Ok - so I did not have any luck with switching hosting between Willow
Springs and Westfield. We are stuck with the schedule as it is (so sorry
Karen! I deserved to be fired from the scheduling meetings - as I am 0 for
2 on getting it right to make your job easier!) with the one exception.
MacKenzie had thought to have the first intersquad meet during the week of
June 8th rather than on that first Saturday. However, from the perspective
of getting parents to fulfil their volunteer opportunities and to teach them
how to do some of the jobs, a Saturday is much easier to do this on than a
week day. Sorry, coaches, overruled on this one.
We will just have to sell the early volunteering as a positive thing to get
those hours out of the way early and to not procrastinate signing up. A
strategy we may want use is showing our home meet schedule in our letter
that goes out informing people of our informational meeting. This way they
are thinking on it sooner and have a few more weeks to rearrange their
schedules if they need. Other possibilities are to have volunteers
coordinate other activities if we don't have someone dedicated to the job.
Our schedule is set now and here are the meets we plan to host or attend (7
local + State):
@ Collindale - Saturday June 6th - Intersquad meet - done by 10 am'ish (Pray
for better weather this year!!)
@ Collindale - Saturday June 13th - we are hosting Willow Springs
@ Collindale - Wednesday June 17th - we are hosting Village Green
@ Nelson Farm - Saturday June 27th (may be Pentathalon format (swim 25 or 50
all events) but open for discussion as this limits 1
state qualifying opportunity
@ Collindale - Wednesday July 8th - Purple and Gold intersquad
relay meet -- popsicles afterwards
@ Westfield - Saturday July 11
@ Village Green - Friday July 17 & Saturday July 18 - City Meet
@ Golden - Friday-Sunday July 24-26 - State Meet
We may want to do an evening pool event the week of June 22nd or June 29th -
but since we are looking for an activities planner - this will have to wait.
WaterWorld could also be one of those weeks.
Our current plan will be to have our swim team parent information meeting on
Monday May 11th with a rain date on Wednesday May 13th. Most likely we will
start at 6 or 6:30 - what time do you think? We will likely have MI Sports
at the pool towards the end of that first week for people to purchase or
order suits.
As you saw in the last e-mail I sent, some changes have happened on the Rec
Board. I am hoping to have a contract ready to sign by our Board Meeting
next week. Additionally, MacKenzie said she would get after Mike to
complete the FAST coaching contract as well by that time.
Who wants to take on giving a first run at updating our parent information
packet?? John, what is your progress on getting the registration process
going on-line?
Anything else before our meeting next Wednesday? If you can think of
something else specific that needs to go on the agenda, please let me know.
-Heidi
