News Splash July 15
Good afternoon Aquajets,
We are nearing the end of our Summer Season Aquajets; keep working hard and staying hydrated. Let’s wrap up strong!
BEST TIME-BOWL CUT CHALLENGE TALLY: 403/450 - details below
Aquajet team calendar - MEETS, team events & more!
- July 15th – Deadline to cancel membership for the next month CAJ Contact Us
- July 16th - Durham Mini Meet in Durham [8&Under, SCY]
- July 16th - Orland Dual Meet in Orland [Dual, SCY]
- July 17th – Little Gator Meet in Gridley [6&Under, SCY] Google Form Registration Link
- July 17th - 20th - Bill Rose Classic: SNS LCM Championships in Roseville [Qualifier, T/F, LCM] OME Link
- July 19th-20th - Orland Otters Invitational in Orland [Invitational, SCY] OME Link
- July 19 – no practice
- July 23rd - NVAL Poster Decorating Potluck Party - 6:00pm at the Denney House
- July 24th – Senior Cereal Practice after morning practice – more details below
- July 25-27th - NVAL Championships in Redding [Invitational, SCY] OME Link
- July 25-Aug 1 - No Practices
- Aug 2nd - Swim-a-thon - 8:00am at the PV Pool
- Aug 5th - Chipotle fundraiser (East Ave) - 5:00pm-9:00pm
- Aug 12th - End of the Summer BBQ - 6:00pm, location is TBD
- Aug 15th – Deadline to cancel membership for the next month CAJ Contact Us
COACH’S CORNER
I am challenging the Aquajets to push themselves this summer and see how much they can progress. In past summers if swimmers could get enough best times, then I would dye my beard blue (check out our Instagram for pictures). This summer, to be in line with our Despicable Me NVAL theme, if the Aquajets can achieve 450 or more official best times before NVALs, then I will get a bowl cut to go with my Vector costume.
NVALs is open for signups! This is our end of the summer championship meet, what most of the swimmers have been training for. I encourage every Aquajet that has attended at least two meets this summer to sign up and race next weekend (7/25-7/27) in Redding. Registration closes this Thursday (7/17) at 11:59pm. THERE WILL BE NO LATE ENTRIES ALLOWED, PLEASE SIGN UP ON TIME. OME Link
This year the City of Redding is charging a $5 spectator fee for NVALs. Athletes, coaches, officials, and other volunteers (such as timers) get free entry. All other spectators must pay $5 for the weekend to enter the pool facility.
There is an Amazon wish list with NVAL spirit gear. It is time to get in the Despicable Me spirit as the CAJ Minions take over NVALs! We have won the NVAL spirit award for the last 2 years and we are going for the 3-peat! Help us get in the spirit by purchasing item(s) off the Amazon list. Items include: decorations for the coaches table, decorations for the team area, coaches costumes, spirit packs for each swimmer, and craft projects for the pre-NVAL dinner that will be hosted at the Denney house! Take a look at the list and see what you can help with. NVAL Spirit Amazon Wishlist
The Gridley Gators are hosting their annual Little Gator meet for 6 & Under swimmers on Thursday July 17 in Gridley. Warmups are at 5:15pm, with the racing planned to start at 6:00pm. All swimmers are limited to 3 individual events, that does not include relays. If you want to sign your swimmer up, please email me with their events by the end of the day on Saturday July 12. The individual events offered are: 25 Fly, 25 Back, 25 Breast, and 25 Free. Gridley will be placing swimmers that are interested in doing relays on a relay team. Deadline to register is 11:59pm tonight (7/15). You can register with the following link: Google Form Registration Link
Team Pictures are in! I will be bringing them with me to practice each day I am there. If you ordered pictures, be sure to grab them when you can.
Next week on Thursday will be the annual Cereal Practice for the Seniors. We will conclude their practice by sitting down and eating cereal together. Swimmers should bring utensils and their favorite cereal to share. I will be providing the milk. If your Senior swimmer would like to request a particular kind of milk, feel free to send me a message with their request.
Today (7/15) is the deadline to cancel your membership for the next month. With the end of the summer and the start of the school year getting closer, I am sure some families are considering canceling their membership after July. As a reminder, if you want to cancel your membership you need to do so by the 15th of the preceding month. To cancel your membership send a message through the contact us option on the CAJ website. Sending a coach a message or just telling a coach on deck is not sufficient. CAJ Contact Us Link
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
- Make sure your swimmer is USA Swimming registered (the link can be found in the “USA Swim Registration” section of the news splash)
- Make sure your swimmer brings a water bottle to every practice
- Check out the Team Page on Elsemore for CAJ gear: Team Page Link
Please make sure you are familiar with all of the Old Business/Policies and Procedures
Your next race has already started,
Coach Andrew
