By now you should have received an email from your swimmer's coach asking for your help to fill their table at the Power Breakfast happening on Tuesday, April 8th on Brophy's main campus. It is important that BEST be well represented at the breakfast by the people who use the Sports Campus the most. Please email your swimmer's coach and tell them that you would like to show your support by sitting at their table. Thank you!
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On Saturday, April 26th, Arizona Swimming is hosting a clinic designed for those interested in becoming a swim meet official. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to be involved. The majority of officials at BEST have senior swimmers, so we are looking for parents of our younger swimmers to get some training. You have to be at the meets anyway, so why not be an official. Please contact AZ Swimming at the following address to RSVP by April 15th event@azswimming.org
The clinic will also have training for those interested in learning to operate Hy-tek's Meet Manager software. This is the software that runs our meets.
Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. followed by sessions pertaining to what ever area you are interested in learning about. Lunch will also be served.
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Please join us to wish Kohei Kawamoto the best in his pursuit of swimming excellence as he attends the 9th FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 in Manchester from April 9th-13th and then on to JAPAN SWIM 2008 (Japan's Olympic Trials) April 15th-20th. We will be hosting a send off party to wish him luck on Tuesday, April 1st at 6:00 p.m. Attached is a short bio on Kohei. He has been training off and on with the Gold groupfor the past two years. GOOD LUCK KOHEI
Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…
1) Weekly practice schedule is posted and was emailed out the other day. There will be no dryland on this Saturday (March 29th).
2) Morning practices will begin next week.
3) I will have the modified practice schedule for each swimmer that will begin next week. All swimmers in Silver are required to attend a minimum of 80% of their scheduled practices.
4) Looking ahead dates-
· April 8th – Brophy Power Breakfast (See Kevin to get your personal invitation)
· May 3rd – BEST Intrasquad Meet
· May 4th – BEST Awards Banquet
· May 23-26 – Cactus Classic Meet
That is all for right now.
Thanks!
Coach Kevin
Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…
1) Season Final is this weekend. The meet is at McClintock High School in Tempe. Here are the warm-up times-
· Saturday AM (12 & under Boys, 10 & under Girls) – w/up 8:00am, meet start 9:00am. Be there at 7:45am
· Saturday PM (11 & over Girls, 13 and over Boys) – w/up 1:00pm, meet start 2:00pm. Be there at 12:45pm.
· Sunday AM and PM – Same as above
2) There is no practice this Saturday (March 29th) due to the swim meet.
3) BEST Age Group Team Break all next wee. Regular practice will resume on Monday, April 7th. Swimmers moving to Red will begin practice on that day as well with the new group. I have already talked to the 5 swimmers moving up.
4) Looking ahead events-
* April 8th – Brophy Power Breakfast (see Coach Kevin for your personal invitation)
* May 3rd – BEST Intrasquad Meet
* May 4th – BEST Awards Banquet
* May 23-26 – Cactus Classic Meet
That is all for right now. Hope everyone enjoyed their break last weekend!
Coach Kevin
Due to the Season Finale meet this weekend, the Saturday morning practices have changed as follows:
NO PRACTICE FOR RED, WHITE, RISING STARS & STARFISH. All other groups will practice at their regular time.
On Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Harper Great Hall on the main campus, Brophy will be hosting its Power Breakfast to support the contruction of the new Sports Campus. You will be receiving an email from your swimmer's coach requesting your attendance on that day. Please show your support for the future of BEST and the new sports campus by being there. All those interested in attending must email your swimmer's coach and get on the official invitation list. Let's show the support and spirit of BEST. Thank you in advance for your support.
White Group Practice Schedule
March 24th – 29th
Mon. 3/24 4:00 – 5:30 (Far Western Swimmers)
Tues. 3/25 6:00 – 7:30 Swim
Wed. 3/26 6:00 – 6:30 Dryland
6:30 – 7:30 Swim
Thurs. 3/27 6:00 – 7:30 Swim
Fri. 3/28 6:00 – 7:30 Swim
Sat. 3/29 No Practice – Season Finale Meet
BEST Age Group Break begins Monday 3/31.
