Green Mountain Swim Team

• Dual Meet on Saturday 6/8 at GMSC. Warm up @ 6am / start @ 7am. We are swimming against Applewood Knolls and they have a HUGE team. Our last meet ended at 11am (with a small team). Plan for this meet to possibly go until 1:00pm)
• Quick reminder our parent expectations during the meet: Please help your swimmer get to the heating shed when their event is called. After that, the Shed Boyz will take over and get them situated into their heat and onto the deck for their event. Unless you are a Timer, parents should not be in the heating shed or behind the blocks. It is VERY crowded on deck and we need to keep the kids organized and keep the deck as clear as possible. Thank you for your assistance.
• Volunteer sign up for the meet: click here (we are currently short 23 people)
• Iron Gator: We like to encourage swimmers to try every event in their age category and we recognize this achievement at our end of the year banquet. If your swimmer competes in every event in their age division and receives a time (DQ’s do not count), they will be an Iron Gator! The coaches will work with your kids to attempt this, but we understand that all kids are not ready. This could be a right-now goal for your swimmer or a future goal.
• Upper Division Night Practices start this week: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00pm – 9:00pm. These practice are for 13 and older swimmers only. Your swimmer can speak directly with Coach Ethan at practice for additional information.
• Photos from our meets: you can find photos from our meets on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/greenmountaingators). We will also be printing out some of the photos to hang in our display board throughout the season. Have questions? Talk to Danielle or email us at gmstgators@gmail.com

Team suits will be available for pick-up tonight at the Intrasquad. If you ordered a suit, please head over to the gear/food table and they will hand them out. — If you are not at the Intrasquad, the coaches will hand them out during practice.

We have a lot happening this week, so please read through the post.

Summary:
Monday 5/27: Memorial Day – no practice
Tuesday 5/28: morning practices start
Wednesday 5/29: Intrasquad #1
Friday 5/31: Tie-dye and Ice Cream Party
Saturday 6/1: GMST vs. GEN – first dual meet

Details:
Morning Practices: We have a very big team and may adjust practices times based on how crowded each age group is. As of today our practice times are:
– 6:30 am – 8:00 am: 13 and older
– 8:00am – 9:00 am: 10-12 years
– 9:00 am – 10:00 am: 9 and under

Intrasquad #1: This is our first meet of the season with just our team and it is a good way to shake out all the kinks and make sure that we are all ready (swimmers and volunteers) for the rest of the season.
-warm up: 4:30pm / start 5:00pm
Sign up to volunteer: click here – we are currently short 23 people to make the meet run efficiently. (18 of those are timers and we won’t start the meet if we don’t have timers)
– Pizza + Gator gear: We will have pizza, nachos and other snacks to purchase along with a new batch of Gator swag. You won’t want to miss it!
–Old team suits: if you have an old team suit that no longer fits and is in good condition, please drop it by the Gator Gear area. We hate those suits to go to waste and someone on the team could definitely put it to use.

Tie-Dye & Ice Cream Party: (5:30pm – 7pm) This is a fun event that the swimmers look forward to every year. We will have white Gator shirts and tank tops for purchase that you can tie-dye, or you can bring your own item. Parents and siblings are welcome to join in. THIS IS A NON-SWIMMING EVENT. We will be on the back lawn with dye buckets in our team colors and will have tie-dye assistants if you don’t know what you are doing. We will then hop your kids up on sugar and can answer any lingering questions about the swim season.

GMST vs. GEN: (6am – 11:30-ish) This is our first dual meet of the season. It is at our pool and as always, we need lots of volunteers!
– warm up: 6:00am / start: 7:00 am
– sing up to volunteer: click here – we are currently short 29 people.
– Food and gear: we will have breakfast burritos, pancakes, donuts, coffee, hot chocolate and more! We will also have our awesome Gator Gear to purchase.
– A note for new parents: we will have a team tent area that your kids can set up in or they are welcome to sit with you. Lot of kids bring sleeping bags and/or blankets. Make sure you have lots of towels (preferably 1/event that they are in), water, sunblock and snacks.

Helpful notes about our website: If you are on your mobile phone, you are missing out on the side bar. It probably the most important piece of our site!
– click on the MENU button on the top right
– click on the MOBILE USERS: SIDE BAR
You will now see the upcoming events, volunteer sign ups, top times and more.

All swimmers must be registered by Friday in order to swim this summer. All team dues must be paid by next Tuesday (5/28). If you need to make alternate arrangements for payment, please speak with our Treasurer, Susanne.

The temperature is dropping and it is much too cold out for swimming tonight. We’ll see you on Wednesday.
4:30-5:30pm: 10 and under
5:30-6:30pm: 11 and older

It was exciting to see everyone at practice today and boy was it busy! The first practice was very crowded and we want to give the kids the best experience, so we are making a shift for the rest of this week only.
4:30 – 5:30 pm: 10 and under
5:30 – 6:30pm: 11 and older

Weather note: please check the website before you leave for practice on Tuesday. We will post to the blog if practice is cancelled due to weather. If you don’t see a post, then it’s on.