SSCYMCA BARRACUDAS - Who We Are

It means so much to hear the cheering and know that everyone is supporting me.
Ed Moses
quoted in http://www.swimnews.com/News/News2000/newsmar2000.shtml

WHO WE ARE

We're the swimteam of the Southern Saratoga County YMCA, made up of swimmers from ages 6 to 18, along with a talented, dedicated coaching staff and a strongly supportive parents' organization.

OUR HISTORY OUR LEAGUES

OUR PURPOSE & PHILOSOPHY OUR VALUES

OUR COACHING STAFF OUR PARENT COMMITTEE

OUR HISTORY

We started in 1994, when the Southern Saratoga Y was first constructed in Clifton Park, New York. Since our birth, we've been a large team, generally with over 100 swimmers.

OUR LEAGUES

The Barracudas compete in two fields:

star-shaped list bullet The North Country YMCA League (formerly the Berkshire-Hudson League), primarily made up of YMCA swim teams in the Capital Region (NY)--Pittsfield (MA) area and extending to Plattsburgh, near the Canadian border.

Adirondack Swimming (Northeastern New York State LSC of USA Swimming)

The Barracudas have won the North Country YMCA League championships every year since our beginning in 1994.

In addition, in the New York State YMCA Championships, we've won:

2nd place, Girls 8 & Under 2nd place, Girls 9-10 2nd place, Girls 13-14 3rd place, Boys 9-10	2002
1st place, Girls 11-12 2nd place, Boys 9-10 3rd place, Girls 8 & Under 3rd place, Boys 8 & Under	2001
1st place, Girls 9-10 1st place, Boys 9-10 2nd place, Girls 11-12 2nd place, Boys 13-14 3rd place, Girls 8 & Under	2000
1st place, Girls Class E (8 & Under) 1st place, Boys Class E (8 & Under) 3rd place, Girls 9-10	1999
1st place, Girls Polliwog 1st place, Boys Prep	1998
2nd place, Girls 8 & Under	1997
2nd place, Girls Class "C" (11-12) 3rd place, Girls Class "B" (13-14) 3rd place, Girls Class "E" (8 & under) 3rd place, Boys Class "D" (9-10)	1996

OUR PURPOSE & PHILOSOPHY

The mission of the Barracudas is to provide a program and environment that will help our children grow physically, mentally, and morally.

OUR PHILOSOPHY:

  Help each swimmer strive to reach his or her full potential.

  Educate each swimmer about the sport of swimming to ensure that she or he develops a love for the sport and continues swimming for years to come.

  Instill in each swimmer the values of team spirit and camaraderie that are innate parts of competitive sports.

OUR VALUES

Character:   Helping each swimmer's character develop by instilling qualities of good sportsmanship and moral standards in the context of a competitive environment.

Commitment:   Helping each swimmer develop a commitment to self-improvement and a dedication to helping improve the team as a whole and other swimmers.

  Helping each swimmer realize that through commitment comes success.

Self-Image:   Helping each swimmer improve his or her self-image so that each individual can be the best that she or he can be.

Respect:   Helping each swimmer develop a level of respect for others--especially other swimmers, coaches, and swimming officials--which displays the Golden Rule.

Personal Safety:   Helping each swimmer contribute to the establishment of a safe environment.

  Helping each swimmer realize the value of personal safety as it relates to oneself and others.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

OUR COACHING STAFF

HEAD COACH	Michael Coughlin
SSCY AQUATICS DIRECTOR	Kindra Beck

OUR PARENT COMMITTEE

Youth teams depend on parental support in order to function; our Parents' Committee functions to coordinate that support and to act as a liaison between the parents and the Y.

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	The North Country YMCA League (formerly the Berkshire-Hudson League), primarily made up of YMCA swim teams in the Capital Region (NY)--Pittsfield (MA) area and extending to Plattsburgh, near the Canadian border.

	Adirondack Swimming (Northeastern New York State LSC of USA Swimming)

*Character:*	Helping each swimmer's character develop by instilling qualities of good sportsmanship and moral standards in the context of a competitive environment.
*Commitment:*	Helping each swimmer develop a commitment to self-improvement and a dedication to helping improve the team as a whole and other swimmers. Helping each swimmer realize that through commitment comes success.
*Self-Image:*	Helping each swimmer improve his or her self-image so that each individual can be the best that she or he can be.
*Respect:*	Helping each swimmer develop a level of respect for others--especially other swimmers, coaches, and swimming officials--which displays the Golden Rule.
*Personal Safety:*	Helping each swimmer contribute to the establishment of a safe environment. Helping each swimmer realize the value of personal safety as it relates to oneself and others.