Hey all,

First of all, 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.  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
• 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-coming this week
• Private Lessons

 

SCHEDULE

This week:

Monday-evening practice

Tuesday-evening practice

Wednesday-evening practice

Thursday-evening practice, parent meeting at 6PM

 

Week of 5/22:

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. 

 

PARENT MEETING

Just a reminder that the parent meeting is this Thursday, 5/18, at 6PM at Mark Trail (while the kids are practicing).  Please make every effort to have at least 1 parent there from your family.

 

TIME TRIALS

Time trials/Mock Meet are next Tuesday, 5/23.  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 click on the "swim meets" tab on the website.  For the meet you will miss, click on RSVP and then "add swimmer to the list".  If you do so by accident or for the wrong meet, just email me and I can delete it.  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.

 

WHO IS MISSING TIME TRIALS

So far, I have Harrison Fogel as not being at the mock meet, but that's it (I know most didn't know to do it yet though!).  If your child will not be there, I need to know by Friday so I can do the correct entries.  Please RSVP on the site for this. 

 

RSVP DEADLINE FOR MEET #1-VS. GAINESBOROUGH (MEET IS ON 5/30)

The deadline to RSVP for each meet is one week prior.  For the first meet, the deadline is Tuesday, 5/23, (the day of time trials).

 

JUNIORS

Here are the 6&under kids that were registered as juniors, meaning they will not swim in meets yet.  If I have seen your child swim the length of the pool already, I have put a note that I would like to move them to the regular team, so please email me ASAP and let me know if you are okay with this.  If your child doesn't have a note by their name and you feel they are ready to swim the length -of the pool, please see me at practice this week and we will make sure to try!  If your child is not on this list and you feel that they should be, please email me.  We will work this week to update this and hopefully get a few more kids swimming the whole way!  I can add them to the practice meet as late as Friday, so if they swim the whole way this week, their status can still change…and they can touch the lane rope and still swim in meets, just not a coach. J

 

Katie Busch 

Alexandra Calvo-I think she can do a meet-is she good to try it at practice meet?

Hadley Ryan Giardino

Gigi Griset

Carson Hart-She can try a meet as soon as she wants to

Emily Leek

Madison Richards

Carolina Pede

Peri Rubin

Wynnie Rubin-She can try a meet as soon as she wants to

 

Jordan Gewertz-He’s good for meets, is that okay?

James Holder-He’s good for meets, is that okay?

Alexander Leek

Xavier Muraro

Joaquin Ortiz

William Schneider-He’s good for meets, is that okay?

Cole Weidenhamer- I think he can do a meet-is he good to try it at practice meet?

 

25 YARD BOARD

We are starting a new tradition this week at practice where all 6&unders who swim the whole length of the pool freestyle and/or backstroke, and all 10&younger who swim the whole length breast and/or fly, get to add their name to a white board that we will have at practice every day.  Our hope is that this encourages some of our swimmers to push themselves a little harder to really make it that whole way!

 

PRIVATE LESSONS

Many of the assistant coaches teach private lessons during the summer.  Here is information for all of them that are offering it:

Elizabeth Gilbert: 770-905-4464     [email protected]

John Cleveland: 404-834-2229      [email protected]

Grace Grider: 770-557-5331       

 

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Coach Julie