CMSA Earns Level III Club Recognition

Congrats to all CMSA Members. Our club has just received a Level III Club Recognition Level from USA Swimming. Here is some information about this program:

USA Swimming's Club Recognition Program

 Designed over a two year period by USA Swimming's Club Development Committee, this voluntary program presents four levels of achievement across four component areas deemed critical to long-term club success. The program encourages clubs to establish organizational goals and to benchmark their progress toward those goals. The ultimate objective of the program is to strengthen the club system in USA Swimming by guiding clubs through a development process that ultimately positions the program and its coaches to better serve athletes. 

 The Club Development Committee looked at many different factors that helped create "great" clubs. The committee grouped all of the factors into four major component areas: 

1. Business & Organizational Success
2. Parent & Volunteer Development
3. Coach Development & Education
4. Athlete Development & Performance

These component areas, along with the markers in each area, were further subdivided into four different levels of achievement from Level 1 to Level 4 (Level 4 being the highest):