Schroeder YMCA Swim Team
- Meet Entries/Custom Cap Order Due:
- White v Blue Conference meet Sign Up by May 9
- Elsmore is currently taking orders for Schroeder caps with names. If you would like to purchase custom caps, orders are due by 5/10.
- Shorewood Summer Open Entry deadline Wednesday, May 14 Notes: Schroeder South is not participating
- Annual Golf Outing Friday, June 20 follow link for sign up and info
- Central Zone Diversity Camp - interested athletes should read and if you need help please ask Dave Anderson
- Sleep - it is so important!
- Boilermaker Early Bird at Purdue - 30 athletes are entered. Remember that W. Lafayette is on EST. Links to psych sheets, timeline, meet info and note from host.
- Distance / Sprint Meet - More info will be available soon - link to meet page
- Did you miss the Banquet or want to review the slide show? see it here
Schroeder Conference Info
Blue Wins Winter Session! Check out the great photos by Tom Michelson
- The Spring Swim Session has begun, and the first dual meet will be exciting. Remember, all swimmers are expected to stay until the team scores are announced at the end of their meet!
- Red, Blue or White Team rosters have been emailed. By now you should know which team your swimmer is on. If not, please Click on this link to find out. Email Matt Miller ASAP if you see any mistakes or omissions. Also keep in mind your swimmer may be on a different team than the one they were previously on.
- Schroeder Conference Meets are Thursdays in May:
5/8 = Red vs. Blue Team Meet
5/15 = Blue vs. White Team Sign Up by May 9
5/22 = Red vs. White Team Sign up by May 16
5/29 = Conference Championship/Red vs. Blue vs. White Teams
- May 8th Dual Meet: Red vs. Blue Team at WSAC
- Warm-ups begin at 5:30 p.m., parent volunteer meeting at 5:40 p.m., meet starts at 6:00. Swimmers should arrive at 5:15, check in with their coach (Red Team is Coach Ann White, White is Coach Matt Miller, Blue is Coach Wendy Frank), and be ready for the 5:30 warm-up.
1. Swimmers must commit or decline for each conference meet. Swimmers only need to commit for the meets their team is scheduled for.
2. The deadline for the second conference dual meet (WHITE TEAM vs. BLUE TEAM) is Friday, May 9th. You can sign up on TeamUnify. RED TEAM members need not commit/decline for this meet.
3. Only swimmers who have committed to the meet will swim. Swimmers who have not committed but still show up for the meet, will not participate. There will be no deck entries the day of the meet.
4. Swimmers will receive their red, white or blue conference team cap at their first meet. Caps will not be given out at practice. Please put your swimmer’s name on the conference team cap. Swimmers will only receive 1 cap.
5. All conference meet info for each dual meet can be found by clicking on the meet name on the home page of the Schroeder web-site. Please look at it and read it over because there are many important reminders. Full details on the Conference Meet (5/29) will be posted soon!
Schroeder South
1. May 3rd Menomonee Falls Meet: High Point Winners and Swimmers of the Meet:
Over 40 swimmers participated in our inaugural meet of the 2014 Long Course/Spring/Summer Season. Not only did the kids have a good time, but the coaches and parents did as well.
Keep in mind that meets are important for many reasons. At this point of the swimming season, meets point out to us what swimmers specifically need to work on in practice. Our newer and younger swimmers are working to become legal in their 100 IM’s; concurrently, they’re working on their starts. All of our swimmers in all of our groups are working with a special focus on their turns :)!
Last Saturday, we had many swimmers who earned best time buttons. We also had 4 swimmers who earned beautiful high point awards. Jack Gorski (age 12) placed first in his age group by scoring the greatest number of points for all of his combined events on Saturday. Steven Gorski (9), Izzy Doczy (10), and David Jensen (12) each earned second place high point awards for their age groups. Congratulations to all 4 athletes!
Who and what is the Swimmer of the Meet you ask? After each meet, one female swimmer and one male swimmer from SST-Y South Age Group 1, Age Group 2, Age Group 3, Super 8, Schroeder Star, and SuperStar Groups is acknowledged as the Swimmer of the Meet. A number of criteria is considered for this honor, including meet performance, practice attendance, improvement, sportsmanship, positive attitude, swimming an event for the first time, swimming an event legally, etc.
