GPS Email #2 - Officials, Suits, Caps, etc.
Email #2
MEET OFFICIALS: Training/Test Link
We are always in need of officials, NO prior competitive swimming experience is required. The training & test is one link (watch a short video, answer a few questions right after, continue onto the next video/questions). Also, if you like, you may hang out with the coaches at practice to get familiar with with what strokes and turns should look like.
Previous Officials with 2 summers of experience - WE NEED Starters/Referees - This is not as hard as the title sounds. Our home meets that you work are easy because our coaches are there. Rarely are there issues you need to decide and our team's coaches are there to help. In other words, you'll never be in a position where you "make the wrong call", because in reality, it's a conversation between the other head coach, me, and you..., and we always work it out with no drama.
TEAM SUITS - ORDER at PRACTICE this Monday, June 16th (9:30 - 11:00 am). If you can't make it, go to A&H Sporting Goods on Sullivan Trail in Easton, tell them your are on our team, and they will provide you with the suit for purchase. If they do not have your swimmer's size, then a plain green or black racing suit will suffice.
Swim suits are supposed to be skin TIGHT and very snug. Many swimmers choose to have two suits, one a little more comfortable for practice (any color you want), and one for racing (team suit and colors, and tighter), but it's not required you have two. New swimmers: After the team suit purchase, do not wear recreational suits to practice anymore.
TEAM CAPS - ORDER through the team store on our website. Deadline for the order is June 19th, 11:59 pm.
TEAM SHIRTS - ORDER through the team store on our website. Deadline for the order is June 19th, 11:59 pm.
SWIMTOPIA APP - Download the app to your phone to get team alerts, updates, see swimmer upcoming events and swimmer results.
POOL MEMBERSHIPS - Everyone is required to have one at some level. Please purchase it through our website under the team store drop down menu. We collect the money, collate, and send in bulk to the Phillipsburg Rec Department.
FRIEND FINDER - Our 2025 Friend Finder will be available shortly on our team website under the "Resources" drop down menu.
You'll need to login to our team website before you can see it in the menu under "Resources", bottom of the menu. In this way, only team members can see the names and contact info of other swim families and is NOT open to the public. Additionally, it is organized by competition age group, then by athlete name; no birth dates or physical street addresses are available. Only the town and parent phone numbers/emails can be seen by other team families. In this way, if anyone is looking to ride-share and needs to know who they could contact in their general area, or is looking to switch volunteer positions, they can.
