Weekly Announcements for Week of 9/13-9/19

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule

RHS Practice Groups

Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:00RHS

G1 Elite  5:30-7:15 Monday RHS

Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday 5:30-7:15, and Friday 5:00-6:30RHS

Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday 3:30-5:30, and Friday 3:30-5:00RHS

NPHS Practice Groups

Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:00NPHS

Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, andThursday, 5:30-7:00 NPHS

Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, andThursday 3:00-5:00 NPHS

Practice notes:  Group 2 swimmers need to bring dry-land clothes (running shoes, shorts, T-shirt) to practice on Friday.  All NP Group 2 and Group 3 swimmers may attend Fridaypractices at Riley High School.  NP Group 3 swimmers are allowed to attend either the scheduled Group 2 or Group 3 Friday practice.

Birth Certificate/USA Swimming Membership Form/Outreach Swimmers/Transfer Athletes

I have attached a blank copy of USA Swimming membership application.  Indiana Swimming requires us to have a hard copy of this form on file for every swimmer every year. Even if you have been with the club for years I will need you to fill out this form and return it to me sometime this week. 

All athletes need to have a copy of their birth certificate on file with Indiana Swimming.  If an athlete competes without proof of birth the club and athlete face some substantial fines.  The best way to insure your swimmer is covered is to scan a copy of their birth certificate then email it to me.

If during registration you answered yes to the question about financial assistance for your swimmer you received a credit for the USA Swimming membership.  To be able to receive that credit I will need a letter from your children's school stating their eligibility for assistance.  I will be sending all of our memberships to Indiana Swimming at the end of the month so please turn those forms into to me sometime before then.

During registration some of our new families indicated their swimmers had previously belonged to another USA Swimming club.  If your swimmer was registered with another club you will need to fill out the attached USA Swimming transfer form and return to me sometime this week.

Registration Payments

I hope to have all payments credited to accounts by the end of the day today

Club Advertising for Account Credit

Our website allows for local merchants to advertise and offer coupons/specials directly on our  site.  Here is a link to the information page. We will credit your account 50% of any money the club receives from companies that you have sold advertising space to on our website.

Thank you to those families who have been able to find places to hang our team recruiting posters.  I have credited the accounts of those who have sent me a photos.  If you have placed a poster in the community and have not received credit on your account please let me know and I will take care of that immediately. 

Every poster displayed in a business, school, or church will earn a $5 credit for your club account.  You could earn up to $50 of credit this way.  For every poster displayed over 10, families will have their name entered for a $50 Visa gift card drawing.  We will hold that drawing on December 1st

NPHS Satellite Update

We had a very successful first week.  We currently have 24 swimmers signed up. I anticipate these numbers to grow substantially.  The only advertising we have done in the area is through word of mouth.  So now that we are up and running I honestly believe we will reach capacity for this site.  

RHS Parent Meeting 9-22

Our fall parent meeting for the RHS training groups is schedule for a week from this Tuesday on September 22nd at 6:00 PM in the RHS Cafeteria.  At least one adult from each family should be in attendance.  The meeting is scheduled for 60 minutes but I will stay and answer question as long as needed.  I will be covering several topics including all of the proposed changes and the philosophical reasons behind them.  Please mark the date on your calendar

Intra-Squad Tuesday September 29th at Riley High School

This is our annual intra-squad meet/pizza party for our swimmers and their families.  This meet is for both our RHS an NPHS groups.  The meet is South Bend time.  We would like all swimmers to be on deck by 5:30. The meet will start at 6:00.  Every swimmer, like all of our meets this season, is assumed to be swimming.   If your swimmer will be unable to make the meet you will need to decline attendance with the "Edit Commitment" button you can find on the event page by MondaySeptember 28th.

The meet will last approximately 60-75 minutes followed by a team pizza dinner/potluck in the RHS cafeteria. The club will provide the pizzas and drinks.  We are asking families to bring their favorite dish to share.  Families A-M bring their favorite dessert (no brownies) and families N-Z bring their favorite side dish.  

