Hey Hammerheads!!!!

Unfortunately, the pool has to be closed and shocked due to fecal matter. These chemicals have to sit for 24 hours, therefore, the pool will not be able to open until noon tomorrow. Therefore, afternoon practice today (6/20) and morning practice tomorrow are canceled. THE MEET IS STILL ON FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON. :) Please look over the meet information below.

MEET #4
Where: HAMMOND HILLS POOL!!!!!
Arrival Time: 3:45PM
​Meet Start Time: 5:30PM
What to bring:
- GOGGLES
- 2 TOWELS
- SWIM CAP (Available to purchase at meet) and hair in ponytail
- GAMES FOR BULLPEN

BULLPEN LOCATION: Stairs leading up to the playground!
- 1st Stair: 6&Unders
​- 2nd Stair: 7&8s
- 3rd stair: 9&10s
- 4th stair: 11 and Ups
**As soon as you arrive at the meet tomorrow, PLEASE put your swimmer(s) in their bullpen area with their belongings. It's incredibly important that our swimmers stay in this area so they are easy to find for their events. If they leave the bullpen area without telling their bullpen parent or are not in their bullpen before their race, they are likely to miss their given event and lose our team much appreciated points. Therefore, please keep your bullpen parent informed and your swimmers in the bullpen area!

PARKING: If you park on the street, please make sure you only park on one side of the road. There will be signs indicating which side of the road you are not allowed to park on. 

CONCESSIONS: Make sure to bring cash tomorrow for concessions! There will be our hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn, candy, and our FAMOUS SNOW CONES!

AFTER-MEET DINNER: As always, we will be going to Taco Mac at the Prado to enjoy our after meet dinner! We encourage everyone to join us!

COACHES RELAY: The Coaches Relay will take place after the 15 and ups free relay! We have a theme we are really excited about and ready to show you!

Because we will not be having our weekly towel talk in the morning to discuss so many important meet topics - we encourage you to go over the following items with your swimmer(s). P.S. You could test them and see how much they remember! :)

Questions for swimmers to review:
1. What are you going to do when you reach the flags? Charge the wall!
2. What does charge the wall mean? It means hold your breath and swim as fast as you can into the wall!
3. What should you never do during a race? Look to the side at your opponents!
4. What can you do if someone is not nice to you? Smile, walk away, tell a coach or an adult
5. What are some examples of bad sportsmanship? Booing, pushing, talking down to your teammates and opponents
6. What are some examples of good sportsmanship? Cheering on your teammates, telling both teams they did a good job
7. What should do at the end of your race? Reach over the lane ropes and tell your opponents they did a good job.
8. Should you cheer on our team and the opposing team? Yes and yes!
9. Should jump up and down in the bullpen? No, the coaches want the swimmers to be safe at all times!
10. What is the second and third most important things to the coaches after the swimmers safety? That everyone is having fun and that all swimmers show great sportsmanship!!!!!

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. See everyone at 3:45PM tomorrow for MEET #4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your HH Swim Coaches