Laurie Wachs Named Distinguished Member by Synchronized Swimming Canada
At the most recent Synchro Canada Annual General Meeting, Laurie Wachs was honoured by the organization for her many years of commitment to the sport of synchronized swimming. Congratulations Laurie!! Nominees for this award are expected to fulfill the following criteria: "Synchro Canada’s Distinguished Member Award recognizes a member of Synchro Canada who has made an exceptional contribution to the ‘art as well as the sport’ of synchronized swimming." Laurie was nominated for this prestigious award by the President of Synchro Saskatchewan, Arlene Geisler.
Coaching Dedication Award
Saskatchewan Sport has announced that Laurie Wachs has been awarded the esteemed Coaching Dedication Award by their organization. The Coaching Dedication Award is designed to recognize & honour the outstanding accomplishments and contributions that a male & female coach have made to his/her sport, athletes, and community over a number of years. This award is dedicated to recognizing history and dedication to coaching. The award will be presented to one male and one female coach annually. This year the award will be presented at a gala awards banquet in Regina on March 25, 2010. Congratulations Laurie!!!! The Board, the swimmers, and the parents of the club join in expressing our appreciation for all that you have done for our club, our sport, and our children.
Saskatoon Aqualenes have been allocated a Saskatchewan Sports Trust Fund Project number.
This makes it possible for individuals or families to make a tax-deductible donation to the Sports Trust Fund on behalf of the Saskatoon Aqualenes. The Aqualenes can then use these donations to enhance the club programming.
For further details, and a copy of the donation form, please see the information on the Fundraising page.
Shop and Support for SAQ
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The Saskatoon Aqualenes acknowledge the generous, and appreciated, financial contribution made to the club by the following organizations:
Petro Canada "Petro-Cares Program"
Royal Bank Employee Involvement Grant Program
1) Registration
Registration this year will be at the Shaw Centre.
Dates: August 30th and 31st.
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
For information about the programs that we offer, please
review the Programs link.
2) Board Meeting
TBA
Contact Gregg Willie with agenda suggestions.
3) Documents of Interest
b) Board Responsibilities Generic
Board Documents
AquaSquirts - An impressive recruitment tool for synchronized swimming programs
AquaSquirts is an impressive recruitment tool for synchro clubs was the message that Laurie Wachs, Head Coach of the Saskatoon Aqualenes, presented at Synchro Canada's Fall Workshop in 2006. Proof was in the pool at the Espoir event in May as two swimmers from the 1999 Saskatoon AquaSquirts pilot competed at the national level. Both Brittany and Paige were just 5 years old when they were first introduced to synchro through an AquaSquirts program offered by the club.
Laurie says, “This is exciting as it proves the system works. AquaSquirts hooks swimmers into our sport, building basic swim and synchro skills. These swimmers then easily transition into competitive synchro. Our club promotes High Performance so my fear was that starting swimmers at this young age would lead to shorter synchro careers. I worried they would lose interest by the time they were ready for the national stream. Brittany and Paige have proved that starting out young in "Fun/Skill" based programs actually inspires love and passion for our wonderful sport of synchronized swimming.”
The Aqualenes are not the only club in Canada who has successfully recruited new swimmers to their club through the AquaSquirts program. Kitchener-Waterloo Synchro has seen tremendous growth since they began offering AquaSquirts. Former head coach Staci Bartlett says, “We've been using the AquaSquirts program for several years now, and it's been great! AquaSquirts allows us to provide interesting programming, beginning at a very young age. Since starting the program we've tripled the number of swimmers in our under-8 age group”.
Even parents are raving about AquaSquirts and its ability to hook children into synchronized swimming. Kelly Lynch of Quispamsis, NB says, “Over the years my daughter has tried a number of different sports programs, but swimming has really been the only one that captured her interest. I heard about AquaSquirts and how it incorporates different aquatic sports using imagination and creative themes so I thought it might be something that Emma would enjoy. She completed one AquaSquirts session and absolutely loved it so I signed her up for the junior recreational synchro program at Surf City Synchro last year and again this fall. She loves synchro and her swimming skills have really improved. I highly recommend AquaSquirts.”
For information on how to start AquaSquirts at your club, visit www.aquasquirts.ca or contact Wendy White Morrow at wendy@synchro.ca.
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