Important Notes for the Rest of the Season

Hello: Lots to tell you...this is long (sorry), but please note each item

1. Giles @ Richlands Meet Tuesday (7/17): I will send out directions for Richlands later today. Plan to arrive at 4:30 to get your events and get set up. I will have the entries posted at practice Monday.

2. There are two home meets left: Concord on Thursday (7/19) and Tazewell on Tuesday (7/24). Let's win these meets! We need PARENTS to sign up for concessions and for meet duties for both remaining meets ASAP. Please see Melissa or Joyce at practice for this. Remember, selling concessions is a great money maker for the team and we have two shots left.

3. Association Meet - Concord July 28th. Plan to arrive at Concord at 8:30 at the VERY LATEST, 8-8:15 would be better. Our warm up is at 9:10 am and the meet starts at 10 am. There are many meet jobs for parents...Veronica, Melissa and Joyce will have sign up sheets for these duties very soon. NOTE: I must submit our entries this week. After the entries go in to Concord, no additions can be made - only deletions. Therefore, it is vital that you and your swimmer(s) review your entries this week during practice and let me know if there are any problems or changes needed.

4. Practice changes: Okay, take a deep breath. On Monday (July 16th), we have normal practice times (7-8 for 9 and under, 8-9 for 10 and up). After that, there is a pool party every night at 8 pm for the rest of the season - meaning we have only one hour for practice then on (7-8 pm). The officers and I have worked out a plan for this and I will get final confirmation on Monday. I should have details ready by Monday's practice. The short story is the main work out will be at Pearisburg from 7-8 pm. This will be a work out for experienced swimmers primarily. A second workout will be held at Castle Rock pool (if the pool agrees to this) for younger swimmers and those who still need significant help with strokes to ensure they can swim correctly and not be disqualified at the Association Meet.

This split practice days will be on Wed (7/18), Monday (7/23), Wed (7/25) and Thurs (7/26) only. The time will be announced ASAP. The two Friday practices (7/20 and 7/27) will be all together at the Pearisburg pool from 7-8 pm for EVERYONE (no one is excluded).

I know this is a royal pain. Please be patient - we have no choice at this point. We can't have effective practices with 70+ kids in the same pool at the same time - and we MUST have effective practices before the big meet. I will try to contact those swimmers that I would like to move over to Castle Rock so you will know. Wherever possible, I will try not to split up swimmers within families, etc. We have a plan to prevent this for next year that will work great and be much better for the team - and keeps us in the Pearisburg town pool. Stay tuned.

Thanks, Jim