Hello Red Dragon Families!
This is another BIG weekly update! Please take time to read everything!
Practice Schedule - CHANGES
We have practice Monday-Thursday this week! We do not have practice on Friday due to the meet this weekend. Thursday practice will be at the Moorhead High School, NOT MSUM, and practice times for Thursday are different. Below is Thursday practice times at the Moorhead High School...
Gold - 8:9:30PM
Silver 8-9PM
Bronze 8-9PM
Beginner Minis: 8-8:40PM
Advanced Minis:8-8:40PM
Gold's practice on Tuesday will start at 7:50PM-9:30PM. We will not have meetings before practice for Gold this week.
FMY Gator IMX Invite
PLEASE let Coach Jess know if you plan on not attending ANY Finals NOW. If you do not notify Coach Jess if you are not attending finals and you do not show up, you will be removed from the entire meet and receive a $100 fine due to national rules.
Please make sure you have a valid phone number in your SportsEngine account. This is how we will be communicating any timeline changes.
Friday PM Session 1:
Pool deck will open at 3:45. Please arrive by 3:45PM. Warm-ups will begin at 4:15 pm on Friday for all age groups. The meet will begin at 5:30 pm.
Saturday & Sunday 11 & over Preliminary Sessions 2 & 5
Pool deck will open at 7:00. Please be at the pool by 7AM. Warm-ups will begin at 7:15 am, with the meet starting at 8:30 am.
Saturday & Sunday 10 & under timed final Sessions 3 &6
Warm-ups will begin approximately 45 minutes following the end of the morning session, with the session starting approximately 1 hour after the start of warmups. A session timeline will be sent out the week of the meet. Times will be shared via GoMotion app.
Saturday & Sunday 11 & over Finals Sessions 3 & 7
Warm-ups will not begin before 4:00 pm, with the meet starting at approximately 1 hour after the start of warm-ups. Times will be shared via GoMotion app.
WFF Meet - RECAP
Amazing job to our Red Dragons who competed at the WFF Meet! There were so many new times and even best times from our returners! If you athlete placed top 10 in their event their ribbons will be at the pool.
NEP Single Age Group State – Entries Due
The NEP Meet entries are due Thursday! Please plan accordingly in signing up! You must have the time standards to attend this meet!
Home Meet
We will be planning on hosting a one-day meet on January 15th. This meet is a great meet for our athletes to get some great times BUT also for our families to experience hosting a meet before the 2023 Senior State meet! Please mark your calendars for this date to help out!
MRC Hotel Block
We have officially been zoned for MRC! We will be swimming in Chaska, MN. We already have our hotel block set and ready for you to book your hotel on our website under Meets/Events. This meet is a great “end of the year meet” for all of our athletes. Below are the time standards for this meet. We HIGHLY encourage athletes to attend this meet! Last year, we were division champions and we hope to continue this year!
50 & 100 Events – Bronze Standards
200 + Events - Silver Standard
*Friendly reminder these standards do not correlate with our team groups!*
2023 Senior State – Volunteer Sign Up
We officially have our 2023 Senior State volunteer sign up available! Please note the times are TENATIVE and will be communicated closer to the event. Sign up link is also on our website under Meets/Events.
18 and Older Athletes - APT Training
Emails have been sent to our 17 and 18 year old athletes/families who have to complete APT training to be able to continue practice and participate in swim meets! PLEASE make this training a priority and get it done as soon as possible!
Not Swimming this Month?
Friendly reminder, if your athlete is not planning on swimming for the next month, you need to send an email to [email protected] by the 25th of the month.
Mark Your Calendar NOW!
We need all families to mark their calendars NOW for the Senior State meet we are hosting on March 16-19th , 2023 at the Hulbert Aquatic Center. We need all the help we can get to have a fantastic meet at this level so please mark your calendars now!
If you have any questions or concerns please let me know,
Jessica Colby
Head Coach
Red Dragon Swimming
763-229-7701
"Once a Red Dragon, Always a Red Dragon"
