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0-1259840PDST 2019-20 Season Parent InformationGeneral Guide1 ObjectivesGeneral PDST InfoPractices and PoolsPDST communication methodsHow to use your PDST accountYour PDST accountMember infoACH setup (Invoice payment method)Practice scheduleSwim Meet sign upVolunteer job signupPurchase PDST gearsSwim Meet and Meet Fee account for your swimmerCoaches and team staffsParent Booster Club and its leadership team (the Board)Why Volunteering and how to volunteerPrivate lessons at PDSTTeam gears purchaseNotes for practices and at poolsQ/A period2Code of ConductWe ask all PDST members (Coaches, staff members, swimmers, and parents) adhere to the code of conductUS Swimming Code of ConductPDST Coach’s Code of ConductPDST Swimmer’s Code of ConductPDST Parent’s Code of Conduct@ PDST website3PDST Communication MethodsDual communication methodsEmails HYPERLINK "mailto:PDSwimTeam@" \h PDSwimTeam@ (Team) – Most frequently used email account HYPERLINK "mailto:pdstservice@" \h pdstservice@ (Reporting volunteer hours) pdstleon@ (Training and meet)Website HYPERLINK "; \h What usually being communicatedPractice schedule changeTeam news and related issuesMeet info/entry/timeline/meetEfficiency in all aspects – Less spam, focus on the swimmingIf needed, but not efficientSchedule an appointment–Call/Text: 425-691-9165 (10am-5pm, Mon-Fri)No deck interference at practice!!!4PDST Group “WeChat” (微信) mobile AppPractice and Training General GuidelinesSafety is the priorityFollow the rules & instructionsPoolsTeamRespect to each other (parents, swimmers, coaches etc)Be on-time (ample time to find parking, locker room change etc)Go to the pool with your swimmer and ensure you see the coach at the pool deck before leavingDry-land – bring in a pair of sneakers/clothsIn-water practiceBe aware of other swimmers around you & water safetyYield to other swimmersNo diving starts in all pools (unless instructed by a team coach)Ask if did not understand the instructionsTranslation – be patient and it will get betterFeedback to the team with your concerns via an effective communication6Practice Pool LocationsWe use 4 different pools for our practices (pool locations can be found at PDST website)Mary Wayte Pool (MW)8815 SE 40th St. Mercer Island, WA 98040; Phone: (206) 588-1117Jewish Community Center Pool at Mercer Island (JCC)3801 E. Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA 98040; Phone: 206-232-7120Bellevue Aquatic Center (BAC): 601 143rd Ave. NE. Bellevue, WA 98007. Phone: 425-452-4444Hazen Pool @ Hazen High School: 1101 Hoquiam Ave NE, Renton, WA 98059. Phone: (425) 204-4230Sufficient practice times for all PDST groupsRotate pools among groupsLimited by pool time and durationSwim MeetsMeet typesChallenge meetInvitational meet“Q” meetAge Group InvitationalPNS Champ meetSectional Champ meetWestern Zone meetArena Pro SeriesJunior NationalNationalQualifying time standardNoneSilver (age group)Gold(age group)PNS Champ (age group)Sectional (age group)Senior SectionalZone (age group)Arena Pro StandardJunior National standardNational standard8Swim MeetsMeets are carefully selected, we do not go to every meet.Attend the meet when there is a meet for PDST.Relays at PNS Champ & Sectional meets are mandatory. Selection is based on swimmer’s time.SilverGoldNWSectionalW. ZonePDST AGIPNSQualifying MeetQualify Time Required MeetNW Jr.National/NationalMeet Schedule is published at Team WebsiteDemo: https:// HYPERLINK "; \h Home.jsp?_tabid_=0&team=pnpdst9Swimmer’s Meet FeeSwim meet fee will be billed directly into your PDST accountACH setup is required (Without ACH setup may affect your ability to enter a meet in the future)All meet related questions, contact Ren (by email to PDSwimTeam@)Questions about invoice billing,contact team treasurer Grace Yang (by email to PDSwimTeam@) or if needed, 425-449-217310Fully Utilize Your New PDST Accountfor your swimming needsTo manage your family PDST accountFind other PDST member contact infoCheck practice scheduleMeet sign up online and find your swimmer’s timeSee your swimmer’s meet fee accountInvoice payment (ACH)Volunteer job signup online and see your volunteer hoursPurchase PDST gearsGo to PDST WebsiteThe way to pay PDST fees are either by CHECK or ACHACH Setup (ACH is default PDST Payment Method)Sign inGo to My Account > Setup Auto PayClick the "Current Payment Method" drop down and select either Automatically charge BANK ACCOUNTbelow or Automatically charge CREDIT CARD belowClick the Edit link to the right of the "Bank Account on File" or "Credit Card on File" fieldFill in the bank account (9 digit