The Menlo Mavericks is a family-based, non-traditional, non-competitive swim group for youths. We aim to create a swimming community that is extremely passionate about being in and around the water. Find out more about our mission and vision for the Menlo Mavericks.
The Mavericks Summer Team is our family-based summer swim team that exposes kids to friendly competition and the camaraderie of a team. We're proud to carry on the tradition of the Menlo Park Penguins with a fun and safe learning environment for children and teens who wish to develop their swimming and racing skills.
The program is for ages 4 to 18 years. At a minimum, each participant should be able to complete one length of the pool unassisted. The program has four main objectives:
- Introduction of family involvement to a team atmosphere.
- Introduction to competition dynamics.
- Becoming accustomed to measurement and comparison of ones ability level.
- Understanding how individual behavior is incorporated into team dynamics.
Regular Session: June 16 - July 26, 2008. 6 weeks - $180
(off for Independence Day)
Extended Session: June 16 - August 21, 2008. 10 weeks - $250
(off for Independence Day)
* There will be a parent meeting on May 15 at 6:30pm at the Burgess Pool. The meeting will be informative
and a time to place your order for child's swim suit for the summer team.
Registration Policy:
1. Every swimmer in a session must be registered BEFORE they take part in any coached workout.
2. There is a 2 WEEK TRIAL PERIOD from the date of registration, where fees are 100% refundable.
3. Late entries into any session will have their fees pro-rated to the week they start. There is no pro-ration for kids leaving the session early or taking weeks off during the session.
Eight 1-hour practices per week:
Monday - Friday: 9:30am–10:30am
Monday, Wednesday, Friday : 5:30pm–6:30pm
Alan Varner is our head coach for the Menlo Mavericks Summer Team. Alan brings an experienced and diversified coaching background for all ages and abilities.
West Bay Swim League
The Summer Mavericks are part of the West Bay Swim League. This league focuses on building community and family fun. It consists of 6 teams, Pacific Athletic Club, Ladera Rec, Covington, Redwood City Rec, Peninsula Covenant Community Center, and the Menlo Mavericks. Each team in the league will swim in 5 dual-team meets as well as a relay and championship meet. Swimmers 8 and under swim 25-yard events and swimmers 9 and older swim 50-yard events. There are two relays at each meet, freestyle and medley (all strokes).
Summer swim meets are truly family events. The only way a swim meet can take place is with a great deal of parent involvement. There are numerous duties behind the scenes that are necessary to ensure our swimmers have a great experience. Unlike other sports where parents spectate 100% of the time, swim meets benefit from parent involvement 100% of the time. Think of it as active spectating!
Parent night
Picture day
Awards Ceremony and Banquet
Watermelon Day
Ice Cream Day
Opposites Day
Duathlon Day
Dynamic Duo Day
Ironman Day
Tennis Shoe Day (swimmer brings own)
Baggy shorts day (swimmer brings own)
T-shirt day (swimmer brings own)
Team picture day is TBA and will happen at a morning workout in early July. Each swimmer will have the option to purchase a professional package of individual and team prints.
The annual Mavericks awards ceremony takes place back at Burgess pool on the Saturday immediately following the championship meet. Lunch and dessert will be served to the swimmers and families are encouraged to attend. View it as a picnic at the pool. Awards will be presented to each swimmer who participated on the team throughout the season.
The league relay meet at Woodside High School begins at 8am on Saturday July 12. This is a meet where only relays consisting of 4 swimmers are contested. Once a swimmer is placed on a relay team, it is very very important that the swimmer follows through on the commitment to the team so that the other three swimmers will be able to participate. Changing or adding/deleting swimmers from relay teams at the meet is unacceptable.
The league championship meet at St. Francis High School in Mountain View begins at 8am on Saturday July 26. This meet consists of individual swims of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. The swimmer will be entered into the meet nearly a week in advance and event, heat, and lane assignments will be locked in days in advance with no opportunity of additions or deletions.
The Mavericks will continue to come together as a team even after the WBSL league season ends on July 26. Practices, special workouts, team events, and excitement does not have to end. This is the Maverick Way.
Register now!