Showing posts with label Welch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Welch. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Welch vs. SPRA meet last minute info

Welch Swimmers should arrive at the pool by 4:45pm for check in and warm-ups.

We still have a few needed Welch Parent volunteer positions to fill.  Please come to the Black & Yellow bumble bee umbrella to claim your valuable spot. :-D

See you at the pool and of course...

GO WELCH SHARKS!!!

Saturday, May 30, 2015

The Welch Sharks Swim Team 2015

**2015** The Welch Sharks Swim Team **2015**

Welcome to the Welch Swim Team's 2015 season!  We will use Facebook and this blog to communicate Welch Swim Team information to parents and swimmers.

2015 Summer Swim Season... "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" 

After all these years, still enjoy Gary Larsen's vintage "Farside"

A new summer swim season with the Welch Sharks Swim Team is upon us with the first pre-season practice scheduled for early morning Saturday, May 30 (Wow, that's only a few hours from now!) and the second pre-season practice will be on Saturday, June 6.


2015 Preseason Practices: Saturdays, May 30June 6
  • Ages 11+ from 8-9 AM
  • Ages 10 & Under from 9-10 AM
Practices are a great opportunity for the coaches to get to know the kids and review some fundamentals!  Swimmers MUST be registered before they may participate in practices or meets.  You can register your Welch Sharks Swim Team swimmer either at the Welch Pool Front Desk, The Centre Region Parks & Recreation (CRPR) Office (in person or by phone) located in the Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) Building or online through the following link to CRPR website:

CRPR Aquatics Registration - Welch Swim Team

There will be a general information presentation for all new swim parents at each of these pre-season practices.  We will provide a summary of information related to the Welch Team and the summer swim league (CPSL) competitive meets as well as attempt to answer all questions.

Welcome and we look forward to enjoying another fun filled summer swim season with the Welch Sharks Swim Team

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

CHAMPS Warm-up times etc.

In case you might have missed the coaches announcement at practice here is the CHAMPS time schedule.  Please plan accordingly to allow sufficient travel and check in time.

WARM-UP AND STARTING SCHEDULE FOR CHAMPS:


11 & Up Champs at THE Welch Pool, TUESDAY, July 29, 2014

Warm-Ups:
4:35 - 4:55 PM Welch
4:55 - 5:15 PM – SPRA
5:15 - 5:35 PM – Park Forest
5:35 - 5:55 PM – Penns Valley

Scratch Meeting:  5:30 PM
Officials and Timers Meeting:  5:45 PM
Meet starts:  6:00 PM

10 & under at Park Forest Pool, THURSDAY, July 31, 2014


Warm Ups:
4:35 - 4:55 PM – Park Forest
4:55 - 5:15 PM – SPRA
5:15 - 5:35 PM – Welch
5:35 - 5:55 PM – Penns Valley

Scratch Meeting:  5:30 PM
Officials and Timers Meeting:  5:45 PM
Meet starts:  6:00 PM

Saturday, July 26, 2014

CHAMPIONSHIPS Sign-Ups - Meet Volunteers & Concessions

Yes, it's that time for the SEASON ENDING CPSL CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Welch is hosting Tuesday night's (11 & Up - BIGS) CHAMPS CPSL Meet and we will need a large number of our Welch Parents to continue to volunteer for this home meet on TUE, July 29.  The meet is scheduled to start promptly at 6:00 PM and will include all four (4) league teams.  Let us provide a good example to the three (3) visiting teams that Welch can run an excellent CHAMPS meet.  Please go to the meet volunteer link below to sign up for the final home event of the season.

-CHAMPS (11 & Up) Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 29 (TUE) CHAMPS at Welch

We also have a concession booth to run for the TUE. CHAMPS (11 & Up) meet at Welch and need your food donations for this meet.  You can sign-up to donate your food items at the following link:

-CHAMPS (11 & Up) Concessions FOOD donation Sign-up Link - July 29 (TUE)

We will close out the 2014 season with the CHAMPS (10 & Under) meet to be held on THU, July 31 at Park Forest Pool.  Like regular season away meets, Welch is required to provide a number of meet volunteer positions.  Please go to the following sign-up to volunteer to help at this last meet of the season.

-CHAMPS (10 & Under) Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 31 (THU) at Park Forest

Thanks and see you all at the pool.

Go Welch Sharks!!!

Saturday, June 28, 2014

SPRA Meet (TUE, July 1) ---> Sign-Ups! Sign-Ups! Sign-Ups!

SIGN-UP (#1)  Welch Sharks, our next meet is TUESDAY, JULY 01 at HOME against SPRA.  Swimmers need to sign-up for their events on the team's black & gold sign-up board ASAP.  The sign-up board hangs on the fence near the storage room during practice hours.

