Dear Stingray Nation,

🥳💦 Happy Birthday, Coach Erin 💦🥳

We hope your day is filled with joy, laughter, and maybe even a little cake after practice! 🎂🎁

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Today is the day!  The first day of the 2025-2026 Stingray Swim Season!

Please make sure that you have followed all THREE steps to join the Stingrays.

Step 1: Register with the FFYS Boosters online: https://www.teamunify.com/MemRegStart.jsp?team=miffys.  

Step 2: Join the Farmington Family YMCA.   

Step 3: Complete the YMCA swim team  practice group registration

Miniray https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111277

Bronze https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111273

Silver https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111279

Gold https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111274

Senior https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111278 HS Boys https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111275

HS Girls https://anprod.active.com/ymcadetroit/servlet/adminChange.sdi?oc=Activity&activity_id=111276

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PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Practice Begins: TODAY - Monday, September 8 

Weekly changes to the schedule are emailed and posted on the Band app.  Please note highlighted changes below.  You can sync your google calendar with this calendar by following the directions here: Practice Calendar

Monday (9/8), Wednesday (9/10), Friday (9/12)

Senior - 5:45-7:45pm NF

Gold - 6:15-7:45pm NF

Silver - 6:45-8:00pm Y

Bronze - 6-7pm Y

Miniray - 6-6:40pm Y

Tuesday (9/9)

Senior - 6-8pm YMCA

Gold - 7-8:30pm YMCA

Silver 6-7pm YMCA

Thursday (9/11)

Senior 5:45-8:15pm NF - dryland first: wear appropriate clothing and athletic shoes

Gold 5:45-7:15pm NF

Sunday (9/14)

Senior 9-11am Y

Gold 9-10:10am Y

Silver 10:10-11am Y

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EQUIPMENT 

Swimmers need the following items for practice on a daily basis.  It is okay if they do not have them this week.  These items make great birthday and Christmas presents too!

Miniray - swim fins, kickboard

Bronze - swim fins, kickboard

Silver - swim fins, pull buoy, kickboard

Gold - swim fins, pull buoy, paddles

Senior - swim fins, pull buoy, paddles, snorkel

All swimmers should bring a water bottle to practice.

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BAND APP

Practice times and locations sometimes change due to weather or pool availability. Please check your email daily before heading to practice. You can also download the FREE Band app and join our Stingray group: Band App.  Turning on the alerts in Band can help you be aware of practice changes.  When you join, PLEASE join with your first and last names.  This helps us keep this Our Band App closed, private and consisting of current parents, swimmers and coaches.  All “first name only” members will be deleted.  

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YMCA OFFICIALS TRAINING

YMCA Level I and II official classes are being offered on September 27 and September 28 at the Farmington YMCA. These classes are FREE for FFYS parents!  All parents are welcome!  If you are a Level I official and want to become a Level II official, you must have a meet record showing that you have officiated at least 8 sessions in the last three years. If you are a Level II official seeking to recertify as a Level II, then you must have a meet record showing that you have officiated at least 12 sessions in the last three years. If there is enough interest, an AO class will be offered as well. 

Level I:  https://lcdc.yexchange.org/Catalog/Class/Detail/308407

Level II: https://lcdc.yexchange.org/Catalog/Class/Detail/308408

Questions?  Please contact Tom Ludden at [email protected].

Fire Up Stingrays!