2012-2013 MEY Team Tryouts

The Metuchen-Edison YMCA Swim Team will be holding its annual team tryouts on July 17^th ,  July 18^th, and July 31^st. New swimmers are required to try out with the coaching staff to be evaluated on their swimming skills and technique. Current MEY team members DO NOT need to tryout.

About Us

We are a YMCA swim team located in Metuchen.  Our season begins September 10^th and continues until a swimmer has completed all of the meets that he/she qualifies for (usually early February – mid March). We compete in both YMCA and United States Swimming competitions. Most of our 12/younger swimmers practice at the Metuchen branch YMCA while our 13/older swimmers practice at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison.

Should my child try out?

In order to try out, each swimmer should be proficient in AT LEAST 3 of the 4 competitive strokes while having a good understanding of all 4 strokes.

If my child completes the tryout, will they be on the team?

While we would love to take every swimmer, our practice times and pool capacities force us to limit the number of swimmers we can have on the team. There are many factors that go into the selection process on our team including, but not limited to, age and ability. Returning swimmers register first, so practice group size limits factor in as well.

Tryout Schedule

Please note your child’s age should be their age as of December 1, 2011, not the day of their tryout. All tryouts are at the Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St. Metuchen, NJ. You only need to attend ONE tryout session. For example, if your child is 8 years old as of December 1^st, you can either come July 17^th at 5:30 or July 31^st at 5:30. You do not need to go to both.

Tuesday July 17, 2012:

8/under (5:30-6:45pm)

5-5:30pm Registration and Check-in

5:30-5:45 Warm-up

5:45-6:45 Tryouts

9/10′s (6:45-8pm)

6:15-6:45pm Registration and Check-in

6:45-7pm Warm-up

7-8pm Tryouts.

Wednesday July 18, 2012:

11/12′s (5:30-6:45pm)

5-5:30pm Registration and Check-in

5:30-5:45 Warm-up

5:45-6:45 Tryouts

13/older (6:45-8pm)

6:15-6:45pm Registration and Check-in

6:45-7pm Warm-up

7-8pm Tryouts

Tuesday July 31, 2012:

10/younger swimmers (5:30-6:45pm)

5-5:30pm Registration and Check-in

5:30-5:45 Warm-up

5:45-6:45 Tryouts

11/older swimmers (6:45-8pm)

6:15-6:45pm Registration and Check-in

6:45-7pm Warm-up

7-8pm Tryouts

If you have any questions, please email Pete Coreschi, head coach, at meycoachpete@gmail.com

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