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TEAM
INFORMATION FOR 2008 SEASON
Practices – We will use the Honey Bee Golf Club swimming pool again for this season. The initial meeting will be held at Honey Bee on Thursday, May 29th from 7-8 PM for all swimmers. We will not get in the pool the first night, but will have the coaches introduce themselves and put some information out about this year’s team. Also, there will be a parent’s orientation held while the coaches are talking to the swimmers.Here is the regular practice
schedule:
June 2nd-12th
(Mon - Thurs, should attend minimum of 2 out of 4 practices)
6 and unders and 8 and unders – 7-7:40 PM10 and unders and 12 and unders – 7:40-8:20 PM
14 and unders and 18 and unders - 8:20-9 PM
June 16th-July 17th
(Mon - Thurs, should attend minimum of 2 out of 4 practices)
6 and unders and 8 and unders – 7:30-8:10 PM10 and unders and 12 and unders – 8:10-8:50 PM
14 and unders and 18 and unders - 8:50-9:30 PM
Regular Swim Meets
– All regular meets will start at 8 AM. For home meets, please be at the
pool ready for warm-ups at 7:15 AM. For away meets, our warm-ups will
start at 7:30. Please show up even if the weather looks questionable.
Every meet has to be completed, and to try and complete a meet during
the week becomes a challenge. We won’t endanger anyone, but may ask you
to wait inside a building or your car for a storm to blow over so we can
complete a meet on Saturday. We need to complete at least 38 of 69
events to possibly call the meet final. The events for your swimmers
will be posted on a bulletin board when you arrive. Every effort will
be made to have each swimmer swim the maximum number of events they are
capable of, and that the league allows (3 individual events and 2 relay
events). Some swimmers may also be asked to swim in a higher age group
on occasion to help the team get points.
We will have three away meets and two home meets. Here is the schedule:
Sat, Jun 14 - Away swim meet @ LarkspurSat, Jun 21 – Home swim meet vs Ghent SquareSat, June 28 – Home swim meet vs RiverwalkSat, Jul 5 – No swim meet, Happy 4th of July weekend!Sat, Jul 12 – Away swim meet @ Norfolk YachtSat, Jul 19 – Away swim meet @ Cheshire ForestSat, Jul 26 – Division Championship Swim Meet - Honey Bee Golf Club poolSat, Aug 2 – All-Star Championship Swim Meet - Little Neck Swim & Racquet ClubRegistration – Registration is $75 per child (max $200 per family) and will include t-shirt, swim cap, picture and trophy.Swimsuits – We plan to offer the same swim suits as we did last year. Those suits are a solid color (royal blue) suit from the Dolfin Company. They offer two styles of girls suits (small and wide shoulder straps) and both briefs & jammers for boys. Suit information will be included with the registration forms. It is highly recommended that you attend one of the pre-registration sessions as the suits will be available to try on and purchase. Speedo suits (also solid royal blue) are also available, but I will not stock them and I must order them from Aqua Wear. Female suits will cost approximately $43.50-$46.50 depending on style and size, and the male suits will run approximately $24.50-$29.50. Contact the Team rep if you are interested in purchasing a Speedo suit.Team Representative – Kevin Nicholas, home 523-2125, cell 647-2616, e-mail – cpac@cpacswim.com , work – nicholak.contractor@cotf.navy.mil Assistant Team Representative - Rip Montague, home 482-6796, cell 335-0729, e-mail - rmontague@cox.net Head Coach – Juliet Adams, cell 580-4428 , e-mail - strokefocus@gmail.com Parent Volunteers – We can’t run the team without parent volunteers. This is where we can use the help: - The date for the Swim League to hold their Parent’s Swim Clinic is Saturday, June 7th from 8:00-11:00 AM at the Green Run Clubhouse Pool (http://www.vbsl.net/GR_Clubhouse_Directions.htm). The Referee and Starter Clinic is held from 8:00-9:00 AM, followed by the Stroke & Turn Judge Clinic from 9:00-11:00 AM. If you could go to both sessions that would be great. It doesn’t matter whether you have any previous experience judging swimming. This is a great way to learn how the meet is run and how strokes & turns are judged for your children. Note – there will be a make-up clinic on June 11th at Mallory Country Club at 6 PM. IF THERE IS ANY WAY YOU CAN POSSIBLY ATTEND, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. - Scorers and ribbon writers. During a swim meet, four parents from each team volunteer to help keep track of the event scoring, and prepare the ribbons for the kids. I will do the training for anyone interested in helping as a scorer at 7:45 and 8:45 PM on Thursday, June 12th while the kids are practicing. It would work best if we had at least 6 volunteers to receive training for these positions. Other help we will be asking you for during the week before a meet: - Timers – we will need 9 people each meet to help time the events, plus a head timer for home events. - Concessions – we will ask everyone to bring in items to sell, and some of our parents