Weekly Announcements for Week of 6/27-7/3

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week . Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30 Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 6:30-9:00 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 No practice at NP this week due to moratorium week-swimmers should attend practices at RHS Group 2 No practice at NP this week due to moratorium week-swimmers should attend practices at RHS Group 3 No practice at NP this week due to moratorium week-swimmers should attend practices at RHS Practice Notes: 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. Parents Return I was informed late last week our parents are now allowed to stay and watch practice at Riley High School. Parents will be expected to wear a mask when in the building and maintain appropriate social distancing protocols from those not in their immediate family. Munster Summer Splash I will update all the pertinent pages on our website as soon as I receive the results file. IHSAA Moratorium Week Monday June 28 - Sunday July 4 Each summer the IHSAA mandates the week that contains July 4th there is to be no contact between high school coaches and their athletes. This week we will not be offering practices at NPHS, but those athletes are welcome to attend practies at Riley. I will be at practice but I will not be on deck. I will be sequestered in the office and available to meet with any non-high school swimmer or any parent. All high school swimmers (or soon to be high school swimmers) are not be in the office for any reason. Swimmers are not to arrive prior to 6:20 AM or 4:50 PM. No swimmer will be allowed into the building until another coach arrives. Once in the building swimmers should enter and exit the pool through the locker rooms. If an athlete texts or emails me on or after June 28th they will not receive a reply. If there is communication that needs to happen it has to be initiated by the parents. I realize with the MAAPP guidelines parents and swimmers have been including each other in their messages to me, I will not respond to any text that has a swimmer included. I know this may sound confusing so if you have any questions please let me know. Team Backpacks There are still several quality backpacks available. If your swimmer needs an everyday bag these would work very well. If you would like one for your swimmer send me an email and after an upcoming practice we will allow them to pick one out. 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/ results ELK Invitational/ June 11-13/Elkhart Aquatic Center/ results MSC Summer Splash/ June 25-27/Munster High School/results coming soon IA Summer Spectacular/ July 9-11/Elkhart Aquatic Center/entry sent *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

Weekly Announcements for Week of 6/20-6/26

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30 Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 6:30-9:00 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:30 CST Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:30 CST Practice Notes: No PM practice on Friday due to MSC Summer Splash Invite. 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. Athletes are no longer required to fill out a waiver when attending NP practices. 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. Munster Summer Splash Our entry is attached. You can also find your swimmer's entry by logging into your acccount on our website or by using the OnDeck app. There has been a change to the meet format the afternoon sesssions on Saturday and Sunday for the 11-12 year olds and the 10 and unders have been combined Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet. All times are local to Munster, CST. Friday 13 and over Warm-ups 1:00-our athletes should be on deck by 12:45 CST Meet Starts 2:00 CST 12 and under Warm-ups 4:30-our athletes should be on deck by 4:15 CST Meet Starts 5:15 CST Saturday and Sunday 13 and over Warm-ups 7:00-our athletes should be on deck by 6:45 CST Meet Starts 7:45 CST 12 and under Warm-ups 12:00-our athletes should be on deck by 11:45 CST Meet Starts 12:45 CST Elkhart Invite Very good weekend for our club. Lots of new best times. Here are links to our updated LCM qualifers page, all-time top 10, and our results. IHSAA Moratorium Week June 28-July 4 Each summer the IHSAA mandates the week that contains July 4th there is to be no contact between high school coaches and their athletes. This week we will not be offering practices at NPHS, but those athletes are more then welcome to attend practies at Riley. I will be at practice but I will not be on deck. I will be sequestered in the office and available to meet with any non-high school swimmer or any parent. All high school swimmers (or soon to be high school swimmers) are not be in the office for any reason. Swimmers are not to arrive prior to 6:20 AM or 4:50 PM. No swimmer will be let into the building until another coach arrives. If an athlete texts or emails me on or after June 28th they will not receive a reply. If there is communication that needs to happen it has to be initiated by the parents. I realize with the new MAAPP guidelines parents and swimmers have been including each other in their messages to me, I will not respond to any text that has a swimmer included. I know this may sound confusing so if you have any questions please let me know. Team Backpacks There are still several quality backpacks available. If your swimmer needs an everyday bag these would work very well. If you would like one for your swimmer send me an email and after an upcoming practice we will allow them to pick one out. 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/results ELK Invitational/June 11-13/Elkhart Aquatic Center/results MSC Summer Splash/ June 25-27/Munster High School/entry sent IA Summer Spectacular/July 9-11/Elkhart Aquatic Center/entry sent *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