routing number and the account number)Click Save ChangesThere is $10 a check processing fee (see your financial agreement with PDST for details)Aligned Responsibilities with PDSTCoaches and StaffsHead Coach: Peiyong Li, Senior Coach: Leon LiAssistant coach: John Michael Yasutake, Jack Jelley, Jason Xu and Eric YangDay-to-day full time coaching & private lessonsAdmin Coach: Ren Xu and Leon LiAll PDST operationsTeam Treasurer: Grace YangTeam BillingPDST Booster Club (Parent volunteers)The Booster Club is an IRS recognized non-profit501(c)3 organization dedicated in support of our swimmers and promote swimming in the community.Run by PDST Parent volunteers– PDBC BoardShare the same mission with PDST and support PDSTswimmersEvery family will participateYour volunteer hours can be matched by your employerMicrosoft (approved)Amgen (approved)Others companies (Starbucks, Ebay, IBM, Intel, Adobe etc)16Volunteering Requirement at PDSTWe all volunteer to support our swimmers, and swimming at largeGroupsSenior GroupAdv GroupHSG 1& 2RegionalGroupAge GroupNovice GroupDevelopmental?GroupPre-com GroupFly-fish GroupHrs20 hrs20 hrs8?hrs17 hrs15 hrs9 hrs5 hrs2 hrsThe cash value of the volunteering hour is set at $20/hour and a check can be paid to PDBC in lieu of the SERVICE hours when a family may choose to buyout the entire SERVICE hours or SC portion at the time of registration; and at the end of the SC season to buyout for the LC season.SERVICE hours must be earned by working on PDST or PDBC Board approved activities.Any unfulfilled SERVICE hours will be billed at $40/hour at end of short course season and/or long course season.If you registered for the SERVICE but failed to complete SERVICE sessions, you will be charged a fee. The fee is $40.00 per missed hour. This charge will be added to your account and billed immediately.Your unfilled volunteered hours will be converted into SERVICE HOUR FEE at AugustAn Amendment is implemented effective Sept 1st 2019 (posted at Website)17Volunteering OpportunitiesNo team can run without the parent’s supportWe need you to help the team and our swimmersPDST hosted or co-hosted meets (1 this season: Jan 27th) – biggest opportunityMeet timersServe on PDBC Board (Pacific Dragons Booster Club)Other volunteering jobsPDBC activities (team party)LC pool setup, JCC door keeper etc.Other miscellaneous board approved and assigned tasksAll volunteering jobs/times need to be approved by the BoardPosted at team website and signed up by youYou could see all your past assignments and hours spent from your account for tracking purposeQuestions: PDBC volunteer coordinators, HYPERLINK "mailto:pdstservice@" \h pdstservice@18PDST hosted or co-hosted meets –Fulfill volunteering hoursJan 28-29st, 2018 PNS winter challenge meet, PDST hostingLots of of volunteer positionsLarge chunk of volunteer hoursPDST families are required to volunteer in PDST hosted or co-hosted meetsNeed our parents to support and pitch inTrack Your Service/Volunteer Hours in your account30480018542013716003081020PDBC FundingVolunteering hours and employer matchingSome parent donationFunds used for our swimmers, supporting the pools, swimming at large, and team activitiesPDST swimmers supported by PDBCCurrently we have 7 parents volunteers serve as board members. The board’s main responsibility is fund-raising, organizing meets hosted by PDST, and organizing volunteer activities, including meets support, travel meet, yearbook and team parties. Thanks to the support from every family and parent like you, we had another successful year. Here are some numbers of 2017-2018:Received $17,287 in donations and company matchesReceived $1,120 in volunteer hour donationsMade $5,575 from hosting the Winter meetSpent $2,000 for annual partySpent $1,281 for Winter PNS Swimmer PartySpent $2,321 for Vancouver Travel MeetSpent $5,000 for JCC donation (required to secure pool hours for training)Spent $1,500 for Hazen Pool donation (required to secure pool hours for training)Spent $3,457 for team relay entry feesTotal volunteer hours completed: 1376 hours, 10 hours per family in averageOrganized PNS SCY party in Dec 2017Organized Regional Champ Swimmer Travel Meet and party in May 2018Organized team party in June 2018, more than 200 families attendedPDST Gears @ PDSTFrequently used swim gears can be purchased at PDSTSwim suits, goggles, parka, paddles, special kick board, bungee strapPDST special training gearsGo to “Team Info” then “PDST Gear” to orderOrder is delivered to you at practice, and directly billed into your PDST account23PDST Private LessonsFor PDST swimmers onlyOptional, not requiredWith