Happy Tuesday Hammerheads!
We hope you enjoyed our first week together and are excited for the season ahead! We are beyond thrilled to be rolling into week two with a clear & warm forecast (knock on wood of course!) Gentle reminder to please have your swimmer(s) bring their flippers, kickboard and goggles to practice everyday. Below, I have some important information for you to look over! Please read through every part and let us know if you have any questions. We are here to help!
Email Agenda Week #2
1. Swim Meet Absences - Please complete!
2. Schedule for this Week
3. Schedule for Next Week
4. Virtual Meet Next Week
5. Time Trials
6. Private Swim Lessons
1. SWIM MEET ABSENCES - Please complete!
Please submit any absences for the FIRST TWO MEETS by this Thursday @ 5PM. YOU ONLY NEED TO FILL OUT A LINK IF YOUR SWIMMER WILL BE ABSENT FROM A GIVEN MEET. Please do not fill out a link if your swimmer will be attending! We are meet planning this Friday night & our entire strategy depends on knowing who will/will not be there. Therefore, do us a favor and knock it out as soon as you can!! It takes no more than 10 seconds to complete!! #PushTheButton #LOL
Swim Meet #1 - Tuesday, May 25th (Virtual Meet @ HOME)
^Fill this form out NOW if your swimmer will be absent!
Swim Meet #2 - Tuesday, June 1st (@ HOME vs. Riverside)
^Fill this form out NOW if your swimmer will be absent!
Swim Meet #3 - Tuesday, June 8th (AWAY) ^I will send out another reminder but fill it out as soon as you can if your swimmer will be absent!
Swim Meet #4 - Tuesday, June 15th (AWAY)
^I will send out another reminder but fill it out as soon as you can if your swimmer will be absent!
2. Schedule for this Week
Tuesday (Today): Regular Practice + NO Junior Sharks
Wednesday: Regular Practice + Junior Sharks
Thursday: Regular Practice (Time Trials) + Junior Sharks
Friday: Regular Practice + NO Junior Sharks & NO 15&UPs
*Coaches will be meet planning after Friday practice so please enter your absences as soon as possible!*
3. Schedule for Next Week
Monday: Regular Practice + Junior Sharks
Tuesday: Virtual Meet @ Home + NO Junior Sharks
Wednesday: Regular Practice + Junior Sharks
Thursday: Regular Practice (Time Trials) + Junior Sharks
Friday (and following Monday): No Practice - Memorial Weekend!
4. Virtual Meet Next Week
We will be holding our virtual meet next Tuesday during our normal practice schedule. Swimmers will not need their flippers or kickboards next Tuesday. We will call each age group at their normal time and then call the kids to the blocks for their event. Please make sure they bring goggles and a towel (to stay warm on the deck!) Just like normal swim meets, there will be some "waiting" around between their events.
5. Time Trials (every Thursday)
Once per week (every Thursday), we will be holding Time Trials to "time" your swimmer's strokes. These times are VERY important to us & are used in a variety of ways.
#1 PLEASE BE THERE: Please make every effort to have your swimmers attend every Thursday practice! Without accurate and updated times for your swimmers, we are at huge disadvantage for assembling events and relays for swim meets.
#2 AWARDS: The times gathered are used to help choose MVP and most improved for every age group at the end of the season!
#3 PROGRESS & PLANNING: The times help us track your swimmer(s) progress and create weekly lessons to address strengths and weaknesses.
#4 GOGGLES PLEASE: Lastly, time trials are held during their normal practice times. They will not need flippers or kickboards during time trials. Please make sure they wear goggles to ensure we record the most accurate time possible for each stroke!
6. Private Swim Lessons (Starting after Memorial Weekend!)
After Memorial Weekend, our coaching staff will be free to start giving private lessons. Rates run between $20 - $35 per half hour session depending on the coach's experience. If you would like to contact a coach directly for more information & availability, their information is listed below. If you are not sure who would be the best fit for your child, feel free to reach out to me! I'm happy to gather some information & give you a recommendation.
Coach Laney *Accepting only diving lessons for all ages & fly/back/breaststroke lessons for 10&Unders at this time! Email:
[email protected] Thanks for reading this mini-newspaper! We appreciate you more than you know. Just like we tell the kids - our number one goal for this program is to HAVE FUN! We want to build good kids & community first - everything else comes second in summer league swim. So if any part of this email leaves you feeling a bit overwhelmed, confused or stressed - just know we're here to walk you through each step! This experience is meant to be fun for you too & we will do anything we can to help.
As always, thank you for your kind words, support and positivity! We're so thankful for each of you!
Sincerely,
Coach Laney
