Weekly Announcements for Week of 5/16-5/23

Dear SBSC families, 
Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Washington HS and Riley HS Washington HS Group 1 Tuesday 6:00-7:15 G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday and Wednesday 5:30-7:30 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 4:15-6:15 Riley HS Group 1 Thursday 6:00-7:15 Group 2 Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:15-6:45 Group 3 AM Monday, Thursday and Friday 6:30-8:00 AM Group 3 PM Thursday 4:15-6:30, and Friday 4:15-5:45 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Monday and Tuesday 6:00-7:15 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:15 CST Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:30 CST Practice Notes: The Riley pool is getting some minor repairs done on their filter this week and we will be practicing at Washington Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoon/evening. Morning practices will still be at Riley but will be on Monday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Group 2 will not practice on Tuesday. 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 dry-land 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 practices at Riley please continue to fill out the on-line daily screening before arriving to Riley. You can find that link by clicking here. Extended Meet Deadlines Elkhart Invite (6/11-13): Our entry deadline is tonight Sunday May, 16. The meet file provided and the actual session numbers are different. If you would like your swimmer to attend this meet please leave the days you would like to swim in the notes section. All pertinent time information for this meet will be included in next week's email. Munster Summer Splash (6/25-27): They are limiting the teams in this meet and we have been one of the teams accepted. Because of this they are allowing teams to submit entries much later then normal. If you would like your swimmer to attend this meet please commit them by Sunday June 13. IA Summer Spectacular (7/9-11): The meet information for this meet has not been posted. Our initial deadline was tonight but we will be extending it one week at time until the meet info becomes available. Our new deadline for this meet is next Sunday June 23. Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our spring/summer meet schedule. 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 in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets if the option to select the days you want is not available, 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. NASA Off The Blocks Invite/May 8/Northridge High School/results CON Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Invite/May 28-30/Merrifield Pool/entry sent ELK Invitational/June 11-13/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Tonight Sunday May 16 MSC Summer Splash/ June 25-27/Munster High School/June 13 *IN Swimming Open Water Championships/June 30/TBD/June 6 IA Summer Spectacular/July 9-11/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Next Sunday May 23 *IN Swimming Senior State Championship/July 16-18/IUPUI/June 27 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/July 23-25/IUPUI/July 11 *USA Swimming Future's Championships/July 28-31/Huntsville, Alabama/July 18 *IN Swimming Summer Divisional Championships/July 30-August 1/Concord High School/July 11 *Central Zone 14 & Under Championships/August 5-8/July 25 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