BLUE ASH YMCA SWIM TEAM

NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 17, 2007

BUS TRIP TO SPRINGFIELD YMCA Saturday, January 5, 2008, leave at 8:00 AM, warm up at 10 AM, meet about 11 AM, return to BASH about 5 PM.All swimmers (not swimming high school or junior high school) are eligible. The cost is $20 per swimmer for the bus ride, plus food money. We’ll need a few chaperones for the trip, plus volunteers to help at the swim meet. Sign up on line as soon as possible! Please read over the meet information on our website. This is a meet with both short and longer events offered, and you must have AA times in the short event to swim a long event of the same stroke. Specifics are posted on team’s website and entries are on DirectAthletics.com

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

>>PCY meet at Miami University, January 11-13, 2008 Entries past due- Great meet in a Great Facility!

>>January 5, 2008 bus trip to Springfield OH, entries now on DirectAthletics.

>>Teddy Bear meet at BASH, on line soon! February 1-2-3, 2008

>>ME Lyons’ Lyon Cub – on line soon! January 26-27, 2008

PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGES

We are on the Holiday schedule – please check it out! It was sent out last week and is on the team’s website. Over the next two weeks, we hope everyone in town will swim extra!

HOLIDAY-CHRISTMAS TRAINING

We have the schedule posted on our website and it was email last week.

We hope everyone who is in town will try and swim as much as possible over the Holidays. It is a good time to practice – no schoolwork to worry about. The Elite and Senior Groups add a few practices.

Coach Robin, Coach Anne and Coach Carol are offering a few stroke clinics for their swimmers (check with them). Some of the other groups will have a lot of stroke work over these 2 weeks since we have lots of time.

BASKETS IN LOBBY Different groups within the YMCA have put together their annual “Basket” to be won by you! The proceeds go to the Y’s Scholarship Fund. The swim team has a $250 Kroger Gift card. Check out the baskets in the Main Building’s Lobby this week.

HOLIDAY PARTIES

We will not have a WHOLE Holiday Party this year, but instead, have a Psych UP Party for Championships –

Tentative date for this is Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 6 PM at the YMCA.

Team pictures and a Pizza Party will be included that evening.

We usually collect for Coaches gifts for our Holiday Party; we’ll just wait and collect just before the Psych Up Party.

JUNIOR TEAM PARTY –Friday, December 28^th after the 5- 6 PM practice the Junior Team will have a party at the YMCA till about 8:30 PM – Hot Dogs and Chips and then they will decorate their own dessert of cookies and cupcakes. After eating it is off to the cool club for fun and games!

TEAM SKATING PARTY Saturday, December 22 at Sports Plus Ice Rink in Reading.

$12 includes skates, meet there at 7:20 PM till 9:15 PM. If you need help getting a ride, call the Kruspes at 631-7833 and they’ll help. Bring extra money for food if you would like.

SPIRTWEAR and KAST-A-WAY ORDERS All of the spirit wear is at the Main Desk. Coach Bill is picking up the last of the Kast-A-Way order this week and it will be there also. Please let Coach Bill if you are still missing something.