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Good evening all –

The Board met tonight to discuss the upcoming season following the lifting of CoVID-19 restrictions by the Governor of Virginia. The Board has decided to go back to two practice groups with the same times as in 2019. At this time, no sign ups for practice are required and we are not limiting the size of the practices.

We ask that parents speak to their children about respecting other swimmers’ spaces. Parents may be on the swim deck during practice, but we ask that you bring your own chairs. This will cut down on the amount of cleaning that we need to do after practice.

Practices this week will be as follows –

Tuesday, Wednesday (if no pool party), and Thursday Night

7:10PM – 8:00PM Little Sharks (Swimmers 10 & under); 8:00PM – 9:00PM Big Sharks (Swimmers 11 & up)

Due to temperatures this week, we will not have practice this Wednesday morning. However, here are the times for practices when morning practices resume begin.

8:45AM – 9:30AM Little Sharks (Swimmers 10 & under); 9:30AM – 10:30AM Big Sharks (Swimmers 11 & up)

Our first meet will be on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. More information will be shared once more information is known. Currently, we still do not know if Champs will occur, but all other swim meets are scheduled to occur as previously announced.

We are still searching for the following volunteers –• Meet Director (more than one and Beth is happy to train this year).• Volunteer Coordinator• Clerk of Course Coordinator• Concessions Committee• Fundraiser Committee

Team registration will continue over the next two weeks. Swimmers still must be able to swim the length of the pool unassisted. Encourage your friends to register at Sharks – Home of the Broadway, VA Sharks Swim Team (bwaysharks.com)

Erica

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The Sharks swim team this year will only be able to accommodate children that can swim the length of the pool. If you have signed your child up or are considering signing them up and unsure if they are able to do this, please sign up for the Test the Waters event. Coach Amanda Nesselrodt will have the children get in the water to get comfortable, play Red Light Green Light at the edge of the pool, have the children swim a short length and if they pass that, they will be asked to swim the entire length of the pool. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C48ABAB28A2FB6-test1

This is due to safety as we can’t have the junior coaches in the water with the children and due to the limited number of slots during each swim practice.

Looking for swim lesson? Contact Coach Carla Regginello.

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It’s (finally) that time again! Time to get geared up for the Broadway Sharks Summer League swim season; please read through the following information to help you get ready for the 2021 Shark Season! This year swimmers must be able to swim the length of the pool to join. This is because, to maintain social distancing, we will not have junior coaches in the pool helping little sharks across the pool. The links below connect to our old website and we are working to get that updated with current information, but I feel like a lot of the information will be helpful for at least the new families. Thank you again for your patience, all board members are VOLUNTEERS and work full-time in other careers.

