Weekly Announcements for Week of 11/27-12/03

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite –no practice this week Group 2 Monday and Wednesday 5:30-7:30 New Prairie HS Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 CST Group 2 Monday 5:00-7:00 and Wednesday CST Practice Notes: No practice Tuesday or Thursday at RHS or NPHS due to high school meets. No practice on Friday due to the ELK Rudolph Romp 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 continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. Group 2 Night at RHS Thursday December 1 Each year we invite all of our Group 2 swimmers to help time at a RHS dual meet. This year it will be this Thursday, December 1st, Vs. South Bend Clay. We'd like everyone to arrive no later than 5:30 and to be wearing this season's team shirt. If for some reason they do not have or have misplaced their shirt please wear a yellow T-shirt. The club will provide pizza and drinks for all those who are able to attend. ELK Rudolph Romp – Dec. 2-4 – Elkhart Aquatic Center I will be the coach on deck Friday night (574-276-6057). Coach Carol (574-292-0553) and Coach Adrian (574-514-4889) will be the coaches on deck on Saturday and Sunday. If you are running late or will be unable to make it please call or text the appropriate coach. You can access our entry by clicking here, logging into our website, or by using the OnDeck app. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend’s meet. Friday (Events #1-#4) Doors open 3:30 Warm-ups 4:00-4:50 – our athletes should be on deck by 3:45 Meet Starts 5:00 Saturday and Sunday AM (10 and under sessions) Doors open 7:45 Warm-ups 8:15-9:00 – our athletes should be on deck by 8:00 Saturday and Sunday PM (11 and over sessions) Doors open 11:30 Warm-up 11:45-12:45 – our athletes should be on deck by 11:30 Meet Starts approx 12:50 USA Swimming Memberships There are 5 weeks until the end of the calendar year and we need all of our athletes 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. DUNE Rumble in The Region -- Dec. 17 -- Chesterton High School Our entry has been sent. You can view your swimmer’s events by clicking here, logging into our website, or by using the OnDeck app All meet info can be found in the meet letter. Other relevant meet info will be posted in the weekly email prior to the meet. IA Tim Welsh Invite -- Jan. 6-8 -- Elkhart Aquatic Center The deadline to commit to this meet is next week, tonight November 27. 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 NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6/Our Results CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Our Results ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Entry Sent DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Saturday Dec. 17/Entry Sent IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Tonight 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