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| 280 Lamar Street
Broomfield CO
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Welcome to the Broomfield Barracuda Swim
Club.
Thank you for considering our club, a USA
Swimming age group program for young athletes development and
growth. A New Swimmer Packet
(Forms & Documents) has been prepared by your coaches and Board
of Directors to help your family get off to a great start
with our team.
The
Broomfield Barracuda Swim Club is a non-profit organization
offering competitive swimming for the beginner through national
level athlete. Our club has been successful for over 30 years
in local, regional, and national competitions. We enjoy a
membership of over 150 swimmers of all levels and abilities and are
excited about our continued expansion.
We
view swimming as good, clean, wholesome sport. We train our
swimmers to associate fun with their time spent training and
competing and hope that our program starts children on a path of
lifelong health and fitness. We believe the greatest benefit
of participating in the CUDA program is the life skills your
swimmer will develop. These skills include self-discipline,
time management, sportsmanship, nutrition, and many
others. Many of our swimmers have gone on to be very
successful in life using skills they gained from their time spent
at the Broomfield Barracuda Swim Club.
The
Broomfield Barracuda Coaching Staff and Board of Directors are
dedicated to the success and improvement of our team as a whole and
of each individual swimmer. We are confident that you will
enjoy the CUDA team and each swimmer will be developed to their
fullest potential in the sport and in their life long
endeavors.
Enjoy and swim fast,
Tex
Doherty
Head
Coach, Broomfield
Barracudas
MEMBERSHIP
INFORMATION
Registration Process
Step
One: Complete the CUDA
registration packet that includes (1) Broomfield Barracuda Swim
Club Registration Form, (2) Annual USA Swimming Registration form
(3) Parent and Swimmer Code of Conduct. Also included in these
forms is the CUDA Membership Financial Dues Information. Our
monthly dues include the training dues along with the pool use
fees. These forms are found later in this
introduction. After you have completed these documents, bring
these materials to your tryout day.
Step
Two: Attend one of the
tryout dates. Tryouts are held every 1st week of
the month on Monday and Wednesday. Please check the CUDA
website for additional dates and times for all try-outs. At
tryouts, a coach will place your child into a practice group and
answer any questions you might have about our overall
program. If you cannot attend one of these tryout dates,
please email swimntex@gmail.com to arrange
a separate time to meet with a coach. Following the tryout,
the CUDA’s offers a free two-week trial to any swimmer
interested in joining the team. Unless our Club hears
from you declining membership we will start billing the following
your try-out.
Step
Three: After completion
of your paperwork and your free 2 weeks, you will be entered into
the Broomfield Barracuda membership database. We ask that you add
the CUDA team e-mail address to your contact list. This will
ensure important team emails are sent to your inbox and not
sent to your spam mailbox. You will receive a monthly dues
statement in the mail or an e-mail dues statemant each
month. We ask that you send your payment directly to the P.O.
Box address listed on the statement or place it in the dues box at
each pool location. For any billing questions,
contact Jennifer Dretzka at 303-255-3232.
Review the web site for more information on
practice group descriptions, equipment order forms, and other
contact information. It will be helpful to download and print
these materials for your future reference. Listed below is a
brief description of each of these documents to help you find
answers to your questions more quickly. The website www.teamcudas.com also will help
you find the practice schedules and meet entry forms and
dates.
Practice Group Descriptions: This document describes the goals and
expectations of each swimming group at CUDA. Included in this
description are the groups practice and meet expectations,
equipment requirements, and move up expectations.
Practice Schedules: This is the schedule for all groups on the
CUDA team. We utilize 2 pools during the year. Please pay
attention to the pool location of your child’s group and
practice time.
Meet/Event Schedules
plus Entry Forms: We
have three different competition levels at CUDA;
Novice/Inexperienced Swimmers, Developed Age Group/State Swimmers,
and Regional/National Swimmers. There are many meets throughout the
year that are offered to these groups. In each meet
description, we list the groups eligible to compete in the
meet. Some meets have qualifying time standards and are for
swimmers that have achieved those standards. Please download
the meet schedule and plan for the swim meets you wish to
attend. Remember, when in doubt ask your coach or email us at
cudanews@gmail.com.
Equipment/Apparel Order
Forms: We
would like all of our athletes to wear TYR swim suits in
all competitions. Our team racing suit is black. Our team
colors are red & black. The team equipment order form is
available for download under “documents” tab on the web
site. MI Sports in Loveland is the Team Store and is there to
help each family with all their ordering needs. You can reach
Kristi at 1-800-693-3539.
