New Member Q & A
1. What suit should my child wear for practice and do I need to purchase the team suit for meets?
The kids wear a racing suit for practice. That would be a one- piece suit for girls and a jammer or brief for boys. They can wear any suit for a meet, the team suit is not required.
2. Do they always wear swim caps for practice, or just for meets?
Girls are required to wear a cap for practice and meets. They can wear any cap for practice but for meets swimmers need to wear the team cap. It is up to the boys if they choose to wear a swim cap. If they wear a cap in a meet, it needs to be a South Lyon Aquatics cap.
3. What type of equipment is required?
Look under the Team Store tab on our website. Practice equipment is listed by practice group. You can buy all of your swimmer’s equipment from this store and a 25% discount will be applied at checkout because we are a TYR Sponsored Team.
4. How many meets are there per season? Where are the locations of the meets?
Most of our meets are in the state and in the metro Detroit area. For higher level swimmers there may be some out of state meets. We usually have one meet per month, and meets are 1-3 days. You will usually have options to decide which meets to attend and which sessions to go to. If it's a 2-3 day meet they are not required to swim every day. The sessions will be divided by age group and they will swim in the morning or afternoon depending on the age.
5. How do I find my child’s practice schedule?
The practice schedule is under the Team Info tab. Usually there is a weekly email that will state any changes to practice, but it’s a good idea to check the Google Calendar and download it to your device.
6. What is the practice policy? And who do we notify if she is absent/sick for a day?
The practice policy expectation depends on the group. As swimmers advance the coaches like to see them at more practices. A Development B or Development A swimmer is expected at 2 practices per week on average. Green and WB swimmers should be at 3-4 practices a week. Competition and Senior swimmers should attend 5-6 practices each week. If they miss 1 practice you don't need to notify the coach, but if your child is going to be out for 3 or more practices due to illness or vacation, the coaches would like you to email them and let them know.
7. What is the best way to contact my child’s coach?
Our Coaches are very busy coaching on deck so it’s best to email them if you have concerns, questions or need to update them about your child
