Weekly Update: 1/1/24 - 1/7/24

Jessica Colby
Hello Red Dragon Families!
We hope you all had a fantastic New Year with families and friends!
 
Practice this Week
We have practice Tuesday-Friday this week! I will send out our January calendar in a seperate email as there are A LOT of changes due to events on MSUM campus. We will have some practices at the Moorhead High school pool starting next week. Our Janaury calendar is on our website under Meets and events below the 2023-2024 Meet Schedule.
 
Parent Meeting
We have a parent meeting TONIGHT at 6:50PM! If you are attending the home meet please plan to be at this meeting!
 
HOME Meet - NEED TIMERS!
We have less then 15 days to our home meet! WE NEED 2 MORE TIMERS. Timers are essential to hosting a meet! If we do not have timers we can not host this meet! PLEASE take time to sign up! We are still looking a few more Concession and Hospitality donations! 
 
MONC Meet - Meet Information
Families attending the MONC meet this weekend; friendly reminder this meet is at St.Could Tech High school. We are in the AM session. Meet starts at 9:30AM both Saturday and Sunday. Warmups are at 8:30AM. Please arrive by 8:25AM.
 
Facility Address: St. Clod Tech High School; 4200 33rd St S. St.Cloud MN 56301
 
JAWS Meet - ENTRIES DUE
JAWS entries are due this Thursday! Make sure to declare your events!
 
Sickness
With cold weather comes some sickness! We have a small coaching staff and if one coach gets sick, practice groups are left without a coach! If your athlete is not feeling well PLEASE do NOT bring them to practice. We want families, athletes, and coaching staff to stay healthy throughout our season!
 
Volunteer/Hospitality Coordinator
We are searching for a Volunteer/Hospitality Coordinator for our team for hosting meets! If you are interested please let Coach Jess know!
 
MRC - Hotel Block
Our hotel block is now open for the MRC meet! We will be staying at the Hampton Inn in Eden Prairie. We have stayed here for the past 3 years!     Click the link below to get your hotel booked now!
 
REQUIRED - USA REGISTRATION
If your athlete is not USA registered your athlete can NOT attend practice. To register your athlete in USA Swimming please go to our Website, click Registration, click USA Registration Link in blue, and follow the directions from there. 
 
 
High School Athletes and Qualifying Meets
If your athlete is attending and meets with our team that require a qualifying time and you want to use their High School times you will need a proof of times report from your High School coach or the results of the meet. You can only use meet results or proof of times for State-level meets or lower. Any Sectional, Zone or National Meets have to be MN High School State Meet, ND EDC or ND State Meet. Any other meet does not qualify them for Sectionals, Zones or National Meets. All proof of times and meet results need to be sent to Coach Jess as many meets will ask for proof of times.
 
Team Sponsorships
Every year we have sponsorship available for companies you know or may work for! Please take time to share it on your social media or ask your company if they are interested! Below is the link for our team sponsorships! If you have already submitted payment as a sponsor please send us your logo!
 
Taking a Break?
If you are taking a break this month please let me know by the 25th for your payments to be paused. To know if your payments have been paused go into the GoMotion App and your athlete should be listed as "suspended".
  
 
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"