So I have been swimming with a masters team since august and have since then paid my usms membership fee at the end of October to be able to swim in a meet we recently had. I haven't recieved my usms card in the mail yet. In two weeks and am going back home from school for a month but need to swim in a structured program and am gonna find the masters team at home and wanted to know if I could still swim with them without my membership card, is there a way to prove my membership without it?
It is not practical, reasonable or a good use of money to make USMS known to everyone in the world. It is pretty much known to those who care - us swimmers, triathletes and most pool patrons where a USMS team practices. Getting the word out to people who care less about swimming seems pointless. As a member of a few athletic organizations, USMS does a very nice job, especially considering the reasonable dues.
One very simple thing all LMSCs/clubs should do is to make sure they have a website and a link to that site or a page on their local age grouper page. If your age grouper/club site is like ours, it is the primary source of info for meets/records/time standards/etc. Many times parents will join USMS to have a common bond with their kids.
As much as I love trinkets, that's just low hanging fruit. I think Rob Butcher is doing a fine job and I'm excited about things to come.
It is not practical, reasonable or a good use of money to make USMS known to everyone in the world. It is pretty much known to those who care - us swimmers, triathletes and most pool patrons where a USMS team practices. Getting the word out to people who care less about swimming seems pointless. As a member of a few athletic organizations, USMS does a very nice job, especially considering the reasonable dues.
One very simple thing all LMSCs/clubs should do is to make sure they have a website and a link to that site or a page on their local age grouper page. If your age grouper/club site is like ours, it is the primary source of info for meets/records/time standards/etc. Many times parents will join USMS to have a common bond with their kids.
As much as I love trinkets, that's just low hanging fruit. I think Rob Butcher is doing a fine job and I'm excited about things to come.
