Exciting quick week!

Hi All,

 

I heard we won on Saturday and the meet went smoothly!  Thanks to all the coaches and parents who helped that happen...I was a bit worried in the morning but had to focus on getting myself set up for my race on Sunday.  I appreciate all who covered my absence
this weekend. :)

 

First, I wanted to let you all know that stroke clinic is ON for this week, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  Next week the clinic will change has we head into finals.  I'll get back to you on that...

 

Second, please email me right away if you WILL NOT be at the meet on Wednesday.  This is our last meet and the last chance to get your second meet in if you have not done so already. The meet will be at South Hills Country Club. 2655 South Citrus Street, West Covina, CA 91791.  Please have all divers there by 12p and all swimmers there between 1-130p.  South Hills has a small pool deck, so you may want to arrive early enough to reserve space.  As usual, diving will begin promptly at 1p and swim will follow.

 

Third, Jayme Williams and Natasha Rowan have planned a SUPER fun coach's appreciation party this year...they would like the parents to get involved in this Island themed party...please bring your bathing suits and be prepared for a parent relay and a dad's cannonball contest...I hope that you ALL will participate! :)

 

Finally, we have a VERY BIG week next week with finals.  I will be posting the schedules, directions and guidelines on the board, in addition to attaching them in an email. Please read through the finals packet carefully, since they will be hosted at Claremont McKenna College there are specific rules/guidelines.   Here are a few important points.

 

Monday, July 25th

Regular Swim & Dive practice

 

Tuesday, July 26th dive practice will be held at CMS from 12p-2p.  This is a great opportunity to try new boards.  Dive sheets will be due at the end of our practice. Please let me know ASAP if you cannot attend, as this WILL BE dive practice for Tuesday.

 

Wednesday, July 27th

Normal Practice day

 

Thursday, July 28th

-10 & younger diving championships (estimated times in finals packet)...please arrive at least 45 minutes prior to your ESTIMATED warm up time. 

-Dive practice 4p for 11 & over

-Regular Swim practice for mighty mights and 6 & over swimmers

 

Friday, July 29th

-11 & older diving championships (estimated times in finals packet)...please arrive at least 45 minutes prior to your ESTIMATED warm up time.

-Regular Swim practice for mighty mights and 6 & over swimmers

 

Saturday, July 30th-SWIM PRELIMS

10 & younger 

Swim Warm Ups- 8:40a-9:00a*

*Please arrive by 8:15a to get your spot in the tent and your kids sun screened and ready to go...we only have 4 lanes for 20 minutes.

 

9a-Timers Meeting

 

9:15a- Prelims begin

 

11 & Older

12:50-1:10p--we warm up, please arrive by 12:15p to get your spot in the tent and your kids sun screened and ready to go...we only have 4 lanes for 20 minutes.

 

1:15p Timers meeting

 

1:30p Prelims begin

 

Sunday, July 31st

Please arrive by 8a-815a, warm ups will be at 8:40a FOR ALL AGES.  Again, this is a specific warm up time and we need you all to be on time and ready to warm up prior to 8:40a.

 

9a-Timers' Meeting

 

9:15a-Opening Ceremonies

 

10a-Swimming Champs begin

 

General Info (see packet in email or bulletin board for specifics):

Parking: Coaches and Pool Chairs will have parking passes, all other families will need to drop of their kids in the drop zone then park in the lot on the south side of 6th ave or on the street on Mills.

 

Team Areas

The team areas will be set up on the west side of the pool on the soccer field. Parents and coaches are asked to supervise the team areas at all times. Any malicious or unsafe behavior (such as entering an off limits area) may result in immediate expulsion from the swim meet. The track to the east side of the pool is off limits. Please be sure to instruct all swimmers and spectators to stay off the track.

 

Coaches / Pool Chairs / and Staging Area

Staging will take place outside the gate located at the southeast corner of the pool. Only staging volunteers, coaches, photographer and pool chairs are allowed in the staging area.  EVERYONE must wear his or her badge (please).  Coaches please make sure you get your swimmers to the staging area at least two events before that child’s race.

Timers:

We will need 5 timers on Saturday for both sessions and 3 timers on Sunday.  These are long days so I would like to split the shifts.  I will need 10 timers from the 10 & under group and 10 timers from the 11 & older group for Saturday and will need 6 timers on Sunday.  Timers have the best seat in the house and an opportunity to be on the pool deck.

*Parents ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE POOL DECK FOR ANY REASON, unless you are a coach, pool chair, photographer or timer.  You will receive passes from me by Friday.

*FHCC will have a designated team area with 2 large industrial fans to keep cool.  You are more than welcome to set up around the team area.  

*ALL PARENTS: We need your help getting your kids to the staging area.  The coaches will be running around on the pool deck, coaching our kids.  Please purchase a program and help us on the outside, so that we can prepare your kids for their race.  If we are too busy running around looking for a swimmer, we will miss other swim events.  We would appreciate ALL of your help. We will gather the relays, as those are a bit more difficult.

Lastly, we will be completing our seeding by this Thursday or Friday, as it is due on Saturday morning.  We are carefully seeding the meet so that your swimmer has the best chance at coming back to finals in their events, this may not be their favorite race, however they may not make it back to finals in their favorite race.

Also, I believe relays will only be swum on Sunday for finals, I will be putting together the fastest combination of kids that I can for each relay.  We can only enter ONE relay per age group per relay event.  

The rest of the important information is in the packets that I'm sending in an email.  Please read through carefully.

Thanks and I am really looking forward to our last 2 weeks of swim season!!