PIRANHA FAMILIES ---

Thanks to all of you who made it out to parents night on Friday!  For anyone who did not make it, the 2019 Parents Guide is on the website.  There are some new eligibility rules to follow for B meets so make sure to check that out.  After one great week of practice, we are already preparing for Time Trials this weekend!!  Here is everything you need to know:

OFFICIALS NEEDED:

We are in serious need of parents to volunteer to be trained as Stroke and Turn officials, Starters, and Referees, especially to support the B meets.  Without officials from our team we cannot participate in meets.  Here are the next opportunities to be trained:

a. June 5th, 6pm - Connecticut Belair, 3901 Ferrara Dr, Silver Spring - Referee and Starter training only

b. June 9th, 8am - Olney Swim Center, 16605 Georgia Ave. - Referee, Starter and Stroke and Turn training

c. June 11th, 7pm - Germantown Indoor Swim Center - Stroke and Turn training only

Please help us out and get trained.  We will be asking a few of you to help us out in this area in the coming days.  Please help us out in any way you can!!!

WEEKLY MEET SCHEDULE:

This week is Time Trials (no Pre-Team swimmers):

WHEN: Sunday, June 9th at 9:00am, warm-ups will start at 8:20am

WHERE: Plantations II Pool

DECLARE YOUR SWIMMERS: You must have your swimmers declared for the meet and signed up for the events they wish to swim by midnight, Thursday, June 6th.  If you miss the deadline for some reason, please contact the Team Reps.  If you do not know what your child should swim, see one of the coaches before or after practice.  The make up for missed Time Trials will be Tuesday, June 11th after practice.

VOLUNTEER: When I checked this evening there were still a lot of volunteer opportunities available.  When you sign your swimmer up, please sign up to volunteer. Cyndi Gregory is our Volunteer Coordinator.  On Thursday, she will start contacting those who have not volunteered to assign you a job on Sunday.  Please sign up to volunteer and pick your desired post, so we don't have to assign one for you.  As I said on Friday, we are a very small team and every family with a swimmer will likely need to volunteer in some manner for each meet they participate in.

TEAM EVENTS THIS WEEK:

1. Practice continues after school this week Monday, June 3rd - Friday, June 7th:

Pre-team:  No practice until June 17th

10 and under: 4:30-5:30pm

11-18 yrs.: 5:30-6:30pm

2. Suits: There is no time like the present to order your team suits, goggles, practice suits, and caps.  Visit the Piranhas team store on the web-site to order your suits.  The team receives a portion of the proceeds from the sale of all gear from our suit store, but you must enter through our portal.

3. Drink donations:  We have seen a few of the drink donations come through the door this week.  Every family is requested to bring one case of Gatorade or Soda for us to sell at concessions.  Please bring your case of soda (12oz. cans of Coke, Diet Coke, or Sprite) or 24 pack of Gatorade (20 oz.) to practice and we will put them in the team shed!  Thanks!!!

Looking forward to seeing you all at the pool on Sunday for Time Trials!!!

Mike, Rosie, Monica and Nikki