2025-26 New Albany Aquatics Club New Season Info
September 2025
#Grateful as always for a 25-26 Season!
#HaveCourage
Welcome!
John Coffman Head Coach, Head of Operations
Lead Coach for Elite, Director of Dryland
Jenny Bernsdorf Assistant Head Coach, AG Coordinator, Lead Coach for Kahuna
Who is NAAC?
About the Club - Mission, Vision & Philosophy, Training Philosophy
Coaches, Board Members & Support Staff
Board Members: Dave Wharton, John Coffman, Ann Marie Goettel, Mandy Jones, David Talblot, Trish Slagel, Sean Hooper
AO: Kirk Albers Entry Chair: Cyndi Rubcich Finances: Jen Parmentar Web Master: Lisa Ross
2024-25 Past Season and Awards
Our 2024-5 swimming results are great yet again!!
- 18 SCY & 11 LCM New Team records across groups
- USA Swimming Top 50 Team for 11-14 Age Group member retention
- ASCA Top 100 USA Age Group Team
SR Group:
- Ohio HS State Championships - Multiple Individual HS State Meet qualifiers for NAAC, we had 25 All-Ohio (Top 16) individual performances, 10 individual podium (Top 8) performances, and multiple relay All-Ohio and Podium swims from our NAAC swimmers competing for their HS Teams!
- Ohio Senior Meet Winter (Nov) Runner-up, Ohio Sr Champs (Mar) 3rd place
- 18th place overall finish at Winter NCSA Jr Nat's
- with multiple podium finishes!
- USA Winter '24 and Summer '25 Jr's finalists
- Hudson Williams qualified for USA World Jr Teaam in 400 Free relay, World Jr Champion, World Jr Record, and voted Team Captain in Aug/Sept 2023!
Age Group:
- 6th place overall @ Winter Jr Champs - 50+ swimmers strong & 35 Relay Teams
- 7th place overall @ Summer Jr Champs - 39+ swimmers strong & 30 Relay Teams
- Barbara Kay 8&U Meet Champs!!
- Multiple Summer Zone Team Ohio NAAC competitors
- 2 USA Swimming Summer Jr's Finalists
Season Updates
Protocols - Please review with your swimmers & we will notify of any updates as we move through the season.
Facilities – Swim & Deck equipment all cleaned, re-set and further equipment purchases plaanned
Group Meetings all in September. Full Policy, MAAPP, Code of Conduct & Medical Consent verification will be through your Group Meetings this Sept!
Waivers & Agreements were all initially noted and approved at season registration, other links below and in our Group Season Info email/s.
2025-26 USA Swimming MAAPP, Code of Conduct and Team Policies
215+ members strong for 2025-26!
SwimVille USA Speedo Team, Sun Sept 14th 11am-1pm @ NA Pool, sales @ Cols store @ 837 Bethel Rd
Private lessons – Fri PM beginning start Nov - Supplements to training, $60/half hr, 2 swimmers per Coach max.
Sat Eve Clinics - NEW this year, covering specific skill sets, specific groups per clinic/s, details TBA
Coach Update
John Coffman – Head Coach & Elite Lead Coach, Director Dryland
Jen Bernsdorf – Assistant Head Coach, AG Coordinator & Lead Kahuna, @ some Wave-Bombora prac/wk, Sr Distance
Andrew Bernsdorf - Bombora Co-Lead Coach, Sr IM
Matthew Bernsdorf - Bombora Co-Lead Coach
Dave Waltuch - Typhoon Lead Coach
Jayci Kascandi - Tsunami Lead Coach
Amanda Jenny - Wave Lead Coach
Jen Schimming – Beginner Development, Ripple & Breaker Lead Coach
Gavin Lewis - AG Dryland
Assistant Coaches: Olivia Peters, Tyler Prose, Dustin Gerken, Ross Hartley, Dave Wharton, Alaina Bernsdorf, Shona Kovatch, Abby Hrusovsky, Maura Delany, Ally Wharton, Bailey Bernhard, Brooke Young, possible Jr/Sr Team Swimmers may Assist
Officials – NAAC provides SC meet fee reimbursement for up to 10 Team Family Officials, details online! David Talbot will be our MR soon (Meet Referee) for NAAC Home Meets - if you are interested in helping please email Head Coach John Coffman!
