Weekly Update: 24-25 Season!!
Weekly Update
Practice Schedule Changes
Upcoming Schedule Changes (7/29/24-8/11/24)
Welcome to the 2024-2025 MSA Swim Season! We are so excited to see our new and returning swimmers! We cannot wait to begin the season with you all on Wednesday, August 7th!
-MSA Coaches
MANDATORY PARTENT MEETING IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH STARTING AT 7:00PM. LOCATED AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
READ BELOW FOR FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE & NEW PRACTICE SCHEDULE
First day of Practice (August 7th):
White Group: first practice August 7th from 3:30-4:00PM at Outdoor pool
Yellow Group: first practice August 7th from 3:30-4:30PM at Outdoor pool
Blue Group (also considered bronze): first practice August 7th from 3:30-4:30PM at Indoor pool
Bronze Group: first practice August 7th from 3:30-5:00PM at Indoor pool
Silver Group: first practice August 7th from 4:30-6:00PM at Indoor pool
Gold Group: first practice August 7th from 4:15-6:30PM (dynamics/dryland/shoulders & then swim) at Indoor pool
*Please remember to verify your SMS to keep up to date with any last-minute schedule changes that may occur!
Below is the NEW Season 24-25 Practice Schedule:
Please read carefully. This schedule will be in effect on August 7th.
White: M/W/F 3:30-4:00PM (all outdoor pool)
Yellow: M/W/F 3:30-4:30PM (all outdoor pool)
Blue: M/T/W/TH 3:30-4:30PM, Friday is 3:30-5:00PM (all indoor pool)
Bronze: M/W/F 3:30-5:00PM, T/TH 3:30-4:30PM (all indoor pool)
Silver: M/T/W/TH 4:30-6:00PM, Friday 5:00-6:30PM, Saturday is 8:00-10:00AM. M/W/F is indoor, T/TH is outdoor.
Gold: M/T/W/TH 4:30-6:30PM, Friday 5:00-7:15PM, Saturday is 8:00-10:00AM. M/W/F is indoor, T/TH is outdoor.
Dublin Park Safety Update:
Dublin Park has asked us to discontinue parking along the road in front of the pool areas. Please be sure to park in a parking spot and have your athlete text you for you to pull around. You will now be towed or ticketed if you park anywhere but a parking spot!!
Hobbs Island Open Water:
We had a few swimmers and myself attend Swim Hobbs Island last year. There are three races on the same day for the Swim Hobbs Island—a 1 mile, 2 mile, and 5-mile race.
The open water event will be held within our LMSC on Sunday, September 28th, 2024. The 1- and 2-mile swim do not need a kayaker but the 5-mile swimmers will need a kayaker. You can read more about the Swim Hobbs Island event at the link listed below. I have seen anyone from age 8 to 90 swim this race, young and old! Again, this is not a requirement but a fun event for some of our swimmers to look forward to if they wish to attend. They have all the information up to date for this year’s race.
Tennessee River near Huntsville (Swim Hobbs Island) on September 8th with 1, 2, and 5 mile swims [https://www.teamrockettri.org/swim-hobbs-island/ ].
MSA Gear and News
More info to come at mandatory parent meeting.
Get Involved!!!
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Become an Official
MSA regularly needs officials to host meets and run the consistent and high-quality competitions we have become known for. Each MSA Meet must have certified USA-S certified officials conducting the meet for each swimmer to receive official credit for their swims/times.
If you have any questions about the process, please contact our MSA Officials Point of Contact, Heather Koehler at [email protected]
Parent Education
I have been adding a few readings onto the Weekly Updates. Here you will be able to find articles written by coaches, parents, athletes, psychologists, etc., about team sports, importance of parent involvement, and roles that seemingly assist coaches, parents, and athletes in their endeavors through the greatest sport in the world (swimming).
12 Things All Swim Parents Should Know
MSA Sponsors and Affiliates
Please remember that when you support our sponsors you are also supporting MSA! If you have or know of a business that would like to help a local non-profit organization support young swimmers and growing program, please have them contact Anna Wright at [email protected]
Boars Head
Papa Johns
PJ’s Coffee
Tyler Mann
Vertex Stone
Long Range Planning
Please note the schedule of the following events which will take place several months from now
Signup deadlines are generally 2 weeks before event.
September 8 (Swim Meet) - Hobbs Island (Open Water)