Practice will resume on Monday 4/7.
Enjoy your break!
Swimmers moving up to Red will begin practice with Red on Monday, April 7th.
Silver Practice Schedule (3/24 – 3/29)
Mon. 3/24 4:00 – 5:30 (Far Western Swimmers)
Tues. 3/25 3:30 – 4:00 Run (All except FW)
4:00 – 6:00 Swim
Wed. 3/26 3:30 – 5:00 Swim
5:15 – 6:00 Dryland (All except FW)
Thurs. 3/27 3:30 – 4:00 Run (All except FW)
4:00 – 6:00 Swim
Fri. 3/28 3:30 – 6:00 Swim (FW ends at 5:00)
Sat. 3/29 7:15 – 7:45 Dryland (All except FW)
8:00 – 10:00 Swim (FW ends at 9:30)
Mornings will begin next week on Wednesday and Friday at 5:30am. (April 2nd and 4th)
Swimmers need to be attending a minimum of 80% of practices – trying to make 100%.
Due to a miscalculation and printing of duplicate awards labels, we were short some medals and ribbons for the state meets. We have placed the reorder and will get everything by April 1st. Please be patient as we will get each swimmer all the awards that they have earned.
Start gathering pictures of our BEST swimmers for the 4th Annual BEST Awards Banquet to be held on Sunday, May 4th at 4 p.m. Pictues should be on CDs and video on DVDs and either bring them to the office or put them in Katie Rottman's (Red) or Patrick Rottman's (White) mailboxes. All pictures and video must be submitted by FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH.
Wow - what a great Sate Meet! Thank you for being on time, for warming-up and cooling down conscientiously, for giving your individual and your relay events equal importance, for coming to see me for feedback regardless of the way you felt about your race, and for being humbled by your successes. All of your practice efforts paid off in so many fantastic and exciting swims. We had 100% of the Blue group swim best times! Kudos to our individual event champions and runner-ups.
Practice times for this week remain 5:30-7:30 pm every evening. There will not be any practice on Friday, Saturday and Monday, March 21, 22, and 24. Have a happy Easter and travel safely if you are planning on leaving town!
For those attending the Far Western Meet, Coach Kevin is offering to run workouts on the days there is no regular practice as follows: Friday, March 21 = 10-11:30 am / Saturday, March 22 = 9:30-11 am / Monday, March 24 = 4-5:30 pm
Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…
1) Great job by the swimmers at the State meet. Swimmers of the Meet go to Jack Blake and Garner Blake. Congrats!
2) Practice for Far Western Swimmers this weekend are as follows:
• Friday – 10:00 – 11:30am
• Saturday – 9:30 – 11:00am
• Sunday – No Practice
• Monday – 4:00 – 5:30pm
3) Regular practice schedule resumes on Tuesday, March 25th. I will e-mail out a schedule reminder later this week.
4) BEST will be taking an age group spring break from March 31st – April 6th. Practice starts back on Monday, April 7th.
5) Any group moves on the Age Group end will take place starting on April 7th. There might be a couple of swimmers moving to Red. I will discuss these during the parents meetings. I will also send out an e-mail to the parents of the swimmers involved during the break.
6) Season Final Meet is March 29th – 30th in Chandler. I will have the entry out tomorrow. I was planning on not entering the boys that swam full events at States. If you would like to go, please let me know.
That is all for right now.
Thanks!
Coach Kevin
Congratulations to all the swimmers on a great State Meet! We finished second to SAC again this year…but the gap has closed. We had many best times ever in the White group over the weekend!
New Far Western Cuts were achieved by the following swimmers:
Garner Blake – 50 Breast
Jack Blake – 50 Free, 100 Free and 200 Free
Cameron Heidenreich – 100 Free, 200 Free and 50 Back
Our 10 and under boys set 2 new team relay records!!!
