Week 1: PRACTICE CHANGE FOR TUESDAY
Helllllllooooooo Mustangs! We are so excited to start our 14th season! The practice schedule is always here. The weather is looking a little cool/rainy this first week, so check your email before sending kids to practice. We will always email practice cancellations.
PRACTICE CHANGE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 27:
We are not going to put kids in the water on Tuesday. With AM temps in the 50s and rain in the forecast, we don't want to scare them away the first day!
10am-noon - Stop by the clubhouse (indoors) to pick up your team shirts & door signs and vote for team song this year. Coaches will be on hand to say hello and answer any questions you have!
Regular Practices
Swimmers should meet on the basketball court for their warm-up, then their coach will escort them into the pool for practice. Parents are always welcome at practice; we just ask that you gather near the adult pool and keep the main pool deck clear for coaches and swimmers.
Practice Make-Ups
We often have families ask if their swimmer can attend another age group practice as a make-up if they cannot make their assigned practice. Because our team is so full, we can’t allow extra swimmers in other practices. Instead, we encourage families to send their swimmer(s) to the Flex practice Mon, Tues, Wed. or Fridays from 7:15-8:15 AM. (There is no Flex practice on Thursdays.) This practice is for kids of all ages.
What To Bring To Practice
Please make sure your swimmer has:
- Swimsuit & Towel
- Goggles
- Water
- Everything labeled!
When practice is over, swimmers must leave the main pool deck to make room for the next group. They are welcome to (and often do) hang out in other parts of the pool or playground. Coaches are not responsible for kids after their practice, so just set expectations with your kiddos on good behavior if they choose to stay and hang with their friends.
FRIDAY: Pancake Breakfast and Team Photos
On Friday, we will be taking individual, age group and team photos. Immediately following photos, kiddos will have a pancake breakfast from Chris Cakes! We have an abbreviated schedule on Friday:
10&Under + Ponies: 9am arrival (done by 10:15am)
11&Up: 9:30am arrival (done by 11am)
How To RSVP Your Swimmer For Meets
For each swim meet, you must declare your swimmer’s attendance on our website and list any preferences for events to swim. We cannot always accommodate all preferences, but we do look at them! Swimmers on ALL teams in our league are limited to three individual events and two relays. Newer swimmers may only start with a couple events as they are not legal in all strokes. As they improve, they will swim more events.
If you have any problems declaring for meets, reach out to Lindsay! If you have to arrive late or leave early from a meet, please let us know when you declare so we don’t schedule you for an event.
Meet declaration and preferences are always due on Fridays at 5pm. Since our first meet is Wednesday, June 4, the first deadline for meet declaration is this Friday, May 30 at 5pm. If you do not declare, your swimmer will not have any events for the meet. If you know your schedule for the whole season, it is totally fine to declare for more than one meet at a time.
Inclement Weather - Practice Policy
If rain or thunderstorms are in the forecast, check your email before sending kids to practice! We will swim in light rain, but not if there is lightning. We always send out an email if practice is cancelled.
Rain, rain go AWAY!
Lindsay