Mustang Monthly- Internet Edition
January 2010
Social News
The annual championship
recognition party will be Tuesday, March 2nd, at
Nationals and Gold ONLY – 4:00 -
5:30
All Silver (including Silver II)
and Bronze – 6:00 – 7:00
ALL OTHER PRACTICES ARE CANCELLED.
Questions? Contact Barb Beckwitt at social@dmswim.com.
Hotel information for Sectionals
Sectionals will be
held at Texas A & M from March 4th – 7th. The following is hotel information:
Hyatt Place College Station
College Station
Phone: 979 846 9800
Contact: Lauren Normen or reservations
Group Name:
We have 14 Double Queen Suites in
our Block $139
Plus we have 13 King Suites (2 room
w/pull out queen sleepers) $139
Dates rooms are on hold for: March
3, 4, 5, and 6th, 2010
Questions should be directed to our travel chairperson, Jason Miller, at travel@dmswim.com.
Hotel Information for TAGS
Hilton Garden Inn Houston/The Woodlands
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9301 Six
Tel: +1-281-364-9300 Fax: +1-281-364-9301
Contact:
Renee Zapata
Group
Code: DAZ (if booking on-line or calling the hotel)
Hotel
is about 2 miles from the pool.
We
have 30 Double rooms in our block. Nightly Rate: $115 + tax.
Dates:
March 11th, 12, and 13th, 2010
Spring Break
The Mustangs will take their
annual spring break this year from March 12 – 19, resuming Monday, March 22, at
regularly scheduled practice times.
Loos Situation
The old saying "I'll
believe it when I see it" comes to mind when the
topic of a Loos renovation is discussed. However, it looks like it's
really going to happen. Sources in the DISD have said that the district
is going to put about 4 million dollars into the facility. Upgrades
include lighting, locker rooms, and circulation (both air and water).
Even though this is great news for the long range picture of our team's
use of Loos, it will inevitably pose some problems and inconveniences
for some of our groups over the next several months. We want to thank
everyone for your understanding as we work through scheduling during the
Loos renovations.
Beginning Monday, March 1, 2010
Loos schedule change (all groups at all other locations will continue on
their normal schedules):
National 5-7 at SMU
Gold 5:30-7 at CFB or 4-6 at HP
Silver 5:30-7 at CFB
Bronze 6-7 at CFB
1)
No Mustang Bucks
will be awarded to a swimmer working at a Dallas Mustang swim meet.
2)
Mustang parents
working as meet officials must have the meet referee sign their hours and the
signed report has to be turned into the Dallas Mustang Treasurer. An official working all of the meet’s
sessions will receive a credit of $100.
If an official does not work the whole meet, the credit amount will be
prorated based on the total number of sessions worked as a percentage of the
total number of sessions in the offered in the meet.
3)
The Dallas Mustangs
will not issue Mustang Bucks to families for referring new swimmers to the
team.
4)
Each swimmer’s
family is responsible for contacting the Dallas Mustang treasurer with updated
credit card information (new credit card number, new expiration date,
etc.). From the date a request is made
by the Dallas Mustang Treasurer for updated credit card information a swimmer’s
family has 30 days to provide the needed updated information. If the information is not given to the
treasurer within 30 days the swimmer will not be allowed to swim until valid
credit card information is provided.
5)
Meet fees will be
collected for all college swimmers affiliating with the Dallas Mustangs before
the swimmer is entered in a meet. Credit
card information will be kept in the database for all college swimmers swimming
with the Dallas Mustangs.
Volunteer Policy
Every family is required to volunteer in at least one session per
year at a Mustang hosted meet. In addition, if your child is competing in
a Mustang hosted meet you must work at least one session in that particular
meet. We host 5 meets a year, one B/C meet (October), two 'A'
meets (February and May), one Senior Circuit meet (a higher level meet
than the 'A' meets…June) and one summer league recreational meet
(July). Many of the 'A' swimmers will be competing in 3 of these meets
which means those families must volunteer at 3 sessions. If your
child (specifically BB swimmers) does not compete in any of these 5 meets you
still must volunteer at least one session in one of the meets. All
swimmers get the benefit of the coaches’ attention and all should be expected
to volunteer. If you do not sign up for a session our meet directors will
assign you one. If you do not show up your credit card will be charged
$100 and you will be assigned a position at the next meet.
The Board is currently in the process of updating our
Mustang Bucks policy and will publish that as soon as it becomes available.
Scheduling Updates
Our primary means of communication
is via email. If you are not receiving
team e-mails please contact Donna Watters at vp@dmswim.com. You can also check our team line at 972.530.SWAM (7926) for last minute scheduling changes.
Tuition Policy
The Dallas Mustangs is a
competitive year round age-group swimming program. As such we strive to provide consistent
quality coaching and workout facilities.
To achieve this goal we establish pool rental contracts and salary
commitments with our coaching staff for a full 12-month period. The Dallas Mustangs Swim Team is not, and was
not designed to be a swim program where swimmers drop in one month and out the
next. Flexibility has always been
important to us. We try to work with
each family on the team and we will continue to do so.
Tuition
may be paid annually or monthly. Monthly
Tuition must be paid via credit card
only. NO checks will be accepted at any
pools or through the mail. NO
EXCEPTIONS. Annual tuition may be paid
by check submitted with your registration form.
·
Tuition is due from
September through July.
·
Leave of Absence (LOA) is available only for injury and
medical reasons.
·
There will be a
$10.00 per month discount for the second and subsequent swimmers in the same
family. The fourth swimmer is free.
·
If dues are paid
annually, there will be a $110.00 discount for the second swimmer and a $220.00
discount for the third swimmer. If there are more than 3 swimmers; the three
highest tuition rates will be billed and the 4th and subsequent
swimmers are free.
·
A swimmer
transferring from another team must be in good standing with their old team.
·
Tuition is due the
first of every month. There will be a $5.00 per family late fee after the 10th
of the month for non-zero balance accounts.
·
There are no tuition
refunds, tuition paid for the month or the year commits you for that period.
·
Written
communication to the DM Treasurer is required to change or stop automatic
billing.
·
The swimmer(s) may
be barred from swimming if there is an aged account balance is excess of 30
days.
Any questions regarding billing should be
addressed to the team treasurer via e-mail:
ablaylock@4oceansys.com
Meet Entry Policy:
Meet
entry fees will be paid by credit card only.
Your credit card will be charged monthly. There will be a $1.00 surcharge per meet per
swimmer added to the fee. Meet entry
fees will be charged separate from tuition charges. All swimmers must maintain a current and up
to date meet entry account. Swimmers who do not provide valid credit card
information for meet entry fees will not be allowed to enter swim meets.
