Good morning SMAC student-athletes & families! A REMINDER about our workout schedule for this coming Friday, September 30:

It's "Fair Day" in Calvert County and the schools are closed; we'll have Platinum & Gold workout from 8-10 a.m. and Silver workout from 10-11 a.m.

THERE WON'T BE ANY AFTERNOON WORKOUT FOR ANY SMAC GROUP ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. Regularly scheduled workouts will resume for the Plat/Gold groups on Sunday, October 2 at 4 p.m., and for the Silver Group on Monday, October 3 at 6 p.m.

Email me if you have any questions at erikcollins19@gmail.com

Thanks for being a part of SMAC!

EC

RAC Meet Update, October 8-9:

25 SMAC student-athletes entered in the RAC Meet, our biggest entry yet! It's exciting to see how our club is growing, I'm real excited for the meet!

Entry fees were emailed last night, please write that check to "Calvert County Parks & Rec" and drop it at the Front Desk, attention to Puja.

Meet info on the CBAC meet (October 22-23) to be posted next week...

Thanks for being a part of SMAC!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

SMAC UPDATE, Monday, September 19, 2011

• RAC Meet for 9-13 year olds only on October 8-9 (no 8&Under's, no 14 year olds); email me by noon on Wednesday, September 22, 2011 to let me know if you'd like your child to swim in this meet. (erikcollins19@gmail.com)
  
• Thanks to Michael Kuegler for coming to the senior workout last night and walking us through an outstanding dryland program! It was generous of him to spend his time & energy on our behalf. The program is wide-ranging & thorough, and everybody is going to benefit from using it. (GOOD TURNOUT THIS MORNING- 10 people at am workout!)

I'm looking forward to a great week!
EC

Sunday, September 18, 2011

BIG DAY today at the pool...

Thanks to SwimPro for coming by today to outfit everybody with suits, team apparel, snorkels, etc...

Thanks also to Mike Kuegler for coming by to walk us through a dryland routine (Platinum & Gold groups). We're excited to add this to our training!

We appreciate the time & effort you've invested on our behalf!

Sincerely,
SMAC coaching staff, student-athletes & families

UPDATE FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

For all Platinum, Gold & Silver families, SwimPro will be coming to the senior workout at the pool on Sunday, September 18, between 3:45 & 5:30 p.m. so you can buy team suits (plain black suit with nothing on it), team apparel if you'd like (sweats, hoodies, etc...) and snorkel (required for all Platinum, Gold & Silver student-athletes). Also, if your child would like their own set of fins (keep in mind we have fins at the pool), SwimPro will have some samples you can "size" to buy.

PLEASE NOTE: SwimPro will only be able to accept cash and Visa/Mastercard credit cards tomorrow - no checks.

Also, for the Platinum & Gold groups, Michael Kuegler will be coming by workout tomorrow afternoon to walk us through a dryland circuit. We will start morning workouts on Monday, September 19 at 5:30 a.m. (drylands for 40 minutes, then a swim).

Big day at the pool tomorrow, don't miss out!

Email me if you have any questions. Thanks for being a part of SMAC!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

UPDATE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER & PUTT-PUTT:

After workout on Friday Night, September 16th, the seniors will be going to THREE BROTHERS for dinner before going across the street to Playpark for putt-putt. This is a chance from our original dinner destination which I made, based on Three Brothers being better suited to handle our group on a Friday Night.

I'm still looking for parents who can accompany the group from the pool to Three Brothers, as I have the Silver workout from 6-7 p.m. on Friday Night. I will meet everybody at Three Brothers, and from there go over to play putt-putt.

Any questions, email me at erikcollins19@gmail.com
I'm looking forward to a fun time!

EC

Reminder,

After workout on Friday Night, September 16th, the Platinum & Gold groups will be going to dinner and then putt. Dinner will be either IHOP or Momma Lucia's (it's up to the group to decide which), then we'll go to the putt-putt course right across from the Spring Hill Suites hotel, right off of Route 4.

If any parents are willing to accompany the group to dinner right after workout, that would be much appreciated. I'll meet everybody at dinner after I finish the Silver workout at 7 p.m., then we can go to putt-putt right after everybody is done eating.

$25 should be enough to cover everybody's meal and mini-golf. Email me if you have any questions, I'm looking forward to a fun time!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

**MEET ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS- new this year for the Silver & Gold groups**

Thank you to all the SMAC parents who came to the meeting yesterday afternoon. A reminder about our attendance requirement for meets this year:

Silver- must be at 3 workouts per week (out of 5 workouts) for the previous four weeks at the time the official meet entry is submitted;

Gold- must be at 5 workouts per week (out of 8 workouts) for the previous four weeks at the time the official meet entry is submitted.

