Author: Kanne
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: July 2, 2020
Good evening Sharks,
The practice calendar for Week 4 sign ups is available here: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=9040545adae2da6f49-sharks4&view=calendar
Also, save the dates! We will be holding our virtual meets on Tuesdays, 7/14, 7/21, and 7/28. Each meet will consist of 2 strokes. 7/14 will be Freestyle and Backstroke. 7/21 will be Freestyle and Breaststroke. 7/28 will be Freestyle, Butterfly and Individual Medley. Every swimmer will swim both strokes (IM at the last meet will be optional for the 11&O)! This is the perfect opportunity to put what you have been learning to the test. Meets will be broken into 2 sessions, 10&U and 11&O. More details and times will be forthcoming. This will not be a regular meet, and heavy COVID precautions will be in place, including spectators staying outside the fence. But swimmers will race as usual. A limited number of parents for Little sharks will be allowed inside. We will combine our times with other teams for places and ribbons. We will need a lot of volunteers. So if you want to be up close to the action, volunteer! Signups for swimmers and volunteers will be posted soon.
Be sure to order a team shirt for this year! Orders will be taken at practice.
Go Sharks! Summer 2020 will be a summer to remember!
Beth
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 24, 2020
Good afternoon Sharks,
Week 3 Practice sign ups are available! This is the calendar view to make finding the dates easier. Click on the date you want to sign up and then find the right session and group. You have to change the month to get to the rest of the week.
Volunteer Positions – Starting with next week when Virginia moves into Phase 3, we have eliminated the Social distance monitor position. We will need to keep up social distancing inside the pool gates. But swimmers (and parents) have been doing a good job of this. I have attached the Volunteer position descriptions to this email. Copies are available at the pool. Please review the duties before coming to practice. One important thing to remember is that the Little Sharks volunteers will have to set up the table and get the supplies and the Big Sharks 2 volunteers will need to put the table and supplies away.
Cancellation Policy – Because we have a limited number of slots for swimmers at each practice, and sometimes practices are full, please be sure to remove yourself or your swimmer from the sign up if you find you cannot make it to practice. Please do this as soon as possible. But if you find this is a last minute cancellation, please email me or Coach Richard (rmorrell@harrisonburg.k12.va.us) to let us know. If you need to cancel your signup for a volunteer position, please take the following steps:
- Remove yourself from the signup asap.
- Look at the sign up and try to find someone who can take your place.
- Post on Facebook that you need to find a replacement for your position, give the day and time.
- Email me or Robin Anderson (ander2rd@gmail.com) so that we can email the swimmers that are signed up for that practice to look for a replacement.
Practice Cancellation – We will need to cancel practice if we don’t have volunteers actually signed up. Please be sure to sign up for a volunteer position when you sign your swimmer up. It should not be a problem to get just 2 volunteers per practice. But it becomes very important to find a replacement if you find you cannot make it to volunteer. Cancellation notices will be sent out by 9pm the night before for morning practices and by 2pm for afternoon practices. This week, Big Sharks 1 is in danger of cancellation Thursday (tomorrow) morning. Please sign up if you have a child in that practice.
Picture Day – Gitchell’s Photography will be at the pool on Thursday to take individual pictures. Please fill out an order form before arriving to the pool. These are available at practice. Little Sharks (and siblings) please arrive at 6:45pm. Big Sharks 1 and siblings, please arrive at 7:05. Big Sharks 2 please arrive at 7:25. We will limit the number of swimmers in the pool area at a time. Make sure you check in for practice after getting your photos.
Go Sharks!
Beth Arnold and the Board of Directors
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 24, 2020
Dear Shark Families,
Pictures are scheduled for Thursday (June 25th) evening starting at 6:45. If your youngest shark is a Little Shark, please arrive by 6:45. If your youngest shark is a Big Shark 1 swimmer, please arrive by 7:05. If your youngest shark is a Big Shark 2 swimmer, please arrive by 7:25. Two pictures will be taken: 1) the traditional individual picture with your child sitting on the diving board and 2) then a standing picture that will be used to create a merged group picture.
It is important for the picture form(s) to be completed before you arrive at the pool. Also, please attach (staple or paperclip) your payment (EXACT CASH or CHECK ONLY) to the completed picture form. Again, please do this before you arrive at the pool. Sharks will be admitted only a couple of swimmers at a time for pictures so that we may maintain social distancing.
If your shark is also scheduled to swim Thursday night, please exit the pool after their pictures are taken and have your shark check in for swim practice at the check-in table, as usual.
