Week 2 Newsletter

1. RICHARDSON MEET. We are hosting a meet this weekend and the parent board is working hard on getting everything coordinated. If you have not signed up to volunteer, please help us out!! Sign-up is located by the box. We especially need help in the afternoon session with runners and ready bench parents. Meet info packets were placed in swimmer’s boxes today so get those turned into us by WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 @ 9AM. Remember, this is a home meet and we want to represent our home turf well so sign up for this meet!! If you are a returning member, you must have three meets by the end of summer…this will be an easy way for you to get a meet in! New members, what better way to start of the summer with a familiar and friendly meet environment? We would love to see the whole team signed up for this meet!!
2. BOARD MEETING. There will be a board meeting this Friday night. If you are interested in attending this, please e-mail richardson.rapids@hotmail.com and let us know. We will also be setting up the pool for the next day after a brief meeting.
3. OFFICIALS TRAINING. There will be a training located at the Waxahachie branch this Wednesday night. I know it’s far, but we are in desperate need of officials for our meet. If you expressed interest or need to be re-certified, we should be able to work out getting your gas mileage reimbursed. The trainer is Kevin Navarro from the Waxahachie Water Moccasins. It will be a 2-3 hour course with dinner provided. Please e-mail us so we can get you registered for the course.
4. LEVELS will be distributed tomorrow on the website so be checking for that. If you have not registered, you will not see your swimmers name on the list. If swimmers are placed in levels 3 or 4, they are required to do dry land workouts every Wednesday. Drylands will last the first 30 minutes of practice and will consist of stretches, aerobic, and strength training. Don’t forget to bring tennis shoes!!
5. T-SHIRTS. The deadline for team shirt orders is tomorrow (6/10/08) at practice. Parents also have the option of ordering blue team polos. The sign-up sheet and t-shirt design is available by the box if you are interested.
6. CAPS, SUITS, & LOGOS. Caps are on order and should be into us in the following weeks. Remember, you must wear a cap at the meets that display our team name or the Y logo. If you do not have a team cap, you can borrow one from Jessica or Ryan until they come in. We only have a few extras so remember you must turn them back into us before and after every race so we can share with all. Don’t forget to stop by Kiefer Swim Shop in Plano to pick up and have your logo put on your ROYAL BLUE suit. Boys should order the small logo in the bottom corner of the jammer, girls should order the large logo on the chest of the suit. These are available at no additional cost.
7. LAP-A-THON. The lap-a-thon is next Friday night so put this on your weekly things-to-do. It is a really fun and easy way to raise a bunch of money for our team. Sign-up sheets will be distributed with collection envelopes by Wednesday so you will have a week and a half to get donations. You can ask neighbors, family members, co-workers, etc. to sponsor your swimmers in this event. Even 25 cents per lap goes a long way!
8. TEAM SOCIAL. Due to the hectic nature of getting ready for a home meet, we will not be having our June ice cream social on Wednesday night. Instead, we will push that event into the Lap-a-thon fundraiser. It should be a good reward after swimming a bunch of laps!
9. ROCKWALL MEET. Just a reminder, we will be at the Rockwall YMCA next weekend for our meet. This is a semi-indoor pool with outdoor seating. Meet packets will be distributed on Monday.