www.usms.org/.../actionplan.pdf
I didn't go to the national meeting (too much work, not enough annual leave), but I do follow the convention via the post meeting report.
If you are interested in the future of USMS, you should read what is being proposed. USMS has come a long way since Amarillo and while you may or may not agree with all of the concepts and terms in the plan, IMHO, it is does a very good job of 1) recognizing our growth issues and 2) describing a plan for solving some of these problems.
I'm not suggesting that the plan is perfect and I'm well aware that USMS is not a democracy, but I feel that our professional staff and leaders should consider our opinions (as we are THE CUSTOMER).
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I like the plan overall.I have a problem about the direction of the magazine,although I really don't like where it is now. It said the magazine is taking a third of our budget.Why??? Did it cost this much when we were affiliated with Swimming World? It seems like Swimming World is pretty well doing what Swimmer does now and costs us nothing.That said,if we are going to keep Swimmer,making it more electronic doesn't seem to help grow anything,it only cuts cost.Is Swimmer on newsstands? What about having free copies sent to health clubs?What about giving them out at Tri events?What about sending them to all college swimmers,or at least coaches.I thought we went to publishing our own magazine to make money and increase public awareness.Has it done either?
What about having a really slick pamphlet "Is Masters Swimming for YOU" that every USA-S swimmer gets at 18(also sent to health clubs,colleges,triathletes,etc.)
i really think that Swimmer could be the item that kills USMS.
I like the plan overall.I have a problem about the direction of the magazine,although I really don't like where it is now. It said the magazine is taking a third of our budget.Why??? Did it cost this much when we were affiliated with Swimming World? It seems like Swimming World is pretty well doing what Swimmer does now and costs us nothing.That said,if we are going to keep Swimmer,making it more electronic doesn't seem to help grow anything,it only cuts cost.Is Swimmer on newsstands? What about having free copies sent to health clubs?What about giving them out at Tri events?What about sending them to all college swimmers,or at least coaches.I thought we went to publishing our own magazine to make money and increase public awareness.Has it done either?
What about having a really slick pamphlet "Is Masters Swimming for YOU" that every USA-S swimmer gets at 18(also sent to health clubs,colleges,triathletes,etc.)
i really think that Swimmer could be the item that kills USMS.
