STOP Notes: Wednesday, October 22nd - WIP Info
- Reminder: No Practice Today (Wednesday).
- November ABC Meet @ SoCAL is now available on the website. Entries are due this Sunday. As a reminder, this is the first meet which counts toward the Winter Incentive Program.
- Pumpkin Relays this Saturday. Information was sent out to those who signed up.
- Winter Incentive Program Information below
STOP’s Annual Winter Incentive Program Summary
(Monday, November 3rd – Sunday, January 25th)
TENTATIVE PRIZE DATE: Saturday, January 31st & February 1st
During the winter months, our swimmers are faced with challenges unique to this time of the year. In an attempt to encourage and reward those swimmers who stay committed during the winter months, the team is offering this Winter Incentive Program. Although this program is designed so that all swimmers who are registered with the team have an equal opportunity to take part, full time participation is required for ages 9 & Up to achieve the reward. Part Time swimmers that are 8 & do have the opportunity to earn the prize.
How Does it Work? - Swimmers are awarded points for their participation in practice and swim meets. Every practice is worth 5 points. Swimmers also earn 1 “swim meet” point for every individual event they participate in at one of the designated swim meets. At the end of the program, swimmers who have earned the required number of the practice points possible & swim meet points win the opportunity to go to attend a special team event on the weekend of January 31st.
Earning Points for Practice: For every scheduled practice (from Monday, November 3rd — Friday, January 23rd) swimmers have the opportunity to earn 5 points. Swimmers can lose points by being late, leaving early or not following team or pool rules. This rule applies to all swimmers despite the reason or excuse. If you are late because of another planned activity, you will still lose a point even though it was pre-planned and reported to the coaches in advanced. Swimmers need to be aware of incidents that would cause them to lose points that they cannot control, and work to earn those points in other ways. Scheduled practices that are canceled will be taken out of the total practice points possible.
Earning Swim Meet Points: Swimmers earn 1 Point for every individual event they participate in. All swimmers must earn Swim Meet Points to earn the prize. To give all swimmers the same opportunity to earn points, points can only be earned in the meets listed. Swimmers may use any combination of the following meets to earn their points but may not earn more than 8 swim meet points per month or all their points in one month. Meet Points required may be adjusted for newer swimmers that are limited in the number of events they can participate in.
For November:
-Age Group Meet @ SoCAL on November 8-9
- “Legends of Coaching” Senior Meet – Nov 7-9
For December:
- Age Group Meet @ STOP – December 6-7
- SCS Winter Age Group Champs – December 11th – 14th
For January:
- Age Group Meet @ TBA – January 24-35
How Many Points are Needed ? The number of points needed is based on a percentage of the points possible. Different age groups may have a different amount of “points possible” which also means they may have a different amount of “points needed.” Therefore, swimmer’s percentage points will be posted, not the actual points. A Point Summary will be updated and posted on the “For Members” page of the website each week. Swimmers will be scored based on the age they are on December 1st, 2025.
All 6 & Unders 55% of Practice Points (Approx. 11 Practices per month) 8 Meet Points
All 7-8 Year Olds 60% of Practice Points (Approx. 12 Practices per month) 10 Meet Points
All 9-10 Year Olds 65% of Practice Points (Approx. 13 Practices per month 12 Meet Points
All 11-12 Year Olds 70% of Practice Points (About 14 Practices per month) 14 Meet Points
All 13 & Ups 75% of Practice Points (About 15 practices per month) 16 Meet Points
Since it is statistically impossible for Part Time swimmers ages 9 & Up to successfully earn enough points, they are not part of the program.
About the Prize : The prize is the opportunity to participate with the team and coaches at this event. The prize goes to everyone who earns the assigned percentage of Practice Points & Swim Meet Points. Prize is different for different ages.
Last year . . .
- 13 Swimmers went on a team trip to California Adventures at Disneyland
- 9 Swimmers went on a team trip to Magic Mountain
- 9 Swimmers earned free passes to Wild Rivers
- 22 Swimmers earned a team travel to Arizona Swim Meet.
Prizes this year will be announced later in December.
If you are current Part-Time and would like to switch to Full Time, please email me before October 30th.
