West Cook YMCA

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fall/winter 2020-2021 season

September 21, 2020- March 12, 2021

We look forward to welcoming back our competitive swim team families. Registration information will be sent by email to families on Saturday, September 5th at 8:00 am. Please note that you will NOT be using Daxko or Teamunify to register. You will be able to register multiple swimmers in your family within the same form. If you have any questions, please contact the coaching staff, Monday-Friday from 1:00pm to 4:30pm by calling 708-434-0222 or email aquatics@westcookymca.org.

ORIENTATION DATES

Training Group	Training Group Orientation Date
Tiny Team	September 18 at either 12 pm or 5 pm
Red	September 17 at either 12 pm or 5 pm
Yellow	September 16 at either 12 pm or 5 pm
Bronze/Silver	September 15 at either 12 pm or 5 pm
Gold/Senior	September 14 at either 12 pm or 5 pm

practice times and capacities for each training group

Training Group	Location	Capacity	Days	Time
Tiny Team	West Cook YMCA	18	Tu/Th	4:45 pm-5:30 pm
Red	Pav YMCA	14	M/W/F	5:30 pm-6:15 pm
Yellow	Pav YMCA	14	M/W/F	6:45 pm-7:30 pm
Bronze/Silver	West Cook YMCA	18	M-Th F	7:25 pm-8:25 pm 6:15 pm-7:45 pm
Gold/Senior	West Cook YMCA	18	M-Th F	8:40 pm-9:40 pm 8:00 pm-9:30 pm

meet the team

kristin pharr

head coach

I have over 16 years of personal swim team experience and 13 years of experience coaching competitive swimming. Prior to West Cook YMCA, I coached for the Scott County Family YMCA Dragons in Davenport, Iowa where I helped grow the team by 200% and saw a 500% increase in the number of swimmers qualify for regionals and state championships. Previously, I have coached for the YWCA Flying Fish in Evanston, IL., and at Lane Four Aquatics in Bettendorf, IA. I believe strongly in the mission of the YMCA and look forward to coaching with the West Cook YMCA Competitive Swim Team.

Kyle Albright

Director of Aquatic Programming and Services

I am a certified YMCA Swim Lesson Instructor and American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor. I have 10 years of professional aquatics experience working with all ages from infants to older adults. I competed in swimming for 6 years prior to teaching swim lessons. My philosophy is to instill a lifelong love of swimming in every person that I teach while developing healthy habits and smart choices.

beth miller

head developmental COACH

Coach Beth has been teaching swimming in some way since 1986 and started coaching swimming in 1989. She began her teaching career in 1994, teaching music. She began coaching with the West Cook YMCA swim team in 2004 with the Tiny Tops. She is now the Head Developmental Coach and oversees the Tiny Tops, the Red, and the Yellow training group. She has her American Swimming Coaches Association Level 3 certification and is currently qualified to instruct and certify lifeguards, First Aid, and CPR/AED. She strives for every member of her groups to learn competitive swimming through organized fun.

October 2020