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Newsletter 11/19/14
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Schroeder YMCA Swim Team

  1. First Annual “CASH FOR THE HOLIDAYS” Raffle:  With only 3 weeks left to sell our raffle tickets, time is truly short.  Turkey, football and raffle tickets, don’t they all scream Thanksgiving? Make sure you pick up extra tickets at practice this week so you’re well stocked for those family gatherings.  Coaches always have extra tickets with them; just let them know you need more.

Remember to drop off your ticket stubs to the coaches before or after practice, and keep up the great work!  Thanks to everyone who continues to go above and beyond their required number of tickets.

  1. Meets / Entries:

  1. YMCA Finalist - sign up by November 26th

  1. KMSC Pro-Am - begin registration (final entry to be completed on USA Swim’s online meet entry)

  1. WGLO - Schroeder has just under 100 athletes racing this weekend in the first major meet of the fall.

  1. Schroeder Fall YMCA Invite: 250 Schroeder swimmers took part in the meet this past weekend with good swims from all age groups!
  1. Link to meet results
  2. link to Photos by Great Grandpa Thunder aka Tom Michelson

  1. Convenient YMCA and USA Swimming State Times thanks to FCY Coach Angela Monty!

  1. We are in need of your tired but still useful kitchen pieces including: Crock pots, slow cookers/warmers, knives and a bread knife or two

  1. Elsmore Swim Shop & Bella’s Schroeder Wear Store Open For Holiday Shopping:
  1. 11/24-12/8/2014 - orders to be delivered by 12/19/14
  2. Follow the link to the news article for detailed information and a link to order your Schroeder Wear.

Schroeder Conference Info

This week is Red vs. Blue, and it will be a race to the finish between Coach Wendy’s Fighting Blue Team and Coach Matt’s Racing Red Team.  This is the last dual meet before the Championship Meet Saturday, December 6th, and it will be exciting!

 

deadline: Tues., 11/25 (next Tues. before Thanksgiving)

Please commit or decline your swimmer with the links above for the meets.  To find out more details about the meets (the meet info), click on the specific meet name on the home-page of the web site.  You’ll find out even more than these few highlights:

        

TIMELINE FOR DUAL MEETS:

Swimmers try to arrive @ 5:15 p.m.

Warm-ups @ 5:30 p.m.

        Parent volunteer meeting @ 5:40 p.m.

        Meet starts @ 6:00 p.m.

        Tentative end time @ 7:30 p.m.

12/6 CONFERENCE MEET TIMELINE: 

Warm-ups @ 12:30 p.m.

Parent Volunteer Meeting @12:40 p.m.

Meet Start @ 1:15 p.m.

Tentative End Time @ 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

On-Deck Award Presentation immediately following final relay (1st, 2nd, 3rd place team medals to each participant)

After the awards presentation, there will be a Conference Holiday

        Social for all participants and their families.  Milk and coffee will

be provided for everyone.  Please bring the following if your last name begins with:

A - L = 1 dozen cookies

M - Z = fruit or vegetable tray

Results from this season’s meets:

11/13/14 White vs. Blue Meet Results

11/6/14   White vs. Red Meet Results

If you haven’t already, you can review the team rosters here.

Schroeder South

1. First Annual “CASH FOR THE HOLIDAYS” Raffle:

With only 3 weeks left to sell our raffle tickets, time is truly short.  Turkey, football and raffle tickets, don’t they all scream Thanksgiving? Make sure you pick up extra tickets at practice this week so you’re well stocked for those family gatherings.  Coaches always have extra tickets with them; just let them know you need more.

Remember to drop off your ticket stubs to the coaches before or after practice, and keep up the great work!  Last chance for Schroeder Star and SuperStar parents to turn in your raffle ticket stubs is at the Schroeder Conference Meet Party Sat. 12/6/14.  Last chance for all other groups will be at the Y-Finalist Meet.

Thanks to everyone who continues to go above and beyond their required number of tickets.

