2025 Season Info (BSPC Swim Team)

SPRING 2025 BSPC

Swim Team Information

2024-25 BSPC Swimmers - PLEASE READ:

USA Swimming has released their 2024-25 Registration Information:

All swimmers for the Blue Springs Power Cats are required to register with USA Swimming immediately after joining.

How to register your swimmer for the Blue Springs Power Cats with USA Swimming (required for all athletes):

Go to this website: https://hub.usaswimming.org/landing
Click "Create Login"
Before you create an Athlete Account, you will need to create a Parent Account.
After you create your account, you will need to log in to https://hub.usaswimming.org/landing using your newly created username and password.
After you sign in, finalize your profile.
Once you are signed in (to your Parent Account), you will need to click on this link: https://omr.usaswimming.org/omr/welcome/0CF14CF48481C8
Click "Register New Member"
Create an account for your swimmer.

There are three options to choose from when registering with USA Swimming.

Signing up for any of these USA Swimming membership plans will make your swimmer immediately eligible to begin practicing with the Power Cats:
- Premium Membership for $82 (expires 12/31/2025) - eligible for ALL meets through 12/31/2025
- Season 1 Membership for $50 (expires 02/05/2025) - eligible for ALL meets through 02/05/2025.
- Flex Membership (only for swimmers who are 12 years old or younger) for $30 (expires 12/31/2025) - eligible for up to 2 meets through 12/31/2025.

Which USA Swimming Membership should you sign up for?

- While all memberships allow swimmers to immediately begin practicing and compete in up to two meets, Premium Membership offers the best value for those who plan to swim the entire year and compete in swim meets throughout the 2024-25 season.

Once you do this, you will officially be registered with the Blue Springs Power Cats and USA Swimming. All members of the team are required to register with USA Swimming.

If you are transferring memberships from a previous USA Swimming / Missouri Valley team, please initiate that process by logging in to your USA Swimming Account and clicking the Club Transfer option under My Account on your USA Swimming Account Homepage. You can find more info on membership transfers here: https://usaswimming.thecloudtutorialusers.com/main/articles/1663196721731

Monthly/Yearly Membership Fees:

*All swimmers are required to be registered with USA Swimming before they begin practicing with the Power Cats. You can learn more about the USA Swimming Registration Process here: USA Swimming Membership Info

New Practice Group Structure - Maximum Swimmers Per Group

New Group Formatting: To accommodate our growing needs, we have reformatted a number of the BSPC Practice Groups:
- Diamond Group - 12 high school-aged swimmers will be invited to participate in the Diamond Group. This group practices immediately after school (2:45pm - 4:45pm) throughout the school year. This group will participate in Dryland (4:45pm - 5:15pm) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Weekday morning practices and Saturday workouts will be offered throughout the fall and winter for this group. This group is very similar to what Senior was during the 2023-24 season. Diamond Group
- Platinum Group - High school and middle school-aged swimmers will be invited to participate in the Platinum Group. The only difference between this group and the Diamond Group is the practice times. This group practices in the evenings (5:15pm-7:00pm or 6:30pm-8:00pm) throughout the school year. This group will participate in Dryland (4:45pm - 5:15pm) on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Weekday morning practices and Saturday workouts will be offered throughout the fall and winter for this group. This group is very similar to what Senior was during the 2023-24 season. Platinum Group
- Advanced, Gold, Silver & Bronze Groups - These groups for our younger swimmers have not changed. Bronze is best for swimmers who are just being introduced to the sport. Silver is for swimmers once they start to learn the basic concepts of all four strokes. Gold is for swimmers who are legal in all four strokes. Advanced is for swimmers who are starting to master all four strokes and are ready to begin learning the basics of “competitive swimming training.”

Maximum Number of Swimmers Per Group:
- Due to limited pool space, we will have hard cut-offs on the number of swimmers and reimplement Waiting Lists to join the team.

Additional Info:

- Out-of-Water Fees: If a swimmer decides they would like to take a break and put a “pause” on their membership, a fee of 50% of the monthly rate will be charged to hold their space on the team.
  - Without this fee, rejoining the team may require being added to a waiting list.
  - This does NOT apply to swimmers who take time away from BSPC to swim on their high school teams.

- Notification Requirement: You must notify us in writing by the 15th of the previous month if you intend to make any changes to your swimmer’s participation status.
  - If you fail to let us know about any changes to your swimmer’s membership status before the 15th of the month, you will be charged the fee for the next month.

- Commit Swimming Payment Info (Monthly):

If you signed-up to pay monthly - you will need to put your Credit Card on file with Commit Swimming.
On the first of the month, Commit Swimming will charge your account for the agreed-upon amount of the monthly practice fees.
Failure to have your Credit Card on file by September 1 will result in a late payment. Failure to have your Credit Card on file by September 5 will result in a $20 late penalty. Failure to have your Credit Card on file by September 15 may result in removal from the team.
IF YOU SIGNED-UP FOR MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND HAVE ENTERED YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION INTO COMMIT SWIMMING - there is nothing else you need to do! Thank you for setting this up!