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, Thursday 5:15-7:30 and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 6:30-9:15, and Friday 6:30-9:00
Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 5:00-6:30
NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:15-6:45
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:45 CST
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:45 CST
NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:15-6:45
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:45 CST
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:45 CST
Practice Notes: Swimmers attending Group 2's Friday practice should bring dry-land clothes and running shoes. New Prairie swimmers and parents are asked to enter NPHS through door N9.
S6 will be closed, quite possibly, for the remainder of the summer to
allow for more renovations. The west pool doors (shallow end) should
be used to gain access to the pool. New Prairie swimmers are welcome to
attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley
New Prairie Construction
Unfortunately our season at NP will come to an end on Thursday. Coach Ashley was informed the pool will be closed starting July 1st.
NP swimmers are welcome to finish the season practicing at Riley. If
there are any families that would prefer to put their membership on hold
please email me prior to June 30th to avoid being charged for July.
Summer Hours & Entrance into RHS
All swimmers and parents are to enter and exit the building through door #22.
This door is on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows
Street. There is a stairwell at door #22 that leads to the west entry
door of our seating area. This will be the door we open for parents who
choose to stay and watch practice. At the end of practice swimmers
will be directed to leave the building from this door. Please plan on
picking up your swimmers from this entrance.
Group 2 Swimmers Attending AM Practices
We
allow Group 2 swimmers to attend morning summer workouts based on their
age. 11 year old swimmers are allowed to attend once per week, 12 year
olds twice, 13 year olds 3 times, and 14 year olds 4 times per week.
Swimmers should have at least one Divisional cut in their age group. If
they do not and would still like to attend they will need to receive
permission prior to attending. Group 2 swimmers that will not be in
high school in the fall should arrive at 7:00 Monday-Thursday, and 6:30 on Friday. We spend the first 40-45 minutes of morning workouts in the weight room except on Friday.
The vast majority of our Group 2 swimmers are not ready for this type
of work. Group 2 swimmers that attend mornings will be charged an
additional $15 each month they attend.
MSC Summer Splash
Several
new best times over the first two days. I will post the results to our
website and update all the other pertinent pages as soon as the results
file is sent out. You can follow all the action by using your Meet
Mobile app.
NASA Summer Invite Saturday June 29th
Here are the pertinent times for this Saturday's meet
Warm-ups 7:30-8:50-our swimmers should be on deck by 7:15
Meet Starts at 9:00
This is now a one session meet, all ages will be swimming together. Attached you will find the order of events.
There will almost certainly be divided warm-ups with younger and older swimmers and possibly by team. As of this morning I have not been given any specifics. If I receive any details prior to Saturday I will email those out.
I
will be the coach on deck for this meet. If you will be arriving late
or unable to make it please text me so I can make sure your athlete gets
signed in prior to the sheets being pulled.
Open Water State
At this moment the meet is still in question. From my understanding the final decision if the meet will be held will be made Monday
by 1:00 PM. If it is cancelled I will alert everyone as soon as I
hear. Since this is a new meet for our club I have attached the meet letter to answer any questions you may have. If the meet does go off as
scheduled, here is the check in process and pertinent times for Tuesday's meet.
Athletes will check in and complete the following stations:
- Check in and receive numbering card. It is imperative they retain the numbered card as it will be collected by an official as they enter the water for competition.
- Numbering on arms and back and hands.
- Checking and trimming of finger and toe nails. Athletes are asked to complete trimming prior to arrival at the competition site.
- Swimsuit inspection
After completion of check-in athletes will move to warm-up on the course during the designated time.
Mandatory Safety Clinic 8:00
Meet Starts 8:30
Again, I will be the coach at the meet please send me a text if you will be arriving late or unable to make it.
IHSAA Moratorium Week July 1st-July 7th
Each summer the IHSAA mandates the week that contains July 4th
there is to be no contact between high school coaches and their
athletes. I will be at practice but I will not be on deck. I will be
sequestered in the office and available to meet with any non-high school
swimmer or any parent. All high school swimmers (or soon to be high
school swimmers) are not be in the office for any reason. Swimmers are
not to arrive prior to 6:20 AM or 4:50 PM. No swimmer will be let into
the building until another coach arrives.
If an athlete texts or emails me after June 30th
they will not receive a reply. If there is communication that needs to
happen it has to be initiated by the parents. I realize with the new
MAAPP guidelines parents and swimmers have been including each other in
their messages to me, I will not respond to any text that has a swimmer
included.
I know this may sound confusing so if you have any questions please let me know.
Wednesday July 3rd and Thursday July 4th.
Due to the holiday falling on Thursday we will move all PM practices that day to Wednesday PM. Group 3 will still practice Thursday morning but there will not be PM practices for any Group on Thursday evening.
New USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPP
USA
Swimming issued a new directive with regards to electronic
communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes.
Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with
our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is
how your minor child communicates with me. For several years I have
asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email me if they would be
missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to
include a parent on all communication with me.
If
you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent
me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my
phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing
practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
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.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our spring/summer 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
CSC Spring Fling/May 3rd-5th/Carmel High School/Our Results
NASA Off the Blocks/May 4th/Northridge High School/Our Results
IA May Invitational/May 10th-12th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/Our Results
CON BW3 Blazin' Invite/May 31st-June 2nd/Merrifield Pool, Mishawaka/Our Results
NASA Off the Blocks/May 4th/Northridge High School/Our Results
IA May Invitational/May 10th-12th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/Our Results
CON BW3 Blazin' Invite/May 31st-June 2nd/Merrifield Pool, Mishawaka/Our Results
*MSC Summer Splash/June 21st-23rd/Munster High School/Our Results coming soon
*Open Water State/June 25th/Eagle Creek Reservoir, Indianapolis/Entry Sent
NASA Summer Invite/June 29th/Northridge High School/Entry Sent
IA Summer Spectacular/July 12th-14th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/Entry Sent
*IN Senior State Championships/July 18th-21st/IUPUI/commit by July 7th
*IN Age Group State/July 26th-28th/IUPUI/commit by July 14th
*IN Summer Divisionals/August 3rd & 4th/commit by July 21st
*Open Water State/June 25th/Eagle Creek Reservoir, Indianapolis/Entry Sent
NASA Summer Invite/June 29th/Northridge High School/Entry Sent
IA Summer Spectacular/July 12th-14th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/Entry Sent
*IN Senior State Championships/July 18th-21st/IUPUI/commit by July 7th
*IN Age Group State/July 26th-28th/IUPUI/commit by July 14th
*IN Summer Divisionals/August 3rd & 4th/commit by July 21st
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
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
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