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Pool Location.
Mailing Address: Arizona Swimming Gauchos, P.O.
Box 37872 Phoenix, AZ., 85069
Thank you for your
interest in joining the Arizona Swimming Gauchos. Joining the
Gauchos is simple and convenient. Just follow the
following steps and if you have any questions always feel free to
contact us at gasg1@ionet.net
or by calling
602-674-0125.
Step 1:
Contact a Gauchos coach at gasg1@ionet.net or by calling
602-674-0125. Please be prepared to give the following
information over the phone or in your email: your
swimmers name, age and swimming experience (have
they ever been on a swim team, can they swim across a 25 yard
pool unassisted, do they know how to swim all 4 competitive strokes
(Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle), if no swim
team experience have they ever had swimming lessons,
etc).
Step 2:
Schedule a one week try-out and group placement meeting with a
coach.
Step 3: After
the try-out go to the Gaucho website and register through the
online registration
system.
Now you’re a
Gaucho!
We are located at
Glendale Community College Pool at 6000 W. Olive Ave., Glendale,
AZ, 85302.
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Registration fee’s are
below, group training fee’s are included in the
registration forms. Registration packet is in the
FORMS/DOCUMENTS
folder.
- Team Fee’s
are collected through Automatic Checking Withdrawals.
Beginning Sept 1st, 2008 this will be mandatory for
all team members with the exception of Pre Team
members.
- Pre-Team requires
a $10 annual insurance fee and $25 registration fee plus the first
months group fee.
- All Team
members are required to have membership in USA Swimming a $58
annual USA Swimming Membership fee and $50 Club registration fee
plus the first months group training fee.
QUESTION &
ANSWER
Q: Can we try-out the team before
committing to registration, fees,etc.
?
A: Yes, we recommend all swimmers
attend 2-3 practices prior to joining the team (excluding
pre-team).
Q: How often is my child
required to attend practice?
A: We do not have practice
requirements for most of our programs although we do suggest 3-5
sessions per week for most of our age-group
swimmers.
Q: Do we have to compete in
swim meets?
A: No, we don’t
require competition, but suggest it! We find that kids learn
to want to compete on their own accord.
Q: Are team suits and caps
required?
A: Although, we suggest most
girls should wear caps to keep their hair out of their face while
swimming we do not have requirements, we do have a team suit and
you will be able to order them directly from the website,
but not required to have.
Q: How much is this going to
cost?
A: We have a yearly
registration and insurance fee that may range from $40-$80
depending on which group your child participates in. Each
training group has separate fee’s you may find those
fee’s in the registration packet above. All swim meets
have entry fee’s which can range from $10-$30 per
meet.
Q: How do we know when our
swimmers are progressing?
A: Obviously if your child
is competing in swim meets you will see decreases in their
times. You may ask for feed-back from their coach either
through email or finding them on the pool deck before of after
practice. Please do not disturb coaches during practice as
their full attention shall be directed to the
swimmers.
Q: What is so great about
ASG?
A: ASG has a huge
history of developing great athletes from Age-Group swimmers to
Olympic Trial Qualifiers and National Team members, but most
importantly athletes at ASG learn to become responsible for their
own progression in the sport. Learning is achieved through
guidance and freedom to progress on their own wants and needs,
this creates a great work ethic, great athletes and very
unique personalities
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