Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Our hope was to be back in a few weeks. After the governor's latest announcement we are unsure of when our first day back in the water will be. As soon as I know more I will pass the info along.
Message To Our Athletes
DO
NOT LOSE HOPE!! We will be back and we will be swimming fast again
before you know it. But you need to be ready. Stay active, eat
healthy, stay hydrated, and make sure you are keeping a regular sleep
schedule. As I mentioned in an earlier email we have partnered with
Ritter Sports Performance and they will be designing our dry-land
program for our athletes. They will be given access to an app and the
ability to find tailored workouts they can do on their own at home right
now. Our plan is to have everything in place so our athletes can start
on April 13th.
We hope to have access to the app by the middle of this week so our
athletes have time to ask any questions before we start. As soon as I
am given the access code I will forward on to you. Until then keep
doing any of the workouts I have included in the previous emails.
Also, if you haven't already make sure to download and sign up for an account on USA Swimming's Deck Pass.
This
might also be a good time to sign up for your swimmer's free account on
Collegeswimming.com (soon to be swimcloud.com). As discussed earlier
this is the first place most college coaches go to start the recruiting
process. In fact I received an email last week from Grand Valley State
about one of our swimmers. When asked he said he had pulled up this
swimmer's profile on that site.
Here is another great race between Matt Biondi and Tom Jager.
The two premier American sprinters of their era. See if your swimmer
can point out ways for these two to go any faster. Technique has
changed a considerable amount since this 1990 race.
Spring/Summer Registration
Swimmers that are currently registered for the fall/winter season do not need to register for the upcoming season. There memberships will automatically be renewed. The registration is for any new families or former families who were not part of the team during the fall or winter. Here is the link.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
As of today our entire schedule is on hold. If we are able to get back in the water this could still change considerably. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and second date is the deadline to commit. Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set last year (or best guess for new meets). They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets please if the option to select the days you want is not available, please leave a message in the available notes section of the specific 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
ELK United Splash Bash/June 12th-14th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Sunday, May 3rd
NASA Summer Invite/June 26th-28th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Sunday, May 17th
IA Summer Spectacular/July 10th-12th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday, May 31st
*IN Swimming Swim Fest/July 16th-19th/IUPUI/Sunday, July 12th
*IN Swimming Summer Divisionals/July 24-26th/TBD/Sunday July 12th
*USA Swimming Futures Championships/July 30th-August 2nd/Sunday July 19th
*USA Swimming Junior Nationals/August 4th-8th/Sunday July 19th.
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John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
Spring/Summer Registration
Swimmers that are currently registered for the fall/winter season do not need to register for the upcoming season. There memberships will automatically be renewed. The registration is for any new families or former families who were not part of the team during the fall or winter. Here is the link.
Families
that are returning for this season will not see any additional charges
until we know for sure when we will be back in the water.
I would ask all of our families who have a Facebook account to share our registration post. Thank you to those that have shared our club post or the post from my personal page. As of this morning the post has been shared 46 times. All post shares will be entered into a drawing for a $25 credit to their swim club account. This may sound like a pointless exercise at this time, but the more our name is being floated out there the better the chance we will be able to attract new families to the club once we are back.
Spring Championship Meets
The entry fees for Speedo Sectionals have been credited back to everyone's account Also, for those interested in gear from Age Group State or Senior State meet you can purchase T-shirts and other merchandise by clicking here for AGS and here for Sr. State. There is also an opportunity to purchase gear from Speedo Sectionals. You can purchase that gear by clicking here.
New USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA
Swimming issued a 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.
I would ask all of our families who have a Facebook account to share our registration post. Thank you to those that have shared our club post or the post from my personal page. As of this morning the post has been shared 46 times. All post shares will be entered into a drawing for a $25 credit to their swim club account. This may sound like a pointless exercise at this time, but the more our name is being floated out there the better the chance we will be able to attract new families to the club once we are back.
Spring Championship Meets
The entry fees for Speedo Sectionals have been credited back to everyone's account Also, for those interested in gear from Age Group State or Senior State meet you can purchase T-shirts and other merchandise by clicking here for AGS and here for Sr. State. There is also an opportunity to purchase gear from Speedo Sectionals. You can purchase that gear by clicking here.
New USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA
Swimming issued a 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.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
As of today our entire schedule is on hold. If we are able to get back in the water this could still change considerably. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and second date is the deadline to commit. Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set last year (or best guess for new meets). They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets please if the option to select the days you want is not available, please leave a message in the available notes section of the specific 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
ELK United Splash Bash/June 12th-14th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Sunday, May 3rd
NASA Summer Invite/June 26th-28th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Sunday, May 17th
IA Summer Spectacular/July 10th-12th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday, May 31st
*IN Swimming Swim Fest/July 16th-19th/IUPUI/Sunday, July 12th
*IN Swimming Summer Divisionals/July 24-26th/TBD/Sunday July 12th
*USA Swimming Futures Championships/July 30th-August 2nd/Sunday July 19th
*USA Swimming Junior Nationals/August 4th-8th/Sunday July 19th.
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John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
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