Hello Swim Team Parents – Reaching out with a few reminders for the first week of swim practice. We are aware the weather forecast looks very wet for the week, especially tomorrow. We will monitor the weather tomorrow and send an update via e-mail by 4:00pm tomorrow afternoon. 

WEATHER POLICY: If there's thunder, we will shut down practice. We will do our best to get an email out quickly. BUT, if you drop your child off and 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 and we have to CLEAR THE DECK. It is not the job of the coaches or board to keep track of all the kids. 

PARENTS ON DECK: The only parents allowed on deck during practice is ONE shrimper parent during shrimper practice - should you feel it necessary. Please stay back from the pool and allow the coaches to do their thing. If you know your shrimper will be fine without you on deck, you are welcome and encouraged to wait on the hill by the playground, watch practice, and socialize with neighbors!

WHEN PRACTICE ENDS: When each practice is over, the gates open and the kids run out. The board members and coaches are NOT able to watch kids until parents arrive. Please have a plan for your child to meet you, or another trusted adult, once your practice is over each day.

CHANGING/RESTROOMS: No adult men should be in the women's room, and no adult women should be in the men's room. This is for everyone's safety - even if your child needs help getting changed. Please be respectful of this.

CAPS & GOGGLES: Coach Whitney would like for your girls to 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-$15 cash, check, Venmo or Zelle. Please also send your swimmer with goggles – marked with your family name.

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

Practice Schedule

(Monday, 6/12 -Thursday, 6/15)

• Shrimpers (6 & under)- 4:45-5:15pm
• 7/8s- 5:15-6:00pm
• 9/10s- 6:00-6:45pm
• 11 & up- 6:45-7:30pm

PRACTICE 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 on how to do that. Please make every effort to attend the practices.

We are excited to start our first week of swim team practice. Stay tuned for weather updates.

GO WATER JETS! 

-Water Jets Board