Happy Monday Dolfins!
Things are starting to get real!!! School is ending and time trials are coming up this weekend!! Then it's all a blur of sunscreen, clorine, whistles blowing and parents cheering!!! This weeks' email contains A LOT of important information so please humor us and read until the end!
UPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINES
Thursday, May 19th---Back to Dolfin Night (aka Parent Info Night). 7:30 at PH Senior Center
Friday, May 20th--Please either commit or decline your swimmers for Time Trials, 9/Under Meet and 10/Up by this date. This process will be explained at Parent Night and the process will be the same for each meet.
Sunday, May 22nd--TIME TRIALS!!!!! 9:00 am start time. More info below
NOTE FROM HEAD COACH TALLI
Hello Dolfin Families!
Week 6 is all about preparing for Time Trials. All practices will be at the Ed Center Pool. We will be working on starts, turns and practice races for all events. Swimmers need to be prepared to swim in any lane that they are assigned. If your swimmer is worried about anything, have them go to a coach and we will help them.
We will have coaches at the blocks with the younger swimmers. It can be overwhelming for first time swimmers and parents but remember it's supposed to be fun and returning families are happy to help out new families. The order of events for Time Trials starts with 50 Free for the 15-18 swimmers then IM, Free, Breast, Back & Fly starting with the younger swimmers and moving up through the age groups for each stroke. Make sure swimmers arrive for warm-ups.
It is very important to read the weekly emails to find out about important meet entry deadlines. For Dual Meets, swimmers generally are allowed to swim 3 events at Saturday meets and 2 events at Wed night meets. You may choose events in Team Unify but I have the option to switch their events if I need to balance out the races. For Invitational Meets, you must choose events for your swimmer. Each Invitational has their own rules on how many events you may enter. I finalize all entries and complete all relay entries. If you know your swimmer will be late or needs to leave early please put that information in the notes section so I have that information available when I complete entries.
On June 4, we have 2 meets at the same time. The 9&Under swimmers will be at the Pleasant Hill Aquatics 9&Under meet and the 10&Up swimmers will be at the Larkey Sharks 10&Up meet. If you have swimmers at both meets, you will need to plan ahead to make it work. We will be splitting our coaches between the 2 meets. I will be the lead coach at the 10&Up meet and Ciera will be in charge at the 9&Under meet. The team pays the entry fees for the Invitational meets but if you do not show up for the meet, you will need to reimburse the team for the entry fees. You must also sign up for a short work assignment at any Invitational meet you sign up for.
I will be handing out Jr Coach applications to the swimmers by the end of the week. We will be doing Jr Coach Training on Friday, June 3, 10:00-12:00 at the Aquatic Park Pool. Have your swimmer let me know if they are interested.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at our Parent meeting on Thursday night at the Senior Center.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Coach Talli
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NOTE FROM VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR KC DESILVA
Hello Dolfin families : )
We still have a few open season long jobs.....if you are interested in one of the last remaining positions (snack shack, starter/ref, desk, take down, stroke & turn) please email me ASAP. Training will take place at Time Trials for all season long jobs. If you won't be at Time Trials but are still interested in one of these jobs please email me so we can make training arrangements.
Here are some important volunteer dates this week:
5/19 at 9pm to 5/21 at midnight - Sign ups for work shifts at Time Trials will open this Thursday at 9pm after the parent meeting. If you have a swimmer participating (and you do not have a season long job) you need to sign up for a short shift. The sign ups will close on Saturday, 5/21 at midnight.
5/22 at 6pm Sign ups for all regular meet jobs will open on Sunday, 5/22 at 6pm after the conclusion of Time Trials. Sign ups for each meet will close approximately three days before the meet.
5/22 at 6pm Sign ups for the 9 & under meet at PHA will also open after Time Trials. This is an invitational so all families with a swimmer participating will need to work a short 1-2 hour shift at this meet.
5/24 at 6pm Sign ups for the 10 and over meet at Larkey will open. This is an invitational so all families with a swimmer participating will need to work a short 1-2 hour shift at this meet.
Happy Monday : )
KC
NOTE FROM SOCIAL DIRECTORS COURTNEY AND MORGAN
Hey Dolfins!
We have many fun things planned for this season and a couple of them are quickly approaching!
Please mark your calendars for the following:
The team will be going to an A’s game on SUNDAY JUNE 5th for swim night! Game time is 1:07 PM. Tickets are $33.00 each. We will be in section 128 rows 27-31. If you would like tickets, please email [email protected] with your swimmer’s name and number of tickets you would like. You can venmo @morgan-martin-16 ($33.00 per ticket). We are planning to have a fun tailgate so wait for more information on that!
There are also 50 reserved tickets, we have confirmed we can get up to 20 more in the same section, if needed. So, please reach out quickly if this is something you would like to participate in so we can make sure to keep track of available tickets!
The second item is the 8 & under party on Friday June 10th from 6-8 PM at PH Aquatic Park. We will be asking for a parent volunteer/host in this age group to help with this party, so if this is something you would be interested in, please email [email protected]. We will be sending out a sign-up genius soon for parents to sign up to bring items for this gathering!
Feel free to reach out to the email provided with any questions.
Courtney and Morgan