200 Free Relay – 2:02:24 (2 seconds better than the record) Brian R., Cameron H., Jack B., and Ethan W.
200 Medley relay – 2:18.47 (4 seconds better than the record) Cameron H., Connor R., Jack B., and Ethan W.
Thank you to all the parents that helped volunteer over the weekend!!!
Once again, congrats to the swimmers on a great meet!
Coach Kevin
Congratulations to all the Silver swimmers on a great weekend. We met our goal of all 19 swimmers achieving at least one best time ever! Congratulations to our high point winners in Silver - Celina Li (1st 11-12 girls), Chris Webb (1st 13-14 boys), Carter Smith (3rd 13-14 boys) and Elizabeth Keenan (3rd Senior Girls).
New Sectional Cuts were achieved by the following swimmers:
Elizabeth Keenan - 200 Free and 100 Breast
Danielle Palbykin - 1000 Free and 1650 Free
Taryn Collura - 200 Free
Celina Li - 1650 Free
Celina Li set a new team in the 11-12 girls 200 Breast (2:28.20)
The 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay team set a new team record of 1:45.29 (Louis, Scott, Carter and Chris)
It was a great weekend! Thank you to all the parents that volunteered over the course of the weekend. This meet would not have run so smooth without you!
Coach Kevin
TO: BEST Membership
FROM: Head Coach Dave Gibson
I want to personally thank everyone for making this past weekend a great one.
A HUGE thank you goes to Sandy Lee for leading the charge in hosting such a large undertaking. We basically hosted 2 meets - the AZ State Age Group Championships and the AZ State Senior Championships. We had every team in the state here, which amounted to over 1000 swimmers, plus coaches, officials and families/spectators.
Sandy, thanks for your tireless work and endless hours here for 4-5 days.
Whether you officiated or worked the clerk of course or helped make hospitality a big hit or patrolled the warm up pool & deck mashalling or manned the computers or timed...we could not have run such a wondeful and successful meet/weekend without you & your help. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all BEST parents. You are truly the best.
AND, to top it all off BEST won the Senior State meet and was 2nd in the Age Group State meet (getting closer to that 1st place). The BEST boys won the boys division of the AG State meet (Chris Webb was high point 13-14 boy & Celina Li was high point 11-12 girl). Congratulations to all of the BEST swimmers for a great weekend of swimming.
Here is the t-shirt order for States….please make sure you have the right color each day so we look like a team
Thursday – Any BEST shirt
Friday – Yellow BEST shirt
Saturday – Red tie-dye Silver Group Shirt (Thank you Mackenzie, Katie, Cayman and Katie!)
Sunday – Long Sleeve BEST shirt (we will pass these out Thursday and Friday to those swimmers that did not go to Chicago)
Thanks!
Kevin
Here is the t-shirt order for States…be sure to have the right color…we want to look like a team
Thursday – Any BEST shirt
Friday – Yellow BEST shirt
Saturday – Red BEST shirt
Sunday – Long Sleeve White shirt (we will pass these out Thursday and Friday for those that did not go to Chicago).
Thanks!
Kevin
Congratulations Sarah!
Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…
1) Be sure you have the practice schedule that was e-mailed out last week. This schedule takes us thru Monday, March 24th.
2) States this weekend!!!! Please pay attention to the following warm-up times. If you are late, you will miss warm-up. We are scheduled for the following times…
* Thursday - 3:00 warm-up 4:00 start
* Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings - 7:30 – 8:10 warm-up 9:00 start
* Friday, Saturday and Sunday finals - 4:00 warm-up 5:00 start
3) Parents – be sure to sign up to help volunteer at the State Meet. We cannot do this without you!!! Thanks
That is all for right now. Short and sweet. Looking forward to a great weekend!
Thanks!
Kevin
BEST Excels at Seattle Sectionals
The Brophy East Swim Team had a great Speedo Sectional Championships in Seattle, Washington over the weekend.
BEST won the Men's Team title, was 2nd in the overall combined team scores (to King Aquatics) and 4th in the women's team. This was probabaly the fastest Sectional Championship in the country. BEST's Alex Lendrum was the male high point winner also.
