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734-794-6237
Session 1 Begins Monday, Sept. 14!
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Mack Manta Rays
Why Join the Mack Swim Team?
Be a part of the City’s newest swim team! Our program focuses on individual
improvement for each swimmer. We offer experienced coaching, frequent competition
in swim meets, and a fun way to meet new people and be a part of a team!
Practice, Meets and General Information
Cost: The cost is $200 for residents and $250 for non-residents per season per swimmer. If you
have more than one swimmer, there will be $25 off for each additional swimmer.
Practices: Practices will be M-F. We hope to have your swimmer at practice as much as
possible, but we understand you have other commitments and a busy schedule.
Practice Times: The practices will be split into two groups. The 11-17 group will practice from
4:15-5:30 and the 10&under group will practice from 5:30-6:30. Please try to get your
swimmers to practice on time!
Practices will consist of a mixture of stroke development combined with technique
driven training and speed development. Each practice is catered to the different level
swimmer within EACH age group! Please let the coaches know if there is a specific time
conflict as we tend to be very flexible! Also, the coaches may ask swimmers to move
up/down based on ability!
What to bring: We suggest that every swimmer have their own goggles, towel and water
bottle. We will be providing each swimmer with a swim cap. There will be a team suit; it is not
mandatory for each swimmer to have the team suit, but if they would like to get one they can!
They will be available through Sun and Snow at a discounted team price, just make sure to ask
for the Mack team suit.
Competition and Swim Meets: The Mack swim team will compete in the Southern Michigan
Swim League (SMSL). The team will compete in 5 meets. There is usually one meet every two
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weeks. Each session culminates with a championship meet. Each Swimmer will receive some
sort of reward or ribbon for each meet that they attend.
Note: Ideally we would love for every single swimmer to compete in the meets. We
understand that with your busy schedules there may be a conflict some nights. If so,
please let the coaches know as soon as possible that you will not be attending a meet.
For the meets, the coaches will make sure each swimmer is placed only in events they
are capable of doing! We want them to have fun and ejoy their swim team experience.
Each week please sign up for the meet on the Manta Ray information board or by
email. Please sign up at least two days prior to the meet.
Volunteering: We always need parent volunteers to help run the home meets so please be
ready to volunteer If you are new to the sport of swimming, don’t worry, our staff will teach
you all you need to know. It is our hope that each swimming family volunteers for one of our
home meets. A sign-up genius will be set-up by Coach Becky for each meet and any questions
about volunteering can be directed to her at [email protected].
Age for Meets: The age cutoff for the meets will be Jan 1. For example, if your swimmer turns
11 on Jan 5th , they would compete as 10 year olds!
Championships:
Championships are the first weekend of Dec. To compete in the Championships each swimmer
must compete in at least one of the five dual meets. We would love to have all swimmers
attend championships and experience the excitement of a big swim meet. We understand if
there is a conflict but please take note of the dates for each age group and let a coach know
as soon as possible if they cannot attend the championships meet. Championships are fun and
they are a great way to show how hard you have worked all season.
Championship Schedule: Each day of championships is split into two sessions. Your swimmer
will only be attending the session of the age that they compete in. The location of the
championships will be South Lyon East. The sign up for this will be out early.
Age
8&under
9 10
13 17
11 12
Apparel:
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Day
Saturday Morning
Saturday Afternoon
Sunday Morning
Sunday Afternoon
All apperal is optional. This season each swimmer will get a manta ray swim cap from the
team. Additionally we will be asking for t-shirt designs from swimmers to have our first annual
team t-shirt. Stay tuned for more information about the design competition and when to
order!
Contacting Us:
Our primary form of communication will be through email. We will send at least one email per
week describing the activities for each week. While entering in your email addresses, we
sometimes make some typos; it is ESSENTIAL that you let one of us know if you are not
receiving emails. Also feel free to approach us during practice or give one of us a call if you
have any questions.
Our Goals: Fun and Improvement
Our primary goal is for each season to be a fun experience for every swimmer. Our second
goal is to see improvement in speed and technique for each swimmer. We plan to provide a
top of the line training and skill development program throughout the summer. We will always
have at least one coach in the water assisting swimmers, sjowing examples of technique and
assuring a positive experience for our swimmers. After every meet we will post the copy of the
swimmers best times for the events in which they have swam. It is a great way to track the
improvement over the course of the season.
Signing up:
To register for the team, please take the completed registration for to the front desk. If you
are not prepared to sign up tonight, please still hand in the swimmer and parent information
pages to the front desk so that we can begin to enter your information. All payments for
participation in the swim team must be made by Friday, September 16, 2017 .
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Special Events
This session we will be asking for your input for some special events if you would
like to participate. Keep a look out for an email from us or surveys that will be
handed out to your swimmers during the session.
Special Event Schedule
September 25
Parent vs. Swimmer Meet
Mack Pool 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Oct 30
Dive-In Movie
Mack Pool 6:00 – 8:00
Fun Holloween Movie (we are taking suggestions)
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Swimmer Information Submitted to the Front Desk @ Mack!
Name
Age as of
Sept 1 2014
Date of Birth
School
Name
Age as of
Sept 1 2014
Date of Birth
School
Name
Age as of
Sept 1 2014
Date of Birth
School
Parent Information (Please Write Emails CLEARLY!)
Name
Address
Phone #
Email
Name
Address
Phone #
Email
Additional Information:
Summer team?
How did you hear about us?
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