Weekly Announcements for Week of 10/30-11/5

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite Wednesday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:45-6:15, and Friday 3:45-5:15 Group 3 AM Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-6:45 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 5:00-7:30 CST Practice Notes: Group 1 practices will now last 90 min Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area. No practice at NP on Monday due to Fall Break. New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. Lifeguard Class As I have mentioned in previous emails we have been struggling to get our swimmers to cover practices. Coach Brett is willing to run another class at RHS if there is enough interest. If your swimmer would like to be part of an upcoming class, have them text Coach Brett at 574-250-6358. Please remember any electronic communication between an athlete and coach must include a parent. USA Swimming Memberships We need all swimmers committed to any of our first three meets to complete the USA Swimming Registration. Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you are having trouble, after the parent account is created, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me your athlete qualifies. If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible you can email a pic or bring a hard copy to the practice. WAR Monster Splash Thank you to all of our families and swimmer who made the trip to Warsaw yesterday. I will post the results to our website as soon as I receive them. NASA Sprint Meet -- 11/5&6 -- Northridge High School Here are our updated entries for the NASA Meet. You can always log in to our website or use the OnDeck App to see your swimmer's entry. Coach Brett (574-250-6358) and Coach Kelli (574-850-1336) will be the coaches on deck for this meet. If you are running late or will not be able to attend please call or text one of these coaches. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet: Saturday and Sunday AM Session- (all 10 and under swimmers) Warm-ups 8:00-8:50 -- our swimmers should be on deck by 7:45 Meet Starts 9:00 CON Skypoint Invite Time information for this meet will be included in next week's email. Here is a link to our current entry list. Swim-A-Thon The team suits were ordered on Friday. These will be distributed as soon as they arrive Spirit Wear Order Forms The order forms are in. You can click here to view the form. All forms need to be returned to me no later than November 11. The Spirit Wear Fee you paid at registration was for your swimmer's team cap and team T-shirt. The swimmer's shirts are different from the ones on the order form and will be handed out to swimmers this week. Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter 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 stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/ Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/ WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Our Results coming Soon NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6//Entry Report CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Entry Report ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Sunday November 13 DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Saturday Dec. 17/Sunday November 20 IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Sunday November 27 CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/Sunday December 18 CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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 10/23-10/29

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15 G1 Elite Wednesday 5:30-7:15 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:45-6:15, and Friday 3:45-5:15 Group 3 AM Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-6:45 New Prairie HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00-6:15 CST Group 2 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST Group 3 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 5:00-7:30 CST Practice Notes: Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area. No practice at NP on Monday due to Fall Break. New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. USA Swimming Memberships We need all swimmers committed to any of our first three meets to complete the USA Swimming Registration. Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you are having trouble, after the parent account is created, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me your athlete qualifies. If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible you can email a pic or bring a hard copy to the practice. WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/10-29 Here are the pertinent times for this Saturday's Meet. I will be the coach on deck for this meet. If you are running late or will not be able to make it please text or call me at 574-276-6057. Morning Session (8 and under/11-12 year old athletes) Warm-ups 8:00-8:50 -- our athletes should be on deck by 7:45 Meet Starts at 9:00 Afternoon Session (9-10/13 and over athletes) Warm-ups 12:30-1:20 -- our athletes should be on deck by 12:15 Meet Starts 1:30 Here is a link to our entry, including relays. You can always use the OnDeck app or login into our website to check your athletes entries for all of our meets. A couple of reminders for parents. Parents are to be in the spectator area and by USA Swimming rules are not allowed on deck unless volunteering as a meet worker. Your swimmer is free to leave once they've completed their last event and checked in with one of our coaches. Athletes should bring some healthy snacks but keep in mind they will only be on deck for a few hours. NASA Sprint Meet 11/5&6 -- CON Skypoint Invite 11/11-13 Here are our updated entries for the NASA Meet and CON Skypoint Invite. Information for these meets will be sent out the Sunday prior to each weekend. Swim-A-Thon We had multiple swimmers raise at least $150 and earned a logoed team suit. Here is a link to the Google Sheet with a list of swimmers who reached the $150 mark. The family accounts of swimmers who did not reach the $75 minimum will see that charge on their accounts at the end of the month The suits we will be purchasing for those swimmers will be from A3 Performance. All Group 3 boys will be purchased a brief. Group 1 and Group 2 boys will be purchased a jammer. If your son is in Group 1 or Group 2 and would like a brief instead, please email me. Our female swimmers will have the choice between one of three suits with different types of backs. The choices will be either Xback, Sprintback, or Flashback. Parents, if your swimmer is on the list please email me their choice of suit. Everyone should check the size of suit listed for your swimmer on your account page on our website. This is what I will use to order their particular suit size. Spirit Wear Order Forms The order forms are in. You can click here to view the form. All forms need to be returned to me no later than November 11. Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter 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 stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/ Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/ WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Entry sent NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6//Entry sent CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Entry sent ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Sunday November 13 DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Saturday Dec. 17/Sunday November 20 IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Sunday November 27 CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/Sunday December 18 CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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 10/16-10/22

