Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
RHS Practice Groups
Group 1: Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15
G1 Elite: Monday 5:30-7:15
Group 2: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:15, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:30-5:45, and Friday 3:30-5:00
NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1: Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15 CST
Group 2: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:15 CST
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 5:30-7:15 CST
Practice notes: Group 1's practices are now 1 hour and 15 minutes long and will remain that way through the month of May. NP swimmers are welcome to attend any of their corresponding groups practices held at Riley High School. All Group 2 swimmers attending Friday practices are reminded to bring dry-land clothes including running shoes.
CON BW3 Meet June 2nd-4th
The deadline to opt out of this meet is this evening. This is another long course meet and is not appropriate for any of our new swimmers with no prior competitive experience. For all others, if you do not want your swimmer in this meet you must decline attendance to avoid being entered and being responsible for the meet entry fees.
IA Meet May 12th-14th
I was informed yesterday we can make updates to our entry through tomorrow. If you did not want your swimmer in this meet and they were entered because you neglected to decline attendance send me an email by this evening and I will remove them from the meet. I have attached our entry so you can double check if your swimmer is entered.
NASA Off The Blocks Invite
Here are the pertinent times for this coming Saturday's meet
10 and under AM session
Warm-ups 7:00-7:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 6:45)
Meet Starts at 8:00
11 and over PM session
Warm-ups 12:00-12:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 11:45)
Meet Starts 1:00
In past seasons the morning session has been pushed back to a later start time. As of this morning the published start times are still in place. Please check your emails/our website/our social media sites for any updates. If there are any changes I will send out that information as soon as I receive it.
Parent Meeting with Ava Tuesday 5/2
This Tuesday Ava will be addressing athletes motivation and what we can do to increase it. The meeting will be held in one of the classrooms across the hall from the pool locker rooms. The meeting will begin at 6:00 and be done by 7:00.
Birth Certificates
To our new families that have not already done so please email, or bring in a copy of your swimmer's birth certificate. Please remember Indiana Swimming will fine us if your swimmer competes and does not have proof of their age on file. As part of the digital document you signed all fines imposed because of this violation will be the responsibility of the parents.
Picking Up Your Swimmers
I want to remind parents of our policy of picking up swimmers. All swimmers must be picked up within 15 minutes of the schedule ending time of practice. Swimmers will never be held longer then what the practice schedule says. Parents should never have to wait on just as we expect to never have to wait on parents. If a swimmers is not picked up within the 15 minute time frame parents are subject to fines. I just ask that our membership respect the time of our coaching staff. I do understand there emergencies and and unforeseen circumstances. In those situations a text message to alert me should be sent.
Spring-Summer T-shirts
Please make sure your swimmer's shirt size is updated on your account page. Parents, if you would like to order shirts for yourself or other family members send me an an email with T-shirt in the subject line with sizes you would like. The shirts will be dry-fit material. The plan right now is to have a dark/charcoal grey shirt with a variation of our new logo. I will have an idea on price once we have the artwork approved. I will be sending in our final numbers first thing tomorrow morning.
Advertising Credit
Selling a one year ad on our website could earn you anywhere from $50 to almost $500. Here is the link for more information.
Another easy way to earn credit for your swim club account is to hang our recruiting posters out in the public. For every poster you hang you will receive a $5 credit up to $25. Once you hang the poster post a pic of it on your Facebook page (or other social site) and tag the club.
Fitter and Faster Tours
There is also another Fitter and Faster Tour stop in Holland Michigan on May 20th and 21st. The one on the 20th is for swimmers 11 and under. Here is the link to registration page. The one on the 21st is for swimmers 12 and over. Here is the link for registration.
Upcoming Meet & Dates/location/deadline to opt out
Below is our spring and summer meet schedule. All swimmers are considered swimming in a meet unless a parent declines attending. I'm also asking if you know your swimmer will be attending please commit them to the meet. If the option to choose days is not yet available please leave a note as to which days you would like to attend.
CON BW3 Invite June 2nd-4th/Merrifield Park, Mishawaka/Tonight Sunday April 30th
MSC Summer Splash June 23rd-25th/Munster High School/Sunday May 28th
NASA Summer Invite/June 24th/Northridge High School/next Sunday May 7th
IA Summer Spectacular/July 7th-9th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/Sunday May 28th
Senior State Championships/July 20-23rd/Purdue/TBD
Age Group State/July 27th-31st/IUPUI/TBD
Summer Divisionals/August 5th & 6th/Concord High School/TBD
Junior Nationals August 8th-12th/East Meadow, NY/TBD
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