  1. Practices (June 1st-July 24 (If champs July 31): Swimmers will be assigned to a practice group based on their age and ability. You will be informed of your child’s assignment by email no later than Monday, May 31. Last day to sign up is Friday, May 28, 2021.
  • Swimmers should bring a towel, goggles, and wear a one-piece bathing suit. Girls should have hair up. Swim caps will be available for purchase.
  • Schedule Monday through Friday AM (see attached schedule for June): First group’s practice will start at 8:00 am and the last group’s practice will end at 10:20 am.
  • Schedule Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday PM (see attached schedule for June): The first group’s practice will start at 7:10 pm and the last group’s practice will end at 9:30 pm. Wednesday night practices will be held IF NO POOL PARTY is scheduled. You can sign up for this practice and will be notified 24 hours prior to the Wednesday night practice.
  • Pick up and Drop off: Swimmers will enter practice through the main gate and exit at the side gate. Whoever is providing transportation for your swimmer should meet your swimmer near the side gate when you see them approaching. Parents/guardian’s should not leave the immediate area (pool parking lot or park) in the event swimmers need to be dismissed, including due to weather. Only Little Sharks practice may have parents/spectators on deck. All other practices parents/spectators must watch from outside the gates.
  • During the first week please do not sign up for practices until Monday, May 31 when everyone has been assigned a group. Swimmers will be able to sign up for two practices due to the limited number of practices. If spots are still available come Tuesday at noon, you may register for one additional practice.
  • Following the first week, swimmers may initially sign up for up to four (4) practices each week. On Sunday, prior to the upcoming weeks practices, swimmers may sign up for additional practices if openings are available. If you find you cannot make a practice that you signed up for, please sign OUT asap so that someone else can sign up in your spot.
  • Coming to practice: Please arrive to practice no more than 10 minutes before the start of practice and no later than the time of the start of practice. Please maintain proper distance on deck. Come ready to swim with suit on. Do not come to practice if you aren’t feeling well. Coaches will check swimmers in during warm-ups.  
  • Leaving practice: Please exit the pool immediately after practice. You will exit through the side gate and be checked out. Do not use the locker room to change. We have less than 10 minutes to change over from one practice to the next.
  • Practice Cancelled Notification: We will do our best to notify you of practice cancellations as early as possible. The cancellation platform information will be sent before next week.
  • Meet Information: Due to COVID, we are unsure about how all the meets will work. We will have five meets. Some may be held in-person and some will be virtual. With virtual meets, each team swims at its own pool and times are combined electronically to determine place. Our first two meets are home and we will be providing details as they become available. All meets are scheduled on Tuesday evenings. Meets are as following: June 22, 29, July 6, 13, and 20, 2021. At this time, we don’t think Champs is going to be possible; however, we are waiting for the final decision on that.

10.          Annual Team T-shirt:  2021 T-shirt designs* are due June 11th; voting will take place June 14-16 during practices. Orders will be taken June 17-23. Names of team members are on the back of the shirt. 2019/2020 Winners

  • The design for this t-shirt is a contest. Swimmers are invited to design the front of the t-shirt. Entries should be on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of plain paper (printer or cardstock) no lined paper. Designs must be in no more than two colors.
  • Shark Gear: These orders will be taken online and will be due June 9, 2021. This is different than the annual team t-shirt. More information will soon be available on the website. https://broadwaysharks.com/
  1. Pictures: Pictures will be taken at the pool by Christa Gitchell on Monday, June 21st – Please fill out the order form before arriving at the pool and have payment ready (check and exact cash only) to minimize the exchange of items. Order forms will be available at practice prior to photo day.
  1. Fee Schedule: 1st swimmer $ 80.00, 2nd swimmer $ 70.00, 3rd swimmer & additional $ 60.00 Please note that you will need to bring exact change or a check made payable to “Broadway Sharks” (sorry, we won’t have change available at signups). Swimmers and parents must sign a waiver before their first practice.  Waiver is attached to this email.  Please print and bring to first practice. Payment and waiver must be placed in an envelope (not sealed) that is clearly marked with swimmer names.  Please bring payment to the first two weeks of practice. All payments are due by Friday, June 11, 2021.

14.          Facebook Page: Please go and join the group and then add your Facebook friends that are also members of the Sharks. Here is the link for the Sharks Facebook page, this is a closed group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/266781596816702/ 

15.            Stroke & Turn (Parents) – Mark your calendars! Stroke and Turn Judge trainings will be held virtually (live) on Monday, June 7 from 6-7:30PM and Saturday, June 12 from 9-10:30AM. Attending one session is required to be a Stroke and Turn Judge. This role is important as we need Judges to be able to have swim meets. More information will follow, but please mark your calendars or email bwaysharks@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

  • If you have been a Stroke and Turn Judge before, you can re-certify by using the link below for $25.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url…

16.            Registration/Password – Please write down your log in information. The self-service password reset is not yet set up and at this time we are unable to reset it for you. We can delete your user account from the website’s database (just your user account … not all the information you entered!). Then you can register for a new account, using the same email address. Once your login, the website will see that the new account’s email address matches up to the email address you used when entering your “parent” information. (I tried this out with a test account and it worked.)

17.            COVID-19 Guidelines: Please read and adhere to all COVID-19 guidelines in the attached document.  We risk losing our ability to practice at Broadway Pool if these guidelines are not followed. Please set a good example for all.