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday 6:00-7:15 G1 Elite Wednesday September 5:30-7:15 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:30-7:30 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday 3:45-6:15 and Wednesday 3:30-6:00 Group 3 AM Monday and Tuesday 5:30-6:45 New Prairie HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00-6:15 CST Group 2 Wednesday and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST Group 3 Wednesday and Thursday 5:00-7:30 CST Practice Notes: No practice at RHS on Thursday or Friday due to maintenance on the pool. Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area. Our NP practice schedule is limited this week due to the requirements our coaches day jobs Thank you for understanding. New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. Upcoming Meets & USA Swimming Memberships Our entries for our first three meets have been sent. You can view your swimmer's entry by logging into our website or using the OnDeck app. You can access their entry in the same location where you committed them to the meet. The OnDeck app doesn't show your swimmers relay entries. You should be able to see them when you access your account through the website and I have included pdf links below. WAR Monster Splash Entry NASA Sprint Meet Entry CON Skypoint Entry We need all swimmers committed to these meets to complete the USA Swimming Registration. Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you are having trouble, after the parent account is created, try using this link. If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible you can email a pic or bring a hard copy to the practice. Swim-A-Thon Thank you to everyone who raised money, participated yesterday, and helped count laps for our athletes. We once again reached our goal. Thanks to everyone's efforts the club is in very sound financial shape for another year. We currently have 40 swimmers who raised at least $150 and earned a logoed team suit. The fundraising will be open through 10/22 and any athlete who reaches the $150 mark by that time will also earn a team suit. The family accounts of swimmers who did not reach the $75 minimum will see that charge on their accounts at the end of the month. Here is a link to a Google Sheet of our current list of swimmers who reached the $150 mark. The suits we will be purchasing for those swimmers will be from A3 Performance. All Group 3 boys will be purchased a brief. Group 1 and Group 2 boys will be purchased a jammer. If your son is in Group 1 or Group 2 and would like a brief instead, please email me. Our female swimmers will have the choice between one of three suits with different types of backs. The choices will be either Xback, Sprintback, or Flashback. Parents, if your swimmer is on the list please email me their choice of suit. Everyone should check the size of suit listed for your swimmer on your account page on our website. This is what I will use to order their particular suit size. Spirit Wear Order Forms We are once again in a holding pattern with our apparel company Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter 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 stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/ Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/ WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Entry sent NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6//Entry sent CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Entry sent ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Sunday November 13 DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Saturday Dec. 17/Sunday November 20 IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Sunday November 27 CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/Sunday December 18 CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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 10/9-10/15

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15 G1 Elite Wednesday September 5:30-7:15 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:15, and Friday 5:00-6:30 Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 3:45-6:15 and Friday 3:45-5:15 Group 3 AM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-6:45 New Prairie HS Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 5:00-6:15 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:00-6:45 CST Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:00-7:30 CST Practice Notes: Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area. NP Group 1 will practice Tuesday and Wednesday this week. No practice at NPHS on Thursday due to the pool locker rooms being used for another event. New Prairie families use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. Deadline to Delcare for Meets The deadline for our first three meets is tonight. If you would like your swimmer to be entered in these meets login to our website or your OnDeck app. The WAR Monster Mash on 10/29 is for the entire team. The NASA Sprint Meet on 11/5&6 is for our 10 and under swimmers. The CON Skypoint on 11/11-13 is for our 11 and over swimmers. If you have any questions or trouble committing to the meets please let me know. Entrance Into RHS We have been instructed by the RHS administration we are no longer allowed to prop doors open. This was a directive to all athletic teams and not necessarily at SBSC. We need to remember we are guests in the building and must do what we are asked to do. We are fortunate to have the relationship we have with the corporation. Becuase of this relationship we are able to keep are fees at the same reasonable rates they have been since 2006. I realize this is a slight inconvenience and should not present too much of a problem for our families. This does, however, present challenges for our coaching staff. If you arrive anytime after the start of practice this will require a coach to leave the pool deck to open the door. This is less than an ideal situation. Our attention needs to be with the swimmers in the pool. We have always believed in the importance of punctuallity but it becomes even more so when arriving late keeps a coach from their primary role of coaching our athletes. We also understand sometimes arriving late can't be avoided. In those situations we are asking for your patience because we may miss a call or not be able to leave the deck as quickly as you'd like. If you would like to volunteer to help watch the door so the coaches can stay on deck and coach just let me know. Also, if you have concerns with this policy address them with me. Our assistant coaches have no control over this decision so any issues should be brough to me. Intra-Squad Meet Thank you to all the families who came out and helped us with another successful team event. I truly appreciate all the parents who helped either time, organize dinner, or stay to help clean-up. We have received some great feedback from a few of our members and if you have any ideas on how to improve this event please do not hesitate to share. Thanks again Swim-A-Thon -- Oct. 15 -- Riley High School Thank you to the families who have started their fundraising. We are just over 2/3 of our way to our goal and have a little less than half of the club particpating. If you handed me a check last week I will credit that to your swimmer this week. We hope to see all of our swimmers on deck at 7:45 AM on Saturday. We will start the event at 8:00. The day ends after the swimmers have completed 200 lenghts or we run out of time at 2 hours. Our Group 1 swimmers will alternate 10 minutes of swimming/kicking with 10 minutes of games and relays. The Group 2 and Group 3 swimmers will attempt to complete their lengths how they chose as quicky as they can. We do need parent volunteers to help count laps. The club will provide Dunkin Donunts and coffee for all those that would like to help out. We currently have 9 parents signed up but wil need at least 16. RHS Pool Down for Maintenance The RHS pool down for some routine maintenance over the fall break. We will not be offering practices on Thursday 10/20 or Friday 10/21. I was told it will be up and running first thing Monday morning. Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. USA Swimming Registration This is a reminder all swimmers will need to register their swimmer on the USA Swimming website. Here is a link posted to our website that will give you step by step instructions on how to register. You will be able to access links to our specific USA Swimming memberships from this document. If you have any trouble let me know. 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter 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 stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/All athletes expected to attend Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/All athletes expected to attend WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Tonight Sunday October 9 NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6//Tonight Sunday October 9 CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Tonight Sunday October 9 ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Sunday November 13 DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Saturday Dec. 17/Sunday November 20 IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Sunday November 27 CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/Sunday December 18 CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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 10/2-10/8

