Hello Wahoo Parents,

As we start to gear up for warmer weather and the Wahoos swim season, we would like to encourage you to consider getting certified as a Stroke and Turn Judge. The key function of the Stroke and Turn Judge is to make sure that our meets are conducted in a fair manner in which the technical rules of swimming are followed by each participant. This is a critical volunteer role at our meets and does require training/certification prior to the season. Please note that this is an annual certification requirement so all returning Stroke and Turn Judges must re-certify as well.

If you are interested in becoming Stroke and Turn Judge certified, we are hosting a training/certification specific to parents from our team. The training will be conducted by our trio of Meet Refs. This training will be on Tuesday May 23 at 7:30pm at Laurie Abplanalp’s home (8235 Lodgepole Trail, Lone Tree, CO 80124). If you are interested in attending this training, please email Laurie at [email protected].

If you are unable to attend that training session but are still interested in certification this summer, the league is hosting a few training sessions as well. If you plan to attend one of these sessions, please sign up for a league training – League Stroke and Turn Judge Training

• Thursday May 4^th – 6-8pm – Castle Rock Library
• Wednesday May 10^th – 6-8pm – Stroh Ranch Creekside Rec Center
• Thursday May 18^th – 6-8pm – Highlands Ranch Library
• Wednesday May 31^st – 6-8pm – Koelbel Library

In addition to the classroom training, we would like to offer a practical training opportunity at practice on Friday May 26^th from 5:30-6:30pm at Cook Creek. This is not required, but we thought that it might be helpful to see swimmers conduct strokes and turns and we can point out what constitutes a violation. No need to sign up, just show up!

If you have previously complete at least one season as a Stroke and Turn Judge, there is also an opportunity to become a Starter – the person that says “Take your mark” and starts each race. Should you have interest in that, please sign up for a league training - Starter Training.

If you should have any questions about these volunteer positions, please feel free to reach out to Laurie – [email protected].