Specialty Krewes: We have a parents group that is just as talented as our swimmers. Every parent has a skill that can help the team succeed, and no parent needs to be overloaded with team duties. Our parents can be the “team behind the team” that will bring about overall success. As coaches, we want parents and swimmers to feel like their input and creativity is appreciated and utilized throughout the season. Each Krewe can have a Krewe Captain or Big Chief to head things up.
Krewe of DQ – [Officials] –
Louisiana Swimming has lost many of its stroke judges to evacuations and relocations. As a new team, we need to develop our own “Krewe of DQ” – good, trained competent officials who can run a sanctioned meet.This will allow us to run our own meets at our facility and other venues. Stroke judges, starters, and referees.
Krewe of Blasters – [Publicity] –
Someone who can work with the media and get results and other news items to the papers and even TV.
Kostume Krewe – [Team apparel]:
I think this group has already started to take shape, and if anyone would like to participate please contact Janelle Knudsen. This group will help to create and organize team apparel with the chairpersons and order team competitive equipment.
Krewe of Phidippides – [Webmaster]: Brenda Klazynski is setting up a super website for the BLAST. If you have had any website ideas, please share them with Brenda.
Krewe of Ramblin’ Roadies – [Travel] : Person can help with booking motel reservations and creating a team travel itinerary for certain away team meets. Can also set up a team buffet at a local restaurant [except when we go to Lafayette; there we always go to Prejean’s]
Lagniappe Krewe: [Team activities]
As a recovering Louisiana entity, it is “our duty to party!” can help Some Krewe ideas: organize team parties and our short course and long course awards picnics\banquets. We will have two team awards gatherings – one for short course and one for long course. The short course awards picnic will take place at the end of March or early April about two weeks after state.
