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Tue Apr 8 |
Parent Rep MHSL Meeting (in-person)
20105 Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80138, USA
Start: 7:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM
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Sat Apr 26 |
In-Person Registration
Dam West Clubhouse
Start: 11:00 AM
End: 2:00 PM
There will be a "New to Swim Team" presentation and Q&A session with Coach Emilie. There will be a "Volunteers" table to sign up for volunteer positions and ask questions. There will be samples of the team swimsuit and sweats available for sizing. There will be computers available for Registering. And there will be plenty of volunteers available for answering questions. |
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Tue May 6 |
Parent Rep MHSL Meeting (in-person)
20105 Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80138, USA
Start: 7:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM
Parker Library, 2nd Floor conference Room. Delegates will receive awards and DQ slips. Douglas County Libraries: 20105 Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80138, USA |
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Fri May 9 |
New Family Orientation
Dam West Clubhouse
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 6:30 PM
This is a special presentation for new families. We will discuss practices, swim meets, volunteering, and who we are as a team! We want to make sure you feel welcome and have all your questions answered by the end. We are also planning a quick tour around the pool area to get an idea of what a real swim meet will look like outside. |
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Fri May 9 |
Welcome Back to Swim Team Party!
Dam West Clubhouse
Start: 6:30 PM
End: 7:30 PM
To celebrate the kickoff of our swim season, we are having a Welcome Back To Swim Team party! Come get to know the coaches and other families. We are asking you to help by bringing some food. There will be games to play. Bring a chair to sit outside if you would like. If you have questions you can contact any of the coaches, or the Social Chair Jessica Johnson at 303-921-2211 Sign-Up genius coming.... |
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Mon May 12 |
Afternoon Practices Begins
Pool
Start: 4:00 PM
End: 5:45 PM
May 12 - 23:
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Tue May 27 |
Morning Practices Begin
Pool
Start: 6:30 AM
End: 9:30 AM
For the Morning practices:
May 27 - July 11: (No practice July 4, 7 or 8)
Please contact Head Coach, Emilie Clark, if you have questions, problems or concerns. |
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Fri May 30 |
Mock Meet
Pool
Start: 7:30 AM
End: 9:30 AM
(estimated)
Swimmers will be able to hear what the starting buzzer, whistles and false start buzzer sound like. They will practice like it's a meet. Parents are invited to participate and learn how to be a "Timer" (and help us check the timing watches.) |
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Sat May 31 |
Dam West @ Hills West
Hills West
Start: 8:00 AM
Warm-up: 7:20 AM
End: 1:00 PM
(estimated)
Pool Address: 10458 E. Crestline Pl., Englewood, CO 80111 The pool is located just inside the Hills at Cherry Creek West neighborhood, off of Havana St. You may enter the neighborhood from Havana St. or Belleview Ave. Pool Details: Hills West has an 8-lane meter pool. The deep end is 5’ and they have high blocks so remind your swimmers to dive out, not down. Entrance: Enter the pool area by the open side gate located to the left of the main MACs entrance, near the tennis courts. Arrive by: You should aim to arrive by 6:50am in order find parking, unload and find a place to set up. Our Warm-Up Time: Hills West Waves: 7:00am – 7:20am Dam West Dolphins: 7:20am - 7:40am One-Way Starts: 7:40-7:50am – Hills West Lanes 1-4/Dam West Dolphins Lanes 5-8 Meet Starts at: 8:00 am Team Colors: Hills West is blue and silver so there will be a lot of blue! Parking: There is very limited space available in our small parking lot except for 2 reserved spaces, one for a Parent Rep and Head Coach. There is no parking on either side of the curved median directly in front of the pool entrance to Havana St., as this is the entrance to the neighborhood and these homes will have cars ticketed. They will put out cones as a reminder for cars not to park there. You may park along the streets throughout the Hills West neighborhood. Please do not block driveways. There also is parking along both sides of Havana Street in front of the pool. I am attaching a map to help. Meet Check-In: You can enter the pool area either through the clubhouse or follow the sidewalk to the left which will lead you to the grassy seating area. Our Check-In person and Volunteer Coordinator will be at a picnic table set up inside the front entrance of the pool. Please be sure to find them and check in! Visitor Seating Area:
Volunteer Meetings: I didn’t specify in last week’s information (my bad!) but the morning Timer and S&T Judges meetings are for ALL timers and officials, both shifts. There is only the one meeting for everyone.
