The Front Range
Barracudas are a
year-round, USA Swimming sanctioned, competitive swim team.
We proudly serve the communities of Broomfield, Thornton,
Westminster, Northglenn, Brighton, Etc... Our experienced,
professional coaching staff provides each swimmer
with precise stroke technique instruction, and speed and
endurance training for all ages and ability levels. The
Front Range Barracudas Swim
Club believes in a fun, friendly, and positive
environment emphasizing technique for the long-range success of the
swimmer. Swimmers are assigned to groups depending upon age, skill
and swimming goals; our range in ability is beginners to nationally ranked
swimmers.
New
swimmers interested in the CUDA program may try out the club
for two weeks free without any
obligation.
Welcome to the Front Range
Barracudas Swim Club.
Thank you for considering our club, a USA
Swimming age group program for young athletes development and
growth. A New Parent Handbook has been prepared by your coaches and
Board of Directors to help your family get off to a great start
with our team.
The
Front Range Barracudas Swim Club is a non-profit organization
offering competitive swimming for the beginner through national
level athlete. Our club has been successful for over 30 years
in local, regional, and national competitions. We enjoy a
membership of over 180 swimmers of all levels and abilities and are
excited about our continued expansion.
We
believe the greatest benefit of participating in the CUDA program
is the life skills your swimmer will develop. These skills
include self-discipline, time management, sportsmanship, nutrition,
and many others. Many of our swimmers have gone on to be very
successful in life using skills they gained from their time spent
at the Broomfield Barracuda Swim Club.
The
Front Range Barracudas Coaching Staff and Board of Directors are
dedicated to the success and improvement of our team as a whole and
of each individual swimmer. We are confident that you will
enjoy the CUDA team and each swimmer will be developed to their
fullest potential in the sport and in their life long
endeavors.
Enjoy and swim fast,
Andrew Brand
Head
Coach, Front Range
Barracudas
MEMBERSHIP
INFORMATION
Registration
Process
Step One: Please email coachAndrew@Teamcudas.com to
arrange a time to meet with a coach for a tryout. Following
the tryout, the CUDAs offer a free two-week trial to any swimmer
interested in joining the team.
Step Two: After completion
of your free 2 weeks, please visit our online registration to
complete your registration with the team. At this
time you will be entered into the Front Range Barracuda
membership database with full access to your own team
account. You will receive monthly billing statements via
email and begin receiving team email. For ease of
accounting we require that you sign up to pay for meets and dues by
credit card or automatic checking withdrawal. For any billing
questions, contact at cudamanager@teamcudas.com
Review the web site for more information on
practice group descriptions, equipment order forms, and other
contact information. It will be helpful to download and print
these materials for your future reference. Listed below is a
brief description of each of these documents to help you find
answers to your questions more quickly. The website www.teamcudas.com also will help
you find the practice schedules and meet dates.
Group Descriptions: (Located
under Club info tab) This document describes the goals and
expectations of each swimming group at CUDA. Included in this
description are the groups practice and meet expectations,
equipment requirements, and move up expectations.
Practice Schedules: This is
the schedule for all groups on the CUDA team. We utilize two
pools during the year. Please pay attention to the pool
location of your child’s group and practice
time.
Meet/Event Schedules plus Entry
Forms: We have three different competition levels at
CUDA; Novice/Inexperienced Swimmers, Developed Age Group/State
Swimmers, and Regional/National Swimmers. There are many meets
throughout the year that are offered to these groups. In each
meet description, we list the groups eligible to compete in the
meet. Some meets have qualifying time standards and are for
swimmers that have achieved those standards. Please download
the meet schedule posted on the website and plan for the swim meets
you wish to attend. Remember, when in doubt ask your
coach.
Equipment/Apparel Order Forms:
For meets we would like all of our athletes to wear our team
racing suit, which is black. Our team colors are red &
black. The team equipment order form is available for download
under the Parents on the web site. MI Sports in Loveland is
the Team Store and is there to help each family with all their
ordering needs. They will ship items directly to you or to
the club. You can reach Kristi at 1-800-693-3539.
Step Three: Our main team
communication is through our website and emails. The website
is regularly with general information such as schedule changes,
meet information, and any other important information. Weekly
updates are typically sent via email or posted under current news
on the website. You will also be given a password to log in to
the website. This will allow you to update your membership
information, and more. You will also be able to commit to
meets under the “Events” tab. This will allow the
coaching staff to see who is attending the upcoming swim
meets. After committing to a meet, coaches will select events
best suitable for your swimmer. After the final review of meet
events, you are financially committed to pay for the meet as you
swimmer has now been entered. Families have the opportunity to
sign up to volunteer at CUDA hosted swim meets, and much more from
the website. www.teamcudas.com
CUDA MEMBERSHIP
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
USA SWIMMING REGISTRATION &
INSURANCE annual fee: $59.00
CUDA
remits directly to Colorado Swimming for each swimmer and is
renewed each year.
