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Ben Lomond Swim Season
The Ducks summer swim
season begins Memorial Day May 26th - 7pm at the back gate of the
splashdown waterpark. The season consists of practice, swim
meets and fun events. The 2008 season will close Sunday July 27th
with an awards banquet that includes a swim party at the waterpark.
Practice:
We practice 3 nights a week
until school ends. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 7-9pm.
Generally younger swimmers will swim the first half of practice for
about an hour. After school ends morning practice is added to the
schedule. Morning practice is 715-815 am Monday-Friday.
Swimmers can practice up to 8 times a week. Practice attendance
is not mandatory, but improvement takes practice.
First two weeks of
practice can be cool - swimmers should have some warm clothes to put on
when they get out of the pool. This can also be a very confusing
time for new swimmers and parents. Some of the things that occur
are new registration, swimmer assessments & grouping swimmers of similar
ability. There will also be a parent meeting discussing the
upcoming season (usually about an hour during the kids practice, 2nd
Monday of the season)
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE
ASK
Some things that
happen at practice:
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> Tuesday Nights
coaches have a short meeting with the team to discuss pervious
week's meet and acknowledge swimmers accomplishments.
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> Thursday Nights
meet entries are posted
for Saturday's meet.
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Mailboxes
After the first few days of
practice every family gets a mailbox, the newsletter and other
things will be put in there during the course of the year (often
ribbons). Coaches will also have a mailbox. They are
very busy during practice, if you are going to miss a meet or need
to let them know something please drop a note in their box.
Last notes on
Practice:
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> We are not a
babysitting service.
Younger swimmers need an adult present. Some times they require
help.
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> Weather....
Summer nights in
Northern Virginia, thunderstorms pop up. Sometimes we have to
cancel practice at the last minute. Please don't strand
swimmers at the pool, coordinate with other parents if you
have to run to the store or something.
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