Two of the highlights of the weekend were 2 new Olympic Trial cuts achieved by Alex Lendrum in winning the 200 back (2:03.94) and Erica Stock's 3rd place time of 2:34.69! Whitney Lopus picked up new OT cuts in the 100fr & 200IM also.Way to go!
Other highlights follow:
800fr: Ashley Evans, 2nd, 8:43.28 (OT), Malia Johnson, 9th, 9:11.31 (Jrs B), Alex Lendrum, 2nd, 8:28.92 (Jrs), Mark Rubin, 12th, 8:47.86.
200fr relay: Ashley E./Julia C./Noriko, I/ Cimone M, 7th, John W./Austen T/Michael B/Kohei K, 2nd, Patrick C/Alex L/Chris L/Mike J, 11th.
100fr: Traycie Swartz, 2nd, 56.54 (OT), Whitney Lopus, 4th, 57.02 (OT), Ashley Evans, 5th, 57.77 (Jrs), John Wojciechowski, 11th, 53.81(Jrs B), Austen Thompson, 13th, 54.20, Patrick Cardenas, 16th, 54.61, Michael Branning, 20th, 54.67.
200breast: Erica Stock, 3rd, 2:34.69 (OT), Harrison Gibson, 16th, 2:31.13.
200back: Alex Lendrum, 1st, 2:03.94 (OT), Austen Thompson, 7th, 2:09.74 (Jrs), Mike Johnson, 21st, 2:14.75, Chris Lee, 23rd, 2:25.50.
200fly: Whitney Lopus, 2nd, 2:11.83 (OT), Ashley Evans, 3rd, 2:12.46 (OT), Malia Johnson, 9th, 2:18.39 (Jrs), Erin DeVinney, 18th, 2:23.12 (Jrs B), John Wojciechowski, 3rd, 2:07.73 (Jrs).
200 med rly: Noriko I/Amanda D/Cimone M/Ashley E, 4th, Alex L/Austen T/John W/Kohei K, 1st, Chris L/Harrison G/Mike B/Patrick C, 10th.
200fr: Whitney Lopus, 2nd, 2:01.38 (OT), Traycie Swartz, 6th, 2:05.26 (Jrs), Ally Loper, 24th, 2:09.94, Mike Johnson, 22nd, 2:00.23.
400IM: Erica Stock, 10th, 4:59.43 (Jrs), Alex Lendrum, 1st, 4:31.88 (Open), Austen Thompson, 4th, 4:35.72 (Jrs), Nick Ryan, 19th, 4:45.43.
400fr relay: Ashley E/Ally L/Julia C/Cimone M, 5th, John W/Kohei K/Austen T/Alex L, 2nd, Patrick C/Mike B/Mike J/Brian C, 6th.
100back: Traycie Swartz, 2nd, 1:03.54 (OT), Noriko Inada, 3rd, 1:04.29 (Open), Ashley Brwer, 14th, 1:06.54 (Jrs B), Alex Lendrum, 4th, 58.83 (Jrs), Mike Johnson, 19th, 1:01.33 (Jrs B).
400fr: Ashley Evans, 2nd, 4:15.21 (OT), Malia Johnson, 17th, 4:26.36 (Jrs B), Alex Lendrum, 1st, 4:05.06 (Jrs), Austen Thompson, 7th, 4:08.68 (Jrs B), Michael Branning, 14th, 4:15.87, Mark Rubin, 18th, 4:14. 32.
100breast: Erica Stock, 10th, 1:14.15 (Jrs).
100fly: Whitney, 1st, 1:00.20 (OT), Kohei Kawamoto, 1st, 53.76 (Open), John Wojciechowski, 3rd, 56.32 (Jrs), Mike Johnson, 21st, 58.81 (Jrs B).
800fr relay: Alex L/John W/Michael B/Austen T, 2nd, Brian C/Mike J/Patrick C/Mark Rubin, 4th.
