Greetings! I am finally on the new blog system. Thank you for your patience. It took several attempts before I was "accepted" into the new system!
The Starfish and Rising Stars have had a great first month of the long course swim season! Having two long course practices; doing some running and having a "Fun Day" have helped mix up the practice routine a bit for them which helps keep it a little more exciting and new!
And then with the BEST Team Intrasquad Swim Meet last Saturday, May 3rd, we are full speed ahead into the racing mode once again! Hopefully, everyone took notice of how well our Starfish and Rising Star Swimmers performed at the meet! We had many first time long course swims; many first time swimming of new events and MANY new best times! (The best times beads will be in the mailboxes on Saturday, May 10th. Remember, if this was the first time to swim long course or to swim an event long course, you will not receive a bead for that swim) We had many comments that everyone enjoyed the team breakfast also!
BEST Team Banquet. Wow! Doesn't everyone look so nice when we are dressed up?!. I was so glad to see many of our Starfish and Rising Star Swimmers at our team banquet. It is our special time to be together as a team and celebrate our many good fortunes and successes! A special congratulations goes out to the Swimmers who won Coaches Awards for their groups:
Starfish=Ava DiStefano & Houghton Mayfield
Rising Stars=Elise Roediger & Allison Winter
*A job well done for everyone and the food was pretty darn good too!!
Upcoming Meets. Following is a recap of the May Swim Meets for the Starfish & Rising Star Swimmers:
*Friday, May 16th-10 & Under AZ Marlins Meet. The entries are posted and were put in mailboxes. We have 25 Swimmers attending this meet! Warm-Ups=3:30p.m./Meet Start=4:15p.m. The meet is located at the Phoenix Country Day Aquacenter. This is located 2 blocks North of Camelback on 40th Street. **NO Rising Star Practice on Friday, May 16th!!*Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18th-AZ Swimming Gauchos Meet. The entries are also done and posted for this meet. The group going to this meet is small. We only have 14 Starfish/Rising Star Swimmers attending. **There will still be practice on this Saturday, May 17th! (@11:30a.m.)
As far as the June Swim Meets go:
*The first one is the "Beat The Heat" Swim Meet in Flagstaff. The dates are June 6-8th. Please make sure to sign-up in the office if you plan on attending. I will be working on the entries the week of May 19th. At this meet, the 8 & Unders swim both Saturday & Sunday afternoon, while the 9 & overs swim in the mornings. We do have a block of rooms at the Drury Inn.
*The AZ Marlins have another 10 & under Meet on the meet schedule. This is set for Friday, June 13th. However, they have indicated to us that they may need to cancel that one. As soon as I hear, I will inform everyone.
*The 3rd June Meet has been altered for our age groupers. The BEST Closed Invite has been approved for Senior Swimmers only! Our age groupers will now attend the Sparky Invite. June 20-22nd. this meet is hosted at the ASU facility. More info to follow as soon as we know the details!
Parent Meeting. Thanks again to all of those parents who attended the parent meeting last week! I did put all of the meeting info in the mailboxes for those not in attendance.
Meet Contracts. Thank you to all of the families who have returned their meet contracts for the summer! It really has helped in getting the May Swim Meet entries done quicker and I know who is going. I am still missing 7-8 of those contracts. Please make sure that I know what meets you DO want to attend and those you DON"T! I want to be as accurate as possible, AND I don't want families paying for meet entries when they never intended on participating in the first place!!
Summer Practice Schedule. Reminder...we change to the summer schedule on Tuesday, May 27th. please make sure you know the correct times. The summer schedule is as follows:
*Starfish=
Mon 11:15a.m.-12:15p.m.
Tue/Thu 4-5:15p.m. (with dryland)
Saturday 11-12:00Noon (Only 5/31; 6/14; 6/28; 7/5; 7/12; 7/19 & 7/26)
*Rising Stars=
Same schedule as Starfish with the addition of Wed 11:15a.m.-12:15p.m.
FINS. Everyone either needs to start bringing their fins or they need to purchase a pair for the start of the summer schedule. We will begin using them the week of May 27th. I would recommend Speedo's Orange and Blue short Fins.
June Social Activity. I would like to plan a social activity for the two groups in June. If anyone has any ideas on an outing or would like to help with it, please let me know. I think the children would really enjoy some social time together once everyone is out of school!
As I close, I want to wish all of the Mothers a very "Happy Mother's Day" this Sunday. I hope everyone's weekend is a special one! Thank you once again for your support of BEST!
-Coach Jennifer
