Hey all,

First, Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms on the team! I know I had a great weekend celebrating my mom, and I hope you did as well.  I'm sorry I'm sending this late this week, but I just got home from my mom's!  For all those that have lost their mothers, my thoughts are with you today!

I will send a weekly update from now on (though there may be more than one email at the beginning of the season as things come up). There will always be a topic list at the top and then explanations below. Please please please read it each week! Thanks!

• Schedule for the week
• Coach Julie's number
• Notes about practices/Weather
• Parent Meeting reminder
• Time Trials
• RSVP for meets
• Who is missing the meet?
• RSVP deadline for meet 1
• Juniors program (6&unders only)
• 25 Yard Board

SCHEDULE

This week: all at Mark Trail

Monday-evening practice

Tuesday-evening practice

Wednesday-evening practice, parent meeting at 6PM

Thursday-evening practice

Week of 5/22:-all at Mark Trail

Monday-evening practice

Tuesday-practice meet-EVERYONE arrives at 5 for warm-ups

Wednesday-evening practice

Thursday-NO practice (last day of public school)

Friday- morning practice at Mark Trail: 7-10 year olds 8:30-9:30; 6&under 9:30-10; 11&up 10-11

COACH JULIE'S NUMBER

If you don't have it already, please store my number in your phone: 770-289-6626.

NOTE ABOUT PRACTICES/WEATHER

I am happy to talk to all parents before or after practice, but during practice I really need my focus to be on the kids that are in the water. There is always a team parent there that can answer questions during practice, and if you don’t know who they are yet, you will meet them at the parent meeting! I’m sorry if this sounds harsh, it isn’t meant to, I just want everyone to be aware. Thanks!  Also, with what looks like a crazy forecast for this week and with the questions I've been getting about weather, I wanted to let everyone know how we handle bad weather. We only cancel practice if it is thundering and/or if it’s raining so hard that you can’t see the bottom of the pool. However, we will rarely, if ever, cancel practice in advance as it has to be doing it at the time of practice for us not to get in.

PARENT MEETING

Just a reminder that the parent meeting was changed to this Wednesday, 5/16, at 6PM at Mark Trail (while the kids are practicing). Please make every effort to have at least 1 parent there from your family. Those at the meeting will have the first opportunity to sign up for volunteer positions.

TIME TRIALS

Time trials/Mock Meet are next Tuesday, 5/22. We need ALL swimmers there by 5:00 for this "practice meet". We will all warm-up and then begin the meet. This is a great opportunity for parents to work out any kinks in the volunteer positions and to see how a meet works before the first real meet. Please have your kids there on time if at all possible. If you are going to be late or your child gets sick the day of, please email Coach Julie ([email protected]) or call/text her: 770-289-6626. It is really important to be at this meet as this is what I base my entries on for real meets...especially if your child is new to the team (or is now 11 as I have no times for even the returning kids who are 11 as they now do 50s). Please watch out for a volunteer request email coming after the parent meeting.

RSVP ON WEBSITE

If you will miss a meet, you will declare this on the website. Click on the "calendar" tab on the website. For the meet you will miss, click on “meet entry” and it will ask you to declare if you’re swimmer will be there or not. YOU ONLY HAVE TO DO THIS IF THEY WILL NOT BE THERE. This process is just for those that know in advance. If your child gets sick the day of, please email/text/call me as soon as possible to let me know.