Weekly Announcements for Week of 5/23-5/29

Dear SBSC families, 
Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15 G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30 Group 3 AM Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 6:30-8:00 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Wednesday 4:15-6:30 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 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: 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. CON BW3 Blazin Invite I will be the coach on deck on Friday evening and Saturday/Sunday morning. Coach Kelli (574-850-1336) will be the coach on deck Saturday afternoon. Coach Carol (574-292-0553) will be the coach on deck Sunday afternoon. If you are running late or will be unable to make it please text the appropriate coach. You can log into your account page or use the OnDeck app to view your athlete's events. If you have a young swimmer please write their events and event numbers on their arms. Here is the statement copied directly from their meet letter regarding spectators. There will be no admission charges. No spectators will be permitted on deck. Parents are permitted to sit outside the fence to watch the meet. We ask that each swimmer have 1 spectators. Should the crowd be too large and not remain socially distant, the club and facility will ask spectators to leave the area. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet Friday (events #1-#14) Warm-ups 4:00-4:50-our athletes need to be on deck by 3:45 Meet Starts 5:00 Saturday and Sunday AM Sessions (all 13 and over swimmers) Warm-ups 7:30-8:20-our athletes need to be on deck by 7:15 Meet Starts 8:30 Saturday and Sunday PM Sessions (all 12 and under swimmers) Warm-ups 1:30-2:05-our athletes need to be on deck by 1:15 Meet Starts 2:15 Extended Meet Deadlines 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. We will be extending our deadline an additional week. Our new deadline for this meet is next Sunday, May 30. 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/entry sent 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 30 *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