Missouri City
Torpedo Swim Team
Newsletters
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Torpedoes Splash
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS: THE END OF THE YEAR PARTY is
July 15 (Monday of All-Stars) at TBN Pool from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The cost is $5 per family. Please let Barbara Slanis know TONIGHT if
you plan to attend so we know how much food to plan. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW AND TURN IT IN TONIGHT!!
SPECIAL
NOTE: IF YOUR SWIMMER ISN’T AVAILABLE
FOR FINALS OR ALLSTARS, THEY DO NOT NEED TO COME TO PRELIMS OR PRACTICE AFTER
TONIGHT’S MEET.
Practice
Schedule for this week:
1.
Practice will be on
Wednesday in order to prepare for Prelims on Thursday. ALL PRACTICES AT
TBN. Regular times.
2.
No practice Thursday because
of prelims
3.
Friday practice will be at
TBN for only those individuals and relays who qualify for Finals on Saturday.
(10 and unders will practice 8:00-8:45 and 11 and up will practice 8:45-9:30).
Prelims are
Thursday and Finals are Saturday. See
last week’s newsletter or the Transmitter for all the details!!!
As this season ends we
have many “thank yous” to extend.
Please take the time to thank all of the following people who helped
make this season a success:
1.
Be sure and thank the coaches. They have worked hard to help make each
swimmer feels involved and a part of the team.
They encouraged our children to be successful and helped to make that
happen.
2.
An extra special thank you goes to the teenagers who
help at practices. Many volunteer their
time to help your child improve their swimming strokes and help to instill
confidence in your child.
3.
Age Group Parents --- where would we be without
you? You’ve been GREAT!
4.
Thanks and our hats off to the Board Members who
helped make the Torpedoes successful.
5.
Mr. Maultsby, thank you so much for treating the pool
area for ants!
6.
All of you parents who timed, were stroke judges,
scorekeepers and runners --- thank you for all of your time and energy!
7.
Thank you to Nancy Vivero for announcing and Carolyn
Childers for being our starter.
8.
Thank you to the Yankers and Zodys and all those
parents who gave us such a great concession stand.
9.
A HUGE thank you to those parents who helped set up
for the meets every Sunday night, mainly Steven Kessler and Alfonso
Vivero. Thanks also to Doug Neuendorf
and Patrick Valdes.
10.
Our web page is great ---- thank you Kwans and
Dangs!!!
11.
Last but not
least – Thank you to our sponsors and all of you who supported us
financially. This team would be
impossible without all of you.
Monica Olin will be our president next year. She has a 2nd vice president (Denise
Frazier) and a treasurer (Charlotte Fisher).
If you can be 1st vice president who is in charge of
organizing meet officials and awards or secretary who types up the heat
sheets, Transmitter, and Splash --- please let Monica or Denise know tonight!!! Free front parking space at home
meets!!! What a deal!!!! Fill out the form below if you’d like to
hear more!!
FOUND: At
practice on Wed ---- a Honda car key and a roll of film. Contact Nancy Crownover at 281-438-8683 if
they are yours.
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Circle one and fill in any blanks.
Yes ---- we will be at the swim team party with
________ (Number) of family members. My
$5
per family fee is attached.
Yes --- we will be at the swim team party with _________(Number) of family members. I
will pay the $5 per family fee at the door the night of the party.
No --- we will be unable to attend the party.
RETURN TO BARBARA SLANIS OR ANY BOARD
MEMBER TONIGHT!!! IF YOU KNOW OF A
FAMILY NOT HERE TONIGHT BUT WILL BE AT THE PARTY, PLEASE LET US KNOW!!!
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INFO FOR NEXT YEAR --- Please let us know if you’re
interested in any of the following for next year’s swim season:
NAME__________________________________ Phone # _____________________________
_____ Yes, I’d
be interested in training to be a stroke judge. It is one day training on a
Saturday in April or May. Let me
know next spring when I can do the training.