to assist at the concession stand for our two home meets. - Parking – to help control parking at our home meets, we will ask for two parents to monitor the parking lot for the hour prior to the start of the meets. - Runners – we will ask for four people to run event and disqualification cards during the home swim meets. - Clerk of Course – we will ask for three people to help coordinate the swimmers so they know where and when to be for their event. - Announcer – for home meets we need one announcer to let everyone know which events we are getting ready for and other administrative announcements. Swimmer File Box – There will be a box at every practice with a file for each swimmer. We will use these files to distribute newsletters, ribbons and other information. Please check this file at every opportunity Tell the Coach/Team Rep Book – If for some reason your swimmer(s) will miss a practice, or more importantly a meet, we need to know as far in advance as possible. There will be a book next to the swimmer file box at every practice for you to note the dates the swimmer(s) will not be available. Please….make this the one official way to let us know about the status of your swimmer(s). Time Trials – To get a better idea of where to enter our swimmers in the meet, we will do time trials on Tue, June 10th right after we finish the team picture. Swimmers will swim a 25 meter trial in freestyle and backstroke. I will need 12 parents to assist in keeping track of swim times. For this particular practice, ALL SWIMMERS need to be at the pool at 7 PM. Meet Entries – We do the best we can to enter swimmers in as many events as possible. The maximum is 3 individual and 2 relay events per swimmer, but that depends on the number of swimmers we have, the size of the pool we are swimming at and the ability of a particular swimmer. I will post the swim meet entries on the website usually on Fri evening before the meet. Swim-a-thon - We will conduct a swim-a-thon to help raise money for the team. It will be held during practice on Monday, June 23rd from 7:30-9:30 PM during your child’s normal swim practice time. Your swimmers will be asked to canvas family, friends and neighbors to sponsor them either by swimming a certain number of pool lengths or by outright donation. With increased costs this year, funds raised through this event will greatly help us end the year with sufficient funds to get ready for next year and upgrade our equipment. Our goal is to raise at least $10 per swimmer. A complimentary ticket to Ocean Breeze Water Park will be given for every $100 raised by an individual swimmer. CASHOLA - After every regular meet and the Divisional Swim Meet, we have an arrangement with the Wendy’s Restaurant at Providence Square Shopping Center. For those interested, we meet there for lunch after the meet to distribute ribbons and announce the final score. In return for patronizing them, Wendy’s gives us 20% of what we spend back at the end of the year. Team Pictures – We will hand out team t-shirts and will take the team picture at 7 PM on Tue, June 10th at Honey Bee. I will be doing our own pictures and the cost for this was included in your registration. Each swimmer will get a team picture and an individual picture in a memory mate holder. I can also send you the digital pictures if you desire. We will take the swimmer’s individual pictures during the first 2 weeks of practice. Divisional Swim Meet – Based on performance times, about 50-60% our team will be selected to swim against the other 5 teams in our Division at the Divisional Swim Meet to be held Saturday, July 26th. Swimmers will be notified by Sunday, July 20th if they were selected. Generally, the swimmers with the two fastest times in an event will be selected, along with members of the relay teams that had the best times. There may be some adjustments to the selections based on the maximum number of events a child can swim and availability of the swimmers. End of Season Picnic – will be held on Mon, July 28th at 7:30 PM at the Honey Bee Pool. Trophies will be given out to all swimmers, pictures will be distributed and special recognition awards will be handed out. Details about this event will be provided at a later date. Ocean Breeze Fun Day – For those interested, we will go to Ocean Breeze Water Park on Thursday, Jul 31st. Information on how to obtain water park tickets will be provided later. All-Star Swim Meet – Those swimmers that hold one of the top 14 times in any of the swim events held during the four Divisional Swim Meets, will be eligible for the All-Star Meet. Last season we had 14 swimmers qualify for this end-of-the-season event held by the Swim League. We hope your swimmer(s) will have a great season. The goal is to ensure we have fun and to stress that personal improvement is the real key to success. If your swimmer(s) enjoy the sport, there are several year-round swim teams, as well as a winter swim league sponsored by the Virginia Beach Recreation Centers that we can give you additional information about. |