200IM: Whitney Lopus, 5th, 2:19.07 (OT), Alex Lendrum, 1st, 2:09.57 (Jrs), Austen Thompson, 5th, 2:11.96 (Jrs B).
1500free: Ashley Evans, 1st, 16:43.70 Open), Erin DeVinney, 13th, 17:48.44, Mark Rubin, 14th, 16:50.68.
50free: Traycie Swartz, 1st, 26.07 (OT), Cimone Miner, 20th, 27.59 (Jrs B), Norkio Inada, 22nd, 27.77, Kohei Kawamoto, 7th (fly), 24.93.
400med relay: Noriko I/Amanda D/Malia J/Ashley E, 3rd, Alex L/Austen T/John W/Kohei K, 1st, Mike J/Harrison G/Patrick C/Michael B, 11th.
We are now looking forward to some fast short course racing at the Arizona State meet and then we will get back into full training to prepare for Long Course competitions in April, May, and the summer. BEST now has 4 females and 1 male qualified for the US Olympic Trials in Omaha in July. With a few more meets before that, I know we can/will get some more. We are also looking like we will have/could have a strong Junior National meet.
Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…
1) Please make sure you are checking the schedule I e-mailed out last week. I also put these in the file folders last week. Tuesday practice this week is 5:00 to 6:00. Then we are having a potluck dinner afterwards (6:00-7:00). Please make sure you bring the appropriate food item. Wednesday practice this week is 5:30 – 7:00. There is no practice Thursday, Friday and Saturday due to the State Meet.
2) State Meet this weekend!!!!! Here are the scheduled warm-up times….do not be late, especially on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings!
* Thursday – 3:00 warm-up 4:00 start
* Friday, Saturday, Sunday Mornings – 7:30 – 8:10 warm-up 9:00 start
* Finals – 4:00 warm-up 5:00 start
3) Relays are posted on the bulletin boards. All relays are subject to change. The relays will swim during the finals session.
4) Parents – be sure that you have signed up to volunteer to work at the meet. The sign up sheet is in the office. We cannot do this meet without your help. Thanks!
5) Be sure to sign up for parent/coach conferences. The clipboard is on my desk in the office. I will send out an e-mail reminder the day before your schedule conference.
6) I will send out an e-mail soon on the swimmers t-shirt order for the meet.
That is all for right now.
Thanks!
Coach Kevin
Congratulations Erica!
Come and show your support for Brophy and the New Sports Campus at the complimentary Power Breakfast, April 8th, Tuesday, 7:30 am-8:30 am.
This is a great opportunity for you to learn what the new sports campus will offer and to show your support for Brophy. We are all excited about this and would love see you there!
Please see Coach Mark or Sandy with your address or email to have a seat saved in your name.
Don't forget our short course championship meet in Tucson 3/28-3/30. Entry deadline is March 18th see coach Mark or coach Taco if you have any questions.
*We will not have workout on Sunday 3/30-- come to Tucson for a great workout of actual racing.
Go Brophy Masters!!!!
We will be closed on 3/23 Easter Sunday. We will have a Easter practice on Saturday 3/22 10:00 am-12:00 noon.
Please remember the changes during the State championship meet here at Brophy (3/13-3/16):
Thursday 3/13 Masters/Lap 5:30 am & 11:30 am only
Friday 3/14 5:30 am only
Sunday 3/16 No Practice
This should be a great meet for BEST both age group and senior swimmers. Feel free to come by and cheer them on or help with running the meet.
Go BEST!!
To all the swimmers and families here at BEST Mark and I would like to say thank you. Thank you for all of your kind words, thoughts and prayers during the last few weeks. We really appreciate the support you have given to our family. We love having the opportunity to be part of this Brophy family.
Thank you.
Coach Mo
Southwest Airlines:
This will be the team flight traveling to and from Far Westerns. Everyone is responsible for making their own plane reservations. If you have any questions please let us know.