Step
Four: Our main team communication is through our
website and emails. The website is updated twice weekly with
general information such as schedule changes, meet information, and
any other important information. Weekly updates are typically
sent via email or posted under current news on the
website. You will also be given a password to log in to the
website. This will allow you to update your membership
information, and more. You will also be able to commit to
meets under the “Events” tab. This will allow the
coaching staff to see who is attending the upcoming swim
meets. After committing to a meet, coaches will select events
best suitable for your swimmer. After the final review of meet
events, you are financially committed to pay for the meet as you
swimmer has now been entered. Families have the opportunity to
sign up to work at CUDA hosted swim meets, and much more from the
website. This all will be a function within our website by
logging into your account. Broomfield Barracuda
Swim Club website: www.teamcudas.com
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
Tryouts:
Following your 2 week free tryout, Billing is automatic there
after UNLESS you contact the CUDA Club treasurer at (303)
255-3232.
Swim fees:
The principal source of income. The Club is dependent upon regular
receipt of these funds for a substantial portion of its income; it
is an essential obligation that fees be paid each month or
biseasonally and on time. The fee structure is based on year
round participation of each swimmer (regardless of illness,
vacations, summer plans, etc.) Please be sure and pay your bills
timely.
Credit Card
Payments:
We are currently not able to accept CC, but are working hard to
bring this feature to the club.
Billing
Questions: Jennifer Dretzka, Account
Manager
DO NOT GIVE MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO A
COACH
She will be happy to answer
any questions or concerns you might have. Additionally any
coaching staff or BOD member listed under the contact information
would be happy to assist you. If you would like to volunteer
for any CUDA function please let Wendy Allee, our volunteer
coordinator know. She can be reached at cudavolunteer@gmail.com.
CLUB TEAM
STORE
If you would like to purchase any items from our
team store contact Kristi at MI Sports 1-800-693-3539. Certain groups may require certain
equipment and expectations.
CUDA MEMBERSHIP FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
USA SWIMMING REGISTRATION & INSURANCE
annual
fee
$56.00
CUDA remits directly to Colorado
Swimming for each swimmer and is renewed each year in
November.
Broomfield Barracuda Swim Club
ABBREVIATION OR CODE IS CUDA
ADMINSTRATIVE
FEE
annual
fee
$30.00
This fee is assessed yearly to the
Swim Team Families to offset cost incurred for the Team Handbook,
Monthly bulletin board postings, and postage and supplies for
monthly dues. This fee will be billed in Sept. of each year or when
joining the team. There is a 3rd swimmer discount
of $10 only.
Dues rate
starting September 09
billing
SEASON DUES (GROUP RATE)
Rate and Group
$
55.00 monthly - Developmental
$
195.00 quarterly- Red
$
225.00 quarterly - Silver
$
285.00 quarterly - White
$
315.00 quarterly – Adv. White
$
345.00 quarterly - Senior
$
390.00 quarterly – CUDA Elite
MULTIPLE SWIMMERS FROM A
FAMILY
1st
Swimmer
Highest Group
Pay 100%
2nd
Swimmer
Next Highest
Group
Pay 100%
3rd
Swimmer
Next Highest Group Pay 85%
HIGH SCHOOL
SWIMMERS
$180.00 half season
DUES AND MEET FEE PAYMENT POLICY: All dues and meet
fees are billed on the 21st of the month with payment due by the
end of that month.
Non-payment of all dues/fees past
the 5th day of the following month will necessitate
non-participation for the swimmer(s) in practice and all meets
until payment is made.
TEAM
EQUIPMENT
Upon
joining the team, you should obtain a CUDA cap from your swimmers
coach for $15. Each group uses different training aids during
practice. The team provides kickboards, pull buoys, and and
other training aids. Each swimmer should have goggles
and a proper practice suit. In addition swimmers will
need the following equipment for practice each day.
Group
Equipment
Developmental
fins
Red
fins, optional water bottle
Silver
fins, optional water bottle
White
mesh bag including fins, strokemaker paddles, snorkel, water
bottle
Adv.
White
mesh bag including fins, strokemaker paddles, snorkel, water
bottle
Senior
mesh bag including fins, strokemaker paddles, snorkel, water
bottle
TEAM STORE, Suits, Apparel, Equipment, and
more!
The
Team Store Representative is Kristi at MI Sports
1-800-693-3539. Kristi will help you order your CUDA suits,
goggles, jackets, parkas, bags, equipment, etc. The team order
form is available for download under Documents on the team
website.
We
use MI to order all of the teams aquatic needs throughout the
year. You can view their website at www.swimmisports.com. During
CUDA hosted meets, NorCal sets up their swim shop and gives our
swimmers the opportunity to purchase items.
Swimmers are free to wear whatever brand they
choose in practice, but we require a team black suit for
competitions other than pizza meets. We also recommend that
CUDA swimmers purchase a Speedo bag or backpack to keep
your gear in one place. These items are available at MI
Sports.
DIRECTIONS TO
POOLS
BroomfieldCommunity CenterPool, 280 Lamar Street, Broomfield. From I 25
follow 120th street west to Lamar. Go right at the
light. Travel 2 blocks north to the Community
Center.
Northglenn Pool, 601 W 100th Pl. Northglenn, CO.
One block south of the corner of 104th and Huron.
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