Weekly Announements for Week of 11/4-11/10

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule

RHS Practice Groups

Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30

G1 Elite Monday 5:15-7:30

Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:15-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 Next practice in February

NPHS Practice Groups

Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30 CST

Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:15-7:30 CST

Group 3 Next practice in February

Practice Notes: Group 3 practices are done for the remainder of the high school season. NP Group 1 will practice on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  Group 1 practices will now last until 7:30.  Group 2 practices will begin at 5:15.  Swimmers attending Group 2's Friday practice should bring dryland clothes including running shoes.  As always NP swimmers are welcome to attend their corresponding groups practice at Riley.

Upcoming Meets

Today Sunday, November 4th is the deadline for the IA Invite (being held 1/4-1/6).  We are asking all of the Group 3 athletes commit to the IA Invite.  This meet will require a waiver for all high school swimmers. 

Next 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 these meets are several weeks 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 these meets please commit your swimmer.

Team T-shirts

We will be placing a second order of T-shirts.  We haven't reached the minimum (which is actually 24) but we have had several swimmers join since the original T-shirt order was placed.  We have only had three families send me an email officially requesting to be included in the upcoming order (Szakaly, Wruble, and Young).  If you would like to be part of the order please send me an email with "T-shirt" in the subject line and in the message include the sizes and number of each you would like.  Please let me know by this evening.  I will be placing the order first thing Monday morning.

Munster Meets in January

I was informed last week that Munster is no longer hosting their January meets due to a scheduling conflict.  We will now be attending the CON IMXtreme Meet the weekend of January 18th-20th.  The deadline to commit to this meet is Sunday December 23rd. (Date may be earlier once the meet letter is published with the exact entry deadlines).  The meet is up on our website but the entry file is not yet available so you are unable to select the days/sessions you are able to attend.  If you are unable to attend the entire meet please indicate which days you can attend in the notes section.

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/Results coming soon

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/sending entry tomorrow

DUNE Rumble/Saturday December 15th/Chesterton High School/Next Sunday 11-11

IA TW Invite/Friday-Sunday January 4th-6th/Notre Dame/Tonight Sunday 11-4

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