What You Can Expect From Our NAAC Coaches
Helping each swimmer achieve very specific skill sets through intelligently designed progressions
Helping each swimmer achieve a sense of self-reliance & sport mastery through instruction & support
A positive environment Challenging training sessions
Stroke technique, start, turn and finish instruction Swimming strategy and Goal setting
Healthy reminders Dryland training
On deck support at practice and meets Long Term Swimming Considerations
Communication – Team Updates, Group Updates, OnDeck App - list SMS as your cell # to receive text msgs!
Team website – info posted & updated often!, forms and links, NAAC Google Homepage Calendar
What We Expect From Our Swimmers
Learn & have fun through consistent, appropriate efforts at all practices and meets
Develop self-reliance & self-confidence through sport mastery and coach supported learning
Attend practices & give effort consistently Participate in meets – per group expectations
Do your best to achieve your goals Be respectful to coaches, swimmers, officials
Encourage each other Represent NAAC proudly (team cap & attire*)
Get plenty of sleep and eat healthy foods – 10 Principles & Regeneration Made Simple
What We Expect From Our Team Families
Support your child’s swimming development in a positive, simple manner
Get your child to practice and meets Respect deadlines
Trust the coaches Stay off pool deck (USA rule)
Communicate directly w Lead Coach FIRST Represent the club proudly; attitude/atmosphere
Enjoy watching your child develop Encourage your child positively*
Volunteer (minimum 2 jobs/ family), especially HOME “B” Invitationals
Generally consider our 10 Principles & Regeneration Made Simple guides
Meet Update
Developmental, Important, and Critical Meets
Some meets are not intended for every swimmer – 14 & under, Qualifying Meets - Lead Coach ref.
Entries – log in to declare days or sessions & PLEASE use “Notes” – Group Meetings more details/group. Meet Invites through email, with reminders, time allowing
NO LATE ENTRIES Parents suggest events, Coaches select events
Billed through Team Unify Be on time, stay through relays
Team caps & Team swim suits Scratching an event is not permitted
Coaches at meets 24 hour no-contact rule
Tech suits only at Championship Meets (NAAC), NO 12&U tech suits allowed as of Sept 2020
3 or 4 "official" planned HOME meets for 2024/25 – Oct IMX, Dec Penguin Plune, possible Jan meet (TBD), May IMX
Meet Managers – Coffman, Bernsdorf, Volunteer Parent Managers (ex Melissa Thomas Volunteers Manager)
Possible IMX and IM Ready considerations
Chain of Communication – Parent to Lead Coach 1st, then Head Coach and/or Assistant Head Coach
Please never contact another team, team staff, coach or official about a meet
*To be eligible for RELAY swims at the JO Meet(s), a swimmer must compete at the Regional Meet unless they have 5 or more Individual Event cuts prior to the Regional Meet. Regional Meets are Championship Meets (Winter AND Summer), not just JO qualifying attempts.*
We want all of our eligible swimmers competing at their highest level meets!!
Dryland Update
AG Dryland is scheduled to begin in full Sat Sept 27, Wave Dryland Sat Nov 1. Top 2 SR groups began lifting August 2025.
Dryland in the weight room OR outdoors, dress appropriately, appropriate footwear
John C will Coach most SR Lifting & Dryland sessions, AG Dryland Coached by Gavin Lewis
Generally good athletes are more likely to become specifically great swimmers, Durability = few injuries
The higher the level of group, the more integral dryland training becomes to durability AND performance
At home Quaran-Train dryland system posted on our site HERE! Along with lots of videos on Mobility, Core and at-home dryland on our YouTube Channel linked on this page!
Swim Gear Update
We are a Speedo team, Team & Championship suits will be Speedo suits
SwimVille USA is our Speedo Team Outfitter (837 Bethel Rd), JC Manny our Team Apparel provider
Equipment Lists posted online (sub-tab under Team Updates) and emailed
Other…
Athlete drop off and pick up @ Fodor Rd side of pool - Exiting the pool and/or Dryland areas, also see Protocols as some proceedures may change over the course of the season.
Possible Summer training options for Tsunami & Wave - locations, groups, times, SC/LC all under review each season.
Kroger Community Rewards Program
Amazon Smile (.5% donation to NAAC - no added cost!)
The NAAC Philosophy
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