Hello Swim Team Parents –

Thank you for your patience this week as the kids and coaches settled into the routine of the practice schedule. It's been a great first week (and we have the BEST coaches)!! Please read through this email for some notes and reminders.

WEATHER POLICY: If there's thunder, we will shut down practice. We will do our best to get an email out. BUT, if you leave during practice, please have a plan in place with another parent, friend, neighbor so your child knows who to go home with or what to do in the event of an unexpected closure.

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 to buy 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, check or Zelle.

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

NO GUM: Please remind your kids of this important rule.

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 during practice – 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/RIBBONS: If you didn’t pick up your swag bag yet– please plan to do that today or next week. HOWJ Board Members will be out front distributing the bags. All the suits are now IN HOUSE - so please see a board member to pick yours up.

Please take a moment to check the Ribbon box that is out front at practice. We have LOTS of ribbons left over from last season and we'd like to clean those out to make room for new ones. Thanks to the Winardi family for keeping those ribbons organized all season.

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 either today or next week and leave at the front gates of pool. 12oz or more please.

• LAST NAME A-G – Case of Gatorade or Powerade
• LAST NAME H-O - Case of Water (Still or Sparkling)
• LAST NAME P-Z - Case of Soda (Coke/Pepsi/Sprite/Lemonade etc.)

Thank you to everyone for your cooperation and a great first week of practice. See you on deck shorty - and remember there's no practice on Friday.  GO WATER JETS!

- Water Jets Board