FITNESS EDUCATION COMMITTEEUSMS ANNUAL MEETING 2020

NO POOL, NO PROBLEM!

2020 IS SEEING SWIMMERS PUSHED OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONES, AND OUT OF THEIR USUAL TRAINING ROUTINES.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP IS FITNESS SWIMMERS DUE TO COVID-19 ENDING CLUB SWIM PRACTICES AND CANCELING SANCTIONED SWIM MEET COMPETITIONS. NOW MORE THAN EVER, THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS TO OUR FITNESS: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL. THEY ARE TIGHTLY CONNECTED. WE NEED THE WATER FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WE NEED OUR CLUB CAMARADERIE FOR MENTAL WELL BEING. MANY SWIMMERS ARE NOW THINKING OUTSIDE THE RECTANGULAR POOL, AND REJOICING AND GETTING WET TOGETHER WITH OTHER SWIMMERS IN OPEN WATER, WHICH HAS FEWER RESTRICTIONS AND LESS HEALTH RISK FOR COVID-19.

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

Pool swimmers are morphing into open water swimmers. We are all in this together, together as in USMS members with a passion to swim. Our committee is here to help you stay fit both physically and mentally, from the club level where the friendships and love of swimming surface, breathe, and endure, to the overall fitness benefits of being active in the water.

AGENDA

• INTRODUCTION / STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

• REPORTS FROM THE SUB COMMITTEES

• FUTURE GOALS

• REACHING / SERVING THE FITNESS SWIMMER

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

• AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, PETER G. ASKED EACH COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT EXERCISE FOR OUR COMMITTEE, AS IT CLARIFIED OUR PURPOSE, AND GAVE US A ROAD MAP FOR HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

FITNESS EDUCATION STATEMENT OF PURPOSE• STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND GOALS FOR THE FITNESS EDUCATION COMMITTEE

• THE FITNESS EDUCATION COMMITTEE SERVES U.S. MASTERS SWIMMING IN SUPPORTING AND EDUCATING, BOTH INTERNALLY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND EXTERNALLY, THE FITNESS BENEFITS OF ADULTS WHO SWIM. AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION, THE COMMITTEE ALSO WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COACHES COMMITTEE, SPORTS MEDICINE COMMITTEE, AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE FITNESS EDUCATION COMMITTEE LOOKS TO SERVE THIS MISSION BY:

• PROMOTING AND ACTING AS AMBASSADORS FOR THE SMARTY PANTS VITAMINS FITNESS CHALLENGE SERIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE.

• SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING OTHER FITNESS EVENTS THAT WOULD ADD MEMBERSHIP VALUE TO THE PREDOMINANT AMOUNT OF USMS MEMBERSHIP THAT DOES NOT COMPETE.

• GO THE DISTANCE• SWIM.COM• OTHER FUTURE EVENTS TBD

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE CONT’D• ENCOURAGING INTER-RELATIONS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEES BY:

• HAVING FITNESS EDUCATION MEMBERS SIT IN ON OTHER COMMITTEE’S CALLS

• COMMUNICATE SPECIFICALLY WITH COACHES TO GAIN SUPPORT AND ROLL-OUT OF FITNESS EVENTS AND INFORMATION

• DEVELOP A CHAIN OF COMMAND TO DISSEMINATE FITNESS EDUCATION GOALS AND INFORMATION DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL:

• DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO COMMUNICATE INFO TO THE FITNESS CHAIRS OF THE LMSCS, OR IF THERE IS NO FITNESS CHAIR, THE BEST PERSON FROM THAT SPECIFIC LMSC

• PROVIDE TOOLS FOR THE LMSCS TO EASILY FACILITATE AND BROADCAST FITNESS EDUCATION INFORMATION

• WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE TO BE AMBASSADORS AND SUPPORT THE TRY MASTERS SWIMMING CAMPAIGN.

• CONNECT WITH THE SWIMMING SAVES LIVES FOUNDATION TO ENCOURAGE AND EDUCATE ADULTS WHO HAVE LEARNED TO SWIM ABOUT THE ON-GOING FITNESS BENEFITS OF MASTERS SWIMMING.

