Parent /Athlete Meeting #1 September 16, 2014 Website wfhsswim
-
Upload
clarke-miranda -
Category
Documents
-
view
30 -
download
0
description
Transcript of Parent /Athlete Meeting #1 September 16, 2014 Website wfhsswim
Parent /Athlete Meeting #1September 16, 2014
Website www.wfhsswim.com
Twitter @WFHS_Swim_DiveTo follow without an account – text follow
@wfhs_swim_dive to 40404
Swim & Dive
Booster Board
President – John O’Donoghue
Vice President – Tracy Bertini
Treasurer – Bill Eskew
Volunteer Coordinator – Michell Trepasso
Spirit Wear – Michaela Tillery
Booster Club
Forsyth County does NOT fund Athletics. - They do pay for any state transportation.
We are responsible for but not limited too…Uniforms – parkas, suits, caps, etc…Transportation - $1.75 per mile and bus driver is $15 per
hourHotels, food, and meet feesPool usage and meet entries
Player Fees $600 per swimmer
If you have a sibling the second or additional fee is half
Booster ClubPayment of fees
Can be made online at: www.wfhsswim.com Made via a secure pay pal link
Pay via credit card or bank card Online fees will apply - $618.23
covers a 2.9% + $.30 per transaction fee Checks made out to West Forsyth Swim & Dive Booster Club
give to Coach Tillery No CASH please
Payment Deadlines Fees must be paid in full by November 5th!
Communicate questions regarding fees with Coach Tillery Notify Coach Tillery via email once you pay online. If you have difficulty or need a payment plan see Coach Tillery.
Team GearTeam TYR Bag
With team school logo and nameTeam TYR Suit
Fittings at Cumming Aquatic Center Monday and Thursday from 4-7
Team capsEveryone receives two team latex capsState qualifiers get TYR Dome Caps
Team apparelT-shirtShorts (different style for boys & girls)
Issued GearTeam TYR Parka
Will be taken up and inventoried each season! Seniors will be allowed to purchase their parkas for $50!
Team Policies and ProceduresMeet Participation
Is MANDATORY!
Any missed meets should be communicated at a minimal two weeks
prior to the meet
should be communicated to Coach Tillery directly.
Multiple missed meets can and will effect lettering for the season.
Swimming is a TEAM Sport!
Meet participation means you stay until the end.
Do not plan on leaving prior to a meet ending.
Team Policies and Procedures
Daily attendance
6:00am – 7:15am at SWAT (Swim Atlanta) Midway Location
Athletes should ready to enter the water at 6am.
If you need extra time to get ready - arrive early.
SWAT will open between 5:45-5:50 daily.
Practice will end anywhere from 7:15am-7:25am each day.
Showers available at SWAT or WFHS locker rooms.
Team Policies and Procedures
Lettering Policy
Qualify for the State Meet
Meet lettering qualifying times!
Any senior in good standing!
Coaches Discretion
All qualifications are subject to each athlete being in good
standing with the team!
Team Policies and Procedures
Team Schedule
Date Meet Place
September 16th Parent Informational Meeting WFHS 6:30pm
September 30th Parent Informational Meeting WFHS 6:30pm
October 18th Team Bonfire Bertini’s House
October 20th Practice Begins (Swim Atlanta @ Midway
Park)
November 7th Team Pre-Meet Pasta Dinner TBA
November 8th 6th Annual North Forsyth InvitationalCAC (Cumming Aquatic
Center)
November 8th – DIVE ONLY Marist Early Bird Invitational Marist
November 11th – DIVE ONLY Lambert Diving Invite 7:30PM CAC
November 22rd Greyhound Invitational Mountain View Aquatic
Center
December 5 Team Pre-Meet Pasta Dinner TBA
December 6th Holiday Classic (West Hosted)CAC – Co-host with
CentralDecember 11 WFHS Team Holiday Party TBA
December 12th-13th
Meet is held on Friday!Toys for Tots Invitational
11am departure and noon returnLaGrange, GA
December 20th
MJ Brown Meet of Champions
Dive and SwimEmory University
January 3th –DIVE Only Duluth Meet(will compete in
Gwinnett)
January 9th Team Pre-Meet Pasta Dinner TBA
January 10th Winter Classic (West Hosted) CAC
January 15th Wesleyan Tri Meet Duluth, GA
January 23rd - DIVE ONLY 44TH Annual Metro ATL Diving Westminster
January 24th Forsyth County Championship
SWIM AND DIVE MEETCAC
January 31st North Forsyth Rockin’ Relay Meet CAC
February 5th-7th GHSA Swim and Dive
State Prelims and FinalsGA Tech Aquatic Center
Team Paperwork!Eligibility
Must be passing five of seven classes! Move-ins fill out Form “B”
Semester Check Grades checked Jan. 1 for eligibility!
