NISCA Coaches E-News

Fall is here! Time for cooler weather, and fast swimming! Read on to find out what's going on with NISCA this month.

Want to talk to other High School coaches? Don't forget to join the NISCA High School Swim Coaches Exchange Group on Facebook!

Thanks to those who followed the instructions in last month's eblast: Trevor Timmons, Linda Wiginton, Thomas Musch, Martijn Keltner and Dan Schaeberle! Winner of the free NISCA membership by random drawing was Thomas Musch from Waubonsie Valley (IL). Congrats!

Your NISCA membership is tied into the current school year. That means that as of July 31st, your '23-'24 membership year ended, and your '24-'25 membership is waiting to be renewed! It doesn't matter when you purchased your membership, it expired on July 31st.

Renew your membership RIGHT NOW so that you don't forget. That way you won't miss a Journal, and you'll get ALL the information from your friendly neighborhood webmaster/secretary. Also, until you renew your membership you won't be able to log into the website, have access to the member's only parts of the NISCA website, and you won't be able to reset your Password. See below for more information about renewing.

• Go to https://www.be.niscaonline.org/Membership/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/membership/Members/Renew.aspx.
• Log in with Your NISCA NUMBER and EMAIL ADDRESS (the one I sent this email to)
• On step 1, at the bottom of your information click the EDIT link to update any information. Click the UPDATE link at the bottom of your information to save it.
• On step 2, enter your email address twice (once in each field) and click the Submit Email button to move on to step 4.

• Your NISCA membership is automatically selected. Select any other options that you want to add, then click the Submit and Pay button to be taken to PayPal.

We are trying something new this year. Instead of having our NISCA National Conference in conjunction with the NCAA's, we are moving it to June! We hope this will allow more coaches (and their families) to attend. We chose a location, San Antonio, TX, and a hotel that is family-friendly too!

Join us and experience San Antonio's unique blend of Texan and Mexican traditions. Explore the luminous River Walk, visit the historic Alamo. Enjoy NISCA's Conference 2025 with it's clinics and participate in the workings of your organization. Become involved. How about a round of golf, maybe NISCA's First Tournament? Let us know if you are interested. Dates are set for June 22 through June 25. Save the dates and we'll have the agenda, sign up information and hotel booking link available next month.

Need more money for your program? Check out LD Bell Swim Team out of Hurst, Texas. They raised over $8,000 using WiddyUP’s fun, video fundraising platform. NISCA is loving that WiddyUP is totally free and every team keeps 95% of everything they raise. See for yourself.

A note from the Webmaster: I have used WiddyUp for the last 3 years. My team of 20 or so inner city swimmers have raised at least $5000 each year, and all it costs me is a day of practice to get the videos shot and dinner for the top 2 highest earners. The kids and the donors love it, and it's so easy. If you're looking for a great fundraiser, look no further!

Eve Julian, NISCA Secretary/Webmaster,

Boys Head Coach, Ottawa Hills Swim and Dive

Grand Rapids MI.

You can order copies of your athlete's AA Certificate to hang in your pool, or you can order a plaque. There are lots of items that you can order, and it's easy to do.

Take a look at the options here: https://www.niscaonline.org/index.php/award-programs/all-america-award-options

Then print out this page, fill it out and send it in with your payment.

https://www.niscaonline.org/images/Documents/AllAmerica/160090_NISCA_-_Order_Form.pdf

Feel free to share this information with your proud parents as well!

NISCA is proud to partner with eDive as a sponsor for the All-America Diving selection committee. Used by high schools across the nation, eDive allows diving programs of any size to manage diving competitions from meet setup to detailed results. With eDive, your school can even stream live results to cleanentries.com, allowing everyone to follow along in real time, at home or on deck!

If you want to run fast and hassle-free meets at your high school, eDive is a great fit for your program! High schools with a NISCA member swimming and diving coach can receive a 20% discount on their initial purchase of an NFHS rules eDive team license. Just contact sales for the discount. eDive is compatible with various timing systems like Daktronics, Colorado and Omega, and can even turn your smartphone into an electronic judging terminal by utilizing eDive's eJudge wireless judging app.

Want to learn more? Check out www.eDive.info or email sales@eDive.info for more information!

The National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) is dedicated to enhancing the education and development of swim coaches. To ensure our programs meet your needs, we kindly ask you to complete the following survey. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us design a comprehensive and effective coaches education program. Thank you for your time and input!

Click here to take the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnyxN4LK3C4SP5KTPokiBaFPUb0EdN0Vkhtpfqsc858_5X3A/viewform

New to coaching, or maybe you know someone who is? Send them to NFHSLearn.com. There is lots of great information there and the courses for both swimming and diving were created by actual high school coaches!

Check www.nfhslearn.com for courses on Leadership, Swimming, Diving and officiating.

Do you have a great idea for an article for the NISCA Journal? Maybe something about what you have learned about leadership, or captains, or building a Water Polo program or convincing kids to try diving? We'd love to hear about it! Send your full article, or even a rough idea to Dana Abbot (journal@niscaonline.org). Share your hard won knowledge with everyone! Plus you get to brag to your principal and AD about being a published author.

We need photos! Send us your high quality photos of your team or action shots, along with the photo credit and names of any individuals pictured. Also include your team name, city and state. Email your photos and information to Dana Abbott (journal@niscaonline.org)

NISCA Coaches:

I hope your seasons have gone extremely well for you and your athletes!

We are up to 31 high school teams across 7 states that have participated this school year in the Hour of Power benefiting the Ted Mullin Fund and sarcoma research . If you are like us in Texas, we are into our off-season training and beginning to lay the foundation for next year's team. It is not too late to have your team participate before the year ends. Hosting an Hour of Power is a high energy way to attract new athletes to your teams as well as a meaningful way to give!

Here is the link to register your event with the Ted Mullin Fund: Register Here

Once you register, you will be in contact with Rick and Mary (Ted's parents) who manage the Fund. They can set you up with a donation link that you can share with your communities at the time of your event to help raise money for sarcoma research.

Please consider joining the other high schools and let's see if we can check off a few more states! The updated flyer is attached here 👇

Coach Plummer

Best wishes for fast swimming!

Eve Julian
NISCA Secretary/Webmaster

NISCA is the professional organization for High School Aquatic sports. We are a fully volunteer organization.

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