Greetings to all during this wonderful holiday season! We have a special present for you: the opportunity to participate in an upcoming Officials Clinic!
As part of the our membership with Swim Ontario, the Garden City Aquatics Club has responsibilities to provide volunteer officials at swim meets they attend. This is especially true with championship meets where clubs are expected to have a certain number of officials present in order for a club to participate in the championship meet.
Nearly 20 of our GCAC swimmers have qualified for the
Western Ontario Swimming Association (WOSA) Short Course Championships. This event is being held from January 31, 2014 to February 2,
2014 in Windsor, Ontario. (This is 90% of our active competitive membership!) We will be required to assist with officiating at this meet!
The most rewarding part of volunteering is the spectacular access you
have to the swimming deck – you literally have the best seat in the house to
watch your swimmer. Air temperatures are cooler on deck than in the gallery, and you have the
satisfaction of supporting all the dedicated athletes. Swimming has the highest
need for volunteers of any sport...it takes 30 to 40 volunteers per session to
allow these athletes to swim. Please get involved...you will find it very
rewarding!
GCAC needs your help!
The link below will bring you to the flyer advertising a Timer / Safety Marshall clinic that will
be led by two GCAC parents: Rob Di Persio and Dennis Reintjes. The clinic is
on January 11, 2014, and you can select either a morning session or an afternoon
session. (The flyer is located under the GCAC Officials Chairperson contact information!)
http://www.gc-ac.ca/contacts.html
We hope to see you there! Refreshments and snacks provided!
