Weekly Announcements for Week of 6/5-6/11

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule 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 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30 Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 6:30-9:00 New Prairie HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00-6:30 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 6:00-8:00 AM CST Practice Notes: No evening practice on Friday at Riley due to Elkhart June Invite. Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the north west corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning on staying to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door and this will lead you to the seating area. New Prairie families use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. Elkhart June Invite -- June 10-12 --Elkhart Aquatic Center The pertinent times for this weekend's meet are listed below. If you are running late or will be unable to make it please send me a text (574-276-6057). Here is the link to Elkhart Aquatics meet page. This will have up to date info for heat sheets, final results, and a link to the webcast. Our entry is attached. I noticed a discrepancy with the meet letter and the entry file set-up. If you are entered in the Open 200 IM or 400 IM there may be a change to what you are swimming. I will let those specific swimmers know when I get an answer back from the Elkhart meet management. We are being allowed to send updates through tomorrow. If you missed the deadline to commit to this meet and would like to swim please email me today. I will send our final entry after morning practice on Monday. 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 Sessions (all 12 and under swimmers) Warm-ups 8:00-8:55 -- our athletes should be on deck by 7:45 Meet Starts 9:00 Saturday and Sunday PM Sessions (all 13 and over swimmers) Warm-ups 12:00-1:00 -- our athletes should be on deck by 11:45 Meet Starts 1:05 Pick up and Drop off The doors for PM practice at Riley will not be open until 4:45. If athletes arrive before this time they will be unable to enter the building. I would also like to remind parents swimmers are to be picked up within 15 minutes of the posted ending time of their practice. This was included in the terms and conditions you digitally signed at registration. If coaches are required to wait with swimmers after this 15 minute mark fines will be placed on those accounts. Group 2 During our summer months we allow select Group 2 athletes to attend the RHS Group 3 morning practices. G2 Swimmers attending these practices will be billed an additional $15 each month. These swimmers must have at least one Divisional cut in their age Group. The number of practices allowed is determined by the swimmer's age. 11 year olds may attend once each week, 12 year olds twice, 13 year olds three times, and 14 year olds four times. If the Group 2 swimmer will be an incoming freshman they will be allowed to attend the weight room session of the practices. If they are not starting high school in the fall they will not be lifting. So, the days we are scheduled to lift those athletes and should be on deck by 7:00 and ready to swim by 7:15 (this week M, T, TH). On the non-weight room days they should be on deck by 6:30 (This week Wednesday and Friday). USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPP/Safe Sport 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. 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. Midwest Collegiate Showcase -- Our Results DUNE Rockin' Races Invite -- Our Results CON Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin' Invite -- Our Results Elkhart Invitational/June 10-12/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Final entry being sent Monday morning MSC Summer Splash/June 24-26/Munster High School/Entry Sent *IN Swimming Open Water Championships/June 28/Prairie Creek Reservoir, Selma, IN/Tonight, Sunday June 5 IA Summer Spectacular/July 8-10/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Tonight, Sunday June 5 *IN Senior State/July 14-17/TBD/Sunday June 26 *IN Age Group State/July 22-24/TBD/Sunday July 11 *USA Swimming Futures Championships/July 27-30/TBD *IN Divisional Championships/July 29-31/Concord High School/Sunday July 17 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