IMPORTANT NOTE to Swimmers & their PARENTS:  Please indicate on your swimmer signs-up if you are unsure if you will stay for the ENTIRE meet and at what time you might depart.  This is very important.  We had several incidents of swimmers signing up for meets and either not showing up or leaving early without notifying their coaches or Team Parent Reps.  This action not only caused unnecessary difficulty for the coaches at the meet but also for your swimmer's teammates who were also scheduled to be part of their relay team.  The remaining relay teammates (and their families) who stayed, were greatly disappointed when informed just prior to their event, that they were not allowed to swim because their relay team was scratched from the meet due to the missing swimmers.  We understand that unforeseen events can occur to cause someone to miss a meet or require you to depart early.  If you are at the meet and find that you must leave early, please notify your coaches or Team Parent Reps. ASAP so if possible, we have sufficient time to make swimmer line-up adjustments or notify your respective relay teammates that their relay is scratched from the meet.

For Tuesday's HOME meet, swimmers should arrive at Welch Pool by 5 PM.

SIGN-UP (#2)  Parents, this is another large home meet and is only a few days away.  We need more than 60 parent volunteers to sign-up to help run this meet.  Like the prior meets, we need meet volunteers who will directly help with the swim activities in and around the pool.  Filling these positions prior to the meet is crucial for the meet to start on time and run smoothly without the unnecessary delays of stopping the meet until the empty positions are filled.  We would like to see more Welch Parents volunteering than that of the visiting team.  Please go to the Welch Parent Meet Volunteer Sign-Up link below to sign-up for this meet.

We also have Welch Concession volunteer positions to fill.  As previously posted, our concession stand is our main source of team revenue to fund the various fun team activities - doughnut (6/26), bagel (7/08) and pancake (7/24) breakfasts, ice cream social/movie night (7/13), awards and banquet (7/27).  We need your continued volunteer and concession food donation support.  Our last home meet's concession stand had very good sales numbers, but was only staffed by 12 Welch volunteers - some volunteered the entire meet.  Please sign-up to help with this area so that we will not be required to reduce or close its operation.

*Parent Volunteer Sign-up - Welch HOME meet vs. SPRA (TUE 7/01)

**If we can fill all volunteer meet positions by NOON, TUE (7/1) our swimmers will have a FUN DAY instead of normal practice** - open swim (no lane dividers), games and if lifeguard staffing is sufficient, the sprayground, lazy river and slides will be made available to our Sharks.

SIGN-UP (#3) Concession Food Donations.  Your Team also needs a variety of food donations to be sold during the meet at the Team's concession stand.  Please use the following link for food concession donations.

*Concession FOOD Donation Sign-up Link - July 1 (TUE)

Please remember to make your drink donation with your name and bring to the pool ASAP if you have not already donated your designated drinks for our concession sales.  You can place your items near the doorway to the storage room during practice and we will put them away.
  • Last Name: A - H – 24 bottle case of water
  • Last Name: I - P – 24 cans of soda (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist)
  • Last Name: Q - Z – 12 count (12 oz.) bottle pack of Gatorade

Also, the family money donations to the Welch Swim Team in lieu of fundraising activities are still being accepted.  Please see the Welcome & Family Fundraising tab located at the top of this blog for information.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please see or email your Team Parent Reps. Sean & Marisa Flynn at Welch[dot]Sharks[dot]Swimteam[at]gmail[dot]com
Thank you for your support of the Welch Sharks Swim Team.

See you at the pool!
Remember, only your help can make a swim meet run quickly and smoothly.

Friday, June 6, 2014

Saturday June 7 PRACTICE

Just a quick reminder that the WELCH SHARKS SWIM TEAM will hold another Saturday morning pre-season practice on June 7 for all registered swimmers.  Centre Region Parks & Rec will provide registration staff at the Welch Pool's front desk during this practice session.

PRACTICE TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 
  • Ages 11+ from 8-9 AM
  • Ages 10 & Under from 9-10 AM

As posted last week, we will provide parents with the Team's welcome letter and general information sheets.  We will also offer a number of WELCH SWIM TEAM apparel items for sale and order.  Also, please remember to refer to the various information tabs located on the upper portion of this blog for more information and changes or updates.  Thanks and see you at the Welch Pool.  Go Sharks!

Saturday, May 31, 2014

**2014** Welch Swim Team **2014**

Welcome to the Welch Swim Team's new blog!  We will use this blog as one of several methods to communicate Welch Swim Team information to parents and swimmers.

2014 Summer Swim Season... "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" 

A new summer swim season with the Welch Sharks Swim Team is upon us with the first pre-season practice scheduled for early morning Saturday, May 31 (Wow, that's only a few hours from now!) and the second pre-season practice will be on Saturday, June 7.

2014 Preseason Practices: Saturdays, May 31 & June 7
  • Ages 11+ from 8-9 AM
  • Ages 10 & Under from 9-10 AM
Practices are a great opportunity for the coaches to get to know the kids and review some fundamentals!  Swimmers MUST be registered before they may participate in practices or meets.  You can register your Welch Sharks Swim Team swimmer either at the Welch Pool Front Desk, The Centre Region Parks & Recreation (CRPR) Office (in person or by phone) located in the Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) Building or online through the following link to CRPR website:

CRPR Aquatics Registration - Welch Swim Team

There will be a general information presentation for all new swim parents at each of these pre-season practices.  We will provide a summary of information related to the Welch Team and the summer swim league (CPSL) competitive meets as well as attempt to answer all questions.

Welcome and we look forward to enjoying another fun filled summer swim season with the Welch Sharks Swim Team.