Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday* 5:30-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday* 5:30-7:30
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 CST
Group 2 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-7:00 CST
Practice Notes:
No practice at NP on Tuesday or Thursday due to high school meets. No practice at Riley on Tuesday due to a high school meet. No practice at Riley on Friday due to the ELK Rudolph Romp.
*Thursday’s practice at Riley is tentative. The RHS teams were scheduled to swim Clay HS, but they have essentially dropped their program due to low numbers and canceled the majority of their meet schedule. The Riley AD is looking for another opponent but it is unlikely we will be able to find one at this late date. We will plan to practice on Thursday and if that changes I will communicate that to our membership as soon as we know.
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 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
ELK Rudolph Romp/December 1-3/Elkhart Aquatic Center
Click here to see our entry. Coach Carol (574-292-0553) and Coach Emma (574-780-4065) will be the coaches on deck on Friday and Saturday. I (574-276-6057) will be the coach on deck on Sunday. Please call or text the appropriate coach if you are running late or will be unable to make it. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend’s meet.
Friday (Events #1-#10)
Pool deck opens 3:45 – our athletes should be waiting at the door when it opens
Warm-ups 4:00-5:00
Meet Starts 5:10
Saturday and Sunday AM (13 and Over Sessions)
Doors open 7:00 AM
Warm-ups 7:30-8:15 – our athletes should be on deck by 7:15
Meet Starts 8:20
Saturday and Sunday PM (12 and Under Sessions)
Pool deck access-not before 12:30 – our athletes should be at the door when it opens
Warm-ups 12:45-1:30
Meet Starts 1:45
IA Tim Welsh Invite/January 5-7/Elkhart Aquatic Center
The deadline to commit to this meet is tonight, Sunday November 26.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim (formerly Just Add H2O). This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Memberships/Birth Certificates
All athletes need to complete the USA Swimming Registration. This should be a priority for all of our families. Any athlete that is found not to be registered with USA Swimming will not be allowed to practice.
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 have trouble after creating a parent account, 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 that 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, please email a pic.
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 all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
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 the 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 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.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our entry
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Tonight Sunday Nov. 26
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Dec.31
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Jan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
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