First Week and the Week Ahead

“If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.” ~ David Viscott

A GOOD FIRST WEEK AND THE BEGINNING OF THE REST OF THE SEASON.

The theme for our season is "Born Courageous." In a time of unprecedented challenges, our God calls us to have a spirit of courage rather than timidity. A swimming and diving season can teach a lot about being courageous.

One aspect of courage is the idea of perseverance. As we conclude week one, it may seem a bit early to talk about perseverance, but it's never too early and it is never too often. Perseverance requires a level of courage that is often overlooked. Courage to face a difficult new dive or a difficult set. Courage to learn from your failure tot ry that dive or set again when the first time at it doesn't go as plan and results in failure.

The start to the season takes a great deal of energy for everyone and can seem very confusing, especially for this new athletes and parents. As for me, it is good to get the administrative details of the first week out of the way so we can get busy with what we are in the water and on the board to do. We have one more detail to attend to on Monday that will hopefully help parents feel a little more in sync with what is going on with the program. Check out those details below the practice schedule for the week.

Boys, thanks for how you've started this week. Thanks for your help at Benjamin's Hope as well.
Parents, thanks for the support you give our coaching staff and this group of young athletes.

THE UPCOMING WEEK

Practice Location & Times For This Week

As we get into the the season in our second week we can start to get into a bit of a routine

Practice for Swimmers

• Monday thru Friday - Normal Practices
• 3:20 - 5:30
• Saturday - Practice
• 7:00am - 9:00am at Hamilton

Practice for Divers

• Monday thru Friday - Normal Practice
• 3:20 - 5:30
• Saturday - To Be Determined

CAR POOLS
I think our car pools from school to the pool is set. I've adjust it slightly from the original version. Please let me know if there are any concerns. Make sure you communicate any change in plans for a day with drivers. The list below covers kids from school to the pool.

PAY TO PLAY
Make sure to turn in your PtP money to the HS office this week.

PARENT NIGHT
I'm planning on having a parent meeting on Monday night, 6:45pm at Holland Christian Middle School. We will talk through the season plans and areas where you can help throughout the season. Team needs to think about before that night.
    * Timers for home meets (1 person to organize)
    * Organizing Hospitality for our D3 Invite. (A couple parents)
    * Helping with Breakfast on some Saturday practices.
    * Organizing Senior Night (A junior parent or two)
    * Organizing Banquet night (A senior parent or two)

A LOOK AHEAD
Our first dual meet will be on December 7th against West Ottawa.
~ Meet Starts at 6:30pm - Athletes should be on deck at 5:15