Thanks so much to all those who made it out to our parent meeting tonight. It was great seeing everyone. Below is the information we covered during the meeting, both for your recall and for those of you who were not able to attend.

Priorities: I discussed the foundational priorities for our team: fun, growth, service, encouragement, and community. You can read more about those here.

Swimmer Entry: I covered the importance and necessity of declaring your swimmer for each meet, starting with Time Trials this week. You need to declare your swimmer as attending or not attending for each meet. In order to do so, please go to our Meets & Events page, click on the green "Meet Entry" button, and make event selections for your children. Entries must be made by Wednesday at 9 PM.

***Time Trials Note: Only those swimmers who are able to independently swim the length of the pool should enter time trials. Also, please only enter your swimmer(s) in events that you are reasonably confident that they can successfully complete. If you're not sure if they can swim breaststroke or butterfly, then you should not enter them in those events.

Volunteer Sign-Up: I talked about the importance of your participation as parents in successfully running the Blue Crabs Swim Team. This means that you will need to volunteer for specific jobs at swim team meets and events. Each job has a point-value and we are asking that each family of a Blue Crabs swimmer score at least 4 points over the course of the season. Job signup takes place on our website on the same Meets & Events page where you enter your swimmers. Simply click on the green "Job Sign-Up" button and then you can sign up for a job.

***If you need help with swimmer entry or job sign-up, you can check out this page for additional details and instructions.

Communication: I described our communication approach. Ordinarily, you will only receive one email from the team providing an overview of the schedule for the week and any other important information you should know. These emails will also be available on our News page on our website, the place where you can find out pretty much anything you want to know about our team.

You can also download the SwimTopia app (Apple Store, Google Play) which will allow you to receive real time alerts from the team in case of weather delays or cancelations. 

To help us run a safe and productive program, please do not talk with the coaches during swim practice. Please either try to talk with them after practice is over or email [email protected] and we can facilitate setting-up a time to talk with one of the coaches.

Other Notes: Here are a few other miscellaneous items:

• As we noted in our email yesterday, when the pool is open (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 AM to 7 PM) a pool pass is required for entry and you must enter through the gate guard by the locker rooms. All other times you may enter and exit through the Blue Crab gate.
• Yard Signs are available here, but orders are due by tomorrow night (Tuesday), so please don't delay if you want to order one.
• Our team photo will be on June 15 at 6 PM. You can purchase one here. If you are interested in individual or sibling photos as well you can find out more information here and you will need to RSVP on the Meet & Events page. 
• If you ordered a swim cap during registration, I will have them with me during practice on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Please come find me so I can get them to you.
• We are expecting our team t-shirts (that each swimmer will receive) next week. We are hoping to have them in time for our team picture and will keep you posted when we plan to hand them out.

Thank you all so much for a great first week of the Blue Crabs Swim Team!

Devon