Evendale Eagles 2025 Newsletter #1

Caroline Razzano

May 29, 2025

Welcome to the 2025 season of the Evendale Eagles swim team! If you have any pertinent information you need to get to the parents, please email me (Caroline Razzano) at [email protected].

Upcoming dates to know:

May 30: No practice due to Evendale Resident pool party

May 31: Signup deadline for your required number of jobs

June 1: Sign up deadline for Apples and Bananas Pizza Party

June 2: Sign-out deadline for Apples & Bananas meet

June 2: Morning practices begin for 7 and up swimmers.

June 3^rd & 4^th: Assessments for new 6 & under swimmers 11:15-11:45

June 4: Stroke and Turn Judge Clinic at Sharonville Rec

June 5: 6 & under swimmers start practice

June 5: Apples & Bananas Intra-Squad Meet at Evendale Pool

Morning Practice times

8:00-9:30 – 13 and over

***NEW*** for the first week, June 2-6, 13 and over will practice 8:30-9:30 AM to ease into practice.

9:30-10:30 -10, 11, and 12 year olds

10:30-11:15 – 7, 8, and 8 year olds

11:15-11:45 – 6 and under (starting June 5)

6 and Under Swimmers – The coaches will assess NEW 6 and Under swimmers on June 3 and 4 from 11:15-11:45. They will be assessing if the swimmers can jump in on their own and swim on their own to the closest flags (5 yards / 15 feet). Coaches will speak with each family once they have determined the best decision for your swimmer. Returning 6 & unders and those that pass the assessment will start practice June 5.

15 & Over Swimmers - Make sure your 15 & Over swimmers add Debbie’s number (513-379-0683) to their cell phones to communicate in the rare (ha!) event they have a change in their ability to swim a meet past the deadline.

Coaches:

We are excited for another great season of coaches! Please note that ALL of the coaches coach ALL of the swimmers. The age group coaches listed are assigned to that age group for line-ups only. Our coaching staff for this summer includes:

15 & Over: Head Coach Debbie Walker ([email protected]).

13-14: Jake Senter

11-12: Nick Stroh

9-10: Hannah Eversole

7-8: Jen Schell

6 and under: Ashlyn Hoffman and Mallory Green

Luke Wilkens is also returning, and he will be running the computer entries.

Team t-shirts

Please pick up your t-shirts from the Rec Center front desk if you have not yet done so. Please put your swimmer’s name in the shirts…there are a lot of team t-shirts and if one is lost, it would be a lot easier to reach its owner if there was a name.

Hershey First Lappers: The tradition of “Hershey First Lappers” will continue this year for our 8 & under swimmers completing their first lap starting with the first official meet next week (Apples and Bananas is not an official meet). For those new to the team, a Hershey bar is awarded to young swimmers completing their first lap, at the discretion of the coach.

Apples and Bananas:

This is a fun intrasquad meet to start off the season. For those new to the Evendale Eagles swim team, all swimmers will be divided into two teams – Apples and Bananas. There will be a large sign (“team” assignments) hanging from the concession area. Teams will not be decided until last minute so please be patient and wait until that Thursday morning to see how the teams are set up. Also, after all practices that day, head to the concession area for our first snack morning and do a little pre-Apples and Bananas prep for all swimmers!

Pizza party: Following the Apples and Bananas meet, we will have a pizza party at the pool. Tickets are $5 each and include two slices of pizza and a drink. Please submit payment with your activity form to the pool drop box or submit to the new on-line form no later than Sunday, June 1.

Stroke and Turn Certification Meeting: We need more judges! If you are interested in learning how to officiate at our NSSL dual meets and become certified, there is a meeting Wednesday June 4 at 6 PM at the Sharonville Rec Center. This 1.5 hour session will teach you everything you need to know to work our dual meets and qualify you to officiate. Returning officials that are not YMCA or USA Swimming certified will also need to get recertified at this session. Please consider attending this meeting as we are in need of stroke and turn officials, especially if you have younger swimmers.