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Thursday 6:00-7:15 G1 Elite Wednesday September 5:30-7:15 Group 2 Monday Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:15, and Friday 5:00-6:30 Group 3 PM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 3:45-6:15 and *Friday 5:00-6:30 Group 3 AM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and *Friday 5:30-7:00 New Prairie HS Group 1 Thursday 5:00-6:00 CST Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:45 CST Group 3 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:30 CST Practice Notes: No practice on Tuesday at either location due to our annual Intra-Squad meet being held at RHS. Info below. *We are offering an additional morning practice for Group 3 on Friday. This is because the RHS teams our hosting their annual Port-A-Pit fundraiser and will not be able to make an afternoon practice. Both practices on Friday for Group 3 are identical and our athletes attending other high schools are welcome to attend either one. Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay 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. Entrance Into RHS We have been instructed by the RHS administration we are no longer allowed to prop doors open. This was a directive to all athletic teams and not necessarily at SBSC. We need to remember we are guests in the building and must do what we are asked to do. We are fortunate to have the relationship we have with the corporation. Becuase of this relationship we are able to keep are fees at the same reasonable rates they have been since 2006. I realize this is a slight inconvenience and should not present too much of a problem for our families. This does, however, present challenges for our coaching staff. If you arrive anytime after the start of practice this will require a coach to leave the pool deck to open the door. This is less than an ideal situation. Our attention needs to be with the swimmers in the pool. We have always believed in the importance of punctuallity but it becomes even more so when arriving late keeps a coach from their primary role of coaching our athletes. We also understand sometimes arriving late can't be avoided. In those situations we are asking for your patience because we may miss a call or not be able to leave the deck as quickly as you'd like. If you would like to volunteer to help watch the door so the coaches can stay on deck and coach just let me know. Also, if you have concerns with this policy address them with me. Our assistant coaches have no control over this decision so any issues should be brough to me. Intra-Squad Meet -- Oct. 4 -- Riley High School This is our annual intra-squad meet/pizza party for our swimmers and their families. This meet is for both our RHS an NPHS groups and is being held at Riley High School. The meet is South Bend time. We would like all swimmers to be on deck by 5:30. All of our swimmers are assumed to be swimming at this meet. If your swimmer is unable to make the meet you will need to decline attendance with the "Edit Commitment" button in the OnDeck app or by logging into our website. The meet will last 60-75 minutes followed by a team pizza dinner/potluck in the RHS cafeteria. The club will provide pizzas and drinks. We are asking families to bring their favorite dish to share. Families A-M bring their favorite side dish and families N-Z bring their favorite dessert. This is a team event that requires help from our parent group. We will need help timing, setting up the cafeteria, and most importantly cleaning the cafeteria at the end of the event. Swim-A-Thon -- Oct. 15 -- Riley High School Thank you to the families who have started their fundraising. We currently have just 37 out of our 129 swimmers that have received donations. This is the only fundraising we do for the entire year. We need all swimmers to participate. We are less than two weeks away. Please do your part. RHS Pool Down for Maintenance The RHS pool down for some routine maintenance over the fall break. We will not be offering practices on Thursday 10/20 or Friday 10/21. I was told it will be up and running first thing Monday morning. Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. USA Swimming Registration This is a reminder all swimmers will need to register their swimmer on the USA Swimming website. Here is a link posted to our website that will give you step by step instructions on how to register. You will be able to access links to our specific USA Swimming memberships from this document. If you have any trouble let me know. 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter 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 stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/All athletes expected to attend Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/All athletes expected to attend WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Next Sunday October 9 NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6/Next Sunday October 9 CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Next Sunday October 9 ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Sunday November 13 DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Saturday Dec. 17/Sunday November 20 IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Sunday November 27 CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/Sunday December 18 CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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