Itinerary
Date Flight Routing Details
Wed Apr 02 767 Depart PHOENIX AZ (PHX) at 11:10 AM
Arrive in OAKLAND CA (OAK) at 1:20 PM
Sun Apr 06 1164 Depart OAKLAND CA (OAK) at 9:25 PM
Arrive in PHOENIX AZ (PHX) at 11:15 PM
Monday, March 10 = 3:30-5:00 pm
Tuesday, March 11 = 3:30-5:00 pm (video & Potluck Dinner to follow practice)
Wednesday, March 12 = 3:30-4:30 pm
Thursday, March 13 = No Practice (State Meet)
Friday, March 14 = No Practice (State Meet)
Saturday, March 15 = No Practice (State Meet)
Monday, March 10 = 5:30-7:00 pm
Tuesday, March 11 = 5:00-6:00 pm (Potluck Dinner to follow practice)
Wednesday, March 12 = 4:30-5:30 pm
Thursday, March 13 = No Practice (State Meet)
Friday, March 14 = No Practice (State Meet)
Saturday, March 15 = No Practice (State Meet)
Please go to http://results.teamunify.com/pnws2/ to follow the results of the Sectional meet in Federal Way, WA. Alex is not the only one doing great things. BEST is doing awesome. Check it out!
1.) Great job at the Regional Meet! Many swimmers experienced time drops and most importantly, displayed well executed races. Stroke technique and turns looked especially good. Those preparing for the State Meet should be excited and confident that they will experience more of the same.
2.) There will be a team Potluck Dinner on Tuesday, March 11 at 6:00 pm. Practice on that day will be 3:30-5:00 pm with a motivational video to follow.
3.) Parents: BEST needs you! We are hosting the State Meet and need as much help as possible to pull off a great meet. Please make sure you volunteer. There is a sign-up board in the pool office.
4.) Because of the State Meet, there will not be any practice on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 13, 14 and 15.
1.) Great job at the Regional Meet! So many swimmers experienced time drops and most importantly, diplayed well executed races. Stroke technique and turns looked especially good. Those preparing for the State Meet should be excited and confident that they will experience more of the same.
2.) There will be a team Potluck Dinner on Tuesday, March 11 at 6:00 pm. Practice on that day will be 5:00-6:00 pm.
3.) Parents: BEST needs you! We are hosting the State Meet and need as much help as possible to pull off a great meet. Please make sure you volunteer. There is a sign-up board in the pool office.
4.) Because of the State Meet, there will not be any practice on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 13, 14 and 15.
Congratulations to the Rising Star Girls who swam in the Regional Swim Meet this past weekend!! We had 90% new best times for this group and four new State Qualifying times made!!! We now have three Rising Star Girls who have qualified to swim in the AZ State Meet next weekend-Megan Donahey; Katie McCoy and Elise Roediger!!
I am expecting the same fast swimming from the entire Starfish and Rising Star Groups when we swim in the Season Finale the weekend of March 28-30th. (More meet information to follow)
As we are in our last month of the short-course season, just want to make sure that everyone is on the same page.
*Remember to follow the BEST Team monthly schedule-March's schedule was put out last week. Copies are always available in the office.
*March practice changes include:
Saturday, March 8th=11:12Noon
Thursday, March 20-Saturday, March 22nd=NO Practices due to the AZ State Meets being held @ BEST
Friday, March 21-Monday, march 24th=NO Practices due to the EASTER Weekend Break
Monday, March 31st-Sunday, April 6th=NO Practices due to the BEST AGE Group Spring Break
*We will resume our regular schedule on Monday, April 7th for the months of April and May.
End-of-Season Pizza and Bowling Celebration Party! This Saturday, March 8th, the Starfish and Rising Stars are going to have pizza and go bowling after practice!! Details are as follows:
Practice=11-11:45a.m.
Pizza Lunch=12Noon-12:30p.m.
Load cars and drive to Squaw Peaks Bowling Center=12:40p.m.
Bowling=1-2:30p.m.
The cost is $12.00 per child for the pizza; shoe rental and bowling.
