BFY Sharks Swim Team A Program of Baierl Family YMCA

Season Information

Team Account

Season Start Date: Tuesday, September 9^th

Practice Schedule

*We do not require a certain number of practices; however, we would like to see kids be in the water a minimum of 2-3 times a week, as the only way kids get better in the water and improve their stroke/technique/times is if they are participating in practices.

Bronze:

M/W: 6pm – 6:45pm

T/TH: 6:30pm – 7:15pm

Silver:

M/W: 6:45pm – 8pm

T/TH: 7:15pm – 8:30pm

Gold:

M/W: 6:45pm – 8pm

T/TH: 7:15pm – 8:45pm

Bulletin Board

The bulletin board directly to the right of the gym doors at the Y will be dedicated to our swim team. This board will include all of the following information.

-Practice schedule

-Meet schedule

-Meet the coaches

-Season highlights

-Contact information

Parent Volunteers

We will be looking for parent volunteers when it comes to hosting a meet. More information regarding this will come out as we get closer to meets. However, the positions we will be looking for are listed below.

-Timers

-Officials

Coach Jones will be sending out an additional email with all the information for training, so if you are interested, please be on the lookout for that email!

-Seeding

-Concessions

-Award Organization

Suits/Caps

Practice: there is no specification on what color cap or suit they can wear

Meets: Black suits with a silver team cap

Link: Here is a link to the order form if you need/want to get a new suit and/or cap. The coaches will be placing the order so there is no shipping fees.

Order Form

**Please note, if you DO NOT know what size to order for your swimmer or would like to double check their size, we will be doing suit try-ons TONIGHT from 6 -7:30pm at the Y near the locker rooms. Matt will be available tomorrow (8/28) as well in the evening to measure swimmers. We are trying to place the order by Friday 9/5 so we can ensure everyone has their suit/cap by our first meet. Please let us know if you can’t make either of those times.

Team Apparel

We will be doing the majority of our team apparel through Instant Imprint in Cranberry. We will send out this link once our team store opens with additional information.

Swim Outlet: We do still have a team store through Swim Outlet, the turnaround time is a little longer than what we like, but if you do order something off our team store, please connect your purchase to the BFY Sharks account.

Swim Outlet Link

Team Communications

TeamUnify/SportsEngine: The majority of our communications will be through email via our TeamUnify/SportsEngine account. If you are not receiving these emails yet, please let us know, but check your spam first! If you’d like the email communications to go to a different email please let us know and we will get it updated.

Remind: Please download the Remind app via the app store – it is blue with a R logo on it. We use this app if there is an announcement we need to send out quickly.

Goal Setting:

It’s important for athletes to learn how set goals and work toward them. Goals aren’t specified by times. There are many different types of goals to set. Think of the following as starting points.

-Technique

-Faster times

-Being a good teammate

-Attending a certain number of practices

-Getting in shape

-Championship Meet qualifications

Equipment

Other than a suit and goggles, swimmers will need to have a water bottle for every practice. It’s important to stay hydrated even though you can’t see the sweat, swimmers still sweat a lot and need to rehydrate from practices.

-Gold group member:

Please get the following items as we will be using them more often. If you have any questions about what type sizing, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
- Fins
- Paddles
- Pull buoy

Forms

There are two forms that MUST be filled out and turned in to the Aquatics Office prior to your swimmer being eligible to participate in practices. Get these filled out ASAP so your swimmer doesn’t miss any time in the water.

-Code of Conduct

-Age Policy Acknowledgement

Meet Schedule:

Requirements: attending 4 meets throughout the season, including our 2 home meets (highlighted in RED). In order to be eligible for the championship season, your swimmer(s) need to compete in a certain number of meets to be eligible. The meet highlighted in BLUE is the Championship meet that anyone from our team can compete in, and we’d like to have a big turnout for this meet!

-Dual Meets: