Schroeder YMCA Swim Team
- Please read! / follow the link - the volunteer sign is open for the fall meets and A+. Please go in and sign up now. Please review the volunteer worker document included in the link above.
- SIGN UP NOW!
- What: 2nd Annual WSAC Wine Tasting
- Where: Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center
- When: October 18th @ 7:30pm
- Sponsors: Vino 100 & Miller Coors LLC.
- sign up!
- Meet Entries:
- Meet and room information is now posted for the November Carmel Meet at IUPUI in Indianapolis, IN. Entries for the meet were emailed yesterday. This is going to be a great meet and trip with 77 SSTY athletes! MEET AND HOTEL INFO PAGE
- SSTY is hosting a new meet this year called the GMO. It is 10/10-10/12 and will give kids a lot of opportunities to get swims in early in the season. Sign up is available until 10/1.
- A room block has been made for the 2015 Speedo Section 1 Champs in MPLS next summer. Reserve a room
- Here’s the New T-Shirt From The Summer Design Contest: Bellas’ Custom Design has the artwork, and we’re now waiting to hear the ordering details from them. Stay Tuned.
- National YMCA Swimming Champs Site and Date Announced The National YMCA site will be Greensboro again and the dates are 3/31 - 4/3/15. Time standards have been published too. We have requested a block of 30 Dbl Dbls at the Sheraton.
- Fall Equipment Order form - 9/28 Deadline!
Schroeder Conference Info
Everyone is anxiously awaiting the announcement to find out if they’re on the Red, White or Blue Teams. You’ll find out via the newsletter the week of October 13th, because we’ll use the times that swimmers perform in the GMO Meet at WSAC, 10/10 - 10/12.
In the meantime, pencil in Thursday nights in November for Schroeder Conference Meets. Nov. 6th is White Team vs. Red Team; Nov. 13th is White Team vs. Blue Team; Nov. 20th is Red Team vs. Blue Team. Keep in mind that your swimmer will have one of those nights with no meet/practice because one of the teams has a bye.
Schroeder South
1. Greater Milwaukee Open Meet (GMO) Entry Due Oct. 1st:
Be a part of the first annual Greater Milwaukee Open at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center October 10th -12th. The entry deadline is 10/1, and it’s coming up quickly. This meet is for Super 8’s, Age Groups 1, 2 and 3, Junior 1 and 2, Senior 1 and 2, SR 1 and 2 HSB. If you’re new to this, see #6 below, Signing Up For Meets.
2. US Junior National Information:
Schroeder South has two swimmers (Ashlyn Schoof and Rina Krupsky) competing in the US Junior Nationals in individual events. The meet is December 10-13th in Federal Way, WA. There are 5 relay events offered in the meet, and we are hoping to compete in all of them because we have the potential to be very competitive. We need 4 swimmers to compete in a relay, so we are looking for S1 and/or J1 female swimmers who are willing to go to Jr Nats as a relay only swimmer if needed and selected.
If you want to commit to the meet, please contact Bob this week. To get reasonable airfare, tickets must be purchased soon. We want to determine who will be on our Jr Nat Team and traveling to Seattle no later than Oct. 3rd so all travel and room arrangements can be finalized.
Bob will send all of the travel & room info to those who indicate they are willing to go.
Some quick info about Jr Nats: College coaches keep a close eye on this meet (many colleges send a coach to attend), so it’s an important meet for swimmers to get exposure (including relay only swimmers); WI Travel Fund money is available for all swimmers attending the meet; relay only swimmers are eligible to swim in time trials so there will be plenty of racing for them and they gain valuable national meet experience; swimmers need not be accompanied by a parent - we have parents already attending so there will be plenty of adult supervision.
This is entirely optional, and those not interested need not respond. If you have questions, contact Bob.
3. Fall Practice/Meet Schedule:
Schroeder South Practice Schedule
Note: The 11/9 Waukesha Meet has been removed from the schedule.
Our newest pool location is at Cudahy Middle School, 5530 South Barland Ave., Cudahy, 53110
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5. 2014 SS Coaching Staff:
Bob: Head Coach; Lead Coach for Senior 1 & Junior 1
Ann: Head Age Group Coach; Lead Coach for Age Group 1 & 2
Amy: SS Office Manager; Lead Coach for Senior 2 & Junior 2
Becky: Head Developmental Coach; Lead Coach for Age Group 3,
Super 8, Schroeder Stars & Super Stars
Alison: Yoga instructor: Senior 1 & Junior 1
Riley: Schroeder Senior 1 Swimmer; Assisting Age Groups 2,3,
Super 8, Schroeder Stars & Super Stars
6. Parent Practice and Meet Protocol:
- Coaches are available to answer questions before or after practice. Please keep in mind we want to be able to give our full attention to the athletes in the pool during their practice. Also, Coaches Ann and Bob are available most mornings for phone calls; all coaches’ email/contact info are listed in # 9 below.