David Jensen is our Male Swimmer of the Meet. David trains in Age Group 1, and he has been working especially hard at practice. Our Female Swimmer of the Meet is Izzy Doczy who swims in Age Group 2. Ask Izzy (or any of the Age Group 2 swimmers) about those Big Monster Sets they’ve been doing in practice (or as the swimmers have coined them, BMS’)! The BMS’ are paying off. Congratulations Izzy and David!!
2. Upcoming Meet Info: What follows is a review of upcoming meets and commitment deadlines; this does not include SST Conference Meets. It’s a good idea to commit ASAP so you do not miss any deadlines.
- Pabst Farms Meet: 5/30-6/1 @ WSAC (This meet is for groups Sr1 & 2, Jr1 & 2, AG1, 2, and 3.) Commitment deadline is 5/14
- Elmbrook 8 & Under: 6/6 @ Brookfield East HS (This meet is for all 8 & Under swimmers, regardless of group.) Commitment deadline is 5/20
- Waukesha Meet: 6/21-22 @ Waukesha South HS (This meet is for swimmers from all groups who are not participating in the WGLO Meet.) Commitment deadline is 6/4
- WGLO Meet: 6/27-29 @ WSAC (This meet is for swimmers from all groups who have achieved qualifying times for the meet) Commitment deadline is 6/4
3. How to Sign Up for Meets:
Parents are reminded ALL SWIMMERS MUST COMMIT OR DECLINE by the entry deadline for each meet and ALL SWIMMERS are expected to participate in the meets listed for their group on the meet schedule.
To find out all you need to know about any particular meet go to the Schroeder home page and scroll down to the list of meets. To review meet information on a particular meet, click on the name of the meet and follow the links.
To enter your swimmer in a meet, scroll down to the list of meets. Click on “Edit Commitment” 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.
When you’re all done, make sure you click on the save changes box.
4. Schroeder Conference Meets:
The Schroeder Conference meets are for swimmers in AG 2, AG 3, Super 8’s, Schroeder Stars and Schroeder SuperStars. If your swimmer is in this exciting program, please check the Schroeder Conference Info section weekly, written just above the Schroeder South section.
5. Practice Schedule Link: Schroeder South Practice Schedule
- The summer schedule has been posted, as an email that Bob sent out last week indicated. Be aware there might be some slight changes as we are still waiting final approval of our pool requests for Wilson Park. Practice times might be moved back an hour but days will remain the same.
- Please make sure you check it every week as there are variations week to week for each of the groups.
- For swimmers who are currently in the spring session, the last week for your swimmer is the first week of June. The summer session begins the second week, the week of June 8th. Please talk to your child’s coach BEFORE OR AFTER practice with questions. Or email/call us (see contact info/office hours in #7 of today’s newsletter)
- If practice is cancelled due to pool closure for any reason, the schedule will be updated immediately, and an email will be sent to each family.
6. Spring Session Fee Payment:
All participating swimmers should have already paid for the session. All invoices must be paid in full so we can allow your swimmer to continue to attend practice and meets. Please mail a check payable to WSAC for your total due to Matt Miller, ℅ WSAC, 9240 N Green Bay Rd, Brown Deer, WI 53209, or give the check to Coach Bob or Coach Ann at your swimmer’s next practice.
If you have any questions regarding your fee payment, contact Coach Bob. Thank you for your immediate attention to this.
7. SSTY South Office Hours
Coaches Ann White and Bob White can usually be reached by phone Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 8:30-11:30 AM. You can call us at the SSTY South office (414-897-8932). The best form of communication is to email us at: Ann awhite@wsacltd.org
Emails will generally be responded to within 24 hours.
Coach Mark’s email is: mkruse@wsacltd.org
AG1 and AG3 parents who have any questions regarding those specific groups should contact Mark.
8. Team Equipment Info:
Coach Ann will have Schroeder swim caps and fins at practice. If you need to buy one, check with her before or after practice.
9. SSTY South Lost and Found @Greendale Pool:
When caps, goggles, suits or fins with no name 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. Please check to see if they belong to your swimmer(s). When Greendale Pool is closed for maintenance in May, we’ll go to “Plan B” :).
10. Mail Checks to Matt Miller:
Please mail all checks to Matt Miller rather than give them to coaches at practice. You can mail them to Matt at the following address:
Matt Miller, WSAC, 9240 North Green Bay Road, Brown Deer, WI 53209