Eastern Panhandle Swim Club – USA Swimming Official

Officials are an necessary a part of each swim meet and play a vital function in creating a good, protected, and constructive aggressive surroundings for our athletes. Officiating is an effective way to be taught extra in regards to the sport, assist our swimmers, and keep concerned with Eastern Panhandle Swim Club and West Virginia Swimming.

As a member membership of West Virginia Swimming, EPSC welcomes and encourages new officers. No earlier expertise is required, and our crew will assist information you thru the certification course of.

Step 1: Purchase Your USA Swimming Officials Membership

Begin by buying your USA Swimming Officials Membership utilizing the EPSC membership registration hyperlink listed above.

Please ensure you use our crew hyperlink when logging in along with your present USA Swimming credentials. Using a common registration hyperlink could not correctly connect your membership to Eastern Panhandle Swim Club and West Virginia Swimming.

The present USA Swimming Officials Membership payment is $87.

If you’ve gotten already bought an Officials Membership with out utilizing our membership hyperlink, please contact us along with your USA Swimming ID so we are able to help with connecting your membership to our membership and Local Swimming Committee (LSC).

Step 2: Complete the Required Training

After buying your membership, full the required coaching and certification steps outlined within the USA Swimming “How to Become an Official” information linked above.

Most required programs are offered at no extra value.

Additional bills embrace:

Step 3: Submit Your Concussion Training Certificate

Once you full the concussion protocol coaching, please save your completion certificates and e-mail it to:

Constance Ann-Delyse Hopkins
West Virginia Swimming Registrar Chair
[email protected]

The certificates will then be uploaded to your SWIMS account.

Step 4: Register as an Official Apprentice

Once all required programs and certifications have been accomplished, e-mail:

Rob Clevenger
West Virginia Swimming Officials Chair
[email protected]

Rob will register you as an Official Apprentice within the Officials Tracking System (OTS) and supply the required apprentice shadow paperwork.

Step 5: Complete Apprentice Shadow Sessions

To full certification, new officers should full 4 apprentice shadow classes inside one 12 months.

Requirements embrace:

• Shadow classes should happen at USA Swimming sanctioned meets.

• A most of two classes from any single meet could depend towards certification.

• Sessions ought to embrace publicity to a wide range of occasions and strokes, together with:

  • Backstroke

  • Breaststroke

  • Butterfly

  • Individual Medley occasions

  • Relay occasions

Please observe that classes consisting solely of freestyle occasions, corresponding to distance freestyle classes, don’t fulfill apprentice necessities.

Why Become an Official?

Officials have a few of the finest seats in the home whereas serving to present a good and protected competitors surroundings for all swimmers. Many mother and father uncover that officiating offers them a deeper understanding of the game and supplies one other significant approach to assist their athlete and the swimming group.

Questions? Contact the EPSC management crew and we will likely be comfortable that can assist you via the method from begin to end.