***ATLA WEEKLY NEWS BLAST - January 8th to 14th***

Coach Rhi Jeffrey

Good morning team,

 

We hope you are all staying warm and enjoying the snow day!

 

We have a lot of important annoucements this week, please let me know if you have any questions about anything!

 

PRACTICE CHANGES

  • This week is BUDDY WEEK!
  • Pre-team, Kraken, and Leviathan groups schedules will remain unchanged.
  • Hydra, Triton, and Poseidon will have the following added workout times:
    • Monday 6:30-7:30 PM
    • Tuesday 7-8 PM
    • Wednesday 6:30-7:30 PM
    • Thursday 7-8 PM
    • Friday 5-6 PM
  • All added times for Hydra, Triton, Poseidon are to get to know your younger teammates better. We will be doing drills, starts, turns, games, etc in smaller goups for some activities and large groups for others. 
  • While these added swim times are techincally optional, we hope you can all make them so that we can do some fun things together as a whole team.
  • NO DRYLAND FOR TRITON/POSEIDON THIS WEEK!

 

MEDIA DAY

  • Team media day is Monday January 8th. We hope everyone can make it!
  • Please wear ATLA team apparel if you have it!
  • We will also have pictures on Swim-a-thon day (Saturday January 13th).

 

SWIM-A-THON

  • This Saturday January 13th is our Swim-a-thon.
  • Kraken, Leviathan, and Siren swimmers will be from 1-2 PM
  • Hydra, Triton, and Poseidon swimmers will be from 2-4 PM
  • This is a really important event for our team, we are partnering with the YMCA and trying to drum up more interest in the sport of swimming in our area. We are also using this event to educate newly interested parents about swim team and how the process works. 
  • The Y has been so much more accomodating towards us and has been really putting in an effort to work with our team and make sure we feel like we have a home. We really feel valued there with the new administration. We want to help them as well!
  • Participation in the fundraising part of the swim-a-thon is required even if you cannot make the event. 
  • Here are some easy ways to go about donations:
    • Let friends/family know a one-time, set dollar amount is the best ($1, $5, $20, etc)
    • Let friends/family know that funds from this event are going towards end of season events, new equipment, and restock of team goodies (stickers, key chains, duckies, etc).
  • Donations can either be made to @Rhi-Jeffrey venmo or by cash/check. Next year this event will be run by our non-profit branch, we are still waiting on the federal government to approve our 501c3 application.
  • Fundraising requirement is $250 per family (unless I have sent you an email with a new total after parent jobs).
  • Any funds shy of the $250 requirement will be added to your swimmers TeamUnify account at the end of January.​
  • Prizes will be a team fleece blanket for the most raised in each training group (Kraken, Leviathan, etc). In the event of a tie, the prize will go to the swimmer with the higher number of donors. 
  • The grand prize for the highest amount donated will be a custom team parka!
  • Donations are being taken starting December 26th and will end on the last day of January. That means you can still get some donations in after the swim-a-thon is over!
  • PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR DONATION FORMS

 

OYSTER RIVER MEET

  • We have the ORO meet this Sunday January 14th at UNH.
  • Final meet details will be sent out either Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
  • We hope you can come and cheer even if you aren't swimming!

 

Have a great week all!