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WAVES Practice Starts Tomorrow!

June 9th

Summer is finally here, and we are excited for our season to start! Tomorrow, Monday, June 10th is our first practice at Memorial Pool/Splash Cove. Practice will be every Monday through Friday as follows:

Ages 10 and under will practice 6:00-6:45pm

Ages 11 and over will practice 6:00-7:30pm

WHAT TO BRING: Please come prepared to get in the water with a suit, towel, goggles, swim cap and a water bottle.

WE NEED MORE SWIMMERS: If you have not registered yet, it's still not too late. If you have interested friends, bring them along and they can attend a practice or two, to decide if they share your passion for swimming. If you haven't paid your registration fees, please bring a check to practice this week. Make checks payable to WILLIAMSPORT SWIM TEAM.

SWIMTOPIA: Our SwimTopia site is: www.williamsportwaves.swimtopia.com . We will again be utilizing this site for communication, volunteer sign-up and to declare if swimmers can attend meets. This will also be where the coaches will ask for swimmers to request their possible events for each meet.

COMMUNICATIONS: A recently added SwimTopia App feature is the ability for us to send notifications through the app, similar to a text message. We will be communicating to members through this app and via SwimTopia email. If you already have the App, please delete it and reload the app on your device. After the app loads, answer “YES” to the question “ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS?”.

WEATHER CANCELLATIONS: We may have a weather issue tomorrow, as the forecast is for significant rain in the afternoon and into the evening. We will notify you via email tomorrow by 3:30 PM.

TEAM SUITS: If you wish to order a Team Suit, please see Niki or Alysha. They will have the try-on kit available at practice each night. This is the last week to order suits through the team. The girl's suits are $40.28, and boy’s suits are $29.68, including tax. Make checks payable to D&J SPORTS.

TEAM APPAREL: We will be distributing forms this week for our apparel sale. It is a great way to show team spirit.

COACHES: The coaches this year are Dr. Chad Greevy and Melissa Love-Ritchey. Both of these coaches come with many years of competitive swimming and coaching experience. Coach Chad was a competitive swimmer who then transitioned into coaching. He most recently coached the East Lycoming Eels YMCA winter team the past few years and returned to coaching the WAVES as a volunteer coach last season. Coach Melissa swam for many years and has assisted coaching for the WAVES over the past few seasons. Both coaches are educators. Coach Chad is Principal at Loyalsock Township Middle School, and Coach Melissa is an elementary teacher at Stevens Elementary.

PARENT HELPERS: We are always looking for additional help from parents. Whether you would like to help as a volunteer lane watcher during practice or can help during meets with set-up, timing or being an age-group parent, we are always looking for help.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions. Welcome aboard new swimmers and welcome back to our returners! Hope to see you all tomorrow.

Niki Hockman, Alysha Greevy & Melissa Love Ritchey

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Summer Swim Parents’ Pre-Season To-Do List

Validate carpool arrangements: with all the commotion of summertime activities, it’s never too early to check last summer’s carpool or begin asking around! You’ll rest easy knowing the carpool schedule is set, even more so if you have multiple kiddos participating in different summer activities/camps. Parents are welcome to come sit and bring a lawn chair and a book during practices. We'll even put you to work as a lane watcher or in a parent group project.
Double-check summer swim gear: are your fins, kickboard, suits, and goggles all in tip-top shape? There’s nothing worse than goggle straps snapping mid-practice due to old straps. Additionally, fins that are too small are pretty uncomfortable. Youngsters grow fast. You’ll be surprised by what was too big last year and too tight this year! Great News is that Williamsport Waves provide kickboards, fins, pull bouys, and many other "tools" needed for each practice.
If you are a new parent, Lewisburg has a great swim store called THE SWIM SHOP. Take a visit. Introduce yourself to Mary and ask for the WAVES Team Discount!
Stock up on sunscreen: You can never have enough during the summer months! BYOSS! Look for Water-proof/rub-proof Sunscreen (SS) for your swimmers.
Invest in packable and nutritious pre- and post-workout snacks: peanut butter and apple slices, trail mix sectioned into plastic baggies, granola bars, and fruit snacks are all great options! They're easy to pre-make and grab on the go. It doesn't always have to be a sports drink; in fact, many of our HS swimmers bring their own water for practice and chocolate milk for after practice, as it helps with recovery.
Brush up on the swim strokes: many teams hold pre-season stroke clinics to reacclimate swimmers to their fly, back, breast, and free. See if your team is holding one of these. Local swim clubs also sometimes host pre-summer season tune-ups. Things can get rusty, particularly if your swimmer doesn’t participate in a year-round program. With a clinic brush-up, your athlete will build confidence and feel ready to hit the pool. We will be hosting a stroke clinic the weekend prior to practice beginning! Look for details.
Clear your schedule for evening meets, weekends, and Championships: swim teams need all hands on deck to make everything run smoothly, so help your team out by staying available to volunteer. Further, consider reaching out to team leadership to ask about open ‘head volunteer’ positions. If you have a season or two under your belt, you might be ready to tackle a much-needed leadership role on the team or on meet days. We will need everyones' assistance in volunteering as timers, age group parents, officials and concessions. Helping to set up and tear down practices and meets is also appreciated.

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Williamsport WAVES Summer Swim Team

A Greater Susquehanna Valley Aquatics League (GSVAL) Recreational Swim Team

WAVES Practice Starts Tomorrow!

Summer Swim Parents’ Pre-Season To-Do List

Summer Swim Parents’ Pre-Season To-Do List