• WORK TO AID SWIMMERS AND COACHES BY PROVIDING FITNESS OPTIONS WHEN SWIMMING IS NOT POSSIBLE. ADHERE TO THE S.A.I.D. PRINCIPLE (SPECIFIC ADAPTATION TO IMPOSED DEMANDS)

• THE COMMITTEE CURRENTLY MEETS ONCE A MONTH. MEMBERS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SWIMMING AND FITNESS.

SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS

• THE FITNESS EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAS DEVELOPED 5 SUB-COMMITTEES. THEY ARE:

• 1) SMARTY PANTS FITNESS CHALLENGE SERIES

• 2) MEMBERSHIP RETENTION AND OUTREACH

• 3) COVID-19 ISSUES

• 4) COMMUNICATIONS

• 5) FITNESS AWARD

SMARTY PANTS FITNESS CHALLENGE SERIES

• FITNESS CHALLENGE SERIES. WORKS WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE ON MARKETING AND ENHANCING THE VARIOUS FITNESS SERIES EVENTS.

• WINTER FC: 2019: 867 MEMBERS/25 NONMEMBERS (892)

2020: 774 MEMBER/68 NONMEMBERS (842)

• SUMMER FC: 2019: 469 MEMBERS/30 NONMEMBERS (499)

2020: 392 MEMBERS/11 NONMEMBERS (403)

• BUNDLED OPTION (SIGNED UP FOR ALL 3): 2019: 519 MEMBERS

2020: 533 MEMBERS (ONLY MEMBERS)

FALL FC GOAL: 400 SIGN UPS

MEMBERSHIP RETENTION & OUTREACH

• WORKS WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE ON METHODS OF REACHING OUT AND ESTABLISHING USMS PRESENCE IN UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS.

• KATHY ENGLAR TO REPORT

COVID-19 ISSUES

• THIS IS MORE OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE DESIGNED TO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE AND OTHER COMMITTEES TO HELP ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES FOR TEAMS, CLUBS AND MEMBERS TO COPE WITH THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19.

• ANN MARSHFIELD TO REPORT

COMMUNICATIONS

• WORKS WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE, LMSCS, CLUBS AND OTHER COMMITTEES TO COLLECT AND SPREAD INFORMATION AND VALUES THAT SERVE TO ENHANCE THE OBJECTIVES OF USMS AND FITNESS IN GENERAL.

• KEN WINTERBERGER TO REPORT

FITNESS AWARD

• THIS SUB-COMMITTEE WILL WORK TO BETTER DEFINE THE AWARD SELECTION CRITERIA, AND TO FIND WAYS TO ATTRACT MORE NOMINATIONS.

• EMILY COOK TO REPORT

FUTURE GOALS

• BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH THE NATIONAL OFFICE

• BETTER FLOW DOWN OF USMS OBJECTIVES

• ENHANCED PARTNERSHIPS ON VARIOUS SCOPES OF EFFORTS, ENHANCING THEM AND AVOIDING DUPLICATION

• BETTER COMMUNICATION AND LIAISON WITH COACHES COMMITTEE, SPORTS MEDICINE AND SCIENCE COMMITTEE, AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE

• BETTER FLOW DOWN OF USMS OBJECTIVES

• ENHANCED PARTNERSHIPS ON VARIOUS SCOPES OF EFFORTS, ENHANCING THEM AND AVOIDING DUPLICATION

REACHING & SERVING THE FITNESS SWIMMER

• CREATIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE THE FITNESS SWIMMER

• BE NIMBLE AS A COMMITTEE TO REACT QUICKLY TO SWIMMER’S NEEDS

• ACKNOWLEDGING THE PASSION FOR SWIMMING

• USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENHANCE THIS PASSION• PERSONALITY DRIVEN POSTS

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OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS!

THANKS FOR ATTENDING THE FITNESS EDUCATION ANNUAL MEETING!