Poplar Heights Swim Team

🍊 Become a Crush Official

Want one of the best views on deck and a bigger role in making the meet happen? Become a PH Crush Official.

Why become an official?

• 🧡 Be part of a fun, supportive group of Crush parents
• ✅ Help ensure swimmers are treated fairly
• 👀 Enjoy one of the best views on deck — including your swimmer
• 📘 Learn the rules and gain a greater appreciation for the sport
• 🤝 Training and mentoring make it easy to get started
• 🚨 Meets cannot start without officials

Officials needed to run a meet

• Referee
• Starter
• Stroke & Turn Officials
• Relay Take-Off Officials

If you are interested in becoming an official, contact our Officials Coordinator, Gerry Kaufman. Officials begin with the stroke and turn certification and work through the positions each season. New officials can begin the season by shadowing experienced officials at Time Trials and early B meets. 

Dates for 2026 NVSL Officials Clinics:

Saturday, May 16th 8-10 am:

• New Referee Only* @ Shouse Village
• New/Recertification Stroke and Turn Clinic @ Sleepy Hollow Bath and Racquet 

Sunday, May 17th 8-10 am

• New Starter Only* @ Pleasant Valley 

Wednesday, May 20th 7-9 pm

• Ref/Starter Recertification @ Little Hunting Park
• Ref/Starter Recertification @ Old Keene Mill 

Saturday, May 30th – 8 am - 1 pm NVSLU @ Fairfax County Govt Center 12000 Government Center Parkway Fairfax, VA 22035. **We will have volunteers in the lobby to direct you to the correct rooms for your clinics.

• NEW Referee Only* @ 8-10 am
• NEW Starter Only* @ 8-10 am
• Ref/Starter Recertification @ 8-10 am
• SwimTopia Meet Maestro Training @ 8-10 am
• Chief Timer Clinic @ 9-10 am
• Stroke and Turn (New and Recert) @ 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Sunday, June 7th – 8-10 am

• New/Recertification Stroke and Turn Clinic @ Orange Hunt
• New/Recertification Stroke and Turn Clinic @ High Point Pool

Sun, Jun 14th – 8-10 am

• New Referee Only*/New Starter Only* @ Rolling Valley (Participants must choose either New Ref or New Starter)
• Ref/Starter Recertification @ Crosspointe
• Ref/Starter Recertification @ Sully Station II 

Wednesday, June 17th 7-9 pm

• New/Recertification Stroke and Turn @ Hayfield Farm
• New/Recertification Stroke and Turn @ Sleepy Hollow Recreation Association

*New Referee and New Starter clinics are only for officials who are new to these positions and who have not been previously certified. These clinics cannot be used to recertify for either position. There are no exceptions.