You’re Invited to:
Summer 2017
Grand Haven Swim Club Season
Hosted by: Head Coach
Bill Hamm
Cell (951) 317-1003
[email protected]
Where:
When:
Time:
& Assistant Coach
Megan Reenders
Cell (269) 281-1067
[email protected]
& Assistant Coach
Arin Weigand
Cell (616) 402-4890
[email protected]
Grand Haven High School
May 15th – July 20th
during school – evenings, during summer break – mornings/evenings
Minnows 6:00-7:00
Dolphins 6:30-8:00
Sharks 7:00-8:30
M-F
M-F
M-F
10:00-11:00 M-F
9:00-10:30 M-F
8:00- 10:00 M-F/5:30-7:00 MWTH
OUR FIRST PRACTICE WILL BE EVALUATIONS 5/15/17:
10&UNDER + new kids
6:00-7:00
11-12
7:00-8:00
13&Up
7:00-8:30
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good,
it’s the thing that makes you good.”
Malcom Gladwell, Outliers
How to contact us:
• I use email… I will see your email tonight, and usually respond by
tomorrow. I have yet to see a swimming emergency.
• [email protected]
• Follow online… www.ghswimclub.weebly.com for up-to-date and
accurate calendar
• Follow Facebook, Grand Haven Swim Club
• Check the bulletin boards inside pool main entrance – daily, signups,
meet info, results
• My phone, (951) 317-1003 – I text too, but almost never immediately
All these forms are on web page:
• *Athlete questionnaire – this is important to me … and you if you
want me to contact you!
• *Concussion Forms
• *flyer/Registration
• Calendar
• Meet Schedule
• Successful Parents Article – Etiquette guide
• What to do the day of practice, or the day of the meet
• How to get disqualified – a parents guide
• How Parents Affect Athlete
• Equipment list
* Means these forms must be returned to coaches prior to entering the water
Swim Team Wish List
each athlete should have
a couple of fitting suits - at least one teamsuit = green, to be worn for meets only
a couple pair of goggles - they do break, and I do not have parts or loners
a couple of caps
a drink bottle that is marked and filled fresh daily
a towel - or 3 for meets
a sweat shirt for meets
a bag to carry it all
But wait, there is more… he must be dreaming
a pair of fins that fit… not that they will grow into, but will not fall off now
hand paddles - there are millions
a kick board - also obviously marked and the correct size
pull bouy
a forward facing snorkel
any stroke specific equipment, for example dolphin kick fin, breaststroke kick fins
What the Coaches want:
underwater mirrors - so the kids can truly visualize their strokes
an underwater platformfor the coaches to teach from… body manipulation is huge
and our pool is not designed as a teaching pool, so we must modify it.
an underwater video systemto record and review their technique
One Last Thing
An outdoor swimming pool or a wealthy benefactor that can
provide one - I amgoing to keep asking until one is
available.
Please order any needed
equipment that you can
from swimoutlet.com.
Their prices seem
competitive and our
organizations receives an
8% return to help defray
costs.
Successful Sports Parent
• Do as I say, not as I do. You may have heard me at a water polo game.
• #1 goal of kids – to have fun. Otherwise they are likely doing it for you!
• Your Do’s… support, love, smile, give/make them responsible, help make
it all fun, and volunteer
• Your Don’ts… criticize, critique immediately afterwards, allow a sport to
dominate a child’s life, exert pressure, treat them differently dependent
upon success, make insulting comments about – any athlete, coach,
parent, official, and do not coach – that’s why we are here
• “Sports Do not Build Character, They Reveal it.” John Wooden
USSA Code of Conduct… the 10 other
commandments
• Thou shall not impose thy ambitions on thy child
• Thou shall be supportive no matter what
• Thou shall not coach thy child
• Thou shall only have positive thinks to say at a competition
• Thou shall acknowledge thy child’s fears
• Thou shall not criticize officials
• Thou shall honor thy child’s coach
• Thou shall be loyal and supportive of thy team
• Thy Child shall have goals besides winning
• Thou shall not expect thy child to become an Olympian