Week 1: Here We Go Mustangs!
Helllllllooooooo Mustangs! We are so excited to start practice on Tuesday! The practice schedule is always here. Swimmers should meet on the basketball court for their warm-up, then their coach will escort them into the pool for practice. Parents are always welcome at practice; we just ask that you gather near the adult pool and keep the main pool deck clear for coaches and swimmers.
Practice Make-Ups
We often have families ask if their swimmer can attend another age group practice as a make-up if they cannot make their assigned practice. Because our team is so full, we can’t allow extra swimmers in other practices. Instead, we encourage families to send their swimmer(s) to Dives & Turns practice at on M/W/F at 11:30am.
What is Dives & Turns Practice?
On M/W/F we have an optional dives and turns practice at 11:30. This is an informal practice where swimmers work exclusively on dives (from the side or the block) and turns (for 11 and up swimmers). Coaches take small groups of kids to work on each of these. All are welcome at this practice!
What To Bring To Practice
Please make sure your swimmer has:
Swimsuit & Towel
Goggles
Water
Everything labeled!
When practice is over, swimmers must leave the main pool deck to make room for the next group. They are welcome to (and often do) hang out in other parts of the pool or playground. Coaches are not responsible for kids after their practice, so just set expectations with your kiddos on good behavior if they choose to stay and hang with their friends.
How To RSVP Your Swimmer For Meets
For each swim meet, you must declare your swimmer’s attendance on our website and list any preferences for events to swim. We cannot always accommodate all preferences, but we do look at them! Swimmers on ALL teams in our league are limited to three individual events and two relays. Newer swimmers may only start with a couple events as they are not legal in all strokes. As they improve, they will swim more events.
If you have any problems declaring for meets, reach out to Lindsay! If you have to arrive late or leave early from a meet, please let us know when you declare so we don’t schedule you for an event.
Meet declaration and preferences are always due on Fridays at 5pm. Since our first meet is Wednesday, June 5, the first deadline for meet declaration is this Friday, May 31 at 5pm. If you do not declare, your swimmer will not have any events for the meet. If you know your schedule for the whole season, it is totally fine to declare for more than one meet at a time.
Inclement Weather - Practice Policy
If rain or thunderstorms are in the forecast, check your email before sending kids to practice! We will swim in light rain, but not if there is lightning.
Pancake Breakfast and Bystander CPR Training
We always end our first week with a pancake breakfast for swimmers after each practice on Friday. Chris Cakes will be on site flipping flapjacks – swimmers will do their bystander CPR and AED training and eat right after their practice. We are so excited to teach all Mustangs this lifesaving skill!
Meet the Coaches!
Introducing the best coaching team around! All are returning coaches/swimmers...and we couldn't be happier to have this team on board! Learn more about our coaches here.
Head Coach Carrie Miller
8 and Under Coach Sara Sawaya
Assistant Coaches (all former Mustangs):
Jessica Heise
Lauren Weiss
Jack Hanahan
Ella Auman
Anika Rintamaki
Drew Christmann
Junior Coaches:
Nadine Peck
Lily Jones
Marayam El-Demerdash
Angela DeFlorio
Junior Coaches are our graduated seniors who volunteer their time while swimming one last season for the Mustangs. All of them have been on the team since they were little! You'll see them in the water with the kids during practice and cheering at the end of the pool during meets.
If you made it this far, thanks for hanging in there! We can’t wait to begin our 13th season on Tuesday. Let’s goooooooooooo Mustangs!
-Lindsay
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Meet Themes (it's not a Mustang meet without a good theme! Parents, swimmers and coaches join in on the fun...)