18. Contact information: Our head coach is Amanda Nesselrodt (broadwayheadcoach@gmail.com). Board members include: 

Andrea Strawderman astrawderman115@yahoo.com 
Lanette Smith lanettefsmith@gmail.com 
Erica Kann kannes@jmu.edu 
Sharon Armentrout Armentrout.Sharon@va.sysco.com 
Beth Arnold arnoldeaa@gmail.com 
Marissa Keagy marissa.keagy@yahoo.com 
Robin Anderson ander2rd@gmail.com 

Mariea McNeill mcneilma@jmu.edu

Jane Villard jvilliard1@gmail.com

We are always open for comments and suggestions, so feel free to contact us!

GO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!

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Good afternoon Sharks,

Here are the signups for next week: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-sharks6

Remember to only sign up for 3 practices at first. After Saturday at 7pm, you can sign up for any open spot and have more than 3 practices.  But we need to give everyone a chance to sign up for 3 practices first so that we don’t close anyone out.  If you sign up for more than 3 before Saturday, you will be removed from any additional practices (our choice!).  So please wait until Saturday before you sign up for more than 3. 

The reason that we are restricted to 3 practices a week is because we have another MEET on Tuesday night!  This will be Freestyle and Breaststroke. Make sure you sign up by FRIDAY (that’s tomorrow) for the meet on Tuesday!  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-july1

We also need a few more volunteers.  We need a sweep judge for both sessions.  This person gets a clear view of all the action and records which swimmers come in 1st-6th in each heat.  It is a back up to our stop watch times.  We also need a runner for the 11&O session.  This person collects timer sheets halfway through the session.  That’s it!  The rest of the time you are free to watch the meet up close.

The same social distancing procedures will be in place with no spectators and volunteers and anyone inside the gates required to wear masks.  GREAT job following procedures this week.  You made me very proud of our team!  More instructions will come on the different volunteer jobs and the timing.  We will move the 11&O session up a bit since we went so quickly this week.

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These are results JUST for our team.  We are still working on the technicalities of merging the other team’s results virtually.  So these are the places you will get.  Once we get the merged results, we will send them out and post them.  But what I want you to see is your improvement from your entry (seed) time!  Congratulations on your hard work this summer!  Keep working hard and try to improve your freestyle time each week.

Check the sign up before you come to practice each day to make sure you are signed up.  We have had several no shows and swimmers showing up without sign ups that are probably from looking at the wrong sign up or not remembering.

Go Sharks!

Beth and the Sharks Board of Directors

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Good evening Sharks,

Here is next week’s practice sign up sheet. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-sharks5

Since we have our meet on Tuesday night, we will not have practice Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.  Please only sign up for 3 practices for next week before Saturday at 7pm.  After 7pm you may sign up for any open spot.

Be sure to sign up for our meet on Tuesday: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-july

Thanks to all who have volunteered!  We have most of our spots covered. We still need Clerk of Course volunteers!  This is an important job.  You can be inside the pool deck to watch your swimmer swim and help get other swimmers to their lanes on time.

For the 11&O session we still need a runner and sweep judge and S&T if you are certified.  We need a videographer for both sessions!  It would be nice to put this live on Facebook.  Please volunteer to do this and get a great view AND help other parents see the live action!

Go Sharks!

Beth Arnold

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We are in need of a few more volunteers for the 11&O group at the swim meet on Tuesday, July View the list for openings and to sign up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-july

Thank you!

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Shark picture retakes tonight, July 8. Please arrive by 7PM. Even if you aren’t purchasing pictures, please come so we can include your Shark in the group photo.

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Due to lightening and storms all evening practices are cancelled.

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Good afternoon Sharks,

I have approval from the pool to hold our virtual meets on the next 3 Tuesdays.  Set up will start at 6pm.  Warm ups will start at 6:30pm for 10&U swimmers.  Meet will start a little before 7pm for 10&U swimmers and probably run for about 1 hour.  After that, we will clear the pool area and get ready for the 11&O swimmers with warm ups starting at 8:20pm and lasting about 1.5 hours.  

