Newsletter - October 16, 2013

October 16, 2013

 

  To:     All Green Bay YMCA Swimmers & Parents

  From: Coach Dave - voice mail-436-9624

Email- [email protected]   team unify website - www.teamunify.com/wigbymca

 

 Re:      1)  Practices have begun/Registration forms  2)  Parent Group Sub-committees/Parents needed for Parent Group Committee  3)  FCY Meet entry  4)  Turkey Trot Water Station   5)  Assorted Notes

 

  1. Practices have begun.  Please check calendar for practice times.  Both the Silver and Gold practices have begin their 2 week tryout period.  I will notify those swimmers ASAP if they do not qualify for the practice group they are trying out for.  Swimmer’s ability will be a major factor but also the group sizes.  I will try to stay with about 40-45 swimmers in the Gold and Silver practice groups.  There is no Gold III yet.  Nor has any swimmer been told they are Gold III.  Some Silver swimmers at a later date may be invited to that group at a later date or possibly some of those swimmers trying the Gold practice group may be placed in Gold III. I would hope that all swimmers thinking they may be a Gold III swimmer should be trying out for Gold II right now.  Swimmers should try to attend all practices during the first 2 weeks if possible.  I have some test sets for each practice group that I need swimmers to do to help with group placement and also lane placement inside their practice group. 

 

For all Bronze swimmers, your practices begin Wednesday & Thursday and both run from 6:30-7:30pm at the DT Y.  I have had a request for some of our younger Silver swimmers to attend the Bronze practice on Wednesday because it is earlier.  Please understand that the Bronze group is the priority at this practice time.  We will try to accommodate those Silver who attend but may not have the coach available or possibly the space. But we will know more after a few weeks of practices.

 

I will announce to kids at practices if they have made the group they are practicing in ASAP.  I do have a few Silver swimmers that I may recommend Gold II just because of the make-up of the Gold II team this season. 

 

All the forms must be turned in together to Coach Dave or dropped off at the DT Y front desk for Coach Dave.  Incomplete registration forms will be returned.  All forms needed to register are under the documents tab on the website.  All forms can and should be typed in directly and then printed.  Please make sure that all forms that need to be signed are signed.  Remember to look over the concussion information with your swimmers before signing.  The final day to turn in registration forms is Thursday, October 31, 2013.

  1. The Parent Group Sub-committees have been slightly restructured.  A parent from each family should sign-up for a sub-committee.  The Parent Group member overseeing this sub-committee will contact you sometime in the near future. Early November by the latest.  The sub-committees are as follows  1) Meet Equipment Committee  2)  Meet Committee  3)  Meet  Food Service Committee  4)  Social/New Parent Committee  5)  Financial/Fundraising Committee  6)  Marketing Committee  7)  Recognition/Awards Banquet Committee  8)  Senior/National Team Committee.  We are still in need of three parents to join the Parent Group Committee.  Please contact me if interested.  A parent is needed to oversee the Food Service Committee,  Marketing Committee, and Senior/National Team Committee.  This sign-up is now open on the website.
  2. The FCY Fall entry closes Sunday Night, October 20.  Please get entered by the deadline. The WGLO meet entry closes in a couple weeks.  I have not gotten anything regarding the Oshkosh Champion meet yet but send an e-mail out when the entry page is opened.  Make sure that you get entered by the deadline.
  3. The sign-up for the Turkey Trot water station is opened.  Time for this should be from about 7-9am.  I need names and t-shirt sizes for the sign-up.  This is on the events list.  All swimmers and their parents and other family members are welcome to help out.  Thanks for helping with this event.
  4. Assorted Notes

·         The practice schedule should be up to date on the website.  Dryland workouts are added to the calendar. Gold dryland swimmers should wear running gear.  Coach Bill will run both the Friday afternoon and Saturday AM workout this week. I am visiting my parents.

·         GBY Apparel order forms are on the website under the document tab/Odds & Ends. This form with payment is due to Coach Dave by Thursday, October 31.

·         The Next Parent Group Committee is Monday night, November 11, 2013.  All Parent Group Committees are held from 5:30-7:00pm, in the 2nd floor lobby area of the DT Y.

·         Please remember to scan your membership cards when entering any YMCA

·         Please remember to take a soap shower before entering any YMCA pool

·         Many meet entries are already opened.  Please make sure that you get entered into meets by the deadline.

·         Please ensure that you keep ample monies in your escrow accounts.  A swimmer will not be entered in a meet unless they have the monies in their escrow account to cover the meet fees. All escrow fees may be paid at the DT Y front desk, or by calling the DT Y front desk to pay by phone. Thank you to everyone for keeping up with your escrow accounts.  All information for your escrow account may be found under your account page on the website.