Hi Teams,
     Happy Spring!  As the calendar will soon turn to April, we are getting closer to the start of the 2023 NJSDC summer swim season.  We can't wait to get started!  First, please forward this email to any new contacts for your team for 2023, and when you have the opportunity, please submit those team contact updates (team reps, head coach, assistant coaches) using the form linked below (please do not send as a reply to this email).
     Second, we highly recommend that all teams consider using a team/meet manager application for team administration and for running your meets.  It saves time, saves paper and is more efficient for everyone. As such, we are excited to let you know that SwimTopia is currently offering a $75 discount for new teams that sign up for a free two week trial by March 31st.  If you sign up and decide to keep it for the summer, you will receive the $75 discount and no payments will be due until Mid-May.  Many of our teams are already on SwimTopia and using Meet Maestro for meets, which allows for paperless creation & exchange of meet lineups, meet app for heats & results, and scoring by computer.  You also have access to a team website, online registration, roster management, parent job assignments and much more, all for just a few dollars per swimmer, 
     Check out the link below for the SwimTopia free trial info and season pricing.  Also check below for the link to update your team contacts, and also check out some comments from teams on their use of SwimTopia/Meet Maestro last season.  If you have any questions, please let me know.  We will send out info on the start of the season, including the date/time/place of the 2023 organizational meeting soon.  See you soon!

SWIMTOPIA FREE TRIAL/PRICING

NJSDC CONTACT UPDATE FORM

Warm regards,
Scott Thompson/NJSDC

NJSDC TEAM COMMENTS ON USING SWIMTOPIA/MEET MAESTRO

• Team sign-ups this year were a breeze. No data entry to time required by parent reps.
• Meet entries are enormously easier to manage in SwimTopia. Coaches can work in collaboration from different places!
• Our parents LOVE the app for heat sheets and results. They can also see dq codes for their kids!
• No more paper and much lower risk of human error on averaging. 
• No lost meet results. They're already in the computer so no one needs to keep track of the official results.
• Once meets are in Meet Maestro, both teams can do scratches on their own computers. Easily reduce heats, etc. 
• Ease of running the meets
• Time entry in the system during the meets so that there is no additional work afterward
• Generation of the meet reports, heat sheets and timer sheets (no cards)
• Ability to produce awards labels
• Real time reporting in the SwimTopia app
• Swimtopia was a LIFESAVER! From linking the meets together - both teams can make adjustments right on the spot. No need for averages - it's all done for you. No more adding up points - it's all taken care of. 
• No more paper / pads for timers. From a click of a button, all timers sheets, heat sheets get printed automatically. 
• It's amazing! We should definitely try to get all teams to use Swimtopia / Meet Maestro. 
• I liked that SwimTopia allowed me to pick events for my swimmers right from the website and it was easily organized. 
• I also liked seeing the athlete report card where I could see what each swimmer swam in each meet.
• I love that I can email parent right from the Schedule tab, automatically email a group such as Timers for a specific meet without having to input everyone’s name individually
• I love that I can generate specific reports for specific events or overall 
• Having everything online in one place makes everything easier when running meets