Swimming ShAC

Q.  What does it take to join our year-round USA Swimming program in Bay City?
A.  Serious commitment and effort from parents, athletes, & coaches!

Here are a few quick notes on what our program will be, along with what it won't be:

• It won't be a summer league prep group, although swimmers are expected to compete for the summer team when we don't have a scheduling conflict.
• It will be demanding.  Workouts will be two (2) hours long, six (6) days per week.  When school's out, we'll train twice daily on weekdays for a total of eleven (11) sessions weekly.
• It won't be cheap.  Initial registration, monthly fees, swim meet travel, practice gear, etc. will take a big bite out of the budget.

Start date for new ShAC-ers will be Monday, March 30th.

Expect:

• an initial registration fee of around $150 (all toward USAS & ShAC),
• a monthly pool use fee of $10 (normal monthly lap swim for City of Bay City),
• a monthly parent club fee of $15 (allows us to compete & practice w/ShAC),
• a monthly local club fee of $75 (coaching fees paid to Button*), and
• to purchase practice gear** and team shirts for around $150.

When you're ready to make the commitment, please send me an email

I'll send you:

• info on registering & setting up auto-pay via the ShAC site,
• link & password to Texas Swim Shop to purchase gear, and
• team shirt order info.

*Will not increase when we go from 6/week to 11/week

**Mesh bag, short fins, board, buoy, snorkel, paddles, & lightweight shoes