2025-26 Season Info (BSPC Swim Team)

FALL 2025 BSPC

Swim Team Information

The Blue Springs Power Cats (Missouri Valley LSC; USA Swimming) will begin the 2025 Fall Season on Tuesday, September 2 (the day after Labor Day).

Returning Swimmers will receive their Fall 2025 Group Assignments over the first week of August.

NEW Swimmers - for a very short time, we are opening Registration to the public. As our groups begin to fill, registration will close.

NEW Swimmer Registration Link:

BSPC - NEW Swimmer Registration Link

2025-26 BSPC Swimmers - PLEASE READ:

Monthly Practice Fees:

The 2025-26 USA Swimming Season for the Blue Springs Power Cats is just around the corner. As we enter our third year as a swim team, our goal has always been to provide the best possible coaching in a positive environment. In addition, through our partnership with the Blue Springs School District, we continue to strive to maintain our program as the most cost-efficient swim team option in Eastern Jackson County.

With that said we are pleased to announce that WE ARE KEEPING OUR MONTHLY PRACTICE

FEE STRUCTURE THE SAME FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR!

While our monthly rates will remain the same, we are making one adjustment to our fees: Customers will now pay a nominal Processing Fee for every payment made in Commit Swimming. For a breakdown of Processing Fees, see below:

Card (Visa/MasterCard/Amex/Google Pay): 3.7 % + $0.20 per payment.
Bank transfer (ACH): 1.7 %.

So, if your credit card is used to pay a monthly Bronze Fee of $60, your credit card will be charged $62.42 (3.7% X $60 = $2.22 + $0.20 = $2.42)

By implementing this nominal change, it helps to save the team over $5,000 in annual processing costs and allows us to keep the monthly practice fees at the same rate for everyone!

NOTE: As in prior years, we are unable to economically process checks or cash. As a result, paying your fees through Commit Swimming is your only option.

Monthly/Yearly Membership Fees:

Card (Visa/MasterCard/Amex/Google Pay): 3.7 % + $0.20 per payment.
Bank transfer (ACH): 1.7 %.

Up-Front Annual Payment Option:

Families may pay the entire 2025-26 season’s practice fees in one lump sum by September 2, 2025, and receive a 10 % discount. The up-front amounts are:

The payment is processed through Commit Swimming and carries the standard processing fee (3.7 % + $0.20 for card or 1.7 % for ACH). Once submitted, the payment is non-refundable and covers all practice fees for the season—no further monthly Membership Fees will be charged unless the swimmer is promoted to a higher level (more expensive) practice group.

USA Swimmer Membership Registration:

RETURNING Swimmers:

Swimmers who finished the 2025 Summer Season as members of the Power Cats will receive an email with Group Assignments, Practice Info, and a Google Form. The Google Form will allow swimmers/families to confirm their 2025-26 Membership with the Power Cats and also select the level of their USA Swimming Membership.

For most of you, your USA Swimming Membership will expire on December 30, 2025. In November 2025, the Blue Springs Power Cats ADMIN Team will register your swimmer for Premium Membership (or Flex Membership if your swimmer will not swim in meets). You will be charged for your 2026 USA Swimming Registration Fee at that time.

Premium Membership (year-round expires 12/30/26) – $82
Flex Membership (only for swimmers who are 12 years old or younger) for $30 (expires 12/31/2026) - eligible for up to 2 meets through 12/31/2026.

NEW Swimmers or those who have an expired membership - USA Swimming:

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 our specific USA Swimming Registration Link: ****The USA Swimming Registration Link for the 2025-26 Season has not been created by USA Swimming. As soon as we receive this link, we will add it here.****
Create an account for your swimmer.
Pick “I’m registering my child” → Premium Athlete 2025-26 (or a similar membership).
Fill athlete info, emergency contacts, Safe Sport questions → Pay.
The account will turn green instantly (indicating that the membership is up-to-date).
After this, send us your swimmer's new USA Swimming Member ID so we can add that ID to the roster in Commit Swimming.

USA Swimming Membership Choices:

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 12/31/2026) - eligible for ALL meets through 12/31/2026
- Season 1 Membership for $50 (expires 02/05/2026) - eligible for ALL meets through 02/05/2026.
- Flex Membership (only for swimmers who are 12 years old or younger) for $30 (expires 12/31/2026) - eligible for up to 2 meets through 12/31/2026.
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 2025-26 season. If your swimmer plans on competing in meets, it's best to select the PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP.

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

Practice Groups

Please read the info below to learn more about the different BSPC Practice Groups:

- Diamond - For the fall/winter, a select number of 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. Weekday morning practices and Saturday workouts will be offered throughout the fall and winter for this group. Diamond Group

- Platinum - High school and middle school-aged swimmers who have at least 2 years of swimming experience and are ready for a more challenging training regimen 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. Weekday morning practices and Saturday workouts will be offered throughout the fall and winter for this group. Platinum Group

- Advanced - This group is designed to help beginner swimmers transition into more serious swimmers. The priority of this group is to teach the swimmers how to start training while still focusing on skill development and mastering technique. High school, middle school, and older elementary school students will be eligible for this group. Advanced Group

- Gold - Swimmers who can legally swim all four competitive swimming strokes are ready to join the Gold Group. This group focuses on helping swimmers become legal in all four strokes of competitive swimming while starting to work on the early stages of skill development (technique). Gold Group

- Silver - Swimmers who know the basics of all four competitive swimming strokes are ready to join the Silver Group. This group focuses on helping swimmers become legal in all four strokes of competitive swimming while starting to work on the early stages of skill development (technique). Silver Group

- Bronze - Swimmers who can swim the length of a 25-yard pool and are at least 5 years old are invited to join the Bronze Group to learn more about the sport of competitive swimming. This group focuses on getting swimmers comfortable in the water while teaching them the basics of competitive swimming. Bronze Group

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 2 will result in a late payment. Failure to have your Credit Card on file by September 10 will result in a $20 late penalty. Failure to have your Credit Card on file by September 20 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!
Payment Assistance: If you are having trouble paying your bills, please contact us to work out alternative arrangements.