Good afternoon,
Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Official start of the summer last weekend with Memorial Day, hope everyone is in the full swing of things now, grilling, pool time, and working on that tan.
I thought practice last week went very smooth, but we have plenty to work on across the board. Very exciting stuff. Please if you have any questions, comments or concerns about last weeks practices, reach out to me. I want to make myself available to you because this team belongs to your kids.
Another long email coming up for you now, but not as long as last week!
1.) Paperwork
2.) Intrasquad reminder
3.) Team lock-in Thursday, June 11th
4.) Feeder program
5.) Private lesson
6.) Communication
1.) PAPERWORK
At this point, the majority of families have completed two of the three documents (Concussion and Cherokee information sheet). At this point, we need people to complete that third and final sheet, the GKAISA registration.
-Reminder: One concussion waiver form per child MUST be completed before every swimmer enters the water on day one of practice.
A.) Concussion waiver (one per swimmer)
B.) GKAISA Registration (one per family)
C.) Cherokee information sheet (one per family)
-Copies will also be available at the pool
2.) INTRASQUAD REMINDER
As of right now, these are the families that we have marked down for the meet:
Addicks, Lucy - 9 y/o
Bagley, Connor - 14 y/o
Bagley, Mason - 9 y/o
Broady, Anne - 17 y/o
Brunson, Connor - 12 y/o
Cathey, Anna Grace - 12 y/o
Conley, Michael - 10 y/o
Conley, Centaine - 8 y/o
Conley, Caylen - 8 y/o
Cox, Kylie - 10 y/o
Fielden, Amelia - 8 y/o
Johnson, Baxter - 7 y/o
Johnson, Hank - 10 y/o
Lederer, Parks - 6 y/o
Martin, Ellie - 18 y/o
Morton, Grant - 9 y/o
Morton, Ella - 8 y/o
Myers, Mason - 12 y/o
Powell, Caroline - 12 y/o
Schupp, Maeve - 8 y/o
Shomaker, Jennings - 14 y/o
Shomaker, Wyatt - 11 y/o
Siler, Kathryn - 11 y/o
Smith, Walker - 14 y/o
Wagner, Ford - 11 y/o
Wagner, Jackson - 9 y/o
Welch, Connor - 7 y/o
Wilson, Kaleb - 11 y/o
I need three things:
First, if you are on this list but cannot attend the meet, please let me know.
Second, if you are not on this list, and are planning on attending this meet, please let me know.
Third, we need parents who are certified officials. We need a meet referee, starter, and stroke and turn judge. As of now, these parents are certified:
Robert Allen - Stroke and Turn
Eleanor Broady - Stroke and Turn
Patricia Martin - Stroke and Turn
Kim Wood McClamroch - Stroke and Turn
Walt Zibas - Starter and Stroke and Turn
We really need help with this part of our home meets. PLEASE, if you are willing to help with officiating please please please let me know.
3.) LOCK-IN FOR 11 AND UPS THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH
CCC will have their annual overnight lock-in following our first home meet with Beaver Brook CC for all swimmers 11 and up on June 11th. This event will require all participants and parents to complete a waiver, as well as handing over car keys for all swimmers 16 and up. More information will be provided in the coming weeks! I want to thank Martha Allen for volunteering to help us organize this event. That being said, the more help the better! Feel free to let us know if you are willing to assist in chaperoning this event, or setting up!
4.) FEEDER PROGRAM
This Wednesday, June 2, the feeder program begins. These are group lessons for new and non-swimmers taught by the coaching staff and older CCC swimmer volunteers. We are extremely excited about this program! These lessons will run from 9:00 - 9:30 on MWF. Please reach out to us with any questions/comments.
5.) PRIVATE LESSONS
We cannot stress enough the importance of technique as the primary way for swimmers to see performance improvements, and believe that all swimmers will greatly benefit from one on one work. Private lessons are a great way to enhance your swimmer's technique. Myself, Brittany, and Elli have experience teaching private lessons, and have greatly impacted the stroke efficiency of many young swimmers. Proper technique is critical not only for enhancing a swimmers ability to move quickly and effectively through the water, but also aids in decreasing the risk of injury! Contact any of our coaches directly to reserve a lesson slot, and remember availability is limited so the sooner you sign up, the greater the likelihood that you will get your first choice time slot. For your convenience, we will have registration sheets for each lesson completed, and CCC will bill each member's account directly.
6.) PARENT/COACH COMMUNICATION
My primary form of communication will be weekly emails sent on Sunday evenings. The other forms of communication are outlined below. All important dates, practice times and the meet schedule are available on Google Calendar. Questions/comments feel free to let us know!
A.) Weekly Sunday evening emails (also available on the blogspot)
B.) Cherokee Blogspot (also available through CCC mobile app)
http://cherokeeswimteamnews.blogspot.com/p/practice.html
C.) CCC mobile app (download the app with password ccc1907 --> go to "Pool" --> go to "Swim Team News" which is linked to blogspot --> "Manage alerts" --> subscribe/turn on "Pool_news" channel)
D.) Push notifications (managed through CCC app)
E.) Google calendar
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?tab=mc&pli=1#main_7%7Cmonth-3+23233+23269+23233
This will not be the last time you here from me tonight! Probably not the second to last for a lot of you! Hold tight.
Looking forward to another great week of practice.
Take care,
Sam Davy
715-340-8138
