Newsletter - March 5, 2014

March 5, 2014

 

  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)  FCY Everyone Counts Meet  2)  13&over USA State Meet  3)  Swim-A-Long/Calling Team  4)  Awards Banquet 5)  Upcoming Dates    6)  Assorted Notes

 

  1. FCY Everyone Counts Meet – Seventy seven GBY swimmers are participating in the FCY Everyone Counts Meet.  I have not heard anything from the host team. Warm-ups are scheduled for 9am each day and a 10:05am meet start.  But are subject to change.  When I hear more I will post it on the website.  http://www.foxcitiesswimming.org/SubTabGeneric.jsp?team=wsfcyst&_stabid_=20910 is the webpage on the FCY website where all information should appear.  Coach Ashley and Miranda will be there on Saturday, and Coach Carissa and Ashley will be there on Sunday.
  2. 13&over USA State Meet  - Fourteen GBY Swimmers are participating in the 13&over USA State Meet this Thursday-Sunday, at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, WI.   There are no assigned warm-ups.  Check the webpage for times.  Please be early to all warm-ups.  I will be at the meet all weekend.
  3. Swim-A-long and Calling Night reminders – Swimmers may continue to turn in Swim-A-Long monies to Coach Dave or the DT Y front desk.  Thank you all for your hard work.  The Top 6 fundraisers are Annah Van Gheem, Abigail Micksch, Sophia Azzolina, Dominick Azzolina, John Gahnz & Violet Anderson. Congrats to these 6 swimmers.  I will get the color choices to you for your Speedo Backpacks.

 

Calling Night Team – Please turn in all your pledge cards to Coach Dave by next Tuesday. Thank you to our calling team for their help with these phone calls.

  1. GBY Awards Banquet – I have opened the sign-up for the banquet on the website.  Banquet is Friday evening, April 11, at the Riverside Ballroom.  All GBY swimmers are recognized at the banquet.  Please look at the website for more information.

 

  1. Upcoming Dates

Thursday-Sunday, March 6-9  13&over USA State Meet                    Kenosha Rec-Plex

Saturday-Sunday, March 8-9  FCY Everyone Counts Meet                Appleton Y

Sunday, March 16                   OSHY Last Chance Meet                     Oshkosh Y

Friday-Sunday, March 21-23  Y State Meet                                       Schroeder Aquatic Center

Tuesday-Friday, April 1-4        Y National Meet                                  Greensboro, NC

Friday, April 11                       GBY Awards Banquet                          Riverside Ballroom

  1. Assorted Notes
  • There will be No Friday afternoon or Saturday AM workout this week.  There will be both workouts next week, March 14 &15.
  • Y State T-shirts – In the notes page of the Y State Entry I will ask everyone for their t-shirt size.   I have just opened the entry page for the Y State Meet.  You have until the Oshkosh Last Chance Meet on March 16 to make Y State Qualifying times.  I have posted the qualified Y State Relays and an eligibility list of those qualified.  Relays will most likely have some changes but if you are on a relay and will attend please make sure you commit to attend the meet.
  • Titletown Freeze T-shirts  -  We have some leftover Youth Med & Larges, and Adult Med & Large meet shirts.  They can be purchased for $8.00.  Contact Lynn Anderson directly at [email protected] if you would like to get one or more.
  • Team Pictures – I have posted the team picture on the website.  I will send out the files for these pictures.  You may do whatever you like.  Remember that all swim team members will receive an 8x10 at the Awards Banquet.
  • Y Nationals (April 1-4, Greensboro, NC) –   I have opened up the entry page for the Y National Meet and the Time Trials there.  We have two swimmers qualified so far.  I will plan to arrive on Sunday, March 30, with a workout that evening.  We will use Monday for workouts and team registration.  The meet runs Tuesday-Friday.  Families attending should make their own arrangements for getting to and from the meet and hotel arrangements.
  • Upcoming Meets – The entry page for the OSHY Last Chance meet closes on Sunday night. This is the last meet for GBY swimmers unless attending the Y State Meet. 
  • The Next Parent Group Committee is Monday night, May 5, 2014.  The will use Monday, April 7, as preparation night for the awards banquet.  All Parent Group Committees are held from 5:30-7:00pm, in the 2nd floor lobby area of the DT Y.  Parent Group committee members are Lynn Anderson – Facilitator, Jill Zablocki – Meet Director, Annjie and Mark Nowak – Food Service, Bob Howe & Amy Wolf – Equipment, Tim Van Gheem – Financial, Heidi Neverman – Awards Banquet & Recognition, Scott & Heidi Socha – Social & New Family,  Jeff & Beth Gahnz -  Marketing, Pat Stoa – Senior/National Team.
  • Weather Updates/E-mail Alerts,etc – Thank you for everyone’s patience with the weather situation.  Just a reminder on a few items related to weather and cancellations.  First of all the Y’s rarely ever close for weather.  Thus all Y programs including swim team will always run if the Y’s remain open.  If the Y’s do close I will alert the team by e-mail.  The other situation we deal with is the SWHS & the Green Bay Public Schools.  Like Tuesday when school was closed all after school programs get cancelled including pool rentals.  I will notify the team ASAP with any cancellations.
  • Please remember to scan your membership cards when entering any YMCA
  • Please remember to take a soap shower before entering any YMCA pool.
  • Please remember that the GBY swim team is a part of the GBY Gymnastics Scrip program.  If any family is interested in earning some extra money for their escrow accounts should check out the Scrip program.  Scrip information is under the documents tab on the web site.
  • Please ensure that you keep ample monies in your escrow accounts.  A swimmer will not be allowed to enter in a meet unless they have the monies in their escrow account to cover the meet fees. The website is set up to make sure that you have monies in your account when you enter a meet.  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. Please do not wait until it is too late to get money into your account.  All information for your escrow account may be found under your account page on the website. And please keep ample monies in your escrow account to cover all upcoming charges.  All meet entry fee charges are done on the Monday following the meet.   If by chance you cannot enter a meet because of your escrow account. E-mail Coach Dave with your swimmer’s entry numbers by the entry deadline date and I will get them into the meet.