Category: Uncategorized
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: July 8, 2020
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.
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: July 7, 2020
Due to lightening and storms all evening practices are cancelled.
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: July 7, 2020
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
- Written by: Kanne
- Category: Uncategorized
- Published: July 2, 2020
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
- 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.
