BLUE ASH YMCA SWIM TEAM

NEWSLETTER November 12, 2007

Practice Schedule Changes

Friday, November 16 – NO practices due to BASH swim meet

Saturday, November 17 – NO Practice –all groups, due to BASH swim meet!

SWIM MEET ENTRIES DUE Please sign up today!!!!

1) Countryside YMCA – Lebanon, OH, Nov 30 -December 1-2, entries going in this week

2) Fischers, Indiana– bus trip – December 7-9 USA Swimming, entries going in Tuesday

Contact Coach Bill immediately if you still want to get into this meet.

3) Novice meet – Dec 7 at Powel Crosley YMCA – please sign up on line!

4) SwimIndy Invite – Indianapolis, Jan 25-27, USA swimming, sign up on line later this week

BLUE ASH Y’S NOVEMBER INVITATIONAL This coming weekend

November 16-18 are the dates for our biggest swim meet at Blue Ash Y each year. It brings in over 15% of our team’s income for a year. WE have a full meet (closed with almost 470 swimmers) but smaller than last year by about 75.. BASH has 135 of the swimmers in this meet will be held totally in the MAIN POOL of the Main Building.

Parents – sign up to volunteer at the meet (in Ferris Pool’s windows) we expect every family to sign up to work each session their swimmers are swimming. List will come down on Monday evening!

We Need a parent to step up and volunteer to be in charge of the Coaches Hospitality

5 DAYS TILL BASH NOVEMBER INVITATIONAL

So what should you of done?

>Each family should have signed up to have a parent volunteer each session their swimmer is in – up to 2 session. If families do not supply a volunteer they will be charged $50 per time someone does not report to work. We’ll get a final copy out via email later this week, and we’ll also post this on our website. We will need some parents to work more than that; any and all help is needed. We do need a few teenagers to step forward and help – Community Service Hours can be counted.

>Check out list of supplies that are needed for the meet and concession stand and sign up to bring one of these items to the meet (bake sale items, drinks, paper goods, etc.), posted in the lobby of Ferris Pool. If all items are taken, either bring $10 in quarter for change or baked goods.

Meet Set-up or Meet Clean up. We’ll start about 2 PM to set up for the Friday evening session. We will need to clean the Gym each evening after the meet (about 20 minutes of work) The biggest help will be needed after Sunday afternoon’s session - clean up in the pool and gym areas. It takes less than 1/2 hour with a lot of help, or Coach Bill can do it by himself in about 6 hours! Please stay and help! This would be extra volunteer time on your part! After Sunday afternoon’s session you’ll get your assignment for clean up!

Parking BASH parents; please park in the back of the YMCA each day. Due to the large number of swimmers plus all the other activities going on (mostly in the Annex Building) BASH parent are being asked to plan on this. Save the best spots for our guesses, just like you would at your party at your house!

Baked Goods We will need baked goods from each family for our snack bar. Please bring items individually wrap (if possible) to the meet on Saturday. Also, sign up in the Ferris pool to donate other items for the concession stand – the swim team runs the concessions at the meet and we make a good profit on it, thus helping our team. If we get more products donated, the less we buy, the more the team makes!

Donated Food Items We would like the non-perishables brought to the YMCA on Thursday evening between 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM (if Possible). Bring to the Concessions Stand and we’ll be there to collect your items. We will also check off your name when you bring in your items. IF you cannot bring in items on Thursday, please bring to items the first day your swimmer is in the swim meet!

COLLATING THE SWIM MEET PROGRAM We will be collating Meet Programs in the Ferris Building on Wednesday, November 14^th from 3 PM till 7 PM and help will be needed.

KAST-A-WAY SWIM SHOP Will be set up again at our meet. If you need any thing from them, please wait and purchase it at our meet. We get a percent of the sales at our meet, so anything you buy, the team get a small percent!

SWIMMER INFORMATION Make sure you are 10 minutes early for warm-ups since we have limited time to get ready!

Friday night warm-up for BASH at 4:30 PM in Main Pool, seating in Racquetball #3

Saturday Morning – warm up at 6:50 AM in the Main Pool please sit in the gym.

Sunday Morning – warm up at 6:50 AM in Ferris Pool please sit in the gym.

Afternoons (12 and Under swimmers) – Warm-up at 11:40 AM – we still have to find a place to sit, since we have so many swimmers each afternoon.

WE are starting Saturday afternoon at 1:00 PM, Sunday afternoon at 12:50 PM (earlier).

We should finish on Friday night by 9:00 PM, Morning by 11:30 AM (with the 400 IM or the mile). Saturday afternoon till about 5:45 PM, but the last hour is for the 9 and over 200 Freestyles. Sunday afternoon is done about 5:00 PM. Hopefully, all will go according to schedule.

PARENT INFORMATION

Parent workers should report about 45 minutes before the meet starts each day-

Friday night that is at 5:15 PM, meet at 6 PM.

Mornings report at 7:15 AM, meet at 8 AM.

Afternoons report at 12:00 PM, meet at 1 PM.

Except those parents working in the concession area, clerk of course and heat sheet sales – should report at BASH warm-up times since those jobs start early and finish early.

All parents must sign in when they get to the YMCA. Also, do not leave till a BASH parent releases you from your area. Sign in at the Concessions or in the racquetball courts of the YMCA!

FUND RAISING This Monday and Tuesday (November 12-13) the swim team will be selling Skin Care product from Arbonne. We will need some parents to sit and sell product during the day and again in the evening next week. Please sign up in Ferris Pool lobby for a shift. We will get over 30% profits from sales. If you work the table, you’ll earn the credit from anyone who buys except other swim team families (they’ll get their own credit). We will also have packets you can pick up and go out and sell to friend and neighbors. These packets are available and all orders are due back to the YMCA by Tuesday, Nov. 14, and delivery will be earlier the next week, details to follow.

SWIM MEET COMPUTER TRAINING

ON Tuesday, November 13 from 7 – 9 PM we are offering training for those interested in learning how to run the 2 computers we use in swim meets. One is the Colorado Timing computer that records the times from the touch pads at the swim meet, the second one is the computer that calculates the results, print the ribbons labels etc. IF you think you might be interested, please contact Coach Bill. We have limited spots for this, and parents who have been on the team for a while will get first preference.

2 Fun Activities over the Thanksgiving Holiday Some BASH parents have started organizing 2 activities on Friday after Thanksgiving. Basic Detail now, more specific later-

Adv Age & Senior Groups – Cyclone Hockey Game, Friday evening Nov 23

Dolphin & Blue Groups – Bowling & Pizza Party, 10 – 12 Noon Friday, Nov 23

Please save these dates for these swimmers!

TEAM UNIFORMS AT MEETS At swim meets we want our swimmers to wear our team swim caps and those swimmers that have team suits should wear them. Also, everyone has a new team tee-shirt, that should be worn one day, and those who have been on the team for a few years, should have other BASH tee-shirts, since we usually give everyone 2 tee-shirts a year. The swim caps are here and will be passed out at practices this week. Some of the team suits are in, they are at the Y’s Main Desk, more to follow soon!

COACHING FEES The 2^nd payment for Coaching Fees is to be due November 15^th. Statements have been mailed. Please pay as soon as possible. If you do not receive a bill, please contact Coach Bill.

ME LYONS YMCA INVITATIONAL We had about 95 BASH swimmers in this meet this past weekend . We will get these new times into our meet this weekend and post results on our website.