We do not have a makeup date scheduled yet, but will text that out once the date is finalized.
Picture forms may be picked up at the check-in table.
Respectfully,
Robin
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 18, 2020
Good afternoon Sharks,
Looking for a rainy day activity? Grab your markers, sharpen your pencil and create an entry for the Shark team t-shirt! Here are the details:
1) All entries are due on or before June 22. You can bring them to any practice.
2) Entries must be on plain paper 8.5″ by 11″ copy paper or cardstock is fine (PLEASE no lined paper)
3) Entries must be in no more than 2 colors.
Voting will run at practice June 23rd to June 25th.
Orders will be taken June 26th through Friday morning practice July 3rd. With our short season, no late orders will be accepted this year.
Lanette Smith and the Sharks Board of Directors
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 18, 2020
Dear Sharks,
The weather has not been kind to us this first week! Tonight’s practice (Thursday, June 18) is currently ON. We will need to cancel if there are thunderstorms, but the air temperature is warm enough to practice. Be sure to stay for the practice (do not drop off) in case we need to cancel mid practice and send the swimmers home. The water temperature is chilly, but will probably be warmer than the air. The practices are currently full. (one spot available in Big Sharks 2) If you are not going to practice, please sign out asap so someone else can sign up. Little Sharks needs one more volunteer to be able to run. Please sign up for this spot so we don’t need to cancel. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=9040545adae2da6f49-sharks&view=calendar
Tomorrow morning the air temperature will be in the low 60s. Because of that combined with the cooler water temperature, we have decided to CANCEL Friday morning practice. (There is no scheduled evening practice)
Please bring payment tonight if you have not already paid and bring the signed waiver if you have not turned that in. Swimmers who have not paid by Monday will not be allowed to practice until their payment is received.
Please see a separate email about the t-shirt contest. Designs are due by Monday, June 22.
Go Sharks!
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 17, 2020
Due to the water and air temperature, all three practices for tonight, Wednesday June 17th, AND tomorrow morning, Thursday June 18th, are canceled. Thank you.
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 17, 2020
Good morning Sharks,
The sign up is available for next week! I am sending you the “Calendar View” in Sign up genius. You can click on each day to see that day’s practice sign up. This should make it easier to keep track of what day you are on when signing up.
Week 2 Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=9040545adae2da6f49-sharks2&view=calendar
Click on “Sign Up” on the day you want to sign up. Find your swimmer’s group and sign up for a volunteer spot and a swimmer spot. Then click “Submit and Sign Up” to put in your Swimmer’s name. Then either click “Select Other Days” or go back to the original link and select your next day. If you find yourself with all the days listed, scroll up to the top and find the link for “Calendar View” at the right hand side of the yellow bar. If you prefer to see all the days at once, you can scroll up and click “List View” at the right hand side of the yellow bar.
A few points about signing up: Please sign up for no more than 4 practices before Saturday at 7pm. On Saturday after 7pm, you may sign up for more than 4 practices. We want to give everyone a chance to get their first picks. Some swimmers can ONLY swim mornings and some swimmers can ONLY swim evenings. If your swimmer can swim either morning or evening, please wait a few days before signing up so that the swimmers who have less choice can sign up first.
If you find you cannot make it to a practice that you signed up for, please sign out asap. This will allow others to sign up and alert the coaches to not assign you a lane. If you remove your name from a volunteer slot, please either try to find someone in the group to take that spot, post on Facebook or let me know. If you are looking at the sign up and notice an empty volunteer spot, please fill it. Thank you!
There are still some spots available for this week. Also, we need a Little Sharks parent volunteer for Thursday evening and Friday morning. Please sign up for these positions. Here is the calendar view for this week.
Week 1 sign ups: https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=9040545adae2da6f49-sharks&view=calendar
Thank you to everyone for volunteering and cooperating to make this program successful! We are currently the only swim team in the League that is practicing. Go Broadway! I think this clinches a first place standing this year! We still hope to have one other team join the League so that we can have virtual meets. If not, we will have an intersquad meet. All virtual meets have ribbons!
I will send a reminder to those who haven’t paid yet. Remember, payment must be received by Thursday evening or your swimmer will not be allowed to practice and will be removed from practice slots.
Go Sharks!
Beth Arnold and the Board of Directors
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 17, 2020
Due to the water temperature and the anticipated air temperature tomorrow, all MORNING practices are cancelled. We will make a determination on evening practices in the afternoon.
Thank you.
