Important Updates for the Week of June 19th

Thank you to everyone for a successful Black and Gold Meet! This is one of the busiest weeks of the season with two meets and lots of team activities. Please read through all the items below to make sure you don’t miss any important announcements!

Meet Sign-ups
Sign-up for Tuesday’s Park Forest home meet by the end of practice on Monday (9:45am). This is an important meet, and we want to make sure that all swimmers are signed-up! Arrive at 4:45pm for warm-ups. Thank you for your concession stand donations!

Sign-up for Thursday’s Penns Valley away meet on Tuesday or Wednesday during practice. The sign-up deadline is Wednesday by 9:45am. Arrive at 5:15pm for warm-ups. Directions/GPS coordinates for the Penns Valley pool in Millheim (as well as all league pools) are available on the team website.

IMPORTANT: Only swimmers who have registered through CRPR are eligible to participate in the meet.

Parent Volunteer Sign-up
Swim meets would not be possible without most parents taking an active volunteer role at each event. Our parent volunteers help with getting kids ready to swim, timing events, selling concessions, and more. Please sign-up to help with the Park Forest and Penns Valley meets using the links below. Descriptions of volunteer positions are available on the team website.

• Volunteer Sign-up for the Park Forest Home Meet (6/20/2017)
• Concession Donations for Park Forest Meet (baked goods, etc.)
• Volunteer Sign-up for the Penns Valley Away Meet (6/22/2017)

Meet Event Order Change
Attention 8 and unders! Your 100 Freestyle Relay is right after the big kids swim butterfly! Parents - please make sure you get your swimmers to the record board at home meets or Coach Marion's white canopy at away meets to join up with the other swimmers in their relays by event #54!

Free Stroke and Turn Training
Each team provides stroke and turn judges for meets. These volunteers ensure swimmers are following the stroke guidelines properly during races. If you are interested in becoming a stroke and turn judge or would like to know more about the proper rules for each stroke, you can attend a free clinic at Park Forest Pool this Wednesday evening from 8-9pm (June 21st).

Monday/Wednesday Evening Practices for 11+
Evening practices are available for swimmers ages 11 and over on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8:00-9:00pm. These practices will begin this Monday (June 19th).

Bagel Day at Thursday’s Practice
The team will provide bagels for all swimmers after their practice times on Thursday!

Friday – Modified Practice
For the rest of the season, each Friday will follow this schedule:

• 11-18 year olds: 8:00–8:45am
• 9-10 year olds: 8:45–9:30am
• 5-8 year olds: 9:20–9:55am

Ice Cream Social – Monday, June 26th from 6-8pm at Spring Creak Park
We will gather to enjoy ice cream together and play some games! The team will provide the ice cream and toppings. Please bring some outdoor games. Sign up online by Friday, June 23rd.

Spikes Baseball Game
Our swim league (CPSL) coordinates an evening at the Spikes! This year we will be going to the game on Sunday, July 9th at 6:05pm. Tickets are $7 and include admission and a meal voucher. The deadline to sign-up is next Monday (June 26th). Checks should be made out to Welch Swim Team. Please put your money in an envelope marked with the number of family members attending the game and place your envelope in the team drop box. Tickets will be available at Will Call on the day of the game. We need lots of Sharks to outnumber the Frogs, so bring the family!!