July 10, 2013

  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)  Birdbath Invite  2)  Escrow Accounts  3)  USA State Meets  4) OSHY Make A Difference Meet  5)  Summer Team Championship Meet  6) Swimmer’s Camp Update  7)  Upcoming Events  7)  Assorted Notes

1)      Birdbath – I have posted the heats sheets and warm-up schedule on the webpage.  FCY did not assign us to any afternoon session warm-ups on Saturday & Sunday.  I have contacted them and am waiting to hear back.  Please read over all information regarding the meet.  There are some check-in events and races where you will need to supply timers and or counters.  I will be at the meet all weekend with Coach Kari helping out.  Please make sure that you are early and ready to warm-up for all warm-up times.  It is suppose to be sunny all weekend also.  Don’t forget sunblock and to drink lots of water.

2)      Escrow Accounts – Please take care of your escrow balances today.  We have many families with negative balances that only grow bigger when your kids swim in a meet. All families with balances owed the Y were sent an invoice and billing statement today. I would ask that all these families please take care of these balances before the Birdbath Meet.  All families should keep enough monies in their accounts to handle upcoming meets. If your swimming a full slate of events at the your swimmer’s charge will be $45 and that does not include any relay charges. Thank you for handling these matters promptly.

3)      USA State Meets – Both entry pages are open for the USA State meets.  Make sure that you get registered by the deadlines.  I will attend both of these meets entirely.

4)      OSHY MAD Meet – The entry page for this meet is open.  This closes Sunday night. Please make sure that you get signed up by the deadline.

5)      GBY Summer Team Championship Meet – This entry page is open. All GBY swimmers should participate.  We will also have our summer Silver Sharks participating.  We will need parents to run the computer and timing system and to time.  We also need parents to officiate.  Please get signed up by the deadline.

6)      Swimmer’s Camp at Camp Uni – I did announce that we would try to have another swim team camp up at Camp Uni, Aug 19-21.  We cannot have this event unless we get some parents to help chaperone the campers.  We will need 4 female and 2 male parents to chaperone. I have had only two contacts regarding chaperones.  Camp wants to set a deadline of Friday, July 19, to have our chaperones in place, if we do we will get the registration forms out right away or if we do not have enough volunteers by July 19 we will cancel the camp.  Please let me know ASAP if you can volunteer for the camp. 

7)      Upcoming Dates

July 12-14                                      Birdbath Invite, Erb Park, Appleton

July 21                                           OSHY Meet  (waiting on meet info & entry file)

July 26-28                                      12&under USA State Meet, Schroeder Aquatic Center

July 31                                           GBY Summer Team Championships, Downtown Y

Aug 1-4                                          13&over USA State Meet, Schroeder Aquatic Center

Aug 19-21                                      Swimmer’s Camp at Camp Uni

8)      Assorted Notes

·         There will Friday  morning workouts this week. But no Saturday AM due to the WGLO Meet.Next week we will run all workouts including Friday & Saturday AM.

·         August Practices  - We run workouts after the season concludes from August 5-16.  Due to both the Downtown and Broadview Y being closed for maintenance and cleaning there will be no practices from August 19-Sept 2. Practices for the year round swimmers will then resume on Tuesday, September 3. With Stroke Clinics beginning September 9.

·         Colburn Park Practices– Please make sure that all swimmers are on the pool deck at 6:30am to set-up the pool. 

·         Parent Group committee meetingshave been moved to the first Mondays of the Month. Next meeting is Sept 9, 2013.

·         GBY swim families have the opportunity to participate in a scrip program to help raise monies for your escrow accounts.  A power point presentation is posted on the website (under documents tab) to explain the whole program and to allow you to get involved with the Scrip program.  Thank you to the GBY Gymnastics Team for allowing us to join in with their program.

·         A reminder that all swim team members must scan their membership cards upon entry into our YMCA’s.  If you have lost your card ask the front desk and they can make a new one for you.

·         A reminder that all swim team members should be taking a soap shower before entering any YMCA pool.