Hilton Area Swim Team (HAST)

Please feel free to Call Joe Sharn at 594-3256 if you have questions about becoming an official.

The following is the schedule for swim officials clinics for this fall
for all levels (stroke & turn, starter, referee; new and recertifying).

1. Webster Aquatic Center (Webster Schroeder HS) on Wednesday Evening, September 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Directions / signs will be posted.
2. During the Bronze JOs at Brockport High School on Sunday morning, November 12 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. Directions / signs will be posted.
3. Webster Aquatic Center (Webster Schroeder HS) on Wednesday Evening, December 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Directions / signs will be posted.

Existing Officials: Please check your certification expiration date and make sure you are ready for the upcoming season. You must recertify every 2 years. Please encourage people from your swim club to become a new official - we need new officials every year!! Every existing official should encourage at least one additional person to become a new official.

New Officials: To become a swim official, you need no swimming experience, but is a great way to learn more about the sport. The swimming knowledge you gain can be passed to your kids therefore improving their swimming also. The time commitment for officiating is no more than being a spectator in the stands except you have a better view of the swim meet. You only need to help officiate at least 4 meets per year – you will probably attend more meets than that. Officials are needed to ensure that the swim meet is conducted fairly for all swimmers
and one of the critical elements for running a swim meet.

Every year, new officials are needed in order for the club to conduct swim meets (dual meet & invitational). The kids of the existing officials are getting older therefore it getting more difficult to conduct dual meets, so your help & consideration is needed.

The following is needed to become a swim official:

1. Review technical rules (4 pages) - Link to Technical Rules
2. Attend officials clinic
3. Take on-line official’s test based upon those 4 pages (open book) - Link to On-Line Test
4. Obtain USA insurance card from team administrator / registrar
5. Work at 4 swim meets as a “shadow” to an existing official for “on the job”
   training

Please consider attending one of these clinics. If you have any questions or plan on attending, please contact me at 477-9523 (w) / 671-2078 (h) / E-Mail to john.rieth@kodak.com / rieth@frontiernet.net so that we have enough handouts for everyone. (Of course, if someone discovers at the last minute that he or she is able to attend, feel free to come--but it sure helps to have a ballpark number!).

Thank you. - Joe Sharn