Team Unify Website

 

This Team Unify site is an online swim team management system.  Each family must use an email address to create an account in order to register, sign up for the required volunteer jobs, receive email communications from coaches and staff, check meet results, and log swimmers’ participation in future meets. The Swim Team Parents Committee also posts important information such as the handbook, calendar, and codes of conduct on this site.  

 

Team Unify offers a free app called “On Deck”, available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Families may use this app to update their account information, keep track of your swimmers’ progress, see the results of swim meets, and other useful tasks.

 

If you need any help with Teamunify or registration please contact Dory Halbe - [email protected]

Practice Times:

After June 17th -

NO PM Practices on Wednesdays!

No PM Pre-team Fridays! 

NO Weekend Practices

Swimmer Availability

 

Swimmers and parents must check the line-up to see which swimmers are scheduled to compete.  Swimmers and their parents should never “assume” they are or are not entered in a meet for a variety of reasons.  

 

Coaching staff needs your COMMITMENT ONLINE if you can participate in a meet.  If you know that you will be out of town, etc., you must remove your swimmer from that meet in the Team Unify system.  Failure to do this results in last-minute scrambling to find a replacement swimmer so that our team can qualify for the meets. Before Time Trials, you will be able to add any swimmer to any meet through your Team Unify account.  After entires are emailed out, if a swimmer becomes unavailable to swim in a meet, please send that information via email the Head Coach Sasha Liu at [email protected] or text at (845) 514-6195

 

Swim Team Apparel

 

Swim Team Suits

The CB Gator team suit is available through Capital Sport and Swim.  It is important for everyone participating on the Swim Team to have the proper suit as it helps to build team unity and pride in our Gators!

 

If you have a suit from last year, you are welcome to use it.  If you need to purchase a new suit please visit Capital Sport and Swim in Kensington, http://www.capitalsportandswim.com, 10558 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD 20895, (301) 949-7366.  New suits may be purchased and they will add the logo.  Fees range but tend to be $30-$40 for boys and $50-$70 for girls.

 

Caps

A CB team swim cap will be distributed to each swimmer who is brand new to the team.  Additional silicone caps are available for purchase for $5 each. Wearing of the team swim caps is optional, but encouraged. However, you may not wear a cap from another team during the meets.

 

 

Volunteer Responsibilities (Our Big Gators)

 

With almost 200 swimmers on our team, our parent volunteers are so important.  We could not run a successful team without each of you.  Thanks in advance for your help!

 

We need 30 volunteers to run a home meet and 20 volunteers for away meets. Swim meets do not happen without Timers, Runners, Ribbon Writers, Scorekeepers, etc.  Swim meet volunteer jobs are described in the Meet Information pages of this handbook. In addition to meets, we host a variety of social and team-building activities that volunteers also run.

 

With all of this in mind, we require that each family sign up for at least six volunteer jobs during the swim season.  Families with Pre-Team swimmers only are not required to volunteer, although it is a wonderful way to get to know other parents and the CB Community.  We welcome everyone who is interested!

 

To sign up for your volunteer jobs, please login to the Team Unify site and click on the “Volunteer!” link at the top of the page.  

 

Volunteer Positions Requiring Certification

Some of the volunteer positions (Referee, Starter, Stroke and Turn Judge) require a certification class that must be renewed regularly. More information about the certification process is on the MCSL website, www.mcsl.org/officials.aspx .  Please consider getting certified, it is a huge benefit to our team. If you have any questions, please contact our A Reps, Sarah Hill [email protected] and Mary Broome [email protected].

 

Volunteers who become newly certified will receive an additional 2 volunteer points for their certification classes. Officials who re-certify will receive an additional 1 volunteer point.

 

Opt Out Fee

If it is not possible for your family to do six volunteer jobs, then you can pay an “opt out” fee of $300. Of course, we hope you choose to join the fun and volunteer.

 

Missed Volunteer Jobs

We understand that unexpected circumstances happen and there may be times when you need to miss your Volunteer Duty.  If you are unable to make one of your volunteer commitments, it is your responsibility to find a replacement. If you are new to the Team and are having trouble identifying someone, please contact our Mary Melluzzo at [email protected], If you do not find a replacement for your volunteer commitment, you will be charged a fee of $50.  Once paid, your swimmer will be eligible to swim in the meet.

 

Communication

 

Communication is a crucial aspect of our time together leading up to and during the summer.  We will do our best to strike that perfect balance between keeping you well-informed without overloading your inbox.

 

Parent Kick Off Meeting  At the beginning of the season, we will have a very important Parent Kick Off meeting at the Snack Bar Patio.  We will review the expectations, discuss any league changes, and provide additional information about the season.

 

Team Unify: During the season, our primary means of communication will be via email and posts to the Team Unify site.  

 

Talking with the Coaches: During practices, the coaches must focus all their attention on the swimmers, so we ask parents to please not approach coaches during this time. Coaches will often be available for parent/coach communication at the end of each practice, or you may email Head Coach Sasha Liu at [email protected].

 

Suggestions or Comments: If you have a suggestion or concern about the Swim Team, please contact the coaches or the Swim Team Committee Chairperson, Amber Lesniewicz [email protected].  

 

Last Updated - May 12, 2025