Coach’s spare time – limited and will get betterSign in “Setmore”. call Leon Li 425-691-9165(11am-7PM, Mon-Fri) or on WeChat if you have any question.Specific requirement @ each poolAll poolsNo cell phone use in the locker roomNo use of the facility by our parents or non-PDST swimmers unless you have the membership at the facilityTake a shower before going into the poolKeep noise down – respect other membersCheck-in at JCC front desk is required for non-member PDST swimmersWe are responsible to follow the rules at each pool (repeated violations can lead to lose our pool contract).Team will warn and then bar the swimmer from practice when there are repeated violations by the swimmer.25Lessons learned & NOT to be repeatedüImprovements will ensure PDST to be a better team?Swimmers?running around pool deck?Running with sandals?played before our practice & hit other patrons at BAC?yelling/screaming inside the locker room (particularly at SC), not use family-changing area to change/dress?go into the pool earlier or stay in the pool after PDST practice ends?used JCC towels while not being a JCC member?Parents?parked at the front of the building at JCC?Wearing shoes at JCC pool deck?used cell phone in a locker room?used club equipments while not being a club member?no time to check emails/website – went to wrong pool/wrong time?forget swim wears or cap broken (have a set of backup)?submit meet entry after the deadline?arrive at the meet a few minutes prior to the event, drop swimmer at the pool26An example of Meet Info FileOct Challenge Meet Info File. Demo: PDST WebsiteUseful info for you:Meet name, date, and locationEntry info: event #, fees, qualification requirement, order of eventsFrom PDST meet entry email: entry deadlinePDST website: psych sheet, timeline file and warmup timeOnline meet entry signup at PDST website27PDST History and AchievementsA relatively young team in the PNS of US SwimmingYearPNS LC Champ Meet (July)PNS14 & Under SC Champ Meet (Dec.)NW Age Group SC Sectional Champ Meet (March)PNS NACCTeam (Aug.)PNS Western Zone Team (Aug)Other Highlights200934thSept 1st, First season started with only 29 swimmer201015th7th3January : Booster Club established. April : US Swimming Level 1 Club recognition201111th5th14th3January: 1st PDST swimmer ranked in the National Age Group Top 1620125th4th7th4111st PDST swimmer to break Age Sectional records20134th5th6th102PDST swimmers broke Age Sectional 200Y medley relay record.1st PDST swimmer to break the Western Zone Age Group record in 100M backstroke20144th5th6thPNS not attending this meet8First PDST swimmer achieved US Swimming National Junior Times20155th5th6thPNS not attending this meet27 PDST swimmers ranked National top 200 in their respective age group20174th5th3rdPNS not attending First PDST swimmer achieved Olympic Trial Times15240022860031PDST Vision/Mission“Enable all of its swimmers to reach their highest potential as an athlete and as a person through excellence in its coaching, training, and caring.”Focus on positive development for our swimmersPDST culture: cohesion & a sense of the accomplishment and pride32Sign In to your PDST accountClick “Sign In”; sign in your log-in email and the Password which you have received in an emailVerify Your Account Information Step 1Check your email IDs are correct, if not, highlight the email ID you like to edit, click “edit selected”, then edit it. You can add more email IDor SMS. Email addresses listed will receive team related communications in the future Be sure to click on “Save Account Changes” with any changesClick “Billing Information”; check all information here are correct, if not, correct any errors.Be sure to click on “Save Account Changes” with any changesEach family is ONLY allowed 1 log-in emailEnsure your swimmer(s) are in the right group assignment. If not, please send an email to HYPERLINK "mailto:pdswimteam@" \h pdswimteam@ to request a correctionVerify Your Account Information Step 2Click “Guardian”section; check all information here is correct, if not, correct any errors.Be sure to click on “Save Account Changes” with any changesReset your account passwordIf you need to change or reset your account password, click here and follow the instructionsThis is optional.Live Demo SectionAlways log-into your account to see FULL PDST infoTo manage your family PDST accountFind other PDST member contact infoCheck practice scheduleMeet sign up online and find your swimmer’s timeSee your swimmer’s meet fee accountVolunteer job signup online and see your volunteer hoursPurchase PDST gears ................
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