Rudgear Rats Newsletter: Week of July 2nd
Upcoming Dates
July 3 & 4 – No Practice
July 8 – REST vs. Danville Sea Devils | Warm-Ups 8:00am
July 11 – Declare for Conference Meet
July 12 – REST vs. LMYA declare by 7/5
July 15 – REST @ SVST declare by 7/8
Link to full season calendar
TL;DR:
-no practice 7/3 & 7/4
-buy your Conference shirt
-don’t prop the gate
-be cool, don’t be all… uncool
Buddy Reminder
Bring your buddy their favorite snack! Click here for weekly buddy ideas.
Conference Theme
Our Conference theme is Luck of the Rats! We are going to SHAMROCK the BLOCKS and find a bunch of time pops at the end of the rainbow.
Buy Your Conference Shirt
Order up your new lucky shirt. Be sure to order your family’s conference shirts by Thursday, July 6th. We won’t have extras for sale, so if you want one please be sure to order now. Click here to order.
Note: Conference shirts were not included in registration fees, so please be sure to order for both the swimmers and adults in your family.
Keep Gate Closed
We are not allowed to prop the entry gate of the pool open. Please do not prop the gate open. (And, if you notice that someone else has, please do us all a favor and close it.)
Be Nice
As we gear up for the second half of the season, we wanted to take a moment to address an important matter that has come to our attention.
First and foremost, we would like to express our utmost gratitude to all the volunteers and parents who dedicate their time and effort to make our swim team thrive. Our team is run by the support and dedication of our parent volunteers and none of this would work without them.
Unfortunately, this season we have noticed and heard about instances of disrespectful behavior towards some of our volunteers. We know that working a job at a swim meet isn’t everyone’s favorite activity; however, helping at out meets is part of the deal. It's important to remember that all the individuals working at a meet and serving on the board are doing so on a volunteer basis and everyone is doing the best that they can.
As parents/caretakers, we set an example for our swimmers in how we treat others and work together as a team. We kindly request that everyone involved in the Rudgear Estates Swim Team shows respect to our dedicated volunteers and fellow parents/caretakers. Let's foster a culture of understanding, cooperation, and encouragement that will make our swim team experience even more rewarding for everyone.
Thank you once again to all the volunteers and parents who go above and beyond to serve in key positions and who selflessly give their time and effort to make the Rudgear Estates Swim Team a success. We are a family at Rudgear, and together, we can continue to make this a fantastic season for our swimmers!
Lessons
Lessons are available! We post all the coach’s sign-up links on our website (click here); however, it is the coaches’ responsibility to update their sign-ups (usually on Sundays or Mondays), set prices, receive payment, etc.
We have a lot of swimmers on our team, so please be considerate when booking lessons. We don't want one swimmer having three lessons per week and another left with none.
Please note: Swimmers may only sign up for one lesson per week with Coach Nick. Also, only team swimmers should sign up for Coach Nick lessons; Rugrats and other non-team swimmers are encouraged to sign up with any of our assistant coaches.
Coach Lunch
We have a great tradition of keeping our coaches at Rudgear fed! Please sign up here to bring our coaches lunch one day this summer. (We have EIGHT coaches this season, so we encourage you to team up with another family.)
Let’s Connect
Instagram: @rudgear_rats
Facebook: Click here to join our Facebook group
Let’s make it a great week and GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RATS!!