Tri-Meet Vs DUNE/HOT, Laporte High School, Saturday 10-3

We are scheduled for Saturday the 3rd. This is a great introductory meet for our new swimmers.  This is also an excellent opportunity for our more experienced swimmers to get some valuable race experience.  This meet will only cost $2 for each swimmer and they cold swim up to 3 events. Our warm-up time is set for 8:00 AM(CDT) and the meet is scheduled to start at 9:00 (CDT). If your swimmer will be unable to make the meet you will need to decline attendance with the "Edit Commitment" button you can find on the event page by WednesdaySeptember 30th.

NCISC Sprint Meet, Riley High School,Saturday 10-10

This is an entire team meet.  It is being held at Riley high school.  This will be the first actual meet we are hosting this season.  This is another opportunity to swim in a meet that is very inexpensive.  Swimmers could swim up to 3 individual events and 2 relays and the total cost will be $6.  We will be running a hospitality and concession stand and we are looking for coordinators and volunteers.  More information will be coming soon.  If your swimmer will be unable to make the meet you will need to decline attendance with the "Edit Commitment" button you can find on the event page by Sunday October 4th.

Vs.CON Dual Meet, Concord High School,Saturday 10-17

This our annual get together with the Concord Swim Team.  We will do a combined group 3 warm-up/short practice with Concord's high school swimmers. Concord will provide a breakfast for all those that attended the combined warm-up.  Our Group 3 swimmers need to be on deck at 6:45.  All other swimmers need to be on deck by 8:00.  The meet starts at 9:00.  We have been asked to provide at least 15 timers.  Please volunteer!   If your swimmer will be unable to make the meet you will need to decline attendance with the "Edit Commitment" button you can find on the event page by Sunday October 11th .

3rd Annual Swim-A-Thon Saturday Oct 24th

The Swim-A-Thon fundraiser has been turned on and you should see the banner at the top of our homepage.  If not you can click here to get there.  Hopefully everyone received the introductory email earlier this week and the instructional video this morning.

The money we raise this season is going to invested in the club a little differently.  Our fistSAT we purchased underwater cameras and recording devices.  Last year we purchased a ton of dry-land and other training equipment.  This year about 1/3 of the money raised will go to some new training equipment.   Our primary purchase of this portion of money will betempo trainers.  Around 15% will go to operational costs, including the 5% we are required to send to the USA Swimming Foundation.  I am hoping to spend 50% of the money raised on marketing and advertising for our club.  I have some ideas for this but if you have any you would like to share please let me know.

A big thanks to Jake Toppen who has already started collecting donations and as of this morning has raised $100!

NASA Sprint Meet, Northridge High School, November 7th & 8th

The meet letter is now posted on the site.  The 10 and under swimmers will be in the morning session with warm-ups starting at 8:00 and a 9:05 meet start.  The 11 and over swimmers will be in the afternoon with an anticipated warmup start time of 12:00 and a 1:15 meet start  This is the last meet on the schedule our high school swimmers will be able to attend without an IHSAA waiver.  The deadline to decline attendance is Sunday October 4th.

Upcoming meet & dates/location/deadline to decline attending
Intra-Squad meet Tuesday 9-29/Riley High School/Monday 9-28
Tri-Meet vs DUNE & HOT Saturday 10-3/Laporte High School/Wednesday 9-30
NCISC Sprint Meet Saturday 10-10/Riley High School/Sunday 10-4
Dual meet Vs.CON Saturday 10-17/Concord High School/Sunday 10-11
NASA Sprint meet Saturday & Sunday 11-7&8/Northridge High School/Sunday 10-4
SWAC Prelim-Finals Friday, Saturday, &Sunday 11/20-22/Southside HS, Ft. Wayne/TBD
CON IMX Meet Friday, Saturday, & Sunday12/4-6/Concord High School/TBD
HOT MC Classic Saturday & Sunday 12-12&13/Laporte High School/TBD
IA TW Invite Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 1/8-10/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/TBD
GSI Invite Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 1/22-24/Goshen High School/TBD
MSC Winter Invite Friday & Saturday 1-22&23/Munster High School/TBD
NCISC Winter Championship Saturday 2-13/Riley High School/TBD
Divisionals Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/4-6/Northridge High School/TBD
Senior State Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/11-13/Pike High School, Indianapolis/TBD
Age Group State Friday, Saturday, & Sunday3/18-20/IUPUI/TBD
Speedo Sectionals Thursday-Sunday 3/31-4/3/Geneva, OH/TBD

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me