Front Range Barracuda Swim Club ABBREVIATION OR
CODE IS CUDA
ADMINSTRATIVE FEE - annual fee:
$30.00
This
fee is assessed yearly to the Swim Team Families to offset cost
incurred for the Team Handbook, Monthly bulletin board postings,
and postage and supplies for monthly dues. This fee will be billed
in Sept. of each year or when joining the team. There is a
3rd swimmer discount of $10 only.
SERVICE HOUR
REQUIREMENTS
Our service hours for the 2012-2013 seasons will be as
follows:
Developmental, Red, and Silver (BCC) - 8 hours per family per
season
White, Gray, Black, Senior, Prep and Elite (VMAC) - 12 hours
per family per season.
Families with multiple swimmers or swimmers at different locations
will only have an overall family requirement which will be
determined by you highest level of swimmer.
For those families who are unable to commit to the Season
service hours, we will be requiring a (tax deductible) contribution
of a $20 per hour fee for hours not completed
($160.00 for BCC /$240.00 for VMAC). This payment will enable the
team to use these
funds for meet supplies, practice equipment, and, other
team-related activities.
Service hour opportunities (for meets, fundraising, team
activities/parties, etc.) will be posted
on the bulletin boards at the Broomfield Community Center (BCC)
pool and on the team
website in advance of each activity date. In addition, service
hour
opportunities will be posted in the team email newsletters and
blasts.
We have online sign-up
opportunities. Each member can sign in to their team accounts,
view the opportunities, and sign up directly through the
website.
If you should join the team mid season or leave the team before
the end of the season, your service hour requirements will be
calculated with this formula:
VMAC swimmers - 2 hours/month
BCC swimmers - 1.2 hours/month
For example, if you were on the team for 16 weeks as a VMAC
swimmer and decided to leave, you owe 4 service hours. If you
weren't able to complete this, you will be charged $20 for every
hour unfulfilled.
As a new family on the team for 16 weeks before end of the
season, you will be required to provide 4 service hours. If
not, you will be charged $20 for every unfulfilled hour.
FUNDRAISING COMMITMENT FEE
Each CUDA family
with a registered swimmer is responsible for meeting the
fundraisingcommitment of $50 for Short Course season (SC) and $50
for Long Course season (LC)or a total of $100 for the entire Swim
Year. The amount of $50 is billed upfront together with
registration fees at the start of each the Short and Long Course
Season Any credit accumulated from the previous season wil lbe
applied to the swimmers current account balance.
Each swim family is able to credit
any amount through any combination of King Soopers Grocery cards,
Old Chicago Pizza Palz, Advertising (paid for by the family or by a
corporate sponsor) and other various fundraisers EXCEPT the
Annual Team CUDA Swim-a-Thon. Please refer to the
Fundraising Policy under the Parents tab
Dues rate starting
September 2011
SEASON DUES (GROUP RATE)
- 11 month billing cycle
Rate and
Group
$
55.00 monthly - Developmental
$
71.00 monthly - Red
$
82.00 monthly - Silver
$
104.00 monthly - White
$109.00 monthly - Gray
$
115.00 monthly - Black
$ 104.00 monthly -
Senior
$ 115.00 monthly
- Elite PREP
$ 142.00 monthly - Cuda
Elite
MULTIPLE SWIMMERS FROM A
FAMILY
1st Swimmer -
Highest Group - Pay 100%
2nd Swimmer -
Next Highest Group - Pay
100%
3rd Swimmer -
Next Highest Group - Pay 85%
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMERS
- $60.00/month during high school season
Girls
(November - January)
Boy
(March - May)
DUES AND MEET
FEE PAYMENT POLICY: All dues and meet fees are billed on the
1st of the month with payment charged by ACH or CC by the end of
the month (the 30th).
Non-payment of all dues/fees past the 1st
day of the following month will necessitate non-participation
for the swimmer(s) in practice and all meets until payment is
made.
Late Fee: If dues are not paid
by the 1st (check, CC, ACH), a $15 late
fee will be assessed and the swimmer(s) will not be
allowed to practice.
TEAM
EQUIPMENT
Upon
joining the team, you should obtain a CUDA swim cap from your
swimmers coach for $15. Each group uses different training
aids during practice. The team provides kickboards, pull
buoys, and and other training aids. Each swimmer
should have goggles and a proper practice
suit.
(Please click on 'Group Descriptions'
under the [Club Info] tab for a detailed list of equipment used for
each group.)
TEAM STORE, Suits, Apparel,
Equipment, and more!
The
Team Store Representative is Kristi at MI Sports
1-800-693-3539. Kristi will help you order your CUDA suits,
goggles, jackets, parkas, bags, equipment, etc. The team order
form is available for download under the Parents tab on the team
website.
We
use MI to order all of the teams aquatic needs throughout the
year. You can view their website at www.swimmisports.com. During
CUDA hosted meets and registration, MI sets up their swim shop
and gives our swimmers the opportunity to purchase
items.
Swimmers are free to wear whatever brand they
choose in practice, but we require a team black suit for
competitions other than pizza meets. We also recommend that
CUDA swimmers purchase a Speedo bag or backpack to keep
your gear in one place. These items are available at MI
Sports.
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