Team Information
The Team Coaches
Our 2012 coaching team will be:
The Team Manager(s)
Managers this season are Christine Smith and Caren Mitchell. As managers, our main responsibility is to
coordinate volunteers, organize the meets, and provide information to parents. We look forward to working
with and getting to know each and every family this year. To volunteer or get answers to questions, contact
the managers by email.
Teamwork
Members of teams work together as individuals to become one unit. Although swimming is a highly individualized
sport, swimmers are still pieces of a greater whole. Consider the analogy of a swim team being compared to a
muscle. Each fiber in the muscle has a specific function. When one of those fibers weakens or tears, the rest of the
muscle fibers combine their strength to allow the injured individual to regenerate. All fibers are required to work
together to build strength and endurance in order for the body to function smoothly.
As parents, we need to show our children by example, the importance of teamwork. Just like our swimmers who
work hard to gain points for the team, parents who volunteer their time and effort to make the meet a success are
displaying teamwork. Encourage your children to cheer for their friends. Follow the team’s protocol of arriving on
time for warm-ups, joining the caravan to away meets from the home pool, and attending pep rallies. Don’t leave
after your child is finished swimming; stick around to cheer the team on and hear the final score. (The winning
team gets to push the coaches in the water!) Participate in fund raising activities. Try to make as many practices as
possible; practices is the best way to improve skills.
Attendance
Although it is not mandatory to attend every practice, you are encouraged to have your child attend as many days
as possible. After all, practice is the only way a swimmer will improve strokes and endurance. When at all possible,
notify the coach of planned absences.
It will be assumed that your child will attend each meet unless you have notified the coach and placed the
swimmer’s name on the meet absentee list on the pool bulletin board by the Tuesday prior to the meet. THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT because the coach makes the line-up for the meet on Tuesday evenings. If a swimmer fails to
show up at a meet that he is expected to swim, he is not eligible to swim at the next meet. Sudden illness or family
emergency is the only exception to this policy. No-shows at swim meets not only impact line-ups, but can cause
the team to lose points. You must swim in 3 meets to receive a trophy.
Remember, as a team member, a swimmer makes a commitment to attend practices, competitions, and other
team oriented functions. Use the following as a guideline of acceptable reasons for failing to follow through with
this commitment.
1. Family emergencies and necessary functions
2. Academic requirements (class, extra help, detention, etc.)
3. Health, illness or injury (parent or doctor documentation)
Team Colors
Our team colors are purple and white. Show your spirit and wear our team colors to meets and other team events.
Our 2012 coaching team will be:
The Team Manager(s)
Managers this season are Christine Smith and Caren Mitchell. As managers, our main responsibility is to
coordinate volunteers, organize the meets, and provide information to parents. We look forward to working
with and getting to know each and every family this year. To volunteer or get answers to questions, contact
the managers by email.
Teamwork
Members of teams work together as individuals to become one unit. Although swimming is a highly individualized
sport, swimmers are still pieces of a greater whole. Consider the analogy of a swim team being compared to a
muscle. Each fiber in the muscle has a specific function. When one of those fibers weakens or tears, the rest of the
muscle fibers combine their strength to allow the injured individual to regenerate. All fibers are required to work
together to build strength and endurance in order for the body to function smoothly.
As parents, we need to show our children by example, the importance of teamwork. Just like our swimmers who
work hard to gain points for the team, parents who volunteer their time and effort to make the meet a success are
displaying teamwork. Encourage your children to cheer for their friends. Follow the team’s protocol of arriving on
time for warm-ups, joining the caravan to away meets from the home pool, and attending pep rallies. Don’t leave
after your child is finished swimming; stick around to cheer the team on and hear the final score. (The winning
team gets to push the coaches in the water!) Participate in fund raising activities. Try to make as many practices as
possible; practices is the best way to improve skills.
Attendance
Although it is not mandatory to attend every practice, you are encouraged to have your child attend as many days
as possible. After all, practice is the only way a swimmer will improve strokes and endurance. When at all possible,
notify the coach of planned absences.
It will be assumed that your child will attend each meet unless you have notified the coach and placed the
swimmer’s name on the meet absentee list on the pool bulletin board by the Tuesday prior to the meet. THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT because the coach makes the line-up for the meet on Tuesday evenings. If a swimmer fails to
show up at a meet that he is expected to swim, he is not eligible to swim at the next meet. Sudden illness or family
emergency is the only exception to this policy. No-shows at swim meets not only impact line-ups, but can cause
the team to lose points. You must swim in 3 meets to receive a trophy.
Remember, as a team member, a swimmer makes a commitment to attend practices, competitions, and other
team oriented functions. Use the following as a guideline of acceptable reasons for failing to follow through with
this commitment.
1. Family emergencies and necessary functions
2. Academic requirements (class, extra help, detention, etc.)
3. Health, illness or injury (parent or doctor documentation)
Team Colors
Our team colors are purple and white. Show your spirit and wear our team colors to meets and other team events.
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