I call it easy because there's a good amount of Pacific Masters generosity involved in this one-hour postal.

What are the rules?

1) Get as many members of your team as possible to swim the one-hour postal at your club. Make it a part of the workout - that's easy, right Coach?

2) Get your team results in by February 2. See how far you can swim in one hour and compare your distance to fellow Masters swimmers nationwide.

3) This event is locally sponsored by Davis Aquatic Masters. Even more, I want you to realize the national support of this event. How? Well, USMS will be giving $1,000 to the team with the highest percentage of participants on their team, and (can you believe it?) Pacific Masters Swimming will match this figure and give the winning club an additional $1,000. That's true generosity. It will be easy to motivate your swimmers, Coach, when you announce what your team can achieve when everyone gets involved! USMS will decide the winning teams - I think they have a formula. For example, 100% participation in teams of 5 people will likely not be considered. This is my easy guess.

4) The winnings won't stop at #3 above. Teams that place 2nd and 3rd in participation will also be recognized with matching funds to the tune of $500 and $250. There's more ways to win than to attend a meet and place top ten. This kind of winning is called Community also known as Ohana or "family."

5) The meet sheet is here. Enter now, swim in January, and we're good. January 1-31 will be very awesome with you involved. Get the word out, Coach, and start planning your one-hour swims for January.

In case you missed it, catch up on our last clinic of 2021, Digital Marketing, Social Media and Your Club by Kyle Deery, Marketing Director for USMS. Link here.

I wish for you and your team that all your wishes come true. I wish that every moment you spend coaching in the rain and the sunshine will return to you, manyfold, in large and small ways that surprise you with joy. Most of all, I wish you prosperity, wisdom and excellence as you build your teams, your community and your people now and throughout 2022.

Feel free to contact me anytime for any reason. Our goal is to encourage people with passion and entrepreneurial skills to take up coaching masters and starting new teams. Pacific Masters Swimming is desirous of supporting new coaches and new teams in the new year and beyond.

2022 is the year we build our network of mentors for Pacific Masters swim coaches. Mentoring pods will be made up of three coaches. In each pod, ideally, one is a "Gold Coach" (20+ years coaching experience), another a "Silver Coach" (10 - 19 years coaching experience), and a third a "Bronze Coach" (9 years or less experience swim coaching). The network will be extended throughout our LMSC, crossing all geographic boundaries.  Mentoring pods will be put together early in the New Year.  Register your commitment here.

Carol Nip

coaches@pacificmasters.org