Hello NJSDC teams!

Welcome to the 2024 summer swim season.  This is a long email....Please read to the end...lots of valuable information!

The NJSDC Board is a group of volunteers that puts a great deal of effort into running each summer season. We are a;ways looking for "at-large" members that can participate in meetings, assist other board members with required tasks, learn the ins-and-outs of board activities, and have an intent at some point of eventually taking on a specific board position down the road. Please consider yourself, or reach out to your team parents, to gauge interest in becoming an at-large board member and let us know asap of anyone that may be interested (provide us with name, number and email). THANK YOU!!!

The board held its first 2024 season meeting in March. This is an update on a few items--

1. Listing of NJSDC Contacts/Board
a. Co-Presidents - Laura Nesbitt ([email protected]) & Wendy VanDeVeen ([email protected])
b. Treasurer - Judy Sharkey ([email protected])
c. Secretary – Linda Bull ([email protected])
d. Swimming Coordinator / Officials - Karen Umbach ([email protected])
e. Diving Coordinator - Brenda Stensland ([email protected])
f. Website Coordinator - Scott Thompson ([email protected])
g. A- League Coordinator - Steve Molinelli ([email protected])
h. B-League Coordinator – Krissy DeNicuolo ([email protected])
i. C-League Coordinator – Ryan VanDeVeen ([email protected])
2. Registration fee - The registration fee is $100 per team, due before first scheduled dual meet date of the season (or earlier!). NO EXCEPTIONS!  Send checks made payable to NJSDC to Judy Sharkey, 109 Arborridge Drive, Forked River, NJ 08731
3. Mandatory Conference Meeting for all Teams May 7 - The May 2024 Coach/Team Rep (in-person) meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 at North Brunswick High School, 98 Raider Road, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. We will meet at 7PM in the Main Commons/Cafeteria area
4. Contact Info - Please review your Coach/Team Rep contact information for 2024 now, if you have not done so already (see your current contacts in the attached file). We would like to have all team info updated asap and ready in advance of the May meeting. Please identify new contacts to be added, as well as old contacts that should be deleted. If any changes need to be made, please go to the NJSDC website (njsdc.org) and make changes with the form under Quick Links (or link to form here-please do not reply to email with changes).
5. 2024 Dates
a. June Coaches Meeting – Thur, June 13
b. Championships – Fri/Sat, July 26 - 27
c. Conferences – Tues/Wed, July 30 - 31
d. Dual meet schedule is posted on the website (njsdc.org)
6. Running of Meets - NJSDC highly recommends that all teams run their meets using meet management software, such as Meet Maestro or Meet Manager (so many benefits-no meet sheets, electronic entries and results (no retyping), no time cards, computer seeding & scoring, and more). Meet Maestro is an online application that is simple to use and costs just a few dollars per swimmer. Team can sign up for the full SwimTopia team management software, or the "lite" version for running meets only. Check out your options and all pricing here.  Many NJSDC teams are already using Swimtopia & Meet Maestro, which makes meet entries and running meets super simple!
7. If you wish to continue running meets with paper & time cards - Please look in your inventory...do you need Lane Timing Sheets/Pads/Cards to record times during dual meets? If you do, please let Wendy VanDeVeen know by emailing her by Fri, April 26 at [email protected]. For those that need, Wendy will bring the lane timing sheets/pads to the May meeting.
8. Championships/Conferences Hosts - Please count your remaining medals and email Judy Sharkey your inventory by April 26, 2024. ([email protected])
9. Officials - Dates for clinics will be posted to the Officials page of our web site soon. Signing up for officials clinics is required, and the sign form will be posted soon. If you have any officials questions, please refer them to Karen Umbach ([email protected])
10. Roycefield Sprint Meet – scheduled for Sun July 21

Looking forward to the warm weather and the upcoming summer swim season!

See you soon!
NJSDC Board