This week is off to a ROCKY start, but we will catch up!!

WE WILL PLAN TO HAVE PRACTICE TOMORROW
PLEASE THANK A BOARD MEMBER - they have been working OVER TIME to get the maintenance issues resolved.

PRACTICE

Swim Team and practices can be OVERWHELMING for many reasons: new to the team, new swimmer, absence from swimming since last summer, new friends, new coaches, new to learning strokes, conditioning and more. There are a lot of NERVES during the first week for EVERYONE , even for the coaches!

Please be PATIENT with your swimmers and our coaching team as we work through our first full week of practice jitters. There may be instances we need to move swimmers around, please give us grace during this process as we evaluate swimmers for ability and safety.

We will be working on one stroke per day in addition to dives this week in preparation for our first swim meet.

Practice Area, Parent & Sibling Guidelines:

• If you need to speak with a coach or lifeguard, please wait until practice ends.
• Coach Angela & Coach Lynn will be available most days after practice, and email is always a great way to reach them.
• To help our coaches and lifeguards stay focused, we kindly ask families
  PLEASE DO NOT SIT AT THE TABLES BEHIND THE BLOCKS DURING PRACTICE. You’re welcome to claim a table and sit at another spot around the pool, but please keep the back area clear.
• Siblings and parents should avoid being near the pool’s edge during practice—our guards and coaches need to focus entirely on swimmers in the water.

Team Gear Handed Out Tomorrow!

Team tshirts, family tshirts (from registration) and Parrot orders will be handed out at practice TOMORROW morning. All orders are divided by family name and will be handed out under the shelter. There will be a note included with ALL orders, please refer to those details to answer ALL questions about apparel orders and how to handle concerns.

Tie Dying Team Shirts TOMORROW

• Parents are asked to SUPERVISE YOUR SWIMMERS at the Tie Dying station
• Please do not wear good clothes or coverups to practice- as tie-dye can stain clothes.
• We will have disposable gloves, although there is typically some dye that remains on skin. This will come off after an afternoon at the pool!
• Plan to spend about 30 minutes dying your shirt.
• Shirts will be taken home in a plastic bag and will need to be rinsed according to the instructions provided.

Swim Meet Schedule & Practice Schedule

• Check our website for dates, there have been some updates as of today!
• PHSC Swim Team Calendar
• Link to PDF of the summer calendar - but not this will NOT get updated if we have changes to our schedule. PHSC Swim Team PDF calendar
• PHSC Swim Team PRACTICE Calendar link
• Social Events calendar coming soon - reach out to Laura Magg @ [email protected]

Communications

For ALERTS to your PHONE please make sure BOTH adults on your account have an updated email AND phone number in your Swimtopia account.  We will send out a Communications Email Reminder this week.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK - Our Calendar Link

SAVE or BOOKMARK these pages on your phone & other smart devices:

• Swim Team Updates– please check here for ALL past updates regarding events, times and locations
• Season Calendar
• Swim Practice Details
• Swim Meet Info
• Swim Meet 101 - all about Swim Meets
• Volunteer Requirements- More details coming soon
• Spirit Wear

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

Angela, Head Coach @ [email protected]
Monica, Team Rep @ [email protected]
Megan Rodney, Volunteer Coordinator @ [email protected]

If you have gotten THIS FAR - Tell Angela the answer to THIS riddle:
There are 10 fish in a fish tank. Two drown, four swim away, and three die.
How many fish are left?