The Board would like to welcome all of you to the 2009 ODSL Summer Swim Season. We want to thank you for your participation on the Stingrays this year. We look forward to another exciting season and hope to continue to build on the success of last year. Franklin Park Stingrays2

 I grew up swimming on a team in Guam when I was 3. I continued swimming on a summer and winter team until the age of 18. I then swam for two years in college before I got married and started a family.  I began teaching swim lessons at the age of 15 and moved into coaching when I was 20. I am a USS certified coach and coached with York swim club, Country Club of Fairfax, Overlee, YMCA, and now run a Sunday night swim program at Ida Lee.  My goal for Franklin Park is to create a fun learning atmosphere with an emphasis on team and unity while teaching the legal execution of strokes in a friendly competitive environment.  I want the kids to become faster and more efficient in the water but I am equally as interested in building family summer team.  We are in this together. It is an all for one, one for all attitude.  Swimmers will be asked to swim up or in different strokes based on where the team needs them.  I will do my best to put swimmers in the strokes that they want but ultimately it comes down to what is best for the team, not the individual.  If I need a 12 year old to swim my hope is that swimmer will be happy and willing to do it. Franklin Park Stingrays3

 Weekly incentives for the swimmers acknowledging hard work, Personal Best Times and for leadership. ◦ i.e. Beast of the Meet, Most improved, Personal Bests.  Gear – Swimmers should have and bring the following to each practice. ◦ CAPS - Every girl is required to have and wear cap. Boys with hair over their ears must wear a cap too. ◦ Goggles– Every swimmer should have goggles at least for practice. ◦ FINS - Optional – Recommendation – split fin Tyr fins  Sign in sheet – Kids need to sign in at practice  I want help with cheers, and posters.  Team Unity/Spirit Activities ◦ Friday Night Spirit Night -Rotate age groups getting together and make posters for the meet in the morning. Rotate Age Groups weekly. ◦ Team Pep Rallies -whole team get together for a spaghetti dinner, make posters all together...  Mentorship ◦ Each 8 and under will be paired with a senior/older swimmer (13+) ◦ The senior swimmer is responsible to help get their kid up to the start of their race and be their legs in backstroke and cheer them on. Maybe help to give them some additional swim help in practice if I can ask them to help out.  Parent Unity Events ◦ We want to have some nights out, a crab feast, a potluck, a bar crawl…to help our team develop sense of family/friendship/community. Franklin Park Stingrays4

 A parents handbook to help layout the main expectations, responsibilities and team policies.  The handbook will be posted on the website. Franklin Park Stingrays5

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 7:00-8:00 pm :00-8:00 pm :00-8:00 pm :00-8:00 pm :00-8:00 pm 8&U (No 6&Us during preseason) Franklin Park Stingrays6 Evenings, 4 lanes Optional First 3 weeks before Schools out only Time Trials 6/13

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 6/226/236/246/256/26 6:30–7:30 am 13+ 7:30–8:15 am :15-9:00 am 6U/8U 7:00-8:00pm Stroke/Make -up 6:30–7:30 am 13+ 7:30–8:15 am :15-9:00 am 6U/8U 7:00-8:00pm Stroke/Make -up 6:30–7:30 am 13+ 7:30–8:15 am :15-9:00 am 6U/8U 6:00pm - Kincaid Forrest 6:30–7:30 am 13+ 7:30–8:15 am :15-9:00 am 6U/8U 7:00-8:00pm Stroke/Make -up 6:30–7:30 am 13+ 7:30–8:15 am :15-9:00 am 6U/8U 7:00-8:00pm Stroke/Make -up 6/296/307/17/27/3 6:30–7:30 am 13+ 7:30–8:15 am :15-9:00 am 6U/8U 7:00-8:00pm Stroke/Make -up 6:30–7:30 am 13+ 7:30–8:15 am :15-9:00 am 6U/8U 7:00-8:00pm Stroke/Make -up 6:30–7:30 am 13+ 7:30–8:15 am :15-9:00 am 6U/8U 6:00pm - Loudoun Valley Holiday No Practice Holiday No Practice Franklin Park Stingrays7 Ongoing Schedule thru 7/24 Must attend 2 practices/week to eligible for Meets No practice 7/2, 7/3 or Meet 7/4 Check Black File Boxes and Bulletin Board Daily

