Newsletter, October 17, 2012
October 17, 2012
To: All New Green Bay YMCA Swimmers & Parents
From: Coach Dave - voice mail-436-9624
Email- [email protected] team unify website - www.teamunify.com/wigbymca
Re: 1) New Parent Informational/Registration meeting 2) Returning swimming registration forms 3) Group placements 4) Upcoming Dates 5) Assorted Notes
- This first section also went out tonight as a handout to all new swimmers to the GBY swim team.
Just a reminder of the New Parent Informational/Registration meeting next Tuesday, October 23, 2012, from 6:30-8:30pm, in the 2nd Floor Boardroom of the Downtown Y. A parent of any new swimmer to the GBY swim team must attend. Registration Packets will be passed out at the meeting. We will take time to go over all the registration forms and procedures. I also will talk about information from the Parent Handbook and also talk about the Team website.
I would hope that all new families have already become familiar with the website. As soon as your swimmer is registered for the team an official invitation will be sent by e-mail to have you create a password and at that point giving you full access to the website. Again please look it over and get a good feeling for where everything is.
Both the Parent handbook and registration forms are posted on the website under the documents tab. I would ask that you look over the Parent Handbook prior to the meeting. I will take time to go over all the registration forms at the meeting. You will also have to have both parent and swimmer look over the concussion info under the document tab. Part of the registration procedure is to have both parent and swimmer sign off on that they understand the concussion information. I will also talk about this at the meeting.
Registration forms are due by the end of next week, October 26 to Coach Dave. Please make sure that they are put in an envelope addressed to Coach Dave. You may hand these directly to myself or drop off for me at the Downtown Y front desk.
- Registration forms are due by Friday, October 19, for all returning GBY swimmers. This would include all returning High School girl swimmers. You may hand these directly to me or drop off at the Downtown Y for me. PLEASE PUT THEM IN AN ENVELOPE AND MARK COACH DAVE/REGISTRATION FORMS. Next week I will begin to update team unify for each registered swimmer and keep them active. Otherwise all others will be made inactive until I have the forms to update team unify. SO PLEASE GET THOSE FORMS IN BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
- I think most returning swimmers should be placed in the proper groups. I also have a number of returning swimmers who did not practice the first week or maybe only came once. In most cases I can tell you a swimmer’s practice group. But have one or two Bronze/Silver Level swimmers that I need to see at more practices to evaluate. Contact me directly if you have questions. I will also begin to promote upper level Silver swimmers to Gold III when I think they are ready. I will officially ask the few I am sure of already.
- Upcoming Dates (Team events and meets)
Friday, October 19 REGISTRATION FORMS DUE from returning GBY swimmers
Saturday, October 20 Morning practice Gold I & II BV 6-8am
Tuesday, October 23 New Parent Informational/Registration Meeting DT Y 6:30-8:30pm
Friday, October 26 REGISTRATION FORMS DUE from New GBY swimmers
Saturday, October 27 Marinette-Menominee Pentathlon, Marinette HS (see website)
Friday, November 2 NO PRACTICE
Friday-Sunday, Nov 2-4 FCY Fall Invite, DT Y, Appleton (see website)
Monday, November 5 GBY Parent Group Committee Meeting, DT Y, 5:30-7:00pm
Tuesday, November 6 Southwest High School Practices begin (all practice groups – see team calendar)
Wednesday, November 7 TEAM SUIT SALE – Downtown Y, Room 1D, 5:30-8:00pm (order forms are on website)
Wednesday, November 7 Practice changes – Gold at SWSH, 4-6pm & Silver only, DT Y, 7:30-8:45pm
Saturday, November 10 Morning practice Gold I & II BV 6-8am
Friday-Sunday, Nov 16-18 WGLO Meet, Schroeder Aquatic Center, (see website)’
Friday-Sunday, Nov 16-18 Oshkosh Y Champion Meet, Oshkosh Y (see website)
Tuesday, November 20 NEW PARENT INFORMATION MEETING, SWHS pool balcony, 5-6pm, Meet responsibilities and meet entries will be discussed
Thursday-Sunday, Nov 22-25 NO PRACTICES, Happy Thanksgiving!!
