June 10, 2013, Week 6
Welcome!
In the Pool
Due to the unusual meet schedule, this week’s practice schedule is as follows:
Monday – 8:30 & 5:00 for 10 & Unders, 9:30 & 6:00 for 11 & Ups, 10:30 for Guppies
Tuesday – 8:30 for 10 & Unders, 9:30 for 11 & Ups, 10:30 for Guppies. 4:00 arrival for all
competing in the swim meet. Volunteers need to check in at 5:00 please.
Wednesday - 8:30 & 5:00 for 10 & Unders, 9:30 & 6:00 for 11 & Ups, 10:30 for Guppies. We
will NOT have Donuts & Ribbons even though we will have just had a meet. We will combine
D&R for both meets on Friday, June 14 at 10:00am.
Thursday - 8:30 for 10 & Unders, 9:30 for 11 & Ups, 10:30 for Guppies. 4:30 arrival at
Stonehaven for all competing in the swim meet. Warm ups start at 4:45pm.
Friday – 9:00 swim clinic for all, 10:00 Donuts & Ribbons for both meets. Don’t forget to
check in at the Iron Man/Chick board with your ribbons afterwards!
Guppy practice at 10:30
Coach’s Corner
Welcome officially to summer everyone! With the higher temperatures it is vital that everyone is
drinking PLENTY of water so dehydration doesn't occur. Please make sure your swimmers have
had a healthy snack before practice in the morning and afternoon; if swimmers come in on a full
or empty stomach painful cramps can keep them from doing their best in practice. I am excited to
get the summer schedule of two-a-days underway and I'm so pumped for the two meets this
week, GO HURRICANES!
Thanks for your time,
~Coach Jess
Now the summer has really begun, everyone is done with school and now it’s time to really get
after things! (Yes, we have started morning practice.) This week is a busy week; we start doubles
and we have two meets this week, one on Tuesday and the other on Thursday. Let’s make sure
we’re on time for practice and on time for our meet warm-ups.
Happy swimming
~Coach Gene
Swim suit and Apparel Orders
Some of the swim suits were on back order, but should be in in time for the meet. Keep your
fingers crossed! They will be brought to the meet.
Team & parent T-shirts have arrived! If you have not gotten yours yet, please see me on the pool
deck at practice tomorrow. Many thanks to Suzann Adams for donating her time and talent to
the T-shirt design! The other apparel items should be in later this week or early next week.
Thanks for your patience!
Stroke Sign-ups
We will be taking stroke sign-ups for Thursday’s meet (at Stonehaven) at practice on Monday,
but if you will not be at practice, please email your child’s stroke choices to Eileen Wells at
[email protected] right away so she can enter them into the meet. The kids should choose
three events. The coaches will select your child’s events if you don’t sign up for them.
Our First Meet!
As you know, Mother Nature had plans contrary to our last Thursday, and our first meet of the
season was cancelled due to bad weather. I wish it hadn’t been; I know what an inconvenience it
was – on so many levels, but it really seemed like the best decision at the time for the good of all.
Thank you for being flexible and understanding! Our re-do is on Tuesday, June11 against Roper
Mountain Estates/Asheton Rec. Please arrive at the pool at 4pm. Our team will warm-up from
4:15 – 4:45. Our visitors will warm up from 4:45 – 5:15. The meet will start at 5:30.
Show your team spirit - Wear your Hurricane greens!
All stroke & turn officials, timers and recording timers need to be at the pool by 5pm so they can
be assigned to a lane, get their stop watch, get head sets and be ready to go by 5:30pm.
What to bring… your child will be sitting outside on a pool deck that will start at 90 degrees
at 5pm, and end at 65 degrees by 8:30pm, so some warmer clothes for the end of the evening
may come in handy. Please bring your child a chair, an extra towel to keep warm, a drink to
keep them hydrated, and a snack to munch on during the meet. (Please stay away from chocolate
- it melts and makes a mess). A Sharpie marker also comes in handy to write your child’s events
on his/her arm. And of course, books, iPods, small handheld video games and toys to keep them
occupied while they wait between races are also good ideas.
And don’t forget a gift and encouraging note for your Spirit Buddy!
The swimmers will sit as a team on the far side of the pool. It is a tight fit for them.
Parents may sit along the pool edge near the team area. Parents of 8 & Under swimmers or
first time swimmers may want to sit near their children so they feel more comfortable. There
will be 80 kids plus parents from HTCC at this meet so it can seem a bit overwhelming. Do not
sit your kids in another area of the pool deck with you. There will be a tent parent stationed in
the Team Area who will be calling the names of kids who are swimming each event to get them
lined up. If your child is somewhere else on the pool deck and not in the team area, the Tent
Parent cannot go looking for them. We have had kids miss events when they were sitting with
their parents or wandering around the pool deck. If they have to use the rest room, they can tell
someone they are leaving and will be back in a few minutes. Please tell your child that he/she
needs to stay in the tent area when they aren’t swimming. If they would like to get food from the
concession area, please get it for them or make arrangements for someone else to get them food.