Private Lessons: Private lessons will once again be offered this year for those swimmers who would like a little extra training or for fine tuning specific strokes. Please don’t add your own timeslot—look for timeslots the coaches have available or talk to them in person. Signups are linked through the team website (here) and the coaches will update when they are available. Pay at the front desk of the Rec Center and bring your receipt to the coach providing your lesson.

Childcare for HOME Swim Meets: Childcare is available for your young non-swimmers during home meets. You must pre-register for this service at least 2 days prior to the meet. If you sign-up and do not show, you will be charged. Parents can purchase punch cards at the front desk or online. There is a 2-hour time limit that is the state law and must be followed.

Activity Sheet Sign-Up Form: The activity form will again be used to sign up for the pizza party, the Senior Night ice cream social, the pre-championships party, the post-championships party, and the 13 & up canoe trip. New this year, the form can be completed on-line or dropped in in the box at the pool. If using the paper form, the form and fees (checks made payable to Evendale Swim Team) should be turned in via the pool drop box (not to the Rec center front desk). The first activity reservation deadline is June 1 – for the pizza party. ***If at all possible, please complete the form for the entire season with payment.*** This makes bookkeeping for the season more manageable.

NEW for 2025 – Online Data Capture and Payment

Activity Form Survey: https://forms.gle/otPnhPeD6V65FDHn8

Excel worksheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RLVpBM_dV3MThpcnMQ6H_0GXpo4w6G8AZZBeJ0zaz98/copy

PayPal https://www.paypal.com/pool/9eRaiVGdGc?sr=wccr

PDF Form https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ChqAyx-F4ridxJl73pOLb11sSiB0Z28r/view?usp=drive_link

Thank you to Diana Busam for taking this on! Please reach out to her (513-368-1440) if you need help.

Volunteer Requirements: THANK YOU to everyone that has signed up! Your child will not be allowed to swim in meets until you have signed up to volunteer. Remember that each family is required to volunteer for 2-3 meets and 1 activity, unless your OLDEST child is a 6 and under; then the requirement is 1 meet job and 1 activity. Championship jobs will also need to be filled at a later date.

We have 5 home meets this year … that means A LOT of jobs need to be filled to run each meet smoothly. We are asking that families please sign up by May 31 at 9 PM.

*Please sign up for at least 2 swim meets if you have a swimmer older than 6, 1 if 6 & under. If there are open jobs once all families have signed up for their initial requirements by May 31, please sign up for another swim meet. THANK YOU!

Championship jobs will be released and explained at a later date.

Meet Sign-Outs: The coaches will assume your swimmers will be swimming in a meet unless you say otherwise. So, it is very important to sign your swimmers out of a meet as soon as you know they will not be able to swim (see below for instructions). The coaches do meet line ups up to two days prior to a meet so if you do not change the committed status on the website and your swimmers do not show up; it can cause problems, especially when it comes to relays. Of course, some situations cannot be avoided or planned. If this happens and you are within that 2-day window prior to a meet, please text Coach Debbie at 513-379-0683 as soon as possible and she will remove your children from the meet. Here are the steps to signing your swimmers out of a meet:

On Evendale Eagles’ website, under Events tab, find the meet in which you wish to sign out.
Click on “edit commitment”
Under “Member Name” find and click on your swimmer’s name
There is a drop box under “Declaration”, select “no”
Click on “save changes”
Repeat for each swimmer if you have more than one

Meet Schedule: Generally speaking, all meets begin at either 6:00, 6:15, or 6:30, depending on the size of teams. Warmups start 30 minutes to an hour before the meet. There could be a slight change in start times / warmup times which will be communicated in each Monday morning newsletter for the meets that week.

June 5 – Apples and Bananas 6:00 with pizza party to follow

June 10 – @ Springdale

June 12 – Home vs. St. Bernard

June 17 – Home vs. Sharonville

June 19 – Home vs. Wyoming

June 26 – @ Greenhills

July 1 – Home vs. Blue Ash. Senior Night and Ice Cream Social

July 8 – @ Norwood

July 14 and 15– Championships at Norwood (must swim in 2 meets to qualify)

*Directions to pools are on the Eagles’ website.

Activity Schedule:

June 5: Apples and Bananas Pizza Party following meet (sign up deadline June 1)