Be sure to read all instructions and sign up to volunteer! Please sign up to volunteer for both sessions if you can.

Sign up here! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-july

We will have 2 separate sessions.  The first session for 10&U and the second for 11&O.  These meets will actually just be  special practice sessions where swimmers will get timed and each will swim 2 events. The first meet will be freestyle and backstroke.  10&U will swim 25 meters (1 length) and 11&O will swim 50 meters (2 lengths). We will have 1 timer per lane, a starter, judges, clerk of course volunteers, etc.  We still need to maintain social distancing at this swim meet.

We will need  A LOT of volunteers to make this work!  Here is a run down of some of the positions:

Check in/Temperature Scan:  Yes, we still need to do this.

Timers: To maintain distance, we will just use 1 timer per lane.  Timers will use stopwatches and write down the time on a clipboard.  Best seat in the house!
Head Timer: Will start 2 watches to substitute in case someone misses the start or their watch malfunctions.

Sweep Judge: Write down the placings for each heat. This will help offset only 1 timer per lane.

Clerk of Course: We will not use the chairs, so volunteers will need to call for names and line swimmers up behind the start staying 10′ apart.

Stroke and Turn Judges – If you were certified last year, please sign up!  We will have a quick refresher course. Sign up for both sessions if you can.

Starter, Computer Operator and Meet Director are all certified positions.  If anyone is interested in shadowing one of the positions to learn it, let me know.  But do not sign up on the sign up sheet.

Videographer – If anyone has equipment for this, please let me know. We would like to video and livestream the meet.  If no one has specialized equipment, someone with a phone and Facebook Live would work!

Concessions – we are working on having a minimal concession stand.

Now for the bad news… We need to limit the number of people on deck.  Little Sharks may have 1 parent on deck with them if they need help.  No additional siblings, please.  Bring your own chairs to sit in.  Big Sharks 1 and Big Sharks 2 may not have a parent on deck with them.  Parents will need to either volunteer to be inside the pool gates or they may set up chairs outside the pool fence to watch.  All volunteers, parents, coaches and spectators inside the pool deck must wear a mask at all times (with the exception of the starter when starting a race).  Swimmers are encouraged to wear a mask when not swimming, especially if they are near other swimmers.  Spectators outside the pool deck are encouraged to wear masks if they are within 6′ of non-household members.

Otherwise rules are the same as for practice.  Do NOT move any deck furniture.  Maintain social distancing inside (and outside) the pool deck.  Enter through the main gate and exit through the side gate.  Only one person in the rest rooms at a time.  No changing or showering.  Please arrive dressed to swim and leave in your swimsuit.  No sharing water bottles, goggles or food. Swimmers should put their things on the ground, 10′ away from others.  No touching: handshakes, fist bumps, hugs, (sorry!) or spitting (not really sorry).

Sign up to volunteer and sign up your swimmer by FRIDAY!  We need to have enough volunteers to make this run.  We will not be able to recruit volunteers the day of the meet.  There will be no practice these Tuesday nights and no practice the following Wednesday morning.  So for this week, we will ask all swimmers to sign up for only 3 practices to start.  Please sign up for the meet as your fourth practice!


Sign up here! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545adae2da6f49-july

Let me know if you have questions.  Meet results will be combined virtually with another team and ribbons will be awarded by age group.  Heats will be by stroke and time and possibly gender and not by age group.

Go Sharks! Beth and the Sharks Board of Directors

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Congratulations to Natalee Strawderman! Her design was selected by the team for this year’s t-shirt. You can order t-shirts at any practice through Monday evening July 6th. T-shirts are $15 each. No late orders will be accepted so please get your order in by Monday! You can pay when ordering or pay when the shirts arrive.

If you will not be at practice this week or Monday, you can e-mail your order to Lanette Smith at lanettefsmith@gmail.com 

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