Frogs, Families and Friends,
Wow, it's hard to believe that this is the last week of the season. Should be a fun week with the banquet on Tuesday and TriCounty Championships next weekend.
An important issue to start to think about is winter swimming. The best summer swim teams have a large portions of their members swim throughout the year. If you want to see your Frog(s) continue to improve, you should think about winter swimming. For those who are new, you should know that winter swimming is where the serious swimming is. There is much more time for instruction and the swimming is more individually focused than in the summer when the team is the focus. There are a number of local teams that can accommodate all levels of ability and commitment. Please see the attachment for information on local winter teams. Also attached is the registration for TNT Swimming, which is run by our former long-time coach, Tony Lisa, who coached at Rowan U. and West Point.
Finally, the GP Board of Directors elections will be held the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend - Sept. 4. The are six positions open this year. The strength of our swim team is directly tied to the strength our swim club. I would highly encourage anyone to run who wants to ensure that GP remains one of the best clubs in South Jersey. Petitions are DUE TODAY. Also, please set aside from 1-2pm on Sept. 4 to come to the club to vote.
Here's what's ahead:
Practice
7:15 AM - 9:00 AM: 11-12, 13-14, 15-18 Age Groups
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM: 9-10 and 8u Age Groups
* Will get out earlier as the week progresses
Team Banquet at Palace Caterers in Blackwood - Tues. Aug. 2 @ 6:30 pm
Dress to impress!
TriCounty Championships @ Tenby Chase in Delran - Sat. & Sun. Aug. 6 & 7
Team Pizza Party to follow back at the club at approx. 4:30 pm on Sunday - ALL ARE WELCOME!
General Info: http://www.tricounty2016.com/
Pysch Sheets: Attached.
Directions and Parking: Directions can be found at http://www.tricounty2016.com/general-info#Directions.
All parking is on-site - there are no need for buses this year. As you near club, follow signs for swimmer drop off and parking. You can drop your swimmers at the drop off and proceed to parking. For those with younger swimmers, a parent can accompany swimmers at drop off or you can simply go straight to parking and walk back.
Swimmers should proceed to tent city and look for our team tents.
Tentative Reporting Times: Coach Elise will communicate all final reporting times and warmup times - look for announcement at practice and for text message later this week.
Here are tentative times for planning purposes.
Session 1 Sat. Aug. 6 (8&U, 9-10 and 11-12 Boys): Report to team tent/area no later than 6:45 am. Warm-ups start at 7:19 am.
Session 2 Sat. Aug. 6 (11-12 Girls, 13-14 and 15-18): Warmups at GP pool will be announced by Coach Elise.
Report to team tent/area no later than 1:00 pm. On-site warmups start at 1:33 pm.
Finals Sun. Aug. 7 (All finals qualifiers & relays seeded 12th or better): Warmups at GP pool will be announced by Coach Elise.
Report to team tent/area no later than 9:00 am.
On-site warmups start at 9:26 am.
Volunteers Needed: We need parents for the positions listed below. Please understand that with the exception of the team parents, the volunteer positions listed below are required by TriCounty. Each team gets the same number of assignments. They will not start the meet without them filled. We only need to fill a few more spots so please consider volunteering. Thank you to all those who have already volunteered.
Sat. Morning Session (ages 8&U, 9-10 and 11-12 boys only):
Team Parents (stay in team area and make sure our Frogs get to their events)
Leslie Vogel
Eileen Donnelly
Michelle Maccarella
Clerk of Course (work in swimmer staging area checking-in swimmers and lining up swimmers for their events)
Dee Kudless
Timer
Jay Maccarella
Stroke & Turn Official
Tentative: Pat McClinchey
Sat. Afternoon Session (ages 11-12 girls only, 13-14 and 15-18):
Team Parents
Jenna Buffetta
Need 1 more parent
Clerk of Course
Mike D'Andrea
Timer
Greg Fondacaro and Ryan Morris
Sun. Finals (all ages):
Team Parents
Need 2 parents
Clerk of Course
Mike D'Andrea
Timer
Greg Fondacaro and Ryan Morris
Stroke & Turn Official
Mike Gadzinski
Awards (work in scoring area near starting blocks to organize and "write" medals/ribbons - this can be a great vantage point to see the meet and for this position you only work the second half of the meet. You also get access to "real bathrooms" vs. the porta-johns.)
Need 1 parent
Go Frogs!
Mike D'Andrea
GP TriCo Rep