_____ Yes, I’d like to be considered for 1st
Vice President of the swim team next year.
_____ Yes, I’d like to be considered for Secretary of
the swim team next year.
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Torpedoes Splash
Congratulations on a
great swim meet last Monday night.
Times are dropping for many of our swimmers. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard these past three
meets to make our home meets so great!!
Coach Sue had surgery on her ankle Wednesday, June 26. The surgery was a success, but Coach Sue
will not be here for the last two weeks of practices and most meets because she
will need to recuperate. She will be
working with Jason from home to help set up swimmers for the meets. TONIGHT PLEASE HAVE EACH CHILD MAKE A CARD
FOR COACH SUE SO SHE KNOWS WE ARE THINKING OF HER. CONSTRUCTION PAPER AND MARKERS WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH AGE GROUP
PARENT SO THE SWIMMERS CAN MAKE A CARD WHILE WAITING TO SWIM. PARENTS, YOU MAY WANT TO HELP YOUR CHILD GET
A CARD MADE FOR COACH SUE TONIGHT!!
Due to Coach Sue
being out, Coach Jason will move to the TBN pool for practices where he’ll be
assisted by deck assistants Becky Fisher, Claire Kelley and Michelle
Slanis. Coach Randi and deck assistant
Doug Neuendorf will be at the QVE pool for practices.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: THE END OF
THE YEAR PARTY is July 15 (Monday of All-Stars) at TBN Pool from 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. The cost is $5 per family. Watch for the sign up sheets next week so
we’ll know how much food to order.
Please plan to attend with your family.
NEEDED: A 1st Vice President and Secretary for the swim team board next year. Please contact Denise Frazier (281-438-8440) if you can help on the board next year. Other people can help with these positions ----we just need someone in charge so the duties can be organized.
The end of the
swim season is fast approaching.
Tonight is our next to the last regular meet. The week of July 8 will be a busy week and you need to start
planning now on where your swimmers need to be that week. REMINDER:
THE MEET ON JULY 8 WILL BE AWAY AT GLENSHIRE.
Everything you need to know about the last 3 meets
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Torpedoes Splash
Congratulations on
our close win against Glenshire last Monday.
Let’s all help out at our last home meet tonight. Remember the last two regular meets are
away. Change your schedule to show that
the July 8 meet will be at Glenshire.
Clean up tonight is to be
done by the families who last names begin with the letters O to Z.
Please contact Denise
Frazier at 281-438- 8440 if you are interested in being on the board of the
swim team next year.
WE
SEND A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR STROKE JUDGES AND TIMERS. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK SO OUR CHILDREN CAN SWIM. Please contact Monica Olin (281-437-2981) if
you can be a timer or stroke judge for these last three meets and also for
prelims and finals. We need many
volunteers to keep these meets running smoothly. Being a timer takes no special training. Stroke judging requires attending a clinic.
Sportsmanship
is an issue that we all need to be reminded of after watching last Monday’s
meet. We will always treat officials
and coaches with the utmost respect. If
a swimmer gets DQed it is because he/she made an error with a stroke, turn,
touch, etc. Any disagreement on a DQ
needs to be discussed with the coach and not the stroke judge. Stroke judges are volunteers, and they call
errors as they see them --- sometimes
they don’t see them ---- they are human.
Coach Sue said she saw the errors that were called DQs and agreed with
the stroke judges. As we advance with the season, strokes will be watched more
closely; the prelims and finals meets are coming up and strokes will be closely
scrutinized, so we need to make sure we’re doing our strokes correctly. Please see the back of this sheet for the
“10 Commandments of Parents.” It
contains some good advice for keeping these swim meets in perspective. These commandments were written for USS
parents, but they apply to summer swim league parents as well.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: THE END OF THE YEAR PARTY is July 15 (Monday after Allstars) at TBN Pool from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Watch for more information.
