Weekly Announcements for Week of 1/10-1/16

Dear SBSC families, 
Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 6:00-7:15 G1 Elite-Monday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 5:30-7:30 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Monday and Thursday 7:00-8:15 CST Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 7:00-8:30 CST Practice Notes: No practice at NPHS on Tuesday and no practice at RHS on Thursday due to high school meets. We are using the Train Heroic App during the RHS Group 2 and the G1 Elite practices. If your swimmer has a smart phone we would like them to bring it to practice. If they do, please have them download the app and create an account. The access code for our Group 2 swimmers is G22020. Swimmers should come to practice in dryland clothes over their suits. They should also be wearing quality workout shoes as well. Flip flops or Crocs are not acceptable options. Swimmers are encouraged to bring a yoga mat if they have one. Swimmers attending New Prairie practices will continue to enter the building through door N17. Everyone entering the building will be required to wear a mask. Parents will not be allowed on deck. Each athlete will need to fill out the attached form and hand deliver to the coach when entering the high school. All swimmers should come dressed ready to practice. There may be limited use of the locker rooms after practice. If you have any questions regarding procedures for NPHS practices please email Coach Ashley at awojtysiak@npusc.k12.in.us Consultant Working With SBSC A reminder for those parents who volunteered to be involved in this process our Zoom meeting is set for Monday 8:00 PM CPSC Invite January 8th-10th Crown Point High School Very good first two days. Lots of new best times and a handful of new Divisional cuts. I will post the results to all the pertinent pages on our website as soon as I receive them. Elkhart (1-23/24) and Munster Invites Friday (1-29/30) The deadline to commit to the Elkhart Invite is this Friday February 15. The deadline to commit to the Munster meet is this Thursday, February 14. Remember, for the Muster meet we need to have 5 swimmer commit for each day. As of this morning we are good for Friday but only two have signed up for Saturday. We will send an entry for those swimmers entered on Friday but will need more to register for Saturday to include those athletes. I received a question about event selections last week and I apologize for not addressing this with our newer families. Our policy, and my philosophy, is families can choose which meets to attend but it is the sole discretion of the coaches (typically just me) to select events. If I am unfamiliar with a swimmers ability level I will refer to their coach. This is usually the case with newer swimmers in Group 1. Parents are always free to make suggestions and those will be honored whenever I feel it is developmentally appropriate for the swimmer. We try to avoid having athlete "specializing" in one stroke or distance. Our hope is all of our athletes when they finish their career with us will be equally proficient in all four strokes and can swim a fast 50 and a fast 400 IM or 1650 free. Lifeguarding The best time to lifeguard is now! We have been paying a college student when our athletes have not volunteered but he is returning to school next weekend. We need your help!!! USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA USA 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. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. -- John VanDriessche Head Coach South Bend Swim Club South Bend Riley High School (574)276-6057 www.southbendswimclub.com #SBSCForLife