They will announce the meetings prior to the start. Restrooms: Located in the clubhouse. Concessions: Breakfast burritos, fruit, hot dogs and hamburgers will be available for purchase as well as water, coffee, soda, assorted beverages and a large variety of other meal items and snacks. They accept cash and are trying out Venmo this meet! Meet Entries & Programs: Meet programs will not be for sale, they will have a copy posted at the pool. Families should print out the meet program if they would like a hard copy. They will provide meet programs to: Coaches (6 per team); Stroke & Turn Judges, Heating, Each Lane, Order of Finish, DQ Scribes, Meet Ref, Deck Ref, Starter, and Announcer. Results: Results will be posted somewhere on the wall of the clubhouse to the right. Theme: TBA |
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Tue Jun 3 |
Parent Rep MHSL Meeting (VIRTUAL)
VIRTUAL
Start: 7:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM
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Sat Jun 7 |
Dam West @ Foxridge
7070 East Mineral Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112
Start: 8:00 AM
Warm-up: 7:20 AM
End: 1:00 PM
(estimated)
Pool Address: 7070 East Mineral Avenue, Centennial, CO 80112 ● Times ○ Gates will open at 6:30am. ○ Foxridge warm-ups are from 6:50am - 7:20am ○ Visitor warm ups 7:20am - 7:50am. ○ Meet Start Time: 8:00am. ● Reserved Spots (2) - marked by white cone & sign ○ 1 Parent Rep and 1 Coach ● Parking (Driving) ○ Please observe the no parkings signs in the neighborhood ○ Please follow all neighborhood speed limits. ● Visitor Section ○ Head to the pool, turn right and go down the steps to the grass area. To the right (north) on the playground/lawn area is the visitor section. The playground will be roped off during the meet, so please remind families and swimmers to stay out of the playground area. ● Team Coach Area ○ There will be a tent for your coaches along the pool side. ● Volunteer Check-in ○ There will be a table for the team’s volunteer check-in. ● Foxridge concessions ○ Cash or Credit card ○ Pancakes, sausage, and burritos for breakfast ○ Lots of treats, too! ● Stroke & Turn Judges ○ We use the “Zello” app for Stroke and Turn. Please send us the names of your Stroke and Turn judges. Stroke and Turn judges need to bring a charged phone and wired headphones. |
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Sat Jun 14 |
Liftetime @ Dam West
Dam West
Start: 7:30 AM
Warm-up: 6:20 AM
End: 1:00 PM
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Arrive by: 6:15am Warm-Ups: 6:30am Meet Starts: 7:30am PARKING: The 2 parking spots closest to the playground are RESERVED for VISTING PARENT REP & COACH. If you arrive before we get the pylons out, please don’t park in those 2 spots! You can park anywhere in the neighborhood but please be courteous to our neighbors and don’t block any driveways. Also, do not park around the island entrance at Nome. You can also park at Polton Elementary. By road, it’s on the other side of the neighborhood but it’s a quick 6-minute walk through the greenbelt. DAM WEST SEATING AREA: We will sit in the grassy area on the north side of the pool. It can get pretty crowded so please feel free to sit on the outside of the fence as well - wherever you are comfortable - although please stay on the north side of the pool – we need to be able to find your swimmer(s)! There is a tree with some shade but please bring your own tents or umbrellas for shade because the rest of that area is straight up sun! The lounge chairs will be put away so please bring your own chairs. Also, FYI, where the grass meets the concrete will become a wet, soggy marsh so you will definitely want a chair to sit there! MEET CHECK-IN: There will be a check-in person and volunteer coordinator at the front gate to check you and your swimmer in. Please have your swimmer's events on their arm and their last name on their back written in sharpie. They can help you at check-in if you still need help. MEET PROGRAM: Attached are the Meet Program, Individual Entry List and List of the Combined Events. I recommend printing out a copy of the Meet Program, highlighting your swimmers and marking it up with the combinations so you can follow along and see where we are and what’s coming up next. A copy of the Meet Program will be posted on a giant white board hanging on the fence near our seating area. It will be facing inward towards the pool. It will not be marked up with the combinations. RESULTS: Results will be posted on a white board hanging on the north fence, outside of the pool, facing the parking lot. Our meet manager will be posting results asap after the end of each event. (IE: They will post them after the last 15-18 event of each stroke.) PLEASE CHECK YOUR RESULTS OFTEN!! We had a LOT of problems last week at Hills West and it is extremely difficult to change things once the meet is over. Check your swimmer(s)’ times and make sure everything looks reasonable. If you have any questions about them, notify Coach Emilie or me, ASAP. Ideally, we want to respond to any issues within 30 minutes. INFORMATION MEETINGS: All information meetings will be held at 7:10 am- please listen for announcements for exact locations and times in case they change. All meetings are for BOTH SHIFTS so regardless of your shift, please show up.
FLY-OVERS: Please remind your swimmer(s) that we will be doing fly-overs. What is a fly-over? It means at the end of the Freestyle, Butterfly, Breast and IM’s, the swimmers will stay in the water, close to the wall and to the side of the dive block. They should remain quiet and still while the next event begins. Once the next event has entered the pool the Referee will instruct them to exit the pool quickly. (Fly-overs are not used for Backstroke or Relays.) CONCESSIONS: There will be breakfast burritos, pop tarts and mini packs of donuts for breakfast choices. There will be hot dogs and hamburgers available for lunch as well as lots of drinks and snacks. Cash is preferred and easiest but we do have the means to accept a credit card via Square. If your swimmer has Dolphin Dollars from this season or past seasons they can use them here. They are worth 25 cents each. THEME: Barbie CLEAN-UP: ANY help after the meet is GREATLY appreciated! I know we all want to go home after a long, hot meet but there are still things to be done.
We always want to leave any pool area as nice, or nicer, than when we got there. (This goes for away meets too.) Please and Thank you! Contact Coach Emilie ASAP if for any reason your swimmer cannot make the meet! [email protected] or (970) 376-5362. Where to find help: Jessica Johnson can be found in the Heating Area. Evelyn Carino can be found at the DJ Booth next to the bathrooms. Toni can be found most often in the Officials area next to the lifeguard stand. If I’m not there, just wait. I’ll be back. 😊 Parent Relay: The parents have had so much fun swimming relays at the end of the meet that we’re going to try it ourselves! I’ve created a Sign-Up genius for anyone that is interested. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FABA92AA4F94-50191356-parent |