- Parents must remain in the pool stands and off the deck for swim practice, with the exception of the Deer Creek and Cudahy Pools because there are no stands there.
- Parents are not to interact with their swimmer in any way during swim practice, unless it’s an emergency.
- Parents must remain in the pool stands at all swimming meets unless they are working a volunteer job on the pool deck. This is a US Swimming and WI Swimming rule.
7. Signing Up For Meets On Your Swimmer’s Meet Schedule:
To enter a meet, click on the swim team home page, and scroll down to the list of meets. Click on “Attend/Decline” for the meet (enter password if necessary). Then click on Undeclared Athletes, scroll to your swimmer’s name, click on the name, commit (put yes) in the declaration box, and click on the save changes box.
Once the swimmer is committed, you may choose the swimmer’s events or have the coach choose the events (recommended).
If your swimmer cannot attend, follow the previous steps and put no in the declaration box. Please use the message box to explain why the swimmer is not participating, and then click on the save changes box.
Parents, please remember Coach Bob automatically commits and enters all Senior 1 and Junior 1 swimmers to the meets on their schedule. Swimmers in all other groups are expected to participate in ALL of the meets on their group’s schedule and must commit by the meet entry deadline. Swimmers who decline a meet are expected to communicate the reason why to their coach. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask.
8. Here’s the New T-Shirt From The Summer Design Contest:
To look at the t-shirt, see #4 above under Schroeder YMCA Swim Team section of the newsletter. Bellas’ Custom Design has the artwork, and we’re now waiting to hear the ordering details from them. Stay Tuned.
9. Schroeder South Think Tank (SSTT):
All are welcome. It’s a great way to meet other parents, give your input, and help strengthen our team.
SSTT had a great meeting on September 8th. Topics of discussion were: increasing the number of prizes and adding incentives for the upcoming team “Cash for the Holidays” raffle; adding a SST Parent/Alumni “Cabin Fever” Get Together in February featuring refreshments and our own house band - Hot by Ziggy - with Eric, Phil and Adam of our Schroeder North coaching staff; having an all team picture next summer at the Wilson Park practice/cookout.
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 3rd at 6:30 p.m. The location has been changed to Front Room Photo, 2637 S. Kinnickinnic Ave, Bay View. A big thanks to the Laber family for offering their beautiful studio space to host the meeting. We will look into having snacks and beverages at the meeting.
Mark your calendars, put on your “Thinking Caps” and join us in the tank :).
Here is a list of our SSTT committees with the name of the committee chair. To volunteer to help with the committee, please contact the chair:
1.) Social Committee: contact Robin Hayes (hayes8395@att.net) to help with any of the up-coming events:
- November 7 - 9th: Carmel Swim Meet: Sat night team dinner/parent social @IUPUI in Indianapolis, IN
2.) “Cash for the Holidays” Raffle Committee: contact John Schoof (schoof5@hotmail.com) and Robin Hayes (hayes8395@att.net).
3.) 50/50 Raffle Committee (to be held at all SST hosted meets): contact Joel Holliday (smfastpitchcoach@gmail.com)
4.) Parent Liaison/Communication Committee: contact Kevin Freidheim (kfreidheim@gmail.com)
10. SSTY South Office Hours:
Coaches Bob and Ann White can usually be reached by phone Monday through Friday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at (414) 897-8932. Feel free to email us at:
Becky byoung@wsacltd.org
Emails will generally be responded to within 24 business hours.
11. Team Equipment Info:
Schroeder’s team suits are available to order from Elsmore, which you can do online. If you have any questions about team suits or other equipment (which goggles to buy, etc.), talk to your child’s coach.
12. SSTY South Lost and Found:
When caps, goggles, suits, fins or anything else are left at any of the pools we practice at, the coaches bring them to the Greendale Pool and put them near the team bulletin board.
13. Mail Checks to Matt Miller:
Please mail all checks to Matt Miller rather than give them to coaches at practice. We’ve never lost a check yet, but practice can get a little hectic! You can mail them to Matt at the following address:
Matt Miller, WSAC, 9240 North Green Bay Road, Brown Deer, WI 53209