Monday, November 26 GBY Parent Group Committee Meeting, DT Y, 5:30-7:00pm
Wednesday, November 28 MOCK MEET, DT Y, 6:15-9:00pm, All GBY swimmers and parents should participate (see website)
Saturday, December 1 GBY SPRINT MEET, DT Y, All Day (see website)
Friday-Sunday, Dec 7-9 SST Y Finalist Meet, Schroeder Aquatic Center, (see website)
Saturday, December 15 DCY Jingle Bell Meet, Sturgeon Bay Y, (see website)
Wednesday, December 19 Holiday Relays, DT Y, 6:30-8:30pm, (All GBY swimmers should participate)
- Assorted Notes
· Please make sure to check team events regularly on the website to ensure that you are missing any deadlines. FCY entry deadline is this Sunday night.
· We need volunteers to help with the water station for the Turkey Trot run on Thanksgiving morning. The sign-up is open on the website. Please give me names and t-shirt sizes. This can all be done under one swimmer. Thanks for helping out.
· We currently have a Cookie Dough/Pizza Bread fundraisier going on. Please visit on the website for more information. This is scheduled to end on Thursday, November 15.
· The National Team also has a fundraiser at the Pizza Ranch on E Main Street, on Wednesday, October 24. Members of the National Team will be bussing tables that evening a portion of money made that evening will be donated to those National Team Swimmers. All swimmers planning to attend Y Nationals or those swimmers who may potentially qualify for Nationals should help-out in these fundraisers. A letter was sent to all National or Potential National Team families regarding the need for their assistance. These are great little fundraisers for our National Team that involves a couple hours of work that evening and maybe help from the entire team to friends and families about having dinner that evening at the Pizza Ranch. I will pass along more information regarding the Pizza Ranch later. But please plan you dinner at the Pizza Ranch on Wednesday, October 24, and support our National Team.
· You will from time to time see meets on the website that are not on the schedule (Ashwaubenon Fall Invite being one). I have to open these to enter swimmers who have made arrangements with the host team to participate in their meets. You cannot enter these unless of course you have done the above. I had this meet opened only for yesterday and had a number of swimmers entered. You have all been removed. The entry I needed to send in is already sent in. Sorry about this.
· Parent Group committee meetings have been moved to the first Mondays of the Month. Exception being December where we will move that meeting back to November 26 to meet before our December 1 Sprint Meet. These Parent Group Committee meetings are on the website calendar.
· We need volunteers to help with the water station for the Turkey Trot run on Thanksgiving morning. The sign-up is open on the website. Please give me names and t-shirt sizes. This can all be done under one swimmer. Thanks for helping out.
· The Downtown Y is looking for costume donations for our Halloween at the Y night here this Saturday, October 20. These costumes are handing out to kids in the community that cannot afford costumes. If you have a costume or even would want to purchase one please drop them off in the donation bin near the DT Y front desk. Thank you.
· Entry deadlines are approaching for both the M&M Pentathlon & the FCY Fall Invite. Please get entered before the deadlines.
· We also are in desperate need of Y Officials for our home swim meets. There are October 20th trainings posted on the website. Parents will be reimbursed the training cost if you work at all of our home swim meets. There is also a training scheduled for the Saturday of the FCY meet on November 3. When I get more information I will pass it along.
· Still have a few families with escrow balances. Please take care of these ASAP. Remember no entering swim meets until the balance is taken care of. And I would also ask that you have the monies in your account to cover the meet fees for upcoming meets since once a meet is charged you will be in the negative again.
· A reminder that all GBY swimmers ages 8&over must scan their membership upon entry to all Green Bay YMCA’s. If you need a new card stop at the front desk and have them make you a new one. It is very time consuming especially during the rush around team practices to have to stop and type in your information manually to make sure you are a member. Thank you for taking care of this matter.
· Also a reminder that all swimmers should be showering before using any pool for practices. This can be a big help with the air quality. Thanks for doing this also.