We don’t want them standing in line for 20-30 minutes waiting on food, when they should be
resting for their next event. Non-swimming siblings and visiting friends should sit in the parent
section, not in the team area please.
Heat sheets will be available for sale - $2 each. This is like a program of the meet. You will
want to buy one so you can know when your child is swimming. Heat sheet sales are one of the
ways we raise money to buy pizza for our post meet parties, so please do not ask to see one
without buying it. We appreciate your support! We also suggest bringing a highlighter so you
can mark your heat sheet with the events your child is swimming. There are 80 events and about
8-10 pages of heat sheets so it can get a little confusing if you aren’t used to it.
Working the meet - Name tags will be created for all parent volunteers. They show the
credentials of parents who have been trained for specific roles in officiating the meet.
If you are working at the meet in an official position, please look for our table
that will have the name tags, stopwatches, pencils for recording timers, head sets for stroke
and turn judges, etc. If you are officiating or working in the first half, please stop at the table to
check in as soon as you arrive. Everybody will need to report to their timing or working position
by 5:15pm so we can get started on time. Please listen for the meet/official announcements.
If you are working the 2nd half of the meet, you will know it is your turn when the starter
makes an announcement calling for all 2nd half officials. This will happen at the start of the
11/12 breast stroke. Please be ready to move to your work position at that time.
What to Do If It Rains... If it’s raining lightly, the meet will continue. If it thunders,
lightening, or is raining hard, we will clear the pool and wait out the rain in the team areas. The
lifeguards will make this call. If it thunders loudly close by or lightening, we will clear the pool
deck and team areas and have all swimmers and families wait in their cars. Please do not leave.
The officials from both teams will be checking the weather and if looks like it will clear up soon,
we will keep the meet going. If you have left, you will be scratched from the meet. We will
shout the news from car to car like previous years. Please stay close by until you hear a final
determination about the meet. We will not be able to make up the meet if it is rained out.
Post Meet Party - We will NOT have a pizza party after the Tuesday swim meet. With two
meets this week, the kids need the rest in order to do well in the Thursday meet. There will be a
post –meet party at Culver’s on Woodruff Rd. after the Thursday meet, which will be at
Stonehaven, also on Woodruff Rd.
Concessions – The Club will be grilling dinner for us on Tuesday – hamburgers, hot dogs, and
veggie burgers. The Team will also be selling concessions. For the three remaining meets, we
will be taking concession donations…individually wrapped baked goods, candy, drinks, chips,
pop ice, ice cream sandwiches, etc. You may bring your non-perishable concession donations at
any time; frozen and baked goods should be brought to the meet. Thanks!
Also for sale at the meet will be: swim caps, ribbon books, bungee straps, and other
miscellaneous Hurricane items. Come check it out!
Meet Volunteer Sign-ups
Parents – please go to the team website, www.htccswim.com, and get signed up to work the June
13th meet at Stonehaven! Click on Meet Sign Up and volunteer to help out. We need the parent
of every swimmer to work at least one half of each meet. If you are new to the team, don’t
worry, there are several easy but important jobs you can do!
Meet volunteer pages have been created for all the Hurricane meets, so feel free to sign up for
jobs at all the meets!
Iron Man/Iron Chick
Every year the swim team holds an Iron Man and Iron Chick recognition. Our goal is to have
each swimmer learn all the strokes and be able to swim them at least one time correctly in a
meet. Therefore, to qualify as an Iron Man or Chick, each swimmer age 9 and older will need to
swim each stroke without getting disqualified (DQ’d) in a meet at least once. The strokes they
must swim are: Short freestyle, Long freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly and the IM Individual Medley (fly, back, breast, free). Our 8 and Under swimmers are only required to
swim 5 of the strokes correctly in a meet in order to qualify.
During our donuts and ribbons party each Friday, the kids will show their ribbons and receive a
sticker(s) to put on the Iron Man/Chick poster next to their name. This will help them to keep
track of which strokes they need to swim at the next meet to earn their Iron Man/Chick award. At
our season ending party, we will recognize and reward those kids who achieved their Iron
Man/Chick during the season.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, June 12 – Spirit Party
The guppies are having a triathlon on Wednesday. This will replace our usual spirit party at
5:50-6:10. For the spirit party, we want the Hurricane swim team to come by the triathlon and
cheer on the Guppies. The kids that come to cheer will get to join the Guppies for a treat after
the triathlon.
Eve Herber is managing this activity for us each week this summer. Please contact her if you
would like to help out with the spirit parties and/or to donate snacks – I’m sure she wouldn’t
mind some assistance with this.
Please don’t confuse this party with Spirit Buddies – do not bring your Spirit Buddy gift to
the Spirit Party, bring it to the meet on Thursday.
Friday, June 14 – Team Greenville Swim Clinic
6 – 7pm at the Westside Aquatic Center, followed by our traditional visit to Dairy Queen! This is
a great chance for our swimmers to see the facility where the Championships & Classics meet is
held, and to be coached by our coaches’ coaches. (Did that make sense?  )
Monday, June 17 – Spirit Trip to Twisted Cup
3pm – Twisted Cup has kindly offered to make a donation to our team when we all come and
enjoy their fun and tasty frozen yogurt!
