2017 BHCP SUMMER SWIM TEAM
Head Coach: Meghan Guinee
PRESEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Beginning the week of June 12th
DAYS/TIME TBD
Regular Morning Practice begins Wednesday June 21st
(Practices held Monday-Friday mornings)
Ages 11 and up………………….8:30 AM-9:45 AM
Ages 9 & 10…………………….9:45 AM-10:45 AM
Ages 8 & Under………8:00AM-8:30AM OR10:45 AM-11:15 AM
** 8 & Under chose ONE practice to attend
Please make EVERY effort to attend all practices and meets!
DUAL MEETS
This summer the Blue Team will be swimming the following teams:
Livingston, Madison, Millburn, and Verona
We swim each team twice, once at home and once away.
Any additional information about any meet will be sent via email or given to the swimmers during practice on the day of the meet.
The White Team schedule is still TBD and will be sent out through email and updated on the website once it is finalized.
MEET TIMES:Evening meets begin at 6 PM. Warm up begins at 5:30 PM. I am asking that every swimmer arrive at the pool (home or away) by 5:15 PM.
**The Millburn meet begins at 5:45pm. Please arrive at 5pm.**
**IMPORTANT**Meet sign ups will be done electronically. Please look out for an email regarding the sign up process.
Please do not sign your swimmer up if you are unsure whether or not they will attend. I will make no exceptions for anyone who has missed the sign up deadline.
DIVISIONALS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Both of these meets are at the end of the season and are OPTIONAL for all swimmers. The top placing swimmers at Divisionals will go on to compete at Championships. More information about these 2 meets will come later in the season.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are needed for ALL meets throughout the season
(Including away meets).
Each family is asked to volunteer for at least 3 MEETS throughout the season.
A volunteer sign up email will be sent out before each meet. Please make every effort to sign up.
In recent years, the same families are volunteering at every meet. We would love to have as many people involved as possible! All jobs are simple and easy to learn so please don’t hesitate to sign up if you have never done the job before.
BAKE SALES
For each home meet we will have a bake sale by the snack bar. We look to the families for donations of baked goods, fruit, drinks, etc. All proceeds from these bake sales goes directly back to the swimmers for team gifts, parties, etc.
SWIM FOR FOOD:
Swim for Food is a charity that BHCP Swimming has been involved in for many years. We collect canned goods and they are donated to shelters and food pantries. This year, we will be collecting food at ALL of our home meets. The food is donated at Divisionals at the end of the season. Please be as generous as possible because this is a great cause!!
IMPORTANT DATES:
Suit Fitting: Friday, June 2nd5-7 PM @ BHCP
*We are using the same suit as last year
*Caps will be available to purchase for $7
*Suit prices: Women $51.95 & Men (Jammer) $36.95
Ice cream party: Thursday, June 15th 6:30-8PM @BHCP
End of year party: Thursday, July 27th @ BHCP
GENERAL NOTES FROM COACHING STAFF:
- Please make every effort to attend preseason practices. Although school is still in session at the time, these practices are crucial for us to get to know the swimmers and their abilities before determining team placements.
- Parents are not permitted on the pool deck for ANY reason while practice is in session. If you have any questions or concerns, send me an email (I receive emails on my cell phone) or leave a note with someone at the front desk. Even if the pool is open during practice, I ask that parents leave the deck because it can be distracting to the swimmers and takes away from the time coaches can spend focusing on the kids.
- During regular season practices, switching age group practices is chaotic. ALL swimmers are to wait OUTSIDE the pool gates until their age group is called on deck by one of the coaches.
- Practices are designed to be age-appropriate. I strongly encourage swimmers to attend the practice time for their age group in order to see improvement.
- When team placements are sent out via email, please understand that the coaches make their decision with every child’s best interest in mind. Our team is growing every year and the only way that each swimmer can have a chance to compete is by splitting up the teams. As coaches, we put in a significant amount of time going over every decision we make and we ask that parents do not email us to dispute our decisions. We want every swimmer to have a fair, fun and exciting season.
Thanks and we are looking forward to a great season!!!
ANY QUESTIONS?
PLEASE EMAIL us at
MEET SCHEDULE – BLUE TEAM - 2017
**Bold Home Meets
DATEWHERETIME
Monday June 26thVerona @ BH6:00 PM
Wednesday June 28th @ Millburn5:45PM
Thursday July 6thLivingston @ BH6:00PM
Tuesday July 11th@ Livingston6:00PM
Thursday July 13th@ Madison6:00 PM
Monday July 17th@ Verona 6:00 PM
Wednesday July 19thMadison @ BH6:00 PM
Thursday July20thMillburn @ BH 6:00 PM
Monday July 24thDivisionals TBD
Thursday July 27thChampionships TBD
WARM UP= 30 minutes before start time.
Please arrive at the pool by 5:15 PM for evening meets.
- Arrive @ Millburn at 5:00PM