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and OPEN SWIMMERS: Your boyfriends and
girlfriends are welcome to come and watch the meets, but you are role models
for our young swimmers, and you need to keep your focus on the meet and not
your boyfriend or girlfriend. A swim
meet is not the place for public displays of affection.
Unfortunately, it has been brought to our attention
that we have parents who do not volunteer at each meet. Those parents who do not volunteer to help
in some capacity will be charged the $25 nonparticipation fee per child. Three or four families have paid the fee,
but many others have not. Parents are
expected to volunteer one a half a meet per child. If parents do not volunteer then you will be charged $25 per
child to cover nonparticipation for the summer.
TEN
COMMANDMENTS FOR PARENTS
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Thou shalt not impose your ambitions on thy child. Swimming is your child's sport--let them enjoy it.
Progress happens at different rates for different children. Don't push them
based on what you think they should be doing. One of the nicest things about
swimming is that success is based on doing your personal best. 2.
Thou shalt be supportive no matter what. There is only one question to ask your child after
a meet: "Did you have fun?" Once the fun disappears, do not force
your child to participate. 3.
Thou shalt not coach your child. You have taken your child to professionals; do not
undermine them by trying to coach your child on the side. Your job is to
love, support, and hug your child no matter what. The coach is responsible
for the technical part of the job. You should not offer advice on technique
or race strategy. THIS IS NOT YOUR AREA. This will only serve to confuse your
child and prevent the swimmer/coach bond from forming. 4.
Thou shalt have only positive things to say at a swim meet. Cheer and applaud the swimmers--never criticize
your child or the coach. If you have concerns, talk to the coach at a
different time--they have a job to do at a meet. 5.
Thou shalt acknowledge thy child's fears. The first time at a meet or swimming a particular
event is scary enough--be understanding of this. Assure your child that the
coach thinks they are ready for the challenge if they suggested it. 6.
Thou shalt not criticize the officials. If you do not have the desire to volunteer as an
official, don't criticize those who are doing the best they can, and who are
there so that your child can compete. 7.
Honor thy child's coach. The athlete-to-coach bond is special and contributes
to your child's fun and success. Don't criticize the coach in the presence of
the athlete. It will only hurt your child's swimming. If your child asks for
advice before a race, tell them "Good luck, and listen to your
coach." 8.
Thou shalt not jump from team to team. There is something to be said for consistency. The
water isn't bluer in the other team's pool. Oftentimes swimmers who do switch
never do better than they did before. 9.
Thy child shalt have goals besides winning. Giving 100% is more important than the blue
ribbon. A lifetime best time can be had and still not be first place--the
personal best is more important. 10.
Thou shalt not expect thy child to become an Olympian. There are more than 250,000 registered USS
swimmers and 52 spots on the Olympic Team. Swimming is much more than the
Olympics. Ask your coach why he/she does it. We are not Olympians but still
got enough out of the sport to want to pass that on to others. Swimming
teaches self-discipline and sportsmanship, builds self esteem, and provides
friendships that are life long. These intangibles far outweigh any medal.
Swimming builds good people and you should be happy that your child wants to
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Torpedoes Splash
Check for the STAR Poster at TBN pool to see how your swimmers are
doing on improving their times. Thank you to Pam McGuffin for setting up the
STAR poster so our swimmers will know how many events they improved their times
in from week to week.
Please make sure your swimmers get to practice on time!! Coach Sue wants the swimmers at practice 5
minutes early and ready to go --- goggles on, hair up. Parents let Coach Sue know if you’re having
trouble getting your child out of bed --- she’ll speak with them. It is expected that the swimmers will come
to practice everyday ---- staying up too late, going to Astroworld etc., are
not acceptable excuses to miss practice.
We can’t improve as a team unless every swimmer gives 100 % to
improving.
A BIG THANK YOU TO
THE YANKERS AND ZODYS FOR SUCH A GREAT CONCESSION STAND. We appreciate all of your hard work to
provide such great food and drinks for