ManorGate Marlins Swim Team

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  • The ManorGate Marlins Swim Team competes in the Colonial Swim League
    • ManorGate Marlins
  • We have over 100 swimmers aged 5-18
  • The team is composed of families from ManorGate and surrounding communities – everyone is welcome!
  • The Marlins swim team is your child’s place for fun, development, and competition!

Online Volunteer Sign-Up

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)
  • Monday, June 28th - Picture Day

Parental Obligations

Financial
  • Registration fees
  • Swimsuit purchase
  • Fins purchase
Volunteerism
  • Five obligations per family - click on Volunteering at Swim Meets for more info
  • $100 per family commitment check – to be destroyed once commitments are met
Commitment
  • Support your child, team, coaches, and officials

2010 Pricing

ManorGate Residents
  • One child - $90
  • Two children - $150
  • Three children - $200
  • Each additional child $40
Non-Resident of ManorGate
  • One child - $125
  • Two children - $220
  • Three children - $305
  • Each additional child $40

Spirit Wear

 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:
  1. Complete the Spirit Wear Order Form
  2. 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
  • Wednesday, June 2nd at 07:00pm
    Ashburn Village
  • Saturday, June 5th at 08:00am
    Burke Center

Team Swim Suits

 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

    Phone: 703-631-6045
    Fax: 703-968-3293
    Mail-order: 800-729-1577

    Store Hours:
    Monday - Saturday from 10:00am - 05:00pm

Volunteering at Swim Meets
  • 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.

Contacts

Forms

Related Resources

Mailing Address


Robin Costanza
ManorGate Marlins Swim Team President
14106 Wood Rock Way
Centreville, VA 20121