Stingrays!
Welcome back! It was great to see so many of you this morning at our first regular season practice! Thank you to all the parents who were able to come to our parent meeting this morning.
Here is what we need to discuss for our start of season :
REGISTRATION - If you have not yet registered in SwimTopia, please do so ASAP. Thanks! https://hpstingrays1.swimtopia.com/COACHES- We are happy to report that Coach Jennell and Coach Ryan are back again this year. SWIMTOPIA - There is a SwimTopia app. Please sign up for an account, the free version is fine. All signups are found on the app. PRACTICE SCHEDULE - Group 2 (lane 1) Monday-Friday 8 am- 9:15am. Groups 3&4 (lanes 2-6) 8 am-9:45 am. If you are unsure about which group your child falls into please check with their coach. Coaches will determine which group/lane swimmers are in based on ability level. If there are any concerns please talk to them.MEET SCHEDULE - This weekend ONLY -our 1st meet is home on SUNDAY JULY 5 , warmups 8 am. Then our meets go back to their normal schedule of Wednesday 4pm Warmups and Saturday 8am warmups. Please check SwimTopia for meet specific information like location.MEET ATTENDANCE -make sure to mark in SwimTopia or tell coach yes or no your child will be there by deadline (usually 2 days before meet if possible) for entries. This is very important because we figure out entries to be strategic as a team where possible, and also affects which relays we can enter. MEET WORK ASSIGNMENTS - One person from each family must volunteer at each meet. We are a small team and cannot run a meet without enough volunteers. There are a bunch of jobs to choose from, we encourage you to try a few different ones at meets. TEAM BREAKFASTS -at practice on Thursdays . We have the kids end swimming a little early to enjoy a breakfast while our coaches talk to them about the prior week and hand out ribbons. It’s a really nice team bonding activity. We need parent help at them. This year we are also looking for someone to coordinate/run them. These will start next week on 7/9. There also will be a sign up sheet of items needed for that breakfast. If your child is attending practice that morning please send in a needed item. BAKE SALES- At each home meet we run a bake sale as a fundraiser for our team. There are sign up sheets for this also. Please send in an item per family. MERCHANDISE - Swim Outlet store will stay open , but our merch store at Arlington Ink (tshirts etc) closes tonight https://myarlingtonink.com/hpstingrays/shop/home
https://www.swimoutlet.com/collections/hpswimandtennisstingraysCHAMPIONSHIP MEET-Aug 1 raindate Aug 2 at the Ulster County pool. Zena is hosting, they sent us forms to order champs T-shirts , and for shout outs or ads in the championship booklet. There will be very limited T-shirts for sale that day, if you plan on getting any it’s highly recommended to order one now.Both forms are attached to this email. TEAM PHOTOS -Kristin Buttitta Photography will be doing our photos again, information on this will be out SOON! As always, please reach out to us with any questions. Looking forward to a great season!
Sue, Tara, and Kaila