PhysicalsForms must be on file and cleared before
practice.Physical, driving waiver, and concussion
form complete.Turn in forms to Mrs. Jordan
counseling office Get clearance form to give to Coach Tillery.
Attendance Timeliness
Five minutes early is on time and on time is late! This will be a focus this year!
Attendance MANDATORY! Missing practice the week of a meet will result in missed
events at meet. More inclined to sit swimmers from individual events
rather than relays. Missing two days due to sickness deems an athlete not
physically ready to perform. Want/need healthy swimmers
trying to push through and swimming sick is not a good thing!
Attendance cont.Club attendance
Attendance to club practice is mandatorywill be checked. Other wise you should be at West practice.
Club Member Attendance Dates1 – Parent MeetingDec. 5th Pictures Jan. 9th Pre-Wolverine Meet Jan. 23rd Pre-County Meet Jan. 30th Pre-State MeetFeb. 5th Pre-State Meet
Attendance cont.This is West Forsyth High School Swim
Look like a team!
Act like a team! Year round or club swimmers aren’t any better, than those
who swim the HS season only, or vice versa!
Anything to the contrary whether in actions or in words
will not be tolerated.
No club gear/logo’s will be allowed on team trips or meets.
Wear WEST!
Other Items
Parental needs
Volunteering
Online sign-up
We co-host two meets.
Helping with food at meets!
Show up to meets and cheering in West colors!
Ensure they get good rest
Help ensure they get good nutrition.
Other Items cont.
Ordering deadlines
September 25
Please fill out the online form located on the front of our
website!
Spirit Wear
Information will be available soon via our website and twitter!
Important DatesSept. 16 6:30pm Parent/Athlete Meeting #1Sept. 25 Noon Registration deadline (sizing for team orders will be submitted on
this day)Sept. 29 6:15am Open pool starts at SWAT M,W,F until October 20Sept. 30 6:30pm Parent/Athlete Meeting #2Oct. 20 6:00am Season Practice Officially Start
Other Items cont.
Stretching
Will not be doing as a team before practice or meets.
Shaving
Hundredths of a second count in swimming
Not mandatory
Don’t expect best results every week
Performance may not start where they left off last
year.
Hydration and Nutrition are very IMPORTANT!
Program VisionThis year!
Become a team!Be competitive each week!Be disciplined!Act like a family!Qualify as many athletes for state as possible!Finish as high as possible at the state meet!
Three to five years!Become a program everyone wants to be a part of!Start our own legacy!Compete for a state title!
All Times are listed in YARDS
BOYS EVENT GIRLS
1:51.00 200 yard Medley Relay 2:07.00
1:55.00 200 yard Freestyle 2:07.00
2:12.00 200 yard Individual Medley 2:24.00
23.50 50 yard Freestyle 26.50
58.00 100 yard Butterfly 1:05.00
52.00 100 yard Freestyle 58.50
5:20.00 500 yard Freestyle 5:40.00
1:40.00 200 yard Freestyle Relay 1:53.00
1:00.00 100 yard Backstroke 1:06.00
1:07.00 100 yard Breaststroke 1:15.00
3:44.00 400 yard Freestyle Relay 4:12.00
State Meet – February 5, 6 & 7