Tuesday, June 18 – Coaches Dinner (This is a change of date!)
Pease join the Coaches for Pasta Night at the Clubhouse – 6:30pm. You can RSVP for this event
on the team website www.htccswim.com. Please be sure to have your child dressed
appropriately – no swim suits or bare feet in the Clubhouse. Thanks!
Friday, June 21 – team picture (this is a change of date!)
9:00am instead of Stroke & Turn clinic. Please have your child wear their team suit.
Monday, June 24 – Sips n’ Strokes
Back by popular demand! HTCC Ballroom, 1:30. This fun activity is a painting “lesson” for the
kids. We will paint a summer themed picture for them to take home. We will have some sweet
snacks and lemonade. We will provide all supplies. Anyone interested must sign up on the
website www.htccswim.com in advance so that we know how many supplies to purchase. The
cost is $5/child. They can pay in advance or at the event. Guppies are welcome to attend. All
children under 8 must have an adult stay with them please! Additionally, we will need 5-6
helpers to be at tables watching the kids to make sure they understand what they need to do and
to answer any questions.
Wednesday, June 26 – SAIL Night at the Greenville Drive
Tickets for this event must be purchased by Tuesday, June 18. Tickets are $6 per person. Please
sign up on the website, www.htccswim.com . Laurie Drayton will be collecting your ticket
money. This is a fun event where the kids get to parade out on the field.
Summer Practice schedule:
Starting Monday, June 10, we will go to twice a day practices. Here is the schedule:
Monday – Thursday Mornings
8:30–9:30am 10 & Unders
9:30–10:30am 11 & Ups
10:30–11am Guppies
Fridays
9–10am Stroke & Turn clinic
10–10:30am Ribbons & Donuts
No practice on Friday afternoons – enjoy your weekend!
Monday – Wednesday Afternoons
5-6pm 10 & Unders
6-7pm 11 & Ups
If your child(ren) will be missing practice for several days at a time for camp, vacation, etc.,
please email the coaches – [email protected] and [email protected].
Thanks!
Meet Schedule
June 11 – Roper Mt/Asheton Rec. @ HTCC
June 13 – HTCC @ Stonehaven
June 20 – Spaulding Farms @ HTCC
June 27 – Forrester Woods @ HTCC
July 2 – Pelham Falls @ HTCC
July 12 & 13 – Divisional Meet @ Spaulding Farms
July 20 & 21 – Championships & Classics
If your child(ren) will be missing a meet, please email the coaches – [email protected]
and [email protected] to let them know, so that they can plan accordingly for relays
and the seeding of the meet. It is also very important that you email Eileen Wells at
[email protected] so she can be sure to take your child’s name out of the computer for
that meet.
The Guppy Tank
Great job to all of our Guppies in the meet against Riverwalk! Everyone swam fantastically;
Coach Katie and Coach Alex were so proud! Thank you to all of our parent volunteers, we
couldn't have done it without you.
-This week remember our morning practice schedule begins! 10:30-1100am DAILY. We
practice even if it is sprinkling, but please use your discretion about what is best for your family.
If there is obvious thunder and lightning, practice is cancelled as they are required to be out of
the water for 20 minutes thus defeating the purpose.
-Our first annual Guppy triathlon is Wednesday at 5:50. Bring your child dressed in their swim
suit, tennis shoes, and with a bike, trike, or scooter decorated in Holly Tree green!! Think
balloons, crepe paper, a sign attached to the front... You don't want to miss the fun, and the big
kids will be there cheering on our Guppies! Every participant gets a prize! See you there!
Guppy moms…
Kelly Welch – [email protected]
Bridgette Repenning – [email protected]
Swimming Lessons
Now that we are in summer mode, the Coaches will begin offering private swimming lessons.
Please see the bulletin board for availability.
New Fundraiser!
We are going to try something new this year; a raffle! The raffle will take place either at the End
of Season Party, or perhaps at the beginning of the 2014 season. In the meantime, we will take
donations throughout the summer for gift basket items like you see at silent auctions, school
fairs, etc. Donations can be gift cards, services, toys & games, whatever you want! I am hoping
to form a committee to head up this effort. If you are interested, please let me know!
At the Club
Come check out the newly renovated Grille Room & Dining Room, and the new summer menu!
Your pool membership comes with dining/social privileges at the Club. Here are a few fun
events coming soon:
Father’s Day Event
The Club is planning a fun new event for Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16. It will be a Caribbean
Themed Brunch out on the patio.
Reservations required. Please call 967-9515
Burst of Flavor Dining
Fridays & Saturdays, 5-9pm
Enjoy delicious entrees!
Bring your friends!
Reservations required. Please call 967-9515
Don’t forget about the team website www.htccswim.com Check in often for information,
schedules, sign-ups, photos and more!
Can you believe these 4 crazy boys went on to break the Hurricane’s long standing Medley Relay record
2 years after this picture was taken?