Winter Registration 2023-2024 Link
Registration opens on September 1st at 8am for returning families. A returning family includes anyone who was registrered with the Orcas so far in 2023, and their siblings. For those who registered in the summer season, a discount code will be provided by email since you have already paid your BCSSA/VI region fees for this season.
Registration for new swimmers opens September 3rd at 8am. New swimmers registering before this date and time will be deregistered and refunded the regstration and insurance fees minus Active fees incurred.
Term 2 MiniPod registration dates are December 1st 8am for returning families, and December 4th 8am for new families.
Registration Fees
Minipods
Term 1 (September 11- November 15)
Registration fees: $150
BCSSA Fee: $35
VI Region Fee: $10
Fundraising Fee: $50
Term 2 (January 8- April 29)
Registration fees: $250
BCSSA Fee: $35
VI Region Fee: $10
Fundraising Fee: $50
Juniors (September 11- April 29)
Registration fees: $450
BCSSA Fee: $35
VI Region Fee: $10
Fundraising Fee: $100
Seniors (September 11- April 29)
Registration fees: $450
BCSSA Fee: $35
VI Region Fee: $10
Fundraising Fee: $100
We are thrilled that our MiniPod program has grown in popularity as it is an important feeder for our junior program.
We recognize the need to focus the program at its current size and provide a clear pathway and feedback to our mini-pod swimmers to progress into our junior program.
With that in mind we are excited to relaunch our MiniPod program, which will now have three distinct levels (MiniPod 1, MiniPod 2 and MiniPod 3) and will be run over three terms (September-December; January-April; May-August). Registration for Term 1 (September-December) will be opening on September 1 for current swimmers. Registration for Term 2 (January-April) will be opening on a date to be determined in December (with priority to those swimmers who were registered in Term 1 and then those who are on the waitlist from Term 1).
With this restructured program, mini-pod swimmers will be able to move through the program at set times based on coach assessments.
MiniPod 1
Prerequisites:
Aged 5-8 years old, able to perform a front and back float indepently without aides, comfortable getting face and head wet, comfortable in water deeper than standing (we use tot docks, but many skills are practiced and performed off of the tot docks), ability to behave safely in a group setting and abide the safety rules of the coach and the facility.
Skill Mastery Checklist:
Face submerged, blowing bubbles while performing kicking action with or without an aide
Retrieve object from underwater on tot dock
Unassisted float on front 5s
Unassisted float on back 5s
10m steady flutter kick on board
Ready position on wall
Push off and streamline glide
10m fr arm action with flutter assisted with aide
MiniPod 2
Prerequisites:
Push off and streamline glide on bk
10m Backstroke kick unassisted, proper body position
10m Front streamline glide assisted
10m Side glide unassisted
20m Flutter kick with board, proper body position
Dolphin action with aide
Somersault in water
MiniPod 3
Prerequisites:
Aged 5-8 years old, commpletion of MiniPod 2 or equivalent (not limited to completion of Swim for Life Swimmer 3) and ability to behave safely in a group setting and abide the safety rules of the coach and the facility.
Skill Mastery Checklist:
Streamline dolphin kick 5m
15m Freestyle with consistent bilateral breathing
20m side glide without apparatus support
Swim 25m Freestyle safely and unassisted in deep water
15m Backstroke safely and unassisted in deep water
15m Dolphin kick with a board
10m Breaststroke kick with simultaneous “whipping” action
50m Freestyle kick with board, proper body position
If you require more information, please e-mail our Club Registrar (Meghan) at [email protected] for registration information!