Weekly Announcements for Week of 6/13-6/19

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30 Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 6:30-9:00 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 5:00-6:30 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:30 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. Athletes are no longer required to fill out a waiver when attending NP practices. 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. Elkhart Invite I will update all the pertinent pages to our website when the results file is sent out. Team Bags The Riley girls team purchased new team backpacks for their program. Coach Amy Thibault has graciously offered their older, gently used backpacks to our club swimmers. If your swimmer would like a backpack send me an email and after an upcoming practice we will allow them to pick one out. Miscellaneous We are still having multiple swimmers each night enter the building without a mask. Until the school administration says otherwise it is still a requirement for our athletes. Since I never felt right about suggesting we wouldn't allow swimmers to enter the building we will continue to provide masks for your swimmers. I also do not believe this is cost that should be absorbed by the club. Moving forward, if a swimmer needs a mask there will be a $1 charge placed on the family account. All swimmers are to be picked up no later then 15 minutes after practice ends. We will never hold your swimmer longer then the posted practice time so please show our coaches the same courtesy and pick your children up on time. At the time of registration a document titled "Terms and Conditions" required a digital signature. As a reminder this is the section of the document that pertains to this issue. If swimmers are not picked up within 15 minutes of the scheduled ending time of practice families are subject to fines of $5, $15, and $25. Fines will be based on, but not limited to, the length of time a coaching member must wait, number of occurrences, and or the lack of a courtesy message beforehand by the parents. After the third offense swimmers may be barred from participation unless or another responsible party stays for the entire practice. 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/results ELK Invitational/June 11-13/Elkhart Aquatic Center/results coming soon MSC Summer Splash/ June 25-27/Munster High School/Tonight Sunday June 13 IA Summer Spectacular/July 9-11/Elkhart Aquatic Center/entry sent *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

Weekly Announcements for Week of 6/6-6/12

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30 Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 6:30-9:00 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:30 CST Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:30-6:30 CST Practice Notes: No practice Friday PM due to Elkhart Invite 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. Athletes are no longer required to fill out a waiver when attending NP practices. 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. Elkhart Invite Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet Friday (events #1-#8) Warm-ups 4:00-4:50-our athletes should be on deck by 3:45 Meet Starts 5:00 Saturday and Sunday AM (12 and under sessions) Warm-ups 7:30-8:25-our athletes should be on deck by 7:15 Meet Starts 8:30 Projected finish each day 11:00 AM Saturday and Sunday PM (13 and over sessions) Warm-ups 11:30-12:50* Meet Starts 1:00 Projected finish 5:30 Saturday & 5:00 Sunday *The warm-up is being divided into two sessions. We have not been assigned a specific time as of yet. According to the meet letter we will be informed no later then Thursday of our specific times. Our athletes should plan to be on deck by 11:15 and if we need to make adjustments I will communicate that with our membership. Spectators are still not allowed at this facility. The meet will be broadcast on their YouTube channel. There are also some volunteer opportunities. Here is a link to sign-up and find all other pertinent meet information. Summer Practice We are allowing Group 2 swimmers to attend morning workouts. These workouts are to be in addition to the regularly scheduled Group 2 practice and not be used as a replacement. They will be allowed to attend the number of practices based on their age. If they are 11 they may attend 1, 12-2, 13-3 and 14-4. Families will be charged an additional $15 each month. Swimmers who do not currently have Divisional cuts will need my permission before attending these practices. Team Bags The Riley girls team purchased new team backpacks for their program. Coach Amy Thibault has graciously offered their older, gently used backpacks to our club swimmers. If your swimmer would like a backpack send me an email and after an upcoming practice we will allow them to pick one out. Miscellaneous We are still having multiple swimmers each night enter the building without a mask. Until the school administration says otherwise it is still a requirement for our athletes. Since I never felt right about suggesting we wouldn't allow swimmers to enter the building we will continue to provide masks for your swimmers. I also do not believe this is cost that should be absorbed by the club. Moving forward, if a swimmer needs a mask there will be a $1 charge placed on the family account. All swimmers are to be picked up no later then 15 minutes after practice ends. We will never hold your swimmer longer then the posted practice time so please show our coaches the same courtesy and pick your children up on time. At the time of registration a document titled "Terms and Conditions" required a digital signature. As a reminder this is the section of the document that pertains to this issue. If swimmers are not picked up within 15 minutes of the scheduled ending time of practice families are subject to fines of $5, $15, and $25. Fines will be based on, but not limited to, the length of time a coaching member must wait, number of occurrences, and or the lack of a courtesy message beforehand by the parents. After the third offense swimmers may be barred from participation unless or another responsible party stays for the entire practice. 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/results ELK Invitational/June 11-13/Elkhart Aquatic Center/entry sent MSC Summer Splash/ June 25-27/Munster High School/Next Sunday June 13 IA Summer Spectacular/July 9-11/Elkhart Aquatic Center/entry being sent tomorrow 8:00 AM *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