Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday*, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 3 Monday 3:45-5:45, Tuesday 3:45-5:15, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:45-5:45
New Prairie High School
Group 1-Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30
Group 2 Next Practice April 8
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00
Practice Notes:
Tuesday’s Group 2 practice is tentative. Working on getting coach coverage. If we can arrange coverage for Tuesday the Group 3 practice for the non–Riley swimmers will last until 5:45. No practice on Friday due to Divisionals.
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 are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
CON Last Chance Invite/Concord High School/February 23-25
Here is our entry. I (574-276-6057) will be the coach on deck today. If you are running late or will be unable to attend please text or call.
Due to check in closing for the afternoon session prior to the start of the 8 & Under warm-up the coaches will be signing in all our athletes in that age group. If you know you will not be attending on either day please let us know.
Sunday AM Sessions (9-12 year olds)
Warm-ups 8:45-9:30 – our athletes should be on deck by 8:30
Check in closes at 9:00
Meet Starts 9:45
Sunday PM Session (8 & Under and 13 & Over)
Warm-ups for 13 & O 12:30-1:15 – our athletes should be on deck by 12:15
Warm-ups 8 & U 1:15-1:35 – our athletes should be on deck by 1:00
Check in closes at 1:00
Meet Starts 1:45
They will be offering a time trial after the meet at the end of the afternoon session today. This is only for athletes who are very near a cut. Swimmers wishing to compete in the time trial are being limited to two events.
Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/March 1- 3
Here is our entry as of 2-18. I can make changes/additions through Monday.
This evening, after the Last Chance meet I will be putting together our best relays for each age group. If your swimmer is one of those athletes I will reach out to you to gauge your interest in attending.
I will send out an email with all the pertinent time information as soon as our website is up and running.
End of Winter Season/Start of Spring/Summer
Our last practices for each group (depending on coach availability) are as follows:
Group 1 Monday March 18
NP Group 2 Thursday February 22
RHS Group 2 Tuesday March 19
NP Group 3 TBD
RHS Group 3 Tuesday March 19
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring or summer season.
If you are not registered for this season the spring/summer registration will open no later than March 7.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring or summer season you will need to notify me by March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
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.
Birth Certificates
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.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. 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 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. A 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 Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our Results
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Our Entry
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Our Entry
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Tonight Sunday 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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