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| PLEASE READ There will be no Friday night practice today, May 25, 2012 or Monday May 28, 2012. The deadline for ordering FSC caps will be Tuesday, May 29. This is the only order placed this season and the team order will take approximately 3 weeks to come in. See below for ordering information. SUMMER MEET SCHEDULE The summer met schedule has been posted. Click Schedule for more information. SUITS AND CAPS Swimsuits will be on sale next week through May 24th. Female suits are $50.00 and Male suits are $33.00. If you want a custom swim cap with your swimmers last name on it, they cost $26.00 for two caps. Custom caps have to be ordered two at a time. The order will be placed May 25th. Send an email to falconsswim@gmail.com with the last name to go on the cap. The check can be made out to Falcon swim club. You can hand the check to someone at the table selling suits or to Coach Carolyn. All caps must be paid for before they can be ordered because they are a custom item. NEW PARENTS MEETING PLEASE NOTE: The initial information that went out to families mentioned that the meeting was to be held on Wednesday April 30. This is incorrect. The meeting will be held on Thursday May 3rd. Read on for more details. There will be a meeting pool side for all new parents of swimmers on Thursday May 3rd at 6:30 pm. This meeting is for anyone who wants information about Falcon Swim Club and the 2012 summer season. We will talk about how to sign up for the team, when to sign up, and our meet schedule. There will also be time for questions and answers. SUMMER SEASON The Falcon Swim Club Summer Season starts Monday, May 7th 2012. Be sure to sign up during that week because a late fee of $10 will be applied after May 10th! Returning swimmers must have a signed registration form to swim or they will be asked to get out of the pool until we have it. We look forward to a great season ahead! SPECIAL VACATION SCHEDULE The stroke and turn clinic will not be held during school vacation week; Mon 4/16 – Fri 4/20. We will resume normal practice schedule on Monday 4/23. The Strength and Conditioning program will meet on Tuesday 4/17 at 9:00 am and Thursday 4/19 at 2:00 pm. SPRING 2012 CLINIC The Spring Stroke and Turn Clinic is open to all Hampden & Wilbraham children who like to swim and want to learn about or improve in competitive swimming. The clinic will be offered April 2 – May 3, 2012 (no practice during school vacation April 16 – 19). New swimmers are required to come on Monday, April 2 for a short swim evaluation before being accepted in the program. Returning swimmers will start clinic on Monday April 2, 2012. Registration for the clinic will be at the Minnechaug pool during the first week of the program only. The fee is $75 per swimmer. The competitive team practices will officially begin May 7, 2012. General Registration for the team will be held at the pool during the first week of swim team practice on May 7 - 10. The FSC team fee is $125 per swimmer. A $10 late fee will be applied after May 10, 2012. There are discounts for those who participate in the spring clinic and for high school students. Click here for more information on the Spring 2012 season. ATTENTION ALL ONLINE SHOPPERS The Hampden-Wilbraham Falcon Swim Club just setup an affiliate account with SwimOutlet.com. SwimOutlet.com is a great place to purchase practice swimsuits, swim gear, equipment, etc. at great prices. If you purchase using the link at the top of the page, the Falcon Swim Club will earn 8% through their fundraising program. Money raised will go towards replacing our swim equipment over the next year. After clicking the link, at the top of your browser page you will see "You are shopping through the Hampden-Wilbraham Falcon Swim Club Affiliate account". OPEN FSC BOARD POSITIONS Our FSC Board is going through some big changes lately and we are currently looking for volunteers who will help out with this winter season or would be interested in taking on an FSC Board position this fall. We have a few board members who have swimmers moving on to the high school team and may not be able to be as active with the FSC. Please contact Wendy Konstantakos if interested. SWIM MEET PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES Parent sign-up sheets are located in the meet book, right in front of the swimmer sign-up book. We expect every family to have a representative work part of each meet. We cannot run a successful meet without your help. Please see any board member, and they can answer questions you may have about the volunteer jobs. Most jobs require no training, and working helps pass the time. You should not miss any races your swimmers are in, even when you are volunteering. We would love to train some new stroke and turn judges, please let us know if you are interested. Thank you in advance for your help. SWIM MEET REMINDERS Birth Certificate - NEW SWIMMERS MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE for our file, or they will participate UNOFFICIALLY in meets. Check in – When your swimmer arrives at a meet please check in with the coaches or assistant coaches for attendance and swim lane warm-up assignments. Be on time for your warm-up. Bullpen - Parents please be aware that the swimmers need to come to the meet bullpen around 10 events prior to their event. It is your responsibility to make sure this happens and not the volunteers. Watch the event number sign carefully because we may combine events. Event Etiquette Reminder – New swimmers need to be reminded that in individual events and for the last leg of a team relay the swimmer must remain in the pool until everyone has completed that event heat. The announcer will tell the swimmers to clear the pool at completion. Goggles - Make sure you bring a spare set of goggles to the swim meets in case they break. SAFETY REMINDER TO PARENTS For your child's safety... Please pick up your child on time and have them wait in the pool area or hallway until you arrive. Children should not wait by themselves outside. INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTIFICATIONS There will be no swim practice during thunder/lightning storms or if Wilbraham schools are closed due to a snowstorm. Once we close, it will be for both swim hours. We will do our best to notify you by email & website if a storm approaches late in the day. Please use your best judgment if you haven’t heard. POOL ENTRY The security personnel for Minnechaug has notified us that we can not prop the pool entrance door open for security reasons. We can temporarily open the door when we know they belong to our swim club but we can not leave the door ajar. If the door is closed and you need to get in please go to the outside entrance closest to the pool and enter through those doors. Females only can go into the girls locker rooms and then cut to the pool area. Boys or mixed groups should pass the gym and then take a left down the long hallway which will lead you to an entrance that will bring you to the shallow end of the pool. LAP SWIMMING RULES OF ETIQUETTE Parents: We encourage you to go over the lap swimming rules of etiquette with your children, especially the new swimmers. Thank you. TECHNICAL RULE CHANGES Click here for changes to breaststroke and backstroke technical rules. |
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