1. STARTERS CLINIC

2. INTRODUCTIONS Name Club Officials Experience Why You Want to Be A Starter

3. CERTIFICATION PROCESS Written Exam (Starter and S&T) Training Sessions (minimum of 6 on deck) Evaluations

4. STARTER RESPONSIBILITIES Equipment Check (Pre-Competition) Timers Meeting (Pre-Competition) Stroke and Turn Judge Referee’s “Eyes” Supplies (bell, counter sheets, lane counters) Relay Take-Offs Invigilating

5. PRE-COMPETITION PREPARATION Check Blocks Check Volume and Speakers Review Personal Routine Test Start Turn-End Starts (Mini Meet) Identify Position on Deck

6. STARTING RULES (USA SWIMMING) Forward Start 101.1.2 Backstroke Start 101.4.1 In-Water Start Hearing Impaired Disabled Swimmer

7. WHISTLE COMMANDS Short Whistles (Chirps) Long Whistle Announcements (What and When)

8. REFEREE/STARTER TEAM Communication Roles Interaction Position on deck Turning Over Heat to Starter

9. STARTING THE HEAT Voice (Tone, Inflection, Rhythm) Patience (Two Critical Intervals) Announcer (Event, Heat) Backstroke False Starts

10. FALSE STARTS Definition No Recall Outside Distractions Swimmer Inadvertently Enters Pool Unfair Starts Documentation Initiation of Discussion

11. HEAT SHEET DOCUMENTATION A Part of Your Personal Routine Each Heat False Starts No Show Order of Finish*

12. STAND/STEP DOWN COMMANDS When to Use How to Say Effect of Overuse Safety Issue

13. SKILLS IMPROVEMENT Observation Practice, Practice, Practice Some More Work Meets Recording Device

14. OTHER TOPICS Fly-over Starts Two-Pool Venue Websites (usaswimming.org, maswim.org) OTS

15. STARTERS DVD

16. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS