The Week Ahead: 8.15 to 8.20

KWell, our first three practices are in the books! As we've been hammering home to the athletes, this is a time for resetting, for changing and building great habits, and for setting ourselves up have a great season of training. As we continue to get into the routine of regular, higher-level practices, be sure to keep up on your sleep; you don't want to fall behind before school even starts! Commit to a certain number of hours (at least 7) per night and schedule accordingly. 

This week is PACKED with details! Please read the following carefully...

Practice Times

• Monday
• Swimmers: 8:00 to 10:45am.
• Divers: 3:00 to 5:30pm.
• These are different as Lisa will be leading the swim practice while Diane has meetings at school and thus can't be at the pool until the afternoon.
• Tuesday and Going Forward
• 3:30 to 5:45pm (divers may go to 6:00pm depending on board availability).

Locker Room Use

• Construction is being done on the instructional pool locker-rooms, so we will not be able to put locks on our normal lockers until after Labor Day.

Senior Camp

•  HCHS' Senior Camp is this Sunday and Monday up at Spring Hill Camp.  I, along with many of the high school faculty, will be there so I will not be at practice on Monday.  Lisa will run our practice, with swimmers in the water by 8:00am.
• Seniors need to bring a suit, cap, and goggles to camp for our annual wake-up swim on Monday morning!

Athletics' Parent Night

• HC Athletics' Night is Tuesday (8.18) at 7:00pm.  This year there will be two speakers, one for parents and one for athletes.  
• Fall athletes are required to attend this talk, so please plan for this.
• At 7:40ish we will break out into meetings for individual sports.
• Each family will receive a packet with info from our picture forms, to our Team Handbook, and lots of pertinent information will be gone over.  Please have a parent from your family in attendance!
• The Team Handbook is required reading.  A signed-off sheet (both parents and athletes) is due on Friday, 8.19.
• There is a goal sheet in the back of the Handbook that needs to be filled out and brought to the retreat.

Pay-to-Play

•  Pay-to-play for this year will be $85 (checks payable to Holland Christian).
• You will receive an envelope at the Parent Meeting, so if you bring a cash or check that night you can just turn it right back in!

Team Pictures

• Our team pictures will be at 3:00pm on Wednesday (8.17).  So, be READY for pictures on-deck at 3:00pm.
•  Picture forms will be handed out at the Athletics' Night on Tuesday.  If you want an individual or team photo, be sure to have your daughter bring a filled-out form with them on Thursday!
• We will be wearing our parkas, which will be handed out on Tuesday, so no other dress requirements.

Team Retreat

•  Our Team Retreat is this Friday and Saturday (8.19-20) at the cottage of the Franz family on Howard Lake
• We will carpool there after practice on Friday.
• Pick up will be at 5:30pm at the high school.
• Key items to bring:
• Your filled-out goal sheet from the back of our Team Handbook.
• A bag chair.
• A lifejacket (if you have one).
• A swimsuit and towel.
• Sleeping bag & pillow.