GIRLS’ SWIMMING AND DIVING OUTLOOK
PLEASE EMAIL: The Miami Herald would prefer if coaches would email these ballots back to The Herald at . Please attach a copy of your schedule to this form. Thanks for your cooperation.
If you cannot email, Please TYPE OR PRINT. Cursive writing is extremely hard to decipher, particularly on a faxed copy. Also use a dark pen and NO magic marker. Coaches are asked to fill in the form in its entirety.
SCHOOL: ______HEAD COACH: ______
COACH’S HOME PHONE: ______COACH’S CELLPHONE: ______
LAST SEASON’S RECORD: ______STATE FINISH: ______
REGIONAL FINISH: ______DISTRICT FINISH: ______
¨ How many years have you been the head coach at this school, not including this coming season (______) and career at all schools (______)? Career record as a head coach (win-loss-tie)______.
¨ YOUR TOP ATHLETES (IN ORDER OF ABILITY):
FIRST AND LAST NAME
/ YEAR / TOP TIMES (LIST EVENT) / BEST PERFORMANCES (LIST IN WHICH EVENT)1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
¨ SCOUTING REPORT (Please write a couple of sentences about your team and how they should do this season):
______
______
______
¨ TEAM STRENGTH:
______
¨ TEAM WEAKNESS:
______
STORY IDEAS (What stories would you like the Herald to write about this season? Coaches, here is your chance to pitch story ideas. Editors and writers read this closely. For example, do you have a player who has overcome an illness or adversity? Is your team taking a long trip for a tournament? Is one of your players related to a famous athlete?):
______
BRIEFLY TELL US ABOUT YOUR TOP ATHLETE(S): ______
List any of your school's former players now playing in college:
1. / 6.2. / 7.
3. / 8.
4. / 9.
5. / 10.
¨ TOP TEAMS (NOT JUST YOUR OWN DISTRICT):
1. / 3. / 5.2. / 4. / 6.
¨ TOP ATHLETES (INCLUDE SCHOOLS):
1. / 4.2. / 5.
3. / 6.
¨ Please fax your completed ballot to 305-376-3583 by Aug. 18. Please confirm the arrival of your fax by calling 305-376-3700, Monday through Friday, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Schools NOT returning their ballot will not be included in the pre-season preview. Thank you.
¨ NOTE: Coaches should also fax their schedules (with sites and times) to the number listed above if they wish for them to be published.