Weekly Announcements for Week of 2/21-2/27

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 Thursday 5:30-7:30 Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:15 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Monday and Tuesday 5:30-6:45 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:00 CST Practice Notes: No practice at Riley on Friday due to the CON Last Chance Meet. 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 RHS Group 2 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. CON Last Chance Invite Concord High School 2/26-28 Our entry has been sent and is attached here. Coach Carol will be the primary coach on deck on Friday and Saturday if you are running late or will be unable to make it please text her at 574-292-0553. I will be the coach on deck on Sunday. If there are any issues for Sunday please text me at 574-276-6057. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet. Friday evening Session 1 (11-12s) Warm-ups 4:00 – 4:40 pm. (Doors open at 3:30 pm)-our athletes should be on deck by 3:45 Meet starts at 4:45 pm Session completed by 5:45 Friday evening Session 2 (13 & over) Warm-ups 5:45-6:45 pm-our athletes should be on deck (or waiting to be let on deck) by 5:30 Meet starts at 6:50 pm Session completed by 8:15 pm Saturday & Sunday AM session (11-12s) (Doors open at 7:00 am) Warm-ups 7:30 – 8:30 am -our athletes should be on deck by 7:15 Meet starts at 8:30 am. Session completed by 10:15 am Saturday & Sunday Lunch session (10 & unders) Warm-ups 10:30 – 11:15 am-our athletes should be on deck (or waiting to be let on deck) by 10:15 Meet Starts 11:30 pm Session completed by 1:45 pm Saturday & Sunday PM session (Open) Warmups 2:00 – 3:20 pm-our athlete should be on deck (or waiting to be let on deck) by 2:15 Meet starts 3:30 pm Session completed by 6:30 pm Concord is allowing limited spectators during the Saturday and Sunday AM and Lunch Sessions. NO SPECTATORS ON FRIDAY OR ANY OF THE 13 AND OVER SESSIONS. NCISC Winter Championships- Here are the updated pages from last weekend's meet. All Time Top 10, Current Qualifiers for Divisionals/State, and our results. Divisonals Crown Point High School March 5th-7th This meet is open for all swimmers who have qualified. (Click on the link above to see if your swimmer has qualified). I will be sending our preliminary entry sometime later today. I have until Thursday to make any changes. So, if there are event changes, time updates, no longer want to swim, etc. please let me know. Also, we received notification from the meet host there may be changes to the format of the meet. The POTENTIAL format changes will be that the 14 & Under/Open session be split by gender creating an additional session. The 14 & U/Open Women will swim first followed by the 14 & U/Open Men. This additional session of the 14 & U/Open Men will result in the 10 & Under and 11-12 sessions being moved to later times in the day. Final sessions times will be communicated as soon as possible. These changes will only be implemented if the entry numbers of the 14 & U/Open sessions exceed the facility capacity restrictions. Practice Reminders Parents please make sure your athletes are arriving to practice in their practice gear (suits and/or dryland clothes). We want to limit the activity in the locker room. The locker rooms should just be for restroom breaks and changing after practice if necessary. When dropping your swimmer off for practice please make sure they leave your vehicle wearing a mask. We have a very limited supply of disposable masks and we hope to use those when the one's they have break or are no longer viable. Finally make sure to fill out our daily screening every time they attend practice. Here is that link. Lifeguarding The best time to lifeguard is now! We need your help!! PEASE sign-up in any available spot. 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