Sunday, February 14, 2016

Weekly Announcements for Week of 2/14-2/20

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule
RHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday,  Wednesday, Thursday 5:00-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 5:00-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30

NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30
Group 2 No scheduled practices in February or March due to the New Prairie Middle School Swim Team being in season

Practice notes: Coach Tyler will be at NP both days this week.  I will not be at practice on Thursday due to a high school meet

NCISC Championship Meet
Congratulations to our entire program.  We placed third overall and Willa Kricheff set a new team record in the girls 8 and under 25 freestyle with a time of 17.43.

The morning session started a little rough but once things got going all seemed to go well.  Hosting a meet of any size takes a considerable amount of effort from so many people.  I wish words could show my appreciation but I know they never begin to express the gratitude I truly feel.  Whenever you thank people publicly there is always a chance you might leave someone out.  If you volunteered your time in any wayyesterday, thank you for helping our club put on an amazing display of teamwork and family spirit.  I would like to single out some of our volunteers who went above and beyond what any one could rightfully ask. 
 
First I would like to thank Amy Roush of the Parks and Recreation department.  Her daughter last swam for us 3 years ago and she still has no problem giving up her entire Saturday to help with all the administrative task associated with hosting a meet.  

I would also like Jessica and Michael Knight.  They took on one of the least enviable jobs of a meet host by running the concession stand. Having a well stocked/staffed concession stand certainly helped ease the grumblings of the fans when we were experiencing our technical difficulties.  

My final thank you goes to the entire Maurer family. The "smaller jobs" they helped with included timing, clerk of the course, and posting the results.  Most coaches I know rank their meet experiences by a few different things.  It could be how well their teams swam, how efficient the meet ran, or if there were any timing system issues. There is one thing that will supersede all of the other parts of a meet.  The one question I get asked (or that I ask) most often by other coaches is, "How was hospitality?"  I heard from coaches from every team that we have the best hospitality room they have ever experienced at any meet at any level.  Thank you Darci and Chris for taking on this huge task and making it look so easy!

You can click to see our updated records pageall time top tenthe results page, and our qualifiers page

Divisonals/Senior State/Age Group State
All information for these meets is included in the meet letters attached to their respective meet info pages on our website.  These meets will require parents to commit their swimmer.  Swimmers will not be automatically entered.  

Our deadline for the Divisional meet is the weekend before our last regular season meet.  If a swimmer achieves a new cut at the CON meet they will still be allowed to enter the meet.  If you believe your swimmer may fall into this category please commit them so I am aware of your intention of sending them to the meet.  You can click here to view the time standards by clicking here.  You can view all of our swimmers who have qualified by clicking here

Upcoming meet & dates/location/deadline to decline attending
Divisionals Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/4-6/Northridge High School/2-21 is the deadline to commit, one week from today
Senior State Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/11-13/Pike High School, Indianapolis/ 2-29 is the deadline to commit
Age Group State Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/18-20/IUPUI/3-7 is the deadline to commit
Speedo Sectionals Thursday-Sunday 3/31-4/3/Geneva, OH/TBD

End of Fall/Winter Season Start of Spring/Summer Season
At the beginning of this season we implemented several administrative changes for our program.  In past years only swimmers who had qualified for the championship meets were allowed to continue swimming in March.  This yearall swimmers are being allowed to continue even if they have not met any time standards.  Also new for our club is we have eliminated the spring registration for swimmers who participated in the fall/winter season.  If your swimmer is currently registered they will also be registered for the spring and summer.

If you decided you no longer want to participate, at any time please, send an email prior to the first of the month to avoid being charged.  For example if you are choosing to stop swimming after the CON meet I will need an email prior to March 1st.  If you are deciding not to swim the spring and summer season I will need an email before April 1st.

Our last practice for Group 1 and Group 2 swimmers for this season will be March 24th.  Our last day for Group 3 swimmers will be March 30 or 31st.  Our first day of spring practice will be Monday April 11th for Group 2 and Group 3 and Tuesday the 12th for Group 1.

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

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