This policy is new this year in an attempt to ensure that all SMAC student-athletes who swim in meets are ready to race. We feel these requirements are fair and are not a minimum number in order to be part of each group, simply the minimum number of workouts needed each week in order to be ready to race at meets. If a student-athlete has not met the required number of workouts for one meet, there is always another meet the following month!

Thanks for your attention to this, if you have any questions email me at erikcollins19@gmail.com

I'm looking forward to a great year!
EC

Reminder to SMAC families:

Parent meeting this Sunday, September 11, 2011

Platinum & Gold @ 4:00 p.m. (done by 5:00 p.m.);
Silver Group @ 5:00 p.m. (done by 6:00 p.m.).

I'll go over the meet schedule, discuss several other aspects of USA Swimming, and answer any questions you might have. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about what's important for success with a USA Swimming club; please make every effort to be there!

If you have any questions, email me at:
erikcollins19@gmail.com

Thanks,
EC

UPDATED MEET SCHEDULE (SCY)

SMAC 2011-2012 SCY MEET SCHEDULE*
Please note: this schedule is subject to change!

October 8-9: RAC; “timed finals,” no qualifying times;
October 21-23: CBAC; “timed finals,” no qualifying times;
November 4-6: NBAC (@ RAC); 12&U, “BB” & faster; 13&O, “A” & faster;
November ??? Travel meet??? (still waiting on info to be posted);
November 18-20: NBAC (@ Towson); no qualifying times;
December 8-10 OR 16-18: TBA- waiting on meet info to be posted;
January 13-16: RAC; “A” qualifying times;
January 20-22: CBAC; no time standards;
February 4-5: ASC; “A” time standard; prelims & finals;
February 18-19: CAA; “B” times & slower
March 1-4: Maryland LSC Championships (prelims/finals; time standards)
March 9-11: CBAC; “Jr. Champs;” “not faster than” time standard
March 22-24: USA Swimming Sectional Championships @ GMU, sponsored by SPEEDO
Time standards for Sectionals not yet posted

*Keep in mind, NOBODY will be going to every meet. In general, plan to race once per month, depending on the qualifying times you have. Email me if you have any questions at erikcollins19@gmail.com

I’m looking forward to a great year!
EC

Regular workout for Platinum/Gold/Silver groups for today, Friday September 9, 2011.

Remember, parent meeting this Sunday at 4 p.m. for Platinum & Gold and at 5:00 p.m. for Silver. I'll go over the coming year and answer any questions you might have. Please do everything you can to be there.

Thanks for being a part of SMAC, see you at the pool!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

All workouts for today, September 8, are canceled due to the flooding throughout southern Maryland. Platinum, Gold and Silver will all have their regularly scheduled workouts tomorrow.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
EC

Good morning SMAC student-athletes & families!

MEET SCHEDULE UPDATE:

We will NOT be going to the "Freestyle Send Off" meet hosted by ASC (Sept 30-Oct 1). However, be sure to add the CBAC meet (Oct 21-23) to your meet schedule. That meet has no time standards, so everybody will be able to go. It's too bad the older kids will have to wait so long for a meet, but there aren't other options on the MD schedule. We'll be sure to go some time trials early in October.

We'll still be going to the RAC meet, October 8-9. This meet is only for 9-13 year olds, but there aren't any time standards, so everybody in that age range will be able to race.

Thanks for being a part of SMAC, see everybody at the pool!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

Good morning SMAC families & student-athletes!

It's great to be back at the pool with everybody; I'm glad to see everybody is so enthusiastic about the coming year!

Our schedule for this week is as follows:

Plat/Gold, 4-5:30 p.m.
Silver, 6-7:00 p.m.

Remember, this coming Sunday (September 11th) will be our parent meetings, at the following times:

Plat*/Gold*, 4-5:00 p.m.
Silver, 5-6:00 p.m.
(*- NO WORKOUT for the Platinum or Gold groups on that particular Sunday!)

I'll go over the schedule for the coming year, as well as several other important facets of swimming with a year round USA Swimming club. I'll leave 15 or so minutes at the end to answer any of your questions. I'm looking forward to seeing everybody there!

Thanks for being a part of SMAC!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

Good morning SMAC student-athletes & families!

The Silver Group starts today at 6 p.m.; workouts all week will be from 6 until 7:00 p.m. each day, please plan accordingly. Remember, I'll be having a parent meeting this coming Sunday (September 11th) at 5:00 p.m.; I'll go over the coming year and answer any questions you might have. We should be all wrapped up by 6 p.m.

Workouts for the Platinum & Gold groups this week will go from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., please plan accordingly. The parent meeting for those groups will also be this Sunday, from 4-5 p.m.

Email me if you have any questions at erikcollins19@gmail.com
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Thanks for being a part of SMAC, I'm looking forward to a great year!

EC