Click on 2010 Informational Meeting Presentation for more information about the ManorGate Marlins.
Spirit Wear is available for order! Make sure you see the attached form and get your orders in now in
time for the season! Click on Spirit Wear for more info.
Don’t forget that your $100 volunteer check is due before the first practice. This check will be held
until your volunteer commitments are met and then it will be destroyed. You may mail your check to
the Treasurer, Paul Brazier, at 14110 Rock Canyon Dr, Centreville, VA 20121. No child will be
allowed to begin practice on June 1 without having turned in the volunteer commitment check.
Have you purchased your team suit yet? Click on Team Swim Suits for more info.
Swim lessons for Minnows now available! Click on Swim Lessons for more info.
2010 Practice Schedule
First practice June 1st
04:30 - 05:30pm - Returning Marlins (Ages 9 and over)
05:30 - 06:30pm - New Marlins ONLY (All ages)
Second practice June 2nd
04:30 - 05:30pm - Returning Marlins (Ages 9 and over)
05:30 - 06:30pm - New Marlins and Returning Marlins (Ages 8 and under)
Practice from June 3rd through the end of school
04:15 - 05:15pm (Ages 11 and over)
05:15 - 06:00pm (Ages 9 and 10)
06:00 - 06:30pm (Ages 8 and under)
Practices starting the day after school ends
08:00 - 08:45am (Ages 8 and under)
08:45 - 09:30am (Ages 9 and 10)
09:30 - 10:30am (Ages 11 and over)
Marlins Meet Schedule
Saturday, June 26th vs. Armfield Farms
Wednesday, June 30th vs. South Riding
Saturday, July 3rd at Sequoia Farms
Wednesday, July 7th at Burke Center Penguins
Saturday, July 10th at Hayden Village
Wednesday, July 14th vs. Franklin Farms
Saturday, July 17th vs. Chase Club
Sunday, July 18th - Relay Carnival
Wednesday, July 21st at Armfield Farms
Saturday, July 24th vs. Chantilly Nationals
Saturday, July 31st - Divisionals
Saturday, August 7th - All Stars
Other Key Dates
Friday, June 18th and
Saturday, June 19th - Time Trials (plan to attend one of these sessions)
Get ready to cheer on the ManorGate Marlins with spirit wear! Take a look at the
Spirit Wear Order Form
to see pictures of the new items for 2010 – all with the ManorGate
Marlins logo. There are t-shirts, polo shirts, and sleeveless shirts as well as hoodies, sweat pants,
flannel pants and shorts - something to please every Marlins fan!
Deadline for First Orders of Spirit Wear is now Wednesday, May 5th!
To order your spirit wear:
Complete the Spirit Wear Order Form
Mail or hand deliver the completed form and check for payment to Maria Stewart at 14308 Compton Village Drive, Centreville, VA 20121
Officials Training
Please consider training to become a certified stroke and turn judge. The training takes a couple of
hours and is followed by a test. Once you pass the test, you then train alongside an existing stroke
and turn judge at three events and then you are certified to judge independently at future meets. We
can use the two time trials for training as well as regular meets. The certification is good for two
years. If you are interested in taking the training, please email
karynrob@cox.net.
There are three training dates setup for this season:
Saturday, May 3rd at 08:00am Arlington Knights of Columbus
If you have not yet purchased a 2010-11 team suit for your child, please visit the Aardvark store in
Chantilly to get one. Suits for girls are $50 and suits for boys are $35 and these suits are two-year
suits. The Aardvark store is located at:
14221-A Willard Road, Suite 1050
Chantilly, VA 20151
Referee
Has full authority over all officials and is responsible for enforcing all rules. Also shall signal the starter that all officials are in position and eady for each race. This position requires stroke and turn judge andstarter experience, and referee training.
Starter
Responsible for announcing each event. This position requires experience as a stroke and turn judge, and starter training.
Stroke and Turn Judges
Responsible for determining if the swimmers are doing legal strokes as defined by the USA Swimming Rules. This position requires stroke and turn judge training.
Announcer
Responsible for announcing the starting of the meet, playing the National Anthem, making sure the flag is displayed, and making any other necessary announcements during the meet such as breaks, results, etc.
Runner
Takes the time cards from the timers and brings them to the computer table. Assists clerk of course with distributing time cards.
Clerk of Course
Holds all the timecards and is responsible for calling out the kids names and lining them up for their events.
Chief Timer
Makes sure all timers are ready before each event and starts his stopwatch for each event as a backup if any lane timers have a problem.
Chief Timer Assistant
Helps the chief timer as necessary and also keeps a backup time.
Ribbons
Receives the timecards from the runners and orders/groups the timecards by event with any associated DQ slips and then gives them to the computer people. Once the entries are recorded and labels are printed, the ribbon people stick the labels on the appropriate ribbon and store them for their team.
Computers
Responsible for entering the times from the timecards into the computer.
Set-Up
At home meets, must set up the pool for the meet. For a Saturday meet, setup volunteers must arrive at the pool on the FRIDAY night before the meet at 7:45pm and on Saturday by 7:30am to set up concessions. For Wednesday meets, set up people must get to the pool by 4:00pm.
Concessions
Responsible for selling and helping setup and breakdown the concessions.
Awards Clerk
For Wednesday home meets, responsible for giving out a "Heat Winner" ribbon to the swimmer that wins each heat.
Donut Sales
Helps with pick up, sale, and distribution of Krispy Kreme Donuts.
Banquet
Helps with set up, clean up, and/or food preparation for end of season banquet.