The Week Ahead... August 20-25

"It's not the will to win that matters - everyone has that.  It's the will to prepare to win that matters."

Paul "Bear" Bryant

Thanks again to all of the parents who helped make the retreat such a great time for our team!  Thanks especially to the Zylstra's for opening their cottage to us, and to the De Youngs, Helms and Pierces for help with food, boats, tubes and everything else!  It was a great time of food, friends, fellowship and team bonding... we couldn't do it without you guys!

Car pool schedule for getting from school to the pool is as follows:

Lindsey R - Taylor, Anna and Lauren P

Morgan Z - Zoe, Nat D, Meghan

Hannah D - Piper, Lauren K, Sara A

Olivia H - Natalie G, Samara

Please gather by the ramp on Main Street as quickly as you can after school to make sure everyone is all set.  This will start on TUESDAY before the meet.



Here's a peak at the week ahead... first day of school, our first meet... lots going on.


Monday-

• Freshman orientation at the high school.  Follow the information you get from the high school for times, etc.
• All students must check in on Monday.  Sophomores and Juniors will need to go at an earlier time than the one assigned to you in order to make it to practice on time.  Remember there are usually long lines for laptops and pictures/IDs... leave yourself enough time to get to the pool on time.
• Team pictures are at 3:00 at the pool.  Wear dark jeans and a white shirt, we will hand out parkas when you get there.  If you are ordering a team picture or any of the individual ones, make sure you bring the picture form that was handed out at parent night.
• Mrs. Asselin will also be there at 2:45 to take individual pictures of each of you for some of the team things that we need.  She will quick snap one of each of you on the blocks with your parka on.  If anyone is available to be at the pool by 2:30 or 2:45 to get this started, that would be great.
• Practice is right after the pictures until 6:00.

Tuesday -

• First day of school!  Be sure we are starting the school year out right by staying caught up on sleep and school work once that starts.  Create good habits from the start.
• Our first meet!  We swim at Hudsonville.  The meet starts at 6:00.  We will take a bus to and from the Aquatic Center.  We will let you know times soon.  
•  Remember that this is the first meet of a new season... it is a starting point, NOT a comparison point to other seasons or the end of last year's season.  Avoid the comparison temptation.
• Please make sure you eat a fairly decent, healthy meal after school before the meet... we won't finish the meet until after 8pm, and you need fuel to swim.  Be sure to either bring something from home, or take money along and arrange to get a ride to go grab something.

Wednesday - Friday

• We begin our regular "school year" practice schedule.  Practice 3:15-5:45.
• The girls were assigned to car pools to get from school to the pool each day, if you have questions about any of that, please check with one of the coaches.