Sunday, November 25, 2018

Weekly Announcements for Week of 11/25-12/1

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule
RHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Monday 5:15-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:15-7:30

NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30 CST
Group 2 Monday and Wednesday 5:15-7:30 CST,

Practice Notes: No practice at NPHS Tuesday due to a high school meet. No practice at RHS or NPHS Thursday due to a high school meets. No practice Friday due to the LCB invite. NP swimmers are welcome to attend their corresponding groups practices at Riley. 

LCB Winter Invitational Lake Central High School, St. John IN 11/30-12/2
Our entry is attached.

The sign in sheets at the meet will be pulled 15 minutes after the start of warm-ups.  If your swimmers is not signed in by that time they will not be able to swim in that session.  If you are running late please send me at text so we can get your swimmer signed in. 

Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet
Friday
Warm-ups 5:00-5:50 CST-our swimmers should be waiting at the doors when they open (probably just before 5:00 CST)
Meet Starts 6:00 CST

Saturday and Sunday AM sessions
Warm-ups 7:00-7:50 CST-our swimmers should be on deck by 6:45 CST
Meet starts 8:00

Saturday and Sunday afternoon sessions
Warm-ups 11:00-11:50 CST-our swimmers should be deck by 10:45 CST
Meet starts 12:00 noon CST

T-shirt order
The second order of shirts have arrived.  Swimmers will be given theirs at practice.  RHS parents please stop in to the pool office after practice to pick yours up.  NP parents Coach Kelli or Coach Ashley will have yours.

Group 2 Night at RHS this Thursday November 29th
We are asking help from our Group 2 swimmers to help time at the Clay vs. Riley dual meet this coming Thursday.  We will provide pizza and drinks for all the swimmers that are in attendance.  We wold also like everyone to wear this season's yellow shirt to the meet. If you know your swimmer will be attending please email me so we can order an accurate number of pizzas.  The meet is scheduled to start at 6:00 and will last about 2+ hours


Advertising Credit 
A Group 2 or Group 3 annual membership plus all the other associated fees with our membership -- spirit wear, meet surcharges, technology fees, concession stand/hospitality fees, USA Swimming-- is approximately $550 for an entire year. (A Group 1 annual membership is about $100 less.)  If you were able to sell two of the Premiere+ adds it could easily pay for a whole year of swimming including meet entry fees!

Selling a one year ad to one company 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.

Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/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. Meets marked with an * are meets that require swimmers to meet certain time standards.  All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab

SBSC Intra-Squad/Tuesday October 2nd/Riley High School
NCISC Fall Sprint Meet/Saturday October 6th/Riley High School/OUR RESULTS
Dual Vs. CON/Saturday October 13th/Concord High School/OUR RESULTS
NASA Sprint Meet/Saturday & Sunday Nov. 3rd and 4th/Northridge High School/OUR RESULTS
SWAC Prelims-Finals/Friday-Sunday Nov. 16th-18th/HPB Natatorium, Ft. Wayne/OUR RESULTS
LCB Winter Blast/Friday-Sunday Nov.30th-Dec.2nd/Lake Central High School/entry sent
DUNE Rumble/Saturday December 15th/Chesterton High School/entry sent
IA TW Invite/Friday-Sunday January 4th-6th/Notre Dame/entry sent
CON IMxtreme/Friday-Sunday January 18th-20th/Concord High School/Sunday 12-9
NCISC Champs/Saturday February 9th/Riley High School/Sunday 2-3
CON Last Chance/Friday-Sunday February 22nd-24th/Concord High School/Sunday 1-27
*IN Divisional Champs/Friday-Sunday Mar. 1st-3rd/TBD/Sunday 2-17
*IN Age Group State/Friday-Sunday Mar. 8th-10th/IUPUI/Sunday 3-3
*IN Senior State/Friday-Sunday Mar. 15th-17th/TBD/Sunday 3-3
*Speedo Sectionals/Thursday-Sunday Mar. 28th-31st/IUPUI/Sunday 3-10


As always, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Weekly Announcements for Week of 11/18-11/24

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule
RHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Monday 6:00-7:30 and Wednesday 10:00-11:30 AM
G1 Elite Friday 9:15-11:30 AM
Group 2 Monday 5:15-7:30, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9:15-11:30 AM

NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Monday and Tuesday 6:00-7:30 CST
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday 5:15-7:30 CST, and Wednesday 10:00 AM-12:15 PM CST

Practice Notes: No practice at RHS on Tuesday due to a high school meet. No practice Thursday due Thanksgiving. Practices on Wednesday and Friday will be in the morning. NP swimmers are welcome to attend their corresponding groups practices at Riley. 

I have had several of our Group 1 parents email/ask about the schedule changes and the days Group 1 will practice.  Group 1 will always be scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday whenever it is  possible.  But, with high school meets being held on those days we can not guarantee those days.   I apologize for any inconvenience this may be causing.

SWAC Invitational
I will post the results and update all the pertinent pages to our website early this week.

Group 2 Night at RHS
Every year we ask our Group 2 swimmers to help time at a dual meet.  This year the meet is on Thursday November 29th and is against Clay High School.  The club will provide pizza for all the swimmers that attend.  The start time is still up in the air and I will communicate that to everyone as soon as it is confirmed.

Advertising Credit 
A Group 2 or Group 3 annual membership plus all the other associated fees with our membership -- spirit wear, meet surcharges, technology fees, concession stand/hospitality fees, USA Swimming-- is approximately $550 for an entire year. (A Group 1 annual membership is about $100 less.)  If you were able to sell two of the Premiere+ adds it could easily pay for a whole year of swimming including meet entry fees!

Selling a one year ad to one company 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.

Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/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. Meets marked with an * are meets that require swimmers to meet certain time standards.  All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab

SBSC Intra-Squad/Tuesday October 2nd/Riley High School
NCISC Fall Sprint Meet/Saturday October 6th/Riley High School/OUR RESULTS
Dual Vs. CON/Saturday October 13th/Concord High School/OUR RESULTS
NASA Sprint Meet/Saturday & Sunday Nov. 3rd and 4th/Northridge High School/OUR RESULTS
SWAC Prelims-Finals/Friday-Sunday Nov. 16th-18th/HPB Natatorium, Ft. Wayne/RESULTS coming soon
LCB Winter Blast/Friday-Sunday Nov.30th-Dec.2nd/Lake Central High School/entry sent
DUNE Rumble/Saturday December 15th/Chesterton High School/entry will be sent tomorrow
IA TW Invite/Friday-Sunday January 4th-6th/Notre Dame/entry sent
CON IMxtreme/Friday-Sunday January 18th-20th/Concord High School/Sunday 12-23
NCISC Champs/Saturday February 9th/Riley High School/Sunday 2-3
CON Last Chance/Friday-Sunday February 22nd-24th/Concord High School/Sunday 1-27
*IN Divisional Champs/Friday-Sunday Mar. 1st-3rd/TBD/Sunday 2-17
*IN Age Group State/Friday-Sunday Mar. 8th-10th/IUPUI/Sunday 3-3
*IN Senior State/Friday-Sunday Mar. 15th-17th/TBD/Sunday 3-3
*Speedo Sectionals/Thursday-Sunday Mar. 28th-31st/IUPUI/Sunday 3-10

As always, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com

Sunday, November 11, 2018

Weekly Announcements for Week of 11/11-11/17

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule
RHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Monday and Thursday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Wednesday 5:15-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:15-7:30

NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Monday and Tuesday 6:00-7:30 CST
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:15-7:30 CST


Practice Notes: No practice at RHS on Tuesday or NPHS on Thursday due to high school meets. No practice Friday due to SWAC Invite. NP swimmers are welcome to attend their corresponding groups practices at Riley.

SWAC Invitational Helen Brown Natatorium, Ft. Wayne November 15th-17th
Our entry is attached. Here are the pertinent times for this weekends meet
Friday Night (events #1-#6)
Warm-ups 4:30-5:20-our swimmers should be on deck by 4:15
Meet Starts 5:30

Saturday and Sunday AM Prelims (11 and over events)
Warm-ups 7:30-8:20-our swimmers should be on deck by 7:15
Meet Starts at 8:30

Saturday and Sunday Afternoon (10 and under events)
Warm-ups 12:00-12:50-our swimmers should be on deck by 11:45
Meet Starts at 1:00

Saturday and Sunday PM Finals (11 and over swimmers qualify from prelims-the top 10 qualifiers for each age 11,12,13,14 from each gender and the top 20 for swimmers 15 and over from each gender)
Warm-ups 3:00-3:50-our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:00
Meet Starts 4:00

DUNE Rumble in The Region, Chesterton High School, Dec. 15th
Tonight, Sunday, November 11th, is the deadline to commit to the DUNE Rumble in the Region Invite.  This meet is being held Saturday December 15th at Chesterton High School.

I realize this meets is still more then a month away and you might not know your family's plans.  Meet directors typically allow us to make modifications a couple of weeks prior to the meet, including removing swimmers from the entry.  So, if there is a possibility for this meet please commit your swimmer.

Group 2 Night at RHS
Every year we ask our Group 2 swimmers to help time at a dual meet.  This year the meet is on Thursday November 29th and is against Clay High School.  The club will provide pizza for all the swimmers that attend.  The start time is still up in the air and I will communicate that to everyone as soon as it is confirmed.

Advertising Credit 
A Group 2 or Group 3 annual membership plus all the other associated fees with our membership -- spirit wear, meet surcharges, technology fees, concession stand/hospitality fees, USA Swimming-- is approximately $550 for an entire year. (A Group 1 annual membership is about $100 less.)  If you were able to sell two of the Premiere+ adds it could easily pay for a whole year of swimming including meet entry fees!

Selling a one year ad to one company 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.

Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/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. Meets marked with an * are meets that require swimmers to meet certain time standards.  All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab

SBSC Intra-Squad/Tuesday October 2nd/Riley High School
NCISC Fall Sprint Meet/Saturday October 6th/Riley High School/OUR RESULTS
Dual Vs. CON/Saturday October 13th/Concord High School/OUR RESULTS
NASA Sprint Meet/Saturday & Sunday Nov. 3rd and 4th/Northridge High School/OUR RESULTS
SWAC Prelims-Finals/Friday-Sunday Nov. 16th-18th/HPB Natatorium, Ft. Wayne/entry sent
LCB Winter Blast/Friday-Sunday Nov.30th-Dec.2nd/Lake Central High School/entry sent
DUNE Rumble/Saturday December 15th/Chesterton High School/Tonight Sunday 11-11
IA TW Invite/Friday-Sunday January 4th-6th/Notre Dame/entry will be sent this evening
CON IMxtreme/Friday-Sunday January 18th-20th/Concord High School/Sunday 12-23
NCISC Champs/Saturday February 9th/Riley High School/Sunday 2-3
CON Last Chance/Friday-Sunday February 22nd-24th/Concord High School/Sunday 1-27
*IN Divisional Champs/Friday-Sunday Mar. 1st-3rd/TBD/Sunday 2-17
*IN Age Group State/Friday-Sunday Mar. 8th-10th/IUPUI/Sunday 3-3
*IN Senior State/Friday-Sunday Mar. 15th-17th/TBD/Sunday 3-3
*Speedo Sectionals/Thursday-Sunday Mar. 28th-31st/IUPUI/Sunday 3-10

As always, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com