Green Mountain Swim Team

I want to send a big thank you to everyone for coming out in the rain and making sure the Intrasquad happened.  It was a wet night and I am sure the parents were almost as wet as the swimmers.  You are all amazing parents!  Also thanks to those who purchased Gator apparel it helped lower our inventory.  My last thank you is to the talented and brave singers who tried out to sing the National Anthem at the League meet.  I am happy to announce they both will be singing, one will sing Saturday and the other Sunday.  The only thing that didn’t happen tonight was the coaches and parents relay.  We will make sure to reschedule this event.

Hi Gators! This will not be my only post with information regarding the League meet, but I have a few very important notes for you as we get closer to the big day. This year, we have a real shot of WINNING League. This isn’t based on my being overly confident; I have looked at the results from our meets so far and I know we can do it! A win at League would be HUGE for our team, and we can’t wait to see you all swim fast next weekend!

In order to win, however, we need something from you. We are asking that everyone who has qualified please be at as many practices as possible leading up to the meet, and that you come ready to do your best at practice. This week has been harder during practice, but that is because we need to build up as much endurance and strength as possible for when we taper for our big meets. Next week will get easier as we approach the meet.

The most important thing that we need to win League is for all of our swimmers to be at the meet ready to swim fast. I know everyone has lots of things going on during the summer, but we really need as many swimmers as possible to be at this meet. If it is possible at all to get swimmers to the meet, we ask that you do. Swimmers who can be there for relays even if they don’t have individual qualifying times can make all the difference.

Sign ups for League are on the blog. If you have already qualified, please try to sign up by this Friday. If you qualify this weekend, we will add you to our list as we go. The coaches will be doing the entries on Sunday after the Last Chance meet, so we must know by then if you will be able to make it to the meet. If for some reason you have to miss PART of League, but not ALL of it, please sign up as a ‘yes’ and talk to me before Sunday so I can get you in events that don’t conflict.

Lastly, please know that although the coaches will be choosing your events for this meet, we will make sure to pick events that we know you will be successful in, so don’t worry. The League meet is about the team as a whole. You will be able to choose your own events for State.

Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions 🙂

Parents-
      Here is the post everyone has been waiting for.  You ask how can you help at the League meet?  Well I am here to show you 🙂  Attached are two sign up links.  One link is specific to selling t-shirts and programs during the meet and the other sign-up is for miscellaneous jobs during this event.  As we stated at the parent meeting we are going to need everyone’s help in some way, big or small.  Please sign-up to help make this event successful.  Please don’t hesitate to ask questions to find out more about a specific task.  I will be in contact with the “lead” people for each task to provide them with more detail about the responsibilities.  Thanks in advance for your time and support. 
League meet misc. jobs
T-Shirt and Program sales

We are planning on swimming the Intrasquad meet tomorrow (even in the rain with no lightening).  It might be a wet and cold night so please plan accordingly for you and your swimmers.  We will have dinner available for purchase from the GMSC snack shack, entertainment from the swimmers going to audition for the National Anthem and a nail biting relay race by the coaches and parents.  See you tomorrow and do the rain dance so hopefully it waits to rain until after the Intrasquad. 

Parents-
     Is your swimmer going to League in a specific event?  Do you know of a business that wants to advertise in the 2015 League program?  Attached are two forms in which allow you to write a message to your swimmer in their event and/or advertise on a page in the meet program.  This is a great way to cheer your swimmer on or get your business recognized by others.  Please note the deadline to participate in either of these sponsorships is Wednesday, July 8th.  Please see Jennifer with any questions or to turn in these forms.
Program Advertising
Swimmer/Event Sponsorship

It is hard to believe we are approaching our last regular swim season week.  This week is the last full week of practice unless the swimmer has a league and/or state qualifying time.  Although it is the last week of regular season it will be a busy one.  Practice times will be the same for all age groups this week. 

• Tuesday-sign up for Intrasquad meet by 7pm
• Wednesday-Intrasquad meet (warm-ups at 5pm; meet starts at 5:30pm)
• Wednesday-sign up for Saturdays meet by 9pm
• Saturday-meet @ 5Parks (warm-ups at 6:30am; meet starts at 7am)
• Sunday-Last Chance meet @ Mount Vernon Country Club.  This meet is for swimmers who are close to League qualifying times. More information coming soon 

Please watch the blog in the next few days with details about the League meet.  There will be important information for swimmers as well as for parents.