Coaches and Team Reps,

Summer is almost here, and we are excited for your teams to make a splash in 2021!

CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATED

Team contact information has been updated on the GKAISA website. Please visit https://gkaisa.swimtopia.com/team-contacts to verify that your team’s information is correct. Also, please be sure that all of your provided contacts received this message.

SCHEDULING MEETING

Our Scheduling Meeting is scheduled for this Thursday evening, April 8 at 6:00 pm via Zoom.

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Meeting ID: 868 5090 4129

Passcode: 031140

I have attached the Scheduling Sheet. Please use this sheet to record your meet information as they are scheduled, whether prior to or at the Scheduling Meeting. Once you have scheduled all of your meets, please attach the sheet to an email and forward to [email protected]. We will verify the information for all teams/Leagues following the completion of scheduling and will call if there are any discrepancies or questions.

NOTE: If your team has already completed scheduling, you can submit your sheet at any time. If your meets have been scheduled and you have submitted the form, you do NOT need to attend the Scheduling Meeting.

ALSO, be sure that the coaches in your League elect a representative to the Coaches' Council. Please send an email to [email protected] with the name of the coach you elect.

CERTIFIED OFFICIALS CLINICS

We will resume in-person clinics for Certified Officials this year. If your team is willing and can host a clinic, please reach out to Tom Schumann at [email protected] to get on the schedule.

COACHES’ TRAINING

Coaches Certifications are due June 1. Coaches much submit Athlete Protection, Concussion, Sudden Cardiac Death, and two signature forms required by State of Tennessee. Any coach not turning in the forms by June 1 will be fined $50.Please submit the forms via Google Docs on GKAISA website. Information found at https://gkaisa.swimtopia.com/coaches-training-1. If you have any questions, please contact Breckenridge Morgan at [email protected].

CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE

Certificates of Insurance are due June 15. Please submit via Google Docs on GKAISA website. Information found athttps://gkaisa.swimtopia.com/meet-directors-notes. If you have questions, please contact Breckenridge Morgan at [email protected].

IMPORTANT DATES

Meet Scheduling Meeting- April 8, 2021, 6:00 P.M. via Zoom

Meet Director Meeting: Tuesday, May 4 at 6:00 pm (via Zoom)

Coaches’ Meeting: (May 2021, date and format TBD)

Coaches Certifications Due: June 1, 2021

Certificates of Insurance Due: June 15, 2021

Smoky Mountain Invitational: July 10-11, 2021 (Springbrook Park)

GKAISA Championship Meet: July 29, 30 and 31, 2021 (Tentative)

Senior Splash: July 24, 2021 (KRC)

Fall General Membership Meeting: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7:00 pm (Location TBD)

Happy Swimming!

Angelia Nystrom

GKAISA President