2. Arrival Times for WGLO Meet This Weekend:

Warm-up arrival times for Schroeder South swimmers:

Friday - 2:50 p.m.

Saturday - 7:25 a.m.

We have assigned warm-up times both days that are only 25 minutes.  It is important for swimmers to arrive at the above times so all are ready to get in the water at our assigned times.  There are no open lanes for swimmers who miss our assigned times to warm up for the meet.

        

3. Bella’s Schroeder Wear Store Open For Holiday Shopping:

To make it easier to order custom team Schroeder Wear from Bella’s, we have structured an online Bella’s Schroeder Wear Store.  The store will be open for three 2 week windows per year.  These are the only weeks in which orders will be taken:

a. 11/24-12/8/2014 - orders to be delivered by 12/19/14

b. 4/20-5/4/2015 - orders to be delivered by 5/15/15

        c. Fall 2015 dates TBA

We have two delivery addresses, one for Schroeder South and one for Schroeder North, to make it easier for parents to receive their order.  Be sure to indicate if your shipment should go to SS or SN.  ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY 12/8/14 TO BE DELIVERED BY 12/19/14.

To place an order, click on this link:

https://www.bellascustomdesign.com/store/pc/viewcategories.asp?idcategory=177

4. Swimmers of the Meet for the Schroeder Invite:

After each USS/YMCA meet, one female swimmer and one male swimmer from South’s Age Group 1, Age Group 2, Age Group 3, Super 8, Schroeder Star, and SuperStar Groups will be acknowledged as the Swimmer of the Meet.  A number of criteria will be considered for this honor, including meet performance, attending all sessions of the meet, practice attendance, improvement, sportsmanship, positive attitude, swimming an event for the first time, etc.

Congratulations to Kiara Hardy-Wright who is our Female Swimmer of the Meet.  Kiara is 12 years old, swims in AG 3, and has been on the team for one year.  She attends practice regularly, and on Sunday swam a best time in the 100 breast by dropping 19 seconds. Her other two events were best times as well because she dropped 6 seconds in the 50 breast, and 7 seconds in the 50 back.

Owen Kelly, our male swimmer, is 10 years old, is also in AG 3, and has stellar practice attendance which is really paying off for him.  Owen started the meet off with his first ever 200 free, swam it well and looked good with his strong kick.  Owen also swam a best time in the 50 free, dropping 7 seconds, and he had a strong showing in his 50 back.

Congratulations to Owen and Kiara, and keep up the good work.

5. Fall Practice/Meet Schedule:

Schroeder South Practice Schedule

6. Not Too Soon To Sign Up for the Y Finalist Meet Dec 12-14th:

The registration deadline for this meet is Nov. 26th, the day before Thanksgiving.  This is a must meet for all groups, except for the Schroeder Stars and Super Stars.  All swimmers are expected to attend.  It’s the last meet of the Fall Session, so in addition to watching your swimmer, don’t you want to be there to find out who wins the “Cash For the Holidays” Raffle?  Here's the link to commit

7. South Think Tank (SSTT):

We’re forming an official SSTT membership group for parents willing to commit to attend all 4 SSTT meetings a year (September, November, January and May) to develop consistency, so watch for an email.  If you’re interested in becoming an official member, please let Bob know.  All are welcome. It’s a great way to meet other parents, give your input, and help strengthen our team.

The next SSTT meeting is Monday, January 19th at 6:30 p.m. at Front Room Photo, 2637 S. Kinnickinnic Ave, Bay View.  We plan to have our official SSTT members in place for the January meeting but as always, it’s open to all parents.  A big thanks to the Laber family for offering their beautiful studio space for our 11/3 meeting and hosting our 1/19 meeting.

8. 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.

 If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask.

9. 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:

Ann awhite@wsacltd.org

Bob rwhite@wsacltd.org

Amy abennett@wsacltd.org

Becky byoung@wsacltd.org

Emails will generally be responded to within 24 business hours.

10. Mail Checks to Matt Miller:

Please mail all checks to Matt Miller rather than give them to coaches at practice.  We have not 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