Good Morning Parents, 

Hope everyone had a great Spring Break.  WOW we are two months away from summer swim.  Swim team registration will open up soon. 

Registration for the officials clinics is available on the Officials Certification page.

Registration for all MCSL Clinics is now open. Officials can register here: https://mcsl.org/officials/.

The 2026 training schedule is in the link above. They have online and in person training. I know some parents expressed interest in getting certified last year. I have included details about each position.  We do need a few new stroke and turn officials this year so the parents who did stroke and turn last year and get certified as starter or referee.  

Thank you so much to those parents who are certified. I have reached out to those who's certification has expired.

Certified Positions

MCSL training is required for all Certified positions.

Certified Stroke & Turn Official**: Stroke and Turn Officials determine whether the swimmers performed their strokes and turns in accordance with the prescribed rules of MCSL. Two Stroke and Turn Officials are required at each swim meet. MCSL training is needed for this job.

Certified Referee**: The Certified Referee is the final arbiter of all decisions and questions during the meet and has full authority over all officials, assigning and instructing them. The referee must be thoroughly familiar with all applicable USS rules and MCSL rules, all meet procedures and duties of all officials. Typically, referees were timers, starters and stroke and turn officials in their earlier years of volunteering. MCSL training is needed for this job.

Certified Starter**: The Certified Starter has complete control over the swimmers from the time the Referee signals the start of the race until after a fair start has been achieved. The Starter calls the swimmers to their starting positions - to "take your mark" – and decides if any false starts have occurred, which needs the concurrence of the referee. MCSL training is needed for this job.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Soap