This should be a afternoon of fun and celebration of a great season with our teammates!! (Please make sure you have RSVP'd to Coach Jennifer by Friday, March 7th)
As I am finishing up the Parent/Coach Conferences, I really want to thank everyone who has done one! I have gained so much insight and knowledge about your children...and it was VERY nice to meet, talk and visit with all of you! It took a lot of time, but it was time that was VERY well spent! We will definitely do this again and again!! Thank you for your support of the BEST program and of your children! -Coach Jennifer
Following are the Red "items" of the week-
*Red's March Practice Schedule. Everyone should have received a copy of the March Schedule by both e-mail and a paper copy in every one's mail file. This schedule will take everyone through the end of the season.
*BEST State Age Group Meet Entries. Hopefully everyone has looked over their copy of their own State Meet entries by now. If not, those are in every one's mail file. They are also posted on the age group bulletin board. IF anyone is looking at a possible change of events, please make sure to contact me by Thursday, March 6th. Relay information will be out NO later than Monday, March 10th. I hope everyone is getting excited about this championship meet!!! I know the coaching staff is! Let's stay focused so that we are totally prepared for fast swimming!!
*Upcoming Schedule changes/reminders:
*Saturday, March 8th-Dryland=9-9:30a.m./Swim=9:30-11a.m.
*Thursday, March 13-Saturday, March 15th-NO Practices due to the AZ State Meets here @ BEST
*Friday, March 21-Monday, March 24th-NO Practices due to Easter Weekend Team Break
*Monday, March 31-Sunday, April 6th-NO Practices due to BEST Age Group Spring Break
*Season Finale Swim Meet. Everyone has a season-ending championship meet! Remember, everyone is eligible for the Season Finale Swim Meet. This meet is scheduled for March 28-30th. This meet is being hosted by Team Neptune. We do not have the meet information yet. I will hand that info out as soon as we receive it!
As the State Meet approaches, I am getting very excited to see everyone race. It is very exciting to have this at our own facility!! Good luck to everyone! Let's make the next week the best one yet! -Coach Jennifer
BEST PASTA POTLUCK
LET’S GET READY FOR STATES – ALL GROUPS
TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH
6:00 – 7:00 P.M
PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING
A – L PASTA DISH
M – S SALADS/BREADS/DESSERTS
T – Z DRINKS
PRACTICE TIMES:
GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE 3:30 – 5:00 P.M.
BLUE, RED & WHITE 5:00 – 6:00 P.M.
RISING STARS 5:00 – 6:00 P.M.
STARFISH 4:15 – 5:15 P.M.
Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…
1) Attached is the practice schedule from now until March 24th. Please note the changes for Friday and Saturday this week. This calendar is also posted on the bulletin board and put in each file folder.
2) State Meet entries were put in the file folders yesterday. I will let swimmers know this week if they will be a relay only swimmer for the meet.
3) Parents – please be sure to sign up to volunteer at the State Meet. The sign up board is located in the office.
4) There will be a BEST Potluck dinner for all swimmers on Tuesday, March 11th from 6:00 to 7:00. More information to come soon.
5) There will be a team break on Friday, March 21st – Monday, March 24th.
6) Parents – be sure to sign up for parent/coach conferences. Dates and times were listed in an earlier e-mail. The sign up sheet is located on the clipboard on my desk.
That is all for right now.
Thanks!
Coach Kevin
I will be running parent/coach conferences at the pool for the White Group on the following days:
Tuesday, March 18
Wednesday, March 19
Thursday, March 20
Tuesday, March 25
Wednesday, March 26
Thursday, March 27
These meetings will last 20 minutes. I have sign up sheets in the office on my desk. You can also e-mail me back with a time request and I will sign you up. The following times are available:
Tuesday and Thursday
9:00 – 9:20am
9:20 – 9:40am
9:40 – 10:00am
12:20 – 12:40pm
12:40 – 1:00pm
1:00 – 1:20pm
2:00 – 2:40pm
2:40 – 3:00pm
3:00 – 3:20pm
7:40 – 8:00pm
Wednesday are same times as above except the 9:00 - 10:00 times are not offered.
Thanks!
Coach Kevin
