RHS Practice Groups
Group 1: Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite: Monday 5:00-7:30
Group 2: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:00-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 PM: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 6:30-9:15
NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00-6:30 CST
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:00-6:30 CST
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:00-6:30 CST
Practice notes: Group 2 swimmers are allowed to attend the morning Group 3 practices. Swimmers must be in the Group 2 silver group and above and must know their best times. The number of practices allowed is based on the swimmers age. NP swimmers are welcome to attend any of their corresponding groups practices held at Riley High School.
Novice Swim Meet-Wednesday July 12th
The South Bend Venues, Parks and Arts (formerly the South Bend Parks and Rec) is sponsoring a novice swim meet this Wednesday at Potawatomi Pool from 6:30-8:30. I've attached a flyer with more information. This would be a great starting point for some of our swimmer's younger siblings who aren't quite old enough to be part of our club.
IA Summer Spectacular July 7th-9th Rolfs Aquatic Center
I will post the results and update all of our pertinent pages on our website as soon as I receive the results file.
Entering and Exiting The Building
In an effort to help with security of the building we will be using door #22 to enter and exit the building for the remainder of this season. Door #22 is on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If parents would like to stay and watch practice they will need to use the stairwell adjacent to door #22 to access the seating gallery. If you arrive at the building and the door is locked please call my cell phone (574-276-6057) or Coach Ted (574-360-9187), or Coach Brion (574-315-5865). We will be directing all swimmers to leave practice through this door so please plan to pick them up at that entrance.
Ava's Schedule
Ava will be meeting with Group 3 on Wednesday morning this week and with Group 1 and Group 2 on Tuesday evening's practice.
Last Practices For The Summer
These our tentative dates for the last practices for each group.
Group 1 Thursday July 27th
G1 Elite Monday July 24th
Group 2 Thursday July 27th
Group 3 (NPHS) Thursday July 27th
Group 3 (RHS) Friday August 4th.
We will have practices the first week of August for any Group 1 or Group 2 swimmers that are competing at Summer Divisionals.
Fall/Winter Season
Our on-line registration for the fall/winter season will be up and running on August 1st. All families who wish to continue with the club will need to register at this time. Our first practice will be Tuesday September 5th.
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago we will be instituting some changes for the upcoming fall/winter season. Here are two of our new policies.
1. (Introduced 7-2) We will be returning to the old meet declaration process. Swimmers will no longer be automatically entered in meets. If a parent wants a swimmer to compete in a meet they will need to commit them. When I changed the policy a few seasons ago the hope was that it would encourage meet attendance. It did not have a substantial impact on the number of swimmers attending meets.
2. (Introduced 7-2) Our training fees have been the same since our club started in 2006. They will remain the same for all first season swimmers and for all swimmers who compete at least once a month. Our primary mission is to be a competitive swim team and that requires competing. If families choose not to have swimmers compete at meets they will pay a higher monthly training fee. Group 1 swimmers will pay $35 (instead of $25), Group 2 will increase to $50 (instead of $35), and Group 3 will increase to $70 (instead of $50) If meets are not offered during a month (September and April) there will not be any additional charges.
3. Group 3 swimmers will be required to volunteer for 4 hours each season. Our Group 1 and Group 2 practices need lifeguards. Swimmers that are not certified lifeguards can volunteer to help by serving as an assistant to our coaches during those practice times. I anticipate all of the Group 3 swimmers being able to handle this requirement but for those that choose not to their will be a financial penalty equivalent to the cost of a paid lifeguard.
4. I've updated our tech suit policy. I've changed some of the age requirements to be more aligned with our overall philosophy and clarified some language so every age group is covered. You can click here to see our policy.
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.
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.
Senior State Championships/July 20-23rd/Purdue/tonight Sunday July 9th
Age Group State/July 27th-31st/IUPUI/next Sunday July 16th
Summer Divisionals/August 5th & 6th/Concord High School/Sunday July 23rd
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
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