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 15, 2020
Good evening Sharks,
I apologize for the harshness of the subject and this message. But we need all volunteer positions filled by 9pm the night before the practice or the practice will need to be cancelled. We need volunteers in position when swimmers arrive to check in. We cannot find a volunteer during the practice. We have 6 different practices a day and don’t have someone to monitor this. The coaches will be busy. We need parents to be proactive and sign up ahead of time. Since parents are required to stay on the grounds during the practice, it should not be a problem finding able bodies to volunteer. If you need to have a younger child with you when you volunteer, just check with me. That should be fine. I am noticing the same names signing up for volunteer positions. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
As of now, Big Sharks 2 morning practice and Little Sharks evening practice are in danger of being cancelled on Monday (tomorrow). I will send out a notice by 9pm if practice is cancelled for the following day (including evening practices). If you see an empty spot in your practice for the next day, be sure to check your email before leaving for practice. Or better yet, sign up for the spot! If practice is cancelled the gate will be locked.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-sharks
Let’s all work together to make this work! If you are practicing tomorrow, remember to bring a signed waiver and payment in an envelope (not sealed). Arrive 10 minutes before practice to check in. The first few practices may be a little crazy as we work under these new restrictions. Information is always on our website: https://bwaysharks.com/
Go Sharks!
Beth Arnold
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: June 13, 2020
Hello Sharks,
Please sign up for this week’s practices NOW. Directions are on the sign up. Make sure you sign the right swimmer up for the right practice. You may sign up for 4 (out of a possible 9) practices before 7pm today. After that, we will allow swimmers to sign up for open slots (greater than 4). If you are flexible with when you can swim (mornings or evenings), please sign up for times when there is the most availability.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-sharks
Volunteer Positions: Thank you to all the parents who have signed up to volunteer! We need to have all the positions filled for each practice the day before practice starts. Here are instructions for each position:
Check-in/Check Out Volunteer – Arrive 15 minutes before practice. You will be given a list of swimmers to sign in. Find their name on the list. Check them off and give them their lane assignment (if available). Then send them to have their temperature checked and answer the questions. Write down names of any spectators, parents, volunteers or coaches going on deck. Make sure no more than 50 on deck at any time. After practice, make sure swimmers connect with parents as they leave the pool. Please bring a mask and wear it while checking in or checking out people. You do not need to wear the mask when not interacting with swimmers. Bring a chair if you would like to sit and watch practice. Watch for late comers.
Temperature and Restroom Volunteer – Arrive 15 min before practice. Scan every person who enters the pool area including coaches, volunteers, swimmers and Board members. Temperatures of 100.4 or higher will not be allowed in the pool gates. Ask list of questions (provided). Incorrect answers will not be allowed in the pool gate. During practice, please sit near the restrooms and make sure there is no more than 1 swimmer in the rest room at a time. Bring your own chair. Please bring a mask and wear it when scanning temperatures and walking (young) swimmers to the rest room. We will provide gloves for temperature scanning. You do not need to wear mask when not interacting with swimmers. After practice, help wipe down ladders, furniture and restrooms (if used).
Social Distance Monitor Volunteer– Please arrive 10 minutes early and jump to the front of the check in line. Before practice make sure swimmers put their belongings on the ground (not on the furniture) at least 10 feet from another swimmer’s things. Swimmers are required to stay 10 feet from each other. You are monitoring this when they are NOT in the water. Please ask any parents/spectators to maintain their distance. Please bring a mask. You do not need to wear mask when not interacting with swimmers. After practice, help wipe down ladders, furniture and restrooms (if used).
Lane Monitor Volunteer – Arrive before practice starts and jump to the front of the check in line. During practice, stand at the opposite end of the pool from the coaches and ask swimmers to stay in the middle of their lanes, not hanging on the lane lines. During Big Sharks 2, make sure no more than 3 swimmers are in the lane at a time. Keep an eye on the pool. Please bring a mask. You do not need to wear mask when not interacting with swimmers. After practice, help wipe down ladders, furniture and restrooms (if used).
Please bring a signed waiver with you to the pool as well as payment – exact change or check made out to Broadway Sharks – in an envelope clearly marked with your swimmer’s name(s). Do not seal the envelope. If you would like to pay by credit card, someone will call you.
Missed the registration deadline? We may have room for Sharks who swam last year or swimmers in the Broadway school district. Please sign up for the waiting list here: https://forms.gle/v7wo5ZX7sNPKh6Qj9
Can’t wait to see you in the pool!
Beth Arnold and the Sharks Board of Directors
