Y-USA REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
- Required Certifications for all YMCA Coaches (September 2020)
List of required Competitive Swim Coach training certificates
- Swim Program – Best Practice (Setember 2016)
Y-USA standard of best practices for operation of a YMCA competitive swim program
- Sanctioning Meet Requirements (September 2020)
A YMCA sanction verifies that an invitational or championship meet operates under a common set of standards, thus ensuring the integrity of times achieved.
- Sanctioned Championship Invitation Template (January 2021)
Sanctioned Championship meet announcement template to ensure consistency and completeness of required information
- Sanctioned Invitational Meet Invitation Template (January 2021)
Sanctioned Invitational meet announcement template to ensure consistency and completeness of required information
- Submit Meet Sanction (September 2019)
Submit a sanction request for approval - must include completed appropriate template for the meet
- Sanction Meet Declaration Form (September 2020)
Meet Declaration form that must be included in invitation and signed and submitted by each attending YMCA
- Meet Director Handbook (October 2018)
The handbook is designed as an aid for those who plan, manage and volunteer at YMCA swim meets
- Conducting a YMCA Meet - FAQ (September 2018)
Frequently asked questions concerning the conduct of YMCA competitive swim meets
- Swim Officials Training Certification Levels (September 2016)
YMCA swim officials training and certification courses description and pre-requisites
- How to become a Y-USA Swim Official Trainer (September 2017)
Criteria and activities that must be completed to become a swim official trainer
- Officials Attire/Uniform Standards (September 2012)
Guidelines for “on deck” uniform attire at all classifications and levels of YMCA swim meets
- Connie Carroll Award Nomination Form (January 2020)
The recipient of this award best represents the ideals of a YMCA Swimming Official and the example set by Connie Carroll
- Rules that Govern YMCA Competitive Sports (August 2012)
Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to compete and a fair chance to win. Rules are needed to specify conditions that must be met by all players, coaches, volunteers, and YMCA administrators to create such opportunities.
- Swimming Addendum to the Rules That Govern YMCA Competitive Sports (September 2020)
This addendum provides additional explanation of the Rules that Govern YMCA Competitive Sports as applied to YMCA Swimming.
- Graphic Standards (April 2012)
Application of the Y-USA Graphic Standards for Competitive Sports
- Safe Sport Act – Overview (May 2019)
Implications for YMCAs, FAQs, and Resources
- Concussions Policy and Procedure (No date - Assume September 2014)
Signs, symptoms, policy and procedure for identifying and handling potential concussions
- Weather Lightning Championship Policy and Procedure (No date)
Recommended practices to reduce the risk to athletes, coaches, and others from being struck by lightning
- Virtual Meet Guidance for YMCA Coaches, Aquatic Directors and Officials (September 2020)
Interim provisions for YMCA virtual meets, in accordance with current USA-S technical rules
- Virtual Meet Guidance for YMCA Swim Officials (September 2020)
Interim provisions for YMCA virtual meets, in accordance with current USA-S technical rules
