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• 2010 Annual Team Schedule and Re Registration

2010 Annual Team Schedule and Re Registration

This time of the year, athletes are usually very busy doing two things: Reflecting and Planning. 

Reflecting on how and why our goals were achieved and at the same time being honest with why we may have fallen short on others. 

Planning for the upcoming year can be a very exciting proposition, with all the events and activities that await us.  I promote choosing a theme for your year and then adding in the trainings and events that support your theme.  The goals that you set are the most powerful psychological tools that you can posses.

Menlo Masters will be embarking on its 20th year of operation and we hope that you find the athletes, the trainings and the special events meet your standards and exceed your expectations.  I am completely biased but I believe you are a part of one of the most unique and meaningful groups of people around.

From my experience I am certain that some of the individuals you interact with on the team will end up being your friends for life, regardless of where the upcoming years and decades take you.  The bonds formed on this team and in this sport are lasting.

2010 is shaping up to be another great year for our team.  We are planning and scheming ways to continue to keep the team fresh, vital and valuable to all our athletes.  We will continue to follow some of true and tested traditional forms of training, while tweaking other things here and there with the goal of a positive training effect and a creating a memorable experience.

A few notable additions this year are:
1. Pre-Masters- This new program will cater to the novice swimmer who would like to progress in a structured setting.
2. Alignment- Menlo Masters has partnered with a local event production company named USA Productions to jointly host 3 sanctioned open water competitions at Shadow Cliffs and Uvas Reservoir.  We will also provide open water clinics geared to the novice swimmer in the weeks before the races.
3. Speed Club- Swimmers attempting to achieve time standards at the distance of 100 yards.  Men and women will be chasing separate time standards. (see below)
4. Year Rounder-Swimmers who complete a single 10,000 yard swim workout
once a month for twelve months straight beginning in January.
5. 100 Mile Club-This is a new level added to the February Can-Do challenge
in addition to the 50,000 and 100,000 yard standards.  100 miles equals
176,000 yards.

The following information contains two parts.  Part one is related to our 2010 Annual Team Schedule of Events.  Part two is related to Re-registration for the team in the upcoming year. 

There has been a slight increase in fees for 2010 amounting to 3%.  The increase was inevitable, but as a business we are proud of the fact that this is our first increase in nearly 10 years. 

Replenish your energy in the next few weeks if necessary by staying away from the pool.  Or conversely, use the water and the team to counter-balance the sometimes rushed pace of the holiday season.  Refresh your outlook on exercise and our sport.  Cherish your time with family and close friends during the holidays.  Return in the New Year with a healthy, balanced perspective on how you fit into the team and into our sport.

Menlo Masters Annual Team Schedule Swim Meets
March-Rinconada Spring Meet
April-Short Course Championships-Pleasanton
July-Long Course Championships-Santa Cruz
October-Short Course Meter Championships-Walnut Creek

Open Water Swim Events
May-Catfish Swim-Shadow Cliffs, Pleasanton
July-Catfish Swim-Uvas, Morgan Hill
September-Catfish Swim-Shadow Cliffs, Pleasanton

Killer Quad
October-Hour Swim
November-50x100
December-75x100
January-100x100

Swim the Cycle
January to December-Complete all 17 competitive events at various swim meets throughout the year.

Hour Swim
January-National Postal Hour Swim

Can Do February
50,000 yard club
100,000 yard club
100 mile club (176,000 yards)

Duel Swim Meet
August-Home swim meet where we host a local masters swim team in an informal competition

Year Rounder
January to December- Complete a 10,000 yard workout each and every month of 2010.  Verified by coach or lifeguard.

Speed Club
100 Yards Men
1:00 or faster-Bronze level
:55.0 or faster-Silver level
:50.0 or faster-Gold level

100 Free Women
1:08 or faster-Bronze level
1:03 or faster-Silver level
:58 or faster-Gold level

Only swim meet times count.
Swimmers 50+ add :03 second per level
Swimmers 60+ add :06 seconds per level
Swimmers 70+ add :12 seconds per level
**The above handicapping system is preliminary and is subject to change**

Hope you find the above offerings as exciting as we do, and value the lushness of our team.

Along with the coaching staff of Rick Peterson and Judy Strauss, we would like to wish you all happy holidays and a healthy New Year!


Re Registration for Menlo Masters:
It is that time of year again!  Time to register for 2010. The rates and instructions are below.  Please read the instructions so that you know what to do to register.  We have tried to make it as easy as possible!  Annual Team Fees are billed only once during the year, at the beginning of January. 

Masters Fees:
Annual Membership:  $767 + $30 annual team fee  = $797
Quarterly Membership - $203/qtr + $30 team fee   Quarterly memberships are billed on the first day of the calendar quarter.
Monthly Membership - $71/month  +$30 team fee.  Monthly memberships are billed on the first day of the month.
Family, Student and Senior Rates â?" Second person in the household, full time students, and seniors 65 and over pay 70% of full fees.
Lap Swimming in addition to all memberships is available for an extra $10 per month.

Registration for Menlo Masters:
Annual Memberships:  If you are a current annual member and would like us to bill you automatically on your credit card, you may go to http://www.menlomasters.com/registration/ or to https://www.menlomasters.com/members/ to renew as an annual member and update your credit card on file.  If you would like to change the type of membership you have, or if you would like to sign up as an annual member, you can also do this here by selecting "update my membership" and let us know the membership type you would like to change to.   Checks:  Checks are accepted for annual memberships only.  IF you are paying by check, please make checks out to TEAM SHEEPER, not Menlo Masters. We do not have an account in the name of Menlo Masters. Checks and forms can be brought to the pool, or you can mail them to Team Sheeper, 501 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025. 

Quarterly or Monthly Memberships: Quarterly and Monthly members will continue to be billed automatically as before, unless you make a change to your membership or let us know you would like to cancel your membership. You can do this on line on the website in the registration center at  https://www.menlomasters.com/members/.  Just select "update my membership".   The usual 15 day change period will be waived in December, so you can do this any time in December, up to December 29th.  You will also be automatically billed for the annual team fee.  If your credit card on file is current, you do not need to enter the credit card number again here.  Just put "on file", and no need to enter it again.  If you need to update it, you can also do that there, by selecting "update my credit card". 

Any dues paid are non-refundable and non transferable to any other person or period of time throughout the year. Checks and forms can be brought to the pool, or you can mail them to Team Sheeper, 501 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025. 
 
USMS:
All of our swimming members need to be a registered member of USMS in order for our insurance to be valid.  USMS has on line registration now, so you can use that process at http://www.usms.org/reg.  Please note that you must join or re-register for USMS separately and to help expedite things on our end, please drop us a note to let us know when you have done so.  We will, however, be doing a check to make sure that all of our members have registered.  Please take care of this as soon as possible so as to not put our team in jeopardy!


Please let us know if you have any questions!   You can email info@teamsheeper.com. 

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