Weekly Announcements for Week of 10/1-10/7

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule

RHS Practice Groups

Group 1: Thursday 6:00-7:15
G1 Elite: Monday 5:30-7:15
Group 2: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:15, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:30-6:00, and Friday 3:30-5:00


NPHS Practice Groups

Group 1: Thursday 6:00-7:15 CST
Group 2: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:15 CST
Group 3: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:30 CST

Practice notes: There is no practice on Tuesday due to the Intra Squad meet. Group 1 practices for the month of October will end at 7:15. NP swimmers are welcome to attend any of their corresponding group's practice at RHS.  Group 2 swimmers attending Friday practice are reminded to bring workout clothes including running shoes.

Golden Goggles
The Golden Goggles Awards is USA Swimming's annual awards ceremony for their athletes and coaches.  It also serves as their fundraiser for the USA Swimming  Foundation.  Each year they recognize several outstanding performances.  This year one of our very own has been nominated for an award.  Bethany Galat, a senior at Texas A&M and former SBSC member, has been nominated for the "Breakout Performer of the Year".  You can click here to read Bethany's short bio and to cast your vote for her.

For those of you that are interested Bethany and her Texas A&M teammates will be swimming at Notre Dame at Rolfs Aquatics Center on the weekend of the 13th and 14th. The meet will begin at 5:00 on Friday and 11:00 on Saturday morning.

Picking up Swimmers
Parents are reminded they are to pick up their swimmers no later then 15 minutes after the conclusion of the end of practice.  There are fines and they escalate for 2nd and 3rd offenses.  Please be conscious of mine and the other coaches time.  Accidents do happen and the courtesy of text to me explaining that you will be late goes a long way.

Intra-Squad Meet Tuesday October 3rd

All swimmers should be on deck no later then 5:30.

If you will be running late please send me a text.  All swimmers will be entered in the meet unless you have opted out using the meet declaration process on our website.

There is no practice at either site and there is no cost for swimmers to compete. 

After the meet is over (meet lasts about 75 minutes) we head to the cafeteria for a pizza party/potluck dinner for our families.  We are asking all families to bring their favorite dish to share.  Families with the last names beginning with A-M bring their favorite side dish and families with the last names starting with N-Z bring their favorite dessert.  Remember we are required to clean up so we ask that no one bring brownies.

We are going to need some help from our parents at the meet.  We are going to need 16 timers, 6 parents to help with the cafeteria including 2 arriving at 5:15.  We also need everyone who is able, to stay and help clean up.  We are responsible for any mess we make including trash removal. Here is the link to sign up for any of these jobs. (Make sure you are signed into our site)

NCISC Meet Saturday October 7th at Riley High School

Here are the pertinent times for this Saturday's meet

Warm-ups for 11 and overs 7:00-7:40 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 6:45)

Warm-ups for 10 and unders 7:40-8:05 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 7:25)

Meet starts 8:15

This is the first actual meet on our schedule.  This meet is appropriate for our entire team.  If you would like your swimmer to attend you will need to use the websites meet declaration process.  If you want to commit your swimmer start by logging in to your account, click on the "MEETS/EVENTS" tab, scroll to the "NCISC 17 Fall Sprint meet", click on the "Edit Commitment" button, and choose the "Yes" option.  The deadline to commit to this meet is tonight Sunday October 1st

The cost of this meet is $6.  Swimmers may be able to swim 3 individual events and 2 relays.

Since this is a meet we host we also need several volunteers to run a successful meet.  We will need timers, concession stand workers, hospitality room helpers, credential check point workers, and some help with the awards.  Most jobs are set up for two hour time slots.  If you can volunteer for more then one two hour spot it would be greatly appreciated. You can get to jobs volunteer page by clicking here, remember to make sure you are logged in to our website.

Concord Dual Meet Saturday October 14th at Concord High School
This meet is a two team head-to-head meet between us and Concord Swim Club.  More details about time lines to follow.  We will be meeting for lunch at a nearby restaurant most likely Wings Etc.  Each family will be responsible for their own meals. The deadline to commit to this meet is one week from tonight, October 8th.  But, if you know you will be attending this meet please commit as soon as you can.  Since both the NCISC meet and this one offer the same events it helps with planning/event selection if I know they are attending both.

Swim-A-Thon at Riley High School October 21st
As of this morning we are just 15% of our way towards our goal.  Only 15 swimmers have received donations so far.  We currently have 126 swimmers active in our program.  This is the only fundraising we do for the entire year and it is imperative for our operating budget.  I realize every activity your child participates in does fundraising. I am also aware you can only call ask the grandparents only so many times.  But it very easy to set up your swimmer's account, send out to your email and put a link on your Facebook page.  If every swimmer raised as little as $80 we surpass our goal. The funds this season are going to help cover our coach's salaries, pay for our sports performance consultant, and if we raise enough money we would like to purchase the Ikkos mental training system. 

Required Paperwork
Families with outstanding paperwork will receive an email from me no later then the 15th of this month.

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 commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule.  Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets.  The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set last year. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information.  When committing to multiple day meets please leave a message in the available notes section of what days you would like to attend.


Intra-Squad Meet October 3rd/Riley High School/-all swimmers will be entered
NCISC Sprint Meet October 7th/Riley High School/TONIGHT Sunday October 1st
Dual Meet Vs CON October 14th/Concord High School/Next Sunday October 8th
NASA Sprint Meet November 4th & 5th/Northridge High School/October 15th
SWAC Prelims-Finals November 17th-19th/HPB Natatorium, Ft. Wayne/October 22nd
LCB Winter Blast December 1st-3rd/Lake Central High School/October 29th
DUNE Rumble December 16th/Chesterton High School/November 12th
IA TW Invite January 5th-7th/Notre Dame/October 29th
NCISC Championship February 10th/Riley High School/January 28th
CON Last Chance February 23rd/Concord High School/January 28th
Divisionals March 2nd-4th/TBD/February 19th
Senior State March 9th-11th/TBD/February 25th
Age Group State March 16th-18th/IUPUI/March 4th

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