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GENERAL INFORMATION
This program is a Service to
Aquatics by the United States Water Fitness
Association
PURPOSE
OF THE PROGRAM: The National
Aquatics Program Awards are
designed to encourage the development and
recognition of outstanding overall Aquatics Programs,
specific parts of Aquatic Programs, and Aquatic
Directors throughout the country.
CONTEST
RATINGS, RANKINGS, ETC:
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The following
will receive recognition for each
category and be listed in the order of:
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Top Aquatic
Programs in the Country (listed in rank order).
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Top Aquatic
Programs by Category. (listed in rank order) (Listings of Categories can be found on Page 1 of the
official entry form
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Top State Aquatic Programs (listed in rank order).
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Top Aquatic Directors in the Country (rank order will be listed).
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SPECIFIC AQUATICS PROGRAMS.
The rankings of the following will be listed and sent to all who enter the Aquatic Program Awards Contest.
- Water Exercise Programs (listed in rank order). To be eligible for this ranking you must have an average of 20 different classes per week over a one year period.
- Swimming Instruction Program (listed in rank order)
- Competitive Aquatics Program (listed in rank order)
- Aquatic Special Event (listed in rank order)
- Aquatic Department Fund Raising (listed in rank order)
- Water Shows – Can include Water Pageants and Carnivals (listed in rank order)
- Aquatic Volunteer Program (listed in rank order)
- Junior Aquatic Volunteer Program (listed in rank order)
- Overall Improvements and Positive Changes during the last year (listed in rank order)
Special Note:
- Listed in rank order means we will list the #1 Program,
#2, etc. in order. Only programs that are a high enough
quality to be considered as some of the very best
specific Aquatics Programs in the country will be listed.
- This year we will award a special certificate to all aquatic facilities having an average (Summer and Winter) of 25 or more water
exercise classes per week.
- The more support information you submit, the more it can help your rankings.
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The 2011 results of the above will be posted on the USWFA website and mailed to all facilities who enter the contest
when the results are complete.
HOW
TO ENTER:
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Complete the official entry form. The official
form must be used. Use as much of the space that is provided as needed. If you are sending a notebook to include support information,
do not include the entry form as part of the notebook. The entry form must be separate from the notebook.
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Support
documentation. The following items are optional
but will definitely provide bonus
points and help in your rankings!
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A copy of
the pool(s) schedule, including hours of
operation (summer and winter).
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A flyer and
information telling about your Top Special Event
during the last year.
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A copy of
the facility brochure, folder or booklet listing
facility and aquatic program information.
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Other
flyers, folders or printed materials that you think might be useful to us.
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Colored
pictures of your facility and various programs.
- Notebooks including the entry form and support information are allowed for this year's contest.
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Mail your
official entry form
and
other items so we receive your entry by the entry
deadline, Thursday, December 2, 2010, with the program fee
(if not a current USWFA Facility Member)
to USWFA National Headquarters.
COMPLETING
THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM: By
completing the official entry form you are indicating
that all of the information is accurate and
truthful. Any falsification of the facts will disqualify
the complete program entry.
VERY
IMPORTANT: One application must be
completed for each facility. A
facility is defined as a pool, or group of
pools, at one specific location.
Multi-location facilities are a group of facilities owned by the same organization such as several pools at
different locations owned by a City Parks and
Recreation Department or YMCA, etc. Location
facilities wishing to enter must complete an official
entry form for each facility. (A
"facility" refers to a pool or
pools at one specific location).
MATERIALS
SUBMITTED: All materials submitted
become the property of the United States Water Fitness
Association and will not be returned. Materials
or part of the materials may be used by the USWFA to
promote aquatics throughout the country.
PROGRAM
FEE: There is no program fee to current USWFA Facility Members. The program fee for Non-USWFA Facilities to enter the 2011
program is $350.00 per facility. (See above for the determination of a facility.) If you are not a USWFA Facility Member, it would be to your
advantage to join the USWFA as a Facility Member because the membership fee includes a one year USWFA Facility Membership, the Aquatics Program
Awards Entry Fee and Program Evaluation.
See Page 8
of the
official entry form regarding
program fee payment.
THE PROGRAM:
- The Program includes the recognition certificates listed in #2A above for those facilities who qualify for them.
- Each entry form and support information will be reviewed in depth.
- Each program will be evaluated. The typed evaluation will be sent to the individual who submits the Officail Entry Form.
PROGRAM EVALUATION: THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL BONUS which is done for all
facilities entering the 2011 National Program Awards Contest!
- The evaluation is an Aquatic program evaluation based on the program awards entry form and support information submitted with the
2011 Program Awards Entry Form.
- This typed evaluation will consist of at least 5 pages of very helpful information for your facility.
- Non USWFA Facility Members are eligible to have their program evaluated. The fee for Non USWFA Facilities to enter the contest and
have their program evaluated is $350.00
CONTEST PROGRAM FEE:
- Option 1. For current USWFA Facility Members. No Fee
- Option 2. Join or renew USWFA Facility Membership (A one year facility membership is $125.)
- Option 3. Non USWFA Facility Member Program Awards entry fee of $350.00 (The best option is to join the USWFA)
WHERE TO MAIL ENTRIES:
- Mail entries by regular mail or priority mail to:
United States Water Fitness Association, PO Box 243279, Boynton Beach, FL 33424-3279
- Mail overnight or 2nd day delivery to:
400 S. Federal Highway, Suite 414, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
ENTRY FORMS ARE ACCEPTED BY MAIL ONLY
(No fax or email)
ENTRY
DEADLINE:
Thursday, December 2, 2010, at Noon.
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE OFFICIAL RESULTS:
Complete results will be announced on, or before, March 31, 2011. Facilities who enter the contest will
receive the complete results and award certificates by mail.
Official Entry
Form
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