make meets an adult party pay attention to the swimmers.
Do let the swimmers know you love them ... with good or bad swims.