RHS Practice Groups
Group 1: Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite: Monday 5:00-7:30
Group 2: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:30,
Group 3 PM: Monday and Tuesday, 5:00-6:30
Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 6:30-9:15
NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00-6:30 CST
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:00-6:30 CST
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:00-6:30 CST
Practice notes: No Group 3 Thursday PM practice and no Group 2 or Group 3 Friday PM practice due to Senior State. Group 2 swimmers are allowed to attend the morning Group 3 practices. Swimmers must be in the Group 2 silver group and above and must know their best times. The number of practices allowed is based on the swimmers age. NP swimmers are welcome to attend any of their corresponding groups practices held at Riley High School.
Team T-shirts for $ALE!Over the years we have accumulated several team shirts. We typically always order a couple more in each size, we have some that were never picked up by former swimmers, and even some from the lost and found. We have multiple sizes but our largest inventory is in the youth small and youth medium. All of these shirts are for sale. The 50/50 cotton blend T-shirts are $5 and the dry-fit shirts are $10. If you are interested in these shirts please come down to the pool office after practice.
IA Meet
If your swimmer was eliminated from an event (11-12 year olds 200 back or 200 breast) please let me know. I believe I credited the money for everyone this affected but if I missed you please let me know.
Senior State Boliermaker Aquatic Center 7/20-23Our entry is attached. If you notice any mistakes please let me know immediately. I am able to make changes through tomorrow with no penalty. I also wanted to remind everyone one of our policies for state meets. If a swimmer is in town for this meet they are expected to return to finals even if we have just one swimmer qualify. Families are not expected to stay in town/return for finals once their swimmer is done competing for the weekend. For example if a swimmer's last swim is Sunday morning and they do not qualify for finals they are free to leave. Please remember this is not a vacation, this is the state championships. Swimmers have worked hard to qualify for this meet and we want to give them every opportunity to swim fast. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's state championship
Thursday Prelims (50 free, girls 800, boys 1500)
Warm-ups 10:30-11:45 -- our swimmers need to be on deck by 10:30
Meet Starts 12:00
Thursday Finals (50 free, timed finals 200 Medley Relays, top 8 entered girls 800 and boys 1500)
Warm-ups 6:00-6:45 -- our swimmers need to be on deck by 5:45
Meet Starts 7:00
Friday, Saturday and Sunday Prelims
Warm-ups 7:30-8:45 -- our swimmers need to be on deck by 7:45
Meet Starts 9:00
Friday and Saturday Finals
Warm-ups 4:00-5:00 -- our swimmers need to be on deck by 4:15
Meet Starts 5:15
Sunday Finals
Warm-ups 3:00-4:00-- our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:15
Meet Starts 4:!5
Entering and Exiting The Building
In an effort to help with security of the building we will be using door #22 to enter and exit the building for the remainder of this season. Door #22 is on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If parents would like to stay and watch practice they will need to use the stairwell adjacent to door #22 to access the seating gallery. If you arrive at the building and the door is locked please call my cell phone (574-276-6057) or Coach Ted (574-360-9187), or Coach Brion (574-315-5865). We will be directing all swimmers to leave practice through this door so please plan to pick them up at that entrance.
Ava's Schedule
Ava will be meeting with Group 3 on Wednesday morning this week.
Last Practices For The Summer
These our tentative dates for the last practices for each group.
Group 1 Thursday July 27th
G1 Elite Monday July 24th
Group 2 Thursday July 27th
Group 3 (NPHS) Thursday July 27th
Group 3 (RHS) Friday August 4th.
We will have practices the first week of August for any Group 1 or Group 2 swimmers that are competing at Summer Divisionals.
Fall/Winter Season
Our on-line registration for the fall/winter season will be up and running on August 1st. All families who wish to continue with the club will need to register at this time. Our first practice will be Tuesday September 5th.
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago we will be instituting some changes for the upcoming fall/winter season. Here are two of our new policies.
1. (Introduced 7-2) We will be returning to the old meet declaration process. Swimmers will no longer be automatically entered in meets. If a parent wants a swimmer to compete in a meet they will need to commit them. When I changed the policy a few seasons ago the hope was that it would encourage meet attendance. It did not have a substantial impact on the number of swimmers attending meets.
2. (Introduced 7-2) Our training fees have been the same since our club started in 2006. They will remain the same for all first season swimmers and for all swimmers who compete at least once a month. Our primary mission is to be a competitive swim team and that requires competing. If families choose not to have swimmers compete at meets they will pay a higher monthly training fee. Group 1 swimmers will pay $35 (instead of $25), Group 2 will increase to $50 (instead of $35), and Group 3 will increase to $70 (instead of $50) If meets are not offered during a month (September and April) there will not be any additional charges.
3. (Introduced 7-9) Group 3 swimmers will be required to volunteer for 4 hours each season. Our Group 1 and Group 2 practices need lifeguards. Swimmers that are not certified lifeguards can volunteer to help by serving as an assistant to our coaches during those practice times. I anticipate all of the Group 3 swimmers being able to handle this requirement but for those that choose not to their will be a financial penalty equivalent to the cost of a paid lifeguard.
4.(Introduced 7-9) I've updated our tech suit policy. I've changed some of the age requirements to be more aligned with our overall philosophy and clarified some language so every age group is covered. You can click here to see our policy.
5. Meet expectations. This will be a new document during our registration that will require a digital signature. This is being added so there is less confusion for parents and swimmers of what the SBSC expected meet behavior is for our swimmers.
6. Group 3 swimmers will be paying for the month of March. Our high school swimmers will still not be charged for their time in February and the high school boys will still not be charged for their one week of November. Over the years we have given 6-7 weeks of free swimming to our high school swimmers. Swimmers will still receive at least two weeks of free swimming every fall/winter.
Advertising Credit
Selling a one year ad on our website could earn you anywhere from $50 to almost $500. Here is the link for more information.
Another easy way to earn credit for your swim club account is to hang our recruiting posters out in the public. For every poster you hang you will receive a $5 credit up to $25. Once you hang the poster post a pic of it on your Facebook page (or other social site) and tag the club.
Upcoming Meet & Dates/location/deadline to opt out
Below is our spring and summer meet schedule. All swimmers are considered swimming in a meet unless a parent declines attending. I'm also asking if you know your swimmer will be attending please commit them to the meet. If the option to choose days is not yet available please leave a note as to which days you would like to attend.
Age Group State/July 27th-31st/IUPUI/tonight Sunday July 16th
Summer Divisionals/August 5th & 6th/Concord High School/ next Sunday July 23rd
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
