Thursday, November 11 - Registration

USMS has a 4 level coach certification program and Level 1 can now be taken online. The fee for the Level 1 course is $125, and Pacific Masters offers an 80% scholarship ($100) to USA swim coaches, lifeguards who work at a USAS or USMS club, and to those already coaching masters swimmers at their club. You do not have to hold a coaching position to apply. Plans for 2022 are in order and as Pacific Masters builds our base of coaches, we want you be be a part of this. Contact Pacific Masters Administrator, Chris Ottati, to apply.

USMS Coach Webinars can be found here.

We also have our first level 2 in-person coaching certification scheduled for the Chicago area on October 23 and another in Boston on November 20. Level 1 is a pre-requisite which can be completed online and followed up with a scheduled zoom call to pass. Information on coaching certifications can be found here.

Wednesday, October 6 - Link

In this excellent presentation by Dan Wegner, Webmaster for Pacific Masters Swimming, why improving websites is important and examples of the design process is given. Dan discusses Search Engine Optimization, examples of very good websites, and prices. Webmaster's Checklist is available by email, coaches@pacificmasters.org