Swim Practice  Arrive 5-10 minutes early.  During practice, parents should remain off deck (away from edge of lap lane area of pool).  Swimmers must participate in at least 2 practices in order to swim in the subsequent swim meet.  Swimmers may swim during another swim practice time (once permitted by Swim Coach) if family schedule conflicts with regularly scheduled practice time.  In case of inclement weather and practice is canceled, swimmers may practice during another practice swim time (age appropriate). Franklin Park Stingrays8

Meet Logistics  Swimmers & Volunteers must Register online for each event (Meet)  Be at pool 1 hour before start time for warm ups and set up  Swimmers check in with their Age Group Rounders Franklin Park Stingrays ODSL Season Calendar DATEDAYMEETSTART TIME 13-JunSaturdayTime Franklin Park7:30 AM Franklin Park7:30 AM 24-JunWednesdayFranklin Kincaid Forrest6:00 PM 27-JunSaturdayFranklin South Riding8:00 AM 1-JulWednesdayFranklin Loudoun Valley6:00 PM 4-JulSaturdayNo Swim Meet 8-JulWednesdayBYE 11-JulSaturdayPotomac Franklin Park7:30 AM 15-JulWednesdayFranklin Belmont CC6:00 PM Lovettsville8:00 AM 22-JulWednesdayRelay Broadlands6:00 PM South Riding8:00 AM

Swim Meets  Register swimmers availability through web-site for swim meets; by Sunday for Wednesday meets and by Tuesdays for Saturday meets. This ensures that your swimmer(s) will be present for swim meets.  Swimmers MUST check in with Rounder’s prior to Warm-up.  During swim meets, swimmers MUST stay in the team area and with their age group. This helps Rounder’s locate swimmers for events.  Swimmers MUST stay until the end of the swim meet. Relays will occur at the end of each meet and it is critical that ALL swimmers remain at the meet. (NOTE: As with other sports, all participants remain at the event until it is finished [e.g., soccer, baseball, football, lacrosse, etc.]. Swimming is at TEAM sport.  If a swimmer must leave early, they need to notify their rounder and the Head Clerk of Course prior to leaving.  Swimmers who do not “show” for swim meets (unless an illness or emergency occurs) WILL NOT swim in the following meet (Saturday or Wednesday). Franklin Park Stingrays10

 Swimmers may only swim in 1 Post Season Meet.  Divisionals ◦ 5 Divisional Meets - 5 teams per Meet ◦ We will be swimming Divisions at Lovettsville 7/18 ◦ All Swimmers that swim at least 2 meets will qualify for Divisionals.  All Stars ◦ Cut-times will be established for All-Stars ◦ Any swimmer that achieves the cut-time will qualify for All-Stars in that Event.  Any swimmer that achieves a time better than the final cut-time will qualify for All-Stars. There may be ultimately more than 24 swimmers in an event in the All-Star Meet.  If a swimmer qualifies for 1 event for All-Stars, the swimmer may choose to go to All-Stars in the qualified event OR go to his/her Divisional Meet in any other event except the one qualified for in All-Stars.  If the swimmer chooses to swim at his/her divisional Meet, the swimmer forfeits the currently qualified for spot in All-Stars. Franklin Park Stingrays11

  Parent’s need to register on the league website. (Team Unify)  League Website will post results of swimmers and qualification list for All-Stars. Franklin Park Stingrays12

Swimmer limits per meet / Event  Freestyle: unlimited per team per age group and sex  Backstroke: unlimited per team per age group and sex  Breaststroke: 5 heats/15 swimmers per team per age group and sex  Butterfly: 5 heats/15 swimmers per team per age group and sex  IM: 3 heats/9 swimmers per team per age group and sex  Relays: 1 heat (maximum of 3 relays per team) per age group and sex Franklin Park Stingrays13

 It takes 40 volunteers for a home meet and 35 volunteers for an away meet  Each family is required to volunteer 12 hours or 4 meets  Sign up for volunteer positions on the website.  job descriptions are on the website  If you do sign up and are NOT able to be at the meet, make sure you unassign yourself so someone else can fill that spot!  please don't be afraid to sign up for something b/c you haven't done it before, there will always be someone there to help you out! Franklin Park Stingrays14

 Home Swim Meets –New Time ◦ 6:45 – Warm ups ◦ 7:30 – Start ◦ 10:45 – End  Evening Practices ◦ Only swimmers on Roster have free entry to pool ◦ 1 Parent/family can enter with swimmers with Pass ◦ Siblings/other family members must pay admission Franklin Park Stingrays15

 Sweats/Pants/Shorts  Magnets  Caps  Goggles  Home Meet Concessions ◦ Nutritious items  fruit, water, bagels ◦ Donated Baked Goods. Franklin Park Stingrays16