Good Evening,
Cherokee coaching staff here, with a few bits of information we would like to pass on and remind you of. First though, I want to thank you all for an amazing first two weeks of the season. Our swimmers have already showed immense improvements and I believe that our coaching staff has done a phenomenal job providing the kids the opportunities to improve, with the kids taking those opportunities seriously and putting their best effort forward. I couldn't be more pleased with the progress that we have made.
Practice Time Changes
Our practice times will change slightly starting this upcoming week. With a large feeder group (more info on that in the next paragraph), we would like to ensure that all of our coaches are able to assist in some facet. That being said, we will be moving our feeder program to 9:45-10:15, and offering two practice times in the morning for swim team.
Monday-Thursday
Feeder- 9:45-10:15am
10 and under- 9-10am
11 and over- 10:15-11:30am
Friday
Feeder- 9:45-10:15
Swim Team- 10-11:30
We believe the extra 15 minutes of practice for the 8 and under will be incredibly beneficial to their stroke technique, as well as their endurance. Also, adding the 9-10's to our 8 and under practice will give our advanced 8 and under swimmers the opportunity to work with older swimmers. This will allow for more skill appropriate drills and coaching. I believe that this will maximize our coaches talents and feedback delivery, and in turn, provide our swimmers with an even better experience this season.
Feeder Program
Our first week of Feeder Group went great! We have over 25 of our youngest swimmers on roster. We were so glad to see those sweet faces again this summer and to meet our new youngest swimmers.
We will be focusing on more water safety this year in the Feeder Group and will start our stroke instruction out a little more slowly to make sure that all our Feeder Swimmers, whether they are beginner swimmers or more advanced swimmers, are getting the basics to build on. We are looking forward to all our swimmers learning and perfecting new skills and advancing to the main swim team when they are ready.
We are excited about moving to the new time change from 9:45-10:15. The program continues to grow and we want to meet all our swimmers' needs to the best of our abilities. The new time change will allow all 3 coaches as well as our dedicated teenage volunteers to work with the Feeder Program.
In keeping with the Cherokee Swim Team spirit, on Fridays the Feeder Group will participate in the Cherokee doughnut and games tradition. So if your swimmer can spend a few extra minutes on Friday, we will look forward to our traditional Feeder Fun Friday!
Home Meet, Thursday, June 11th
REMINDER: Next Thursday is our first official meet at home versus Beaver Brook. The meet will begin at 6pm, but we would like our families to arrive by 4:30pm. Remember to bring cap, goggles and a racing suit!
If you would like to volunteer at the meet and haven't already been contacted, please email us!
Look for an email later this weekend for more details.
Lock-In
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. The night of the lock-in, all three of our coaches, and two lifeguards will be present all through the night, in addition to Martha and Rob Allen, and Janet and Ashley Shomaker being in attendance until 2am. When 2am hits, and kids begin to wrap up their evening, an adult will always be present.
The schedule for that night will look something like this:
~9pm- Meet wraps up
9-9:30pm- Open swim time to clear-out pool area
9:30-10pm- Head to clubhouse to put sleeping gear and bags away, and eat!
10pm- Head back to pool for games
~12-1am- Back to clubhouse and shut down pool
1-2am- Bowling, movie, games, Wii, etc.
~2am- Bedtime
7:45am- Wake-up
8am- Breakfast
9-10am- Practice!
Practice for the 10 and unders will be cancelled this Friday
Next week we will send out a "Lock-In Only" email for families to sign up!
Masters Update
We had a great turnout this week at our masters program! There is a wide range of participants from those who have never had swim technique work before to college level swimmers. We are always looking for more enthusiastic participants... Coach Brittany is the contact person for this group. For more information and pricing info she can be reached via phone
850-585-3755 or at
oxley.britt@gmail.com. For those of you who have thought about getting into swimming but never taken that next step, now is the time!
Thank you all for everything! Your kids are amazing!
The Coaches
