WEST Weekly
Dear WESTies,
Welcome to the second official week of practices, things are starting to settle in around the pool as we hope the kids are doing in school. This past weekend's Kick Off BBQ was a great success with a great showing of families. Thank you to everyone that came, especially everyone that brought food to share.
Equipment Orders Due by Next Week - Please let Margaret know if you need to make changes to your order, or visit nwswimshop.com.
Parent Informational Meetings
We will be holding an informational meeting for all parents this Friday and Monday. We will cover topics such as Volunteering, Team Parents, Meet Protocol and Team Expectations. This will also give parents the opportunity to ask any questions they may have. If you cannot attend the meeting for your child's group, please contact us to make arrangements for attending the other meeting.
Challenge & Accelerate - Friday 6:30pm
Explore & Discover - Monday 7pm
Open Water Swim
VAST is hosting an Open Water Swim on September 22nd. Please email [email protected] if you are interested by Wednesday Sept 12th at 10pm (sorry for short notice but the registrations have closed and we need to notify the host team). Be advised, here is the entry qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS: Swimmers must have a 500/400 free time verifiable in the SWIMS database that is faster than the times below:
9-10 year olds: 8:00 (yards), 7:15 (meters)
11-12 year olds: 7:00 (yards), 6:15 (meters)
To swim in the 1 or 2 mile races, swimmers must have a verifiable time in the SWIMS database for a 500/400 free that is faster than 6:30 (yards), 5:45 (meters).
More information is available here: http://www.pns.org/pnws2/__eventform__/262524_2012%20LGOS%20PNS%20final
Become an Official - Note from Dan Limberg, our Official Chair
There are many reasons why you want to be a Swimming Official:
- great view of the meet
- helps ensure that meets are fair for all swimmers
- great food for officials and coaches
- meet some interesting characters
- WEST needs more officials to host meets (hosting meets helps keep the fees down)
- easiest way to complete the Volunteer requirement
- there is great food.
There are not any reasons why you don’t want to be a Swimming Official. The swimming rules are basic (no requirement to be able to swim), there is great mentorship and we work around your schedule.
The next training session for Stroke and Turn Officials (the basic qualification) is Monday, September 24, at WEST at 7:15pm. The course is $10, and WEST will reimburse you for the course and USA Swimming registration. RSVP to Bob Keller [email protected] and Dan Limberg [email protected].
Contact Dan Limberg (425-583-7672) or other WEST Swimming Officials for more information.
Thank you for volunteering to be part of a great team of officials,
Dan Limberg
Non-Athlete Registration Forms
All board members and WEST Officials need to register with USA Swimming as a non-athlete member. We have printed forms available at the front desk, please complete one and turn it back into WEST so we can pay for everyone and submit them.
Meet Declarations - Due September 30th!
Make sure to log-in to your account and notify us of which meets you can/cannot attend this season. If you don't, we aren't able to enter your swimmer in any meets and the registration closes September 30th.
Ice Early, Ice Often
With the adjustment of getting back into the swing-of-things, be sure to listen to your bodies and ice if you are starting to get sore. We expect the kids to be sore, but be sure to communicate with your coaches if you are experiencing pain or anything out-of-the-ordinary.
Happy Swimming
Nick, Ken, Jordyn, Rachel and Bryan.
