THIS WEEK [July 6th - July 12th] REMINDERS, UPDATES, AND MORE
Good Afternoon BAY Families,
I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July! This is a fairly long (but informative) email discussing the practice changes, as mentioned last week, upcoming meet registration dates, and our ongoing/future fundraisers. Please go through the information below.
PRACTICE CHANGES
As I announced last week, we are going to make minor changes to the practice schedule to get Red Group and Little Red Group into the pool a little bit more. The practice schedule for Black Group and Pink will remain unchanged. To account for pool space, we have slightly altered the practices for White Group (please read below).
LITTLE RED GROUP
After looking through the responses from the google form, it seems that Thursday Morning works best for a majority of the group. Therefore, from 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Coach Sarah will be running an additional Little Red Practice on Thursdays. Below are the days and times for Little Red Group Practices
Monday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Tuesday: NO PRACTICE
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Friday: 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM (dryland) & 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (swim)
BIG RED GROUP
To gain more access to the pool, we have dropped the dryland sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays and increased the amount of time in the pool for this group. Below are the days and times for Big Red Group Practices
Monday: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (swim) & 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM (dryland)
WHITE GROUP
With Big Red being in the pool for an additional half-hour on Monday and Wednesday, We had to shift the white group practices on both of those days. The changes/alterations to the practices are minimal. On Monday, the total practice time (dryland + swim) will not change. However, the swimmers will complete dryland BEFORE hopping into the pool. For Wednesday, they will again do dryland before practice and immediately hop into the pool. Their practice will conclude at 11:00 instead of the usual 11:15 on Wednesday. Below are the days and times for Big Red Group Practices
Monday: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM (dryland) & 9:45 – 11:15 (swim)
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (swim)
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM (dryland) & 9:30 – 11:00 (swim)
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (swim)
Friday: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM (swim) & 10:45 – 11:15 (dryland)
I have attached the updated schedule with all of the changes to this email.
UPCOMING MEETS
Below is the list of meets that we have coming up within the next few days/weeks along with the registration date for each meet.
Meet Date – Meet Name – [Registration Date]
Wednesday July 9th – NEPA Summer League Meet – [TOMORROW @ NOON]
Location: 2020 CONYNGHAM AVE. DALLAS, PA 18612
Teams: DMAC, FAY, & Berwick
Warm-Ups: TBA
Meet Start: 5:30 PM
Saturday July 12th – FAY Open Water Competition – [CLOSED]
Those who have signed up for this competition should have received the information regarding start and time and everything. We just want to say good luck to everyone competing in the competition
Sunday July 13th – CYC Summer Sizzle Meet – [Wednesday @ 4:00 PM]
Location: Catholic Youth Center 36 S Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Entry Fees: $25 per swimmer
Warm-Ups: TBA
Meet Start: 10:00 AM
Wednesday July 16th – NEPA Summer League Meet – [Sunday July 13th @ 10:00 PM]
Location: HOME
Teams: Zaquatics, CCAC, & CYC
Warm-Ups: TBA
Meet Start: 5:30 PM
Wednesday July 16th – NEPA Summer League Meet – [Sunday July 20th @ 10:00 PM]
Location: 1501 University Ave Scranton, PA 18509
Teams: Zaquatics, Pacers, & CYC
Warm-Ups: TBA
Meet Start: 5:30 PM
July 26th & July 27th – 2025 YMCA Summer Championships – [Sunday July 13th @ 10:00 PM]
Location: Graham Aquatic Center (York, PA)
Entry Fees: $10 per individual event & $20 per relay event ($5 per swimmer)
Hotel Block: Click Link HERE
Warm-Ups: TBA
Meet Start: TBA
Saturday August 2nd – NEPA Summer League Championships – [NOT OPEN YET]
We are still awaiting the meet file for the meet itself, please be on the lookout for the sign-ups email. I will try to include as much information in that email as possible. Hopefully we should hear soon about what age group(s) will be in the morning and what age group(s) will be in the afternoon. So stay tuned for that information.
FUNDRAISERS
We have a plethora of fundraisers taking place currently and coming up. The more money we can fundraise, the more opportunities we open for our swimmers. Please see the fundraiser information below.
APPLEBEES BURGERS FOR A CAUSE
Each family is required to sell 8 tickets (certificates) at $10 each, regardless of how many swimmers there are in your family. The certificates are good for a handcrafted burger meal from Applebees. If you’ve never been to Applebees, as the kids would say, this is a steal. Usually the burger prices are upwards of $13 a pop. The certificates have no expiration date, and are good across PA, MD, DE, and NJ.
If you have not done so, please make sure you grab an order form at whichever pool your swimmer(s) are at (or have them pick one up). I have also attached a printable order form to this email. The order forms and payment for the orders are due THIS FRIDAY – July 11th. If you are unable to sell all 8 certificates, you still must pay the $80 fundraiser minimum.
DINE TO DONATE – Thursday July 17th
Next Thursday we are hosting a Dine To Donate opportunity at the Lightstreet Hotel. As a Dine-To-Donate, we will be receiving a certain percentage of all food sales back to the team. In addition to the little kickback, between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Coach Nick and maybe a few other coaches will be guest bartending. Every dollar that is made in tips will go straight towards the team as well. During all of this there will be live music from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
In addition to the fundraising efforts through the Dine-To-Donate and tips at the guest bartending, we will be holding a silent auction with different themes. There are FIVE different themes and we need your help putting the baskets together!
LITTLE RED GROUP: Luau Theme
BIG RED GROUP: Red, White, and Blue Theme
PINK GROUP: Picnic Theme
WHITE GROUP: Movie Theme
BLACK GROUP: Barbeque Theme
There are totes at each of the pools labeled with each group and each theme. Please bring (or have your swimmer bring) items pertaining to the theme for their group. Please have your items delivered to their respective tote by this Friday (July 11th).
If any of you have questions about any of the information I just sent out, please let me know!
Information regarding warm-up times, entries, and everything else regarding this Wednesday’s meet will be sent out ASAP. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know!
Thanks,
Coach Nick
412-925-5974
