Hello Swim Team Parents – 

Thank you to everyone for your patience today as the kids and coaches settled into the routine of the practice schedule. Please read through this email for some notes and reminders. 

CAPS & GOGGLES:

A note from Coach Whitney… please have your girls wear their caps to practice. It helps keep their hair out of their faces and makes for faster swimming too! If you need help on how to put the cap on – ask a returning parent – I am sure they would be glad to show you. If you need a cap (they must wear either a HOWJ cap or a black cap to the meets) you can buy one from a Board member at the practices for $10 cash or check (made out to Hunter Oaks Water Jets). 

Please also send your swimmer with goggles – marked with your family name.

SHRIMPERS:

Shrimper parents – If you choose to stay on deck during practice, please gather your kids quickly once practice ends and exit the pool so we can start the next group. You don’t have to stay on deck – if your child is comfortable, you are welcome and encouraged to hang out on the hill and socialize with neighbors. Also we are very grateful that the coaches are being extra cautious with our little shrimpers as they know not every kid is a proficient swimmer yet. Once they get a sense for each swimmers ability – you’ll start to see a bit more action. :-) Trust the process! 

WEBSITE:

As a reminder – please bookmark waterjets.swimtopia.com. This is the place where you can check the meet schedule, practice times, see what you signed up to volunteer for and more. Also, past emails are posted on the "News" tab. So if you are looking for info - try there. 

SWAG:

If you didn’t pick up your swag bag today – please plan to do that tomorrow. HOWJ Board Members will be out front distributing the bags. If you didn’t get your suit today – it’s probably coming in the second shipment of suits. We expect that in the next week or two. Thanks for your patience on that. 

ATTENDANCE:

We do NOT need to know ahead of time if your swimmer won’t be at practice. We DO need to know about meet attendance and we’ll send that reminder out closer to the first meet. Please make every effort to attend the practices. 

DRINK DONATION:

If you haven’t dropped off your drink donation – please do so! Please bring your drinks with you to practice THIS WEEK and leave at the front entrance of the clubhouse. 12oz or more please. 

• Shrimpers and 7-8’S – Cases of Gatorade or Powerade 
• 9-10’s and 11-12’s – Cases of Water (still or sparkling) 
• 13 and up – Case of Soda (Coke/Pepsi/Sprite etc.) 

SURPRISE:

Finally, we are planning a little popsicle SURPRISE for our swimmers this Wednesday after their practice to celebrate their first week of practice. Heads up and hope it doesn’t spoil any dinners! Reminder that practice is Monday-Thursday - we are just celebrating early :-). 

Thank you to everyone for your cooperation and a great first practice. See you tomorrow. GO WATER JETS!

- Lisa & Molly