OCTOBER NEWS

BIG NEWS...

As of Monday, October 11, 2010, SMAC has been officially granted a charter within USA Swimming! This is great news! We can now start the process of registering our athletes and competing in meets! I will be meeting with the registration chairperson this weekend to get up to speed with the process here in MD (it's a little different in each LSC). My goal is to be able to swim in a meet the weekend before Thanksgiving; I'll post information on that meet here, and on the bulletin board across from the balcony, later this week.

Speaking of the BALCONY...

The balcony is OPEN! Parents are encouraged to sit in the balcony if they're going to be staying at the pool during their child's workout. REMINDER...as per USA Swimming insurance regulations, NO PARENTS ARE ALLOWED ON THE POOL DECK AT ANY TIME DURING WORKOUT. Please use the balcony if you're going to be staying at the pool during your child's workout. Thank you for understanding and adhering to this policy.

BRONZE GROUP - there will be a small Halloween-themed party for the Bronze Group following workout on Thursday, October 28, downstairs in the Conference Room. It will last until about 8:00 p.m. More details to follow next week...

SENIOR GROUP- there will be a College Night this coming Sunday, October 17, from 3-4 p.m. upstairs in the meeting room for all high school Juniors and Seniors in the Platinum & Gold groups. Parents and athletes are encouraged to attend, and start learning about the college recruiting process.

Lastly...

We're hoping to run a "mock meet" here at the pool towards the end of October. This will give everybody a chance to swim their races here at home before we go off to our first meet, as well as a chance for the pool staff to run the timing system prior to any of the meets they'll be hosting this year. The actual date depends on when the Colorado Timing System is fixed and returned to the facility. More info to follow next week.

REMINDER...everybody should be bringing in their report cards for the coaches to review!

We're off to a good start, everybody keep up the good work! Any questions, feel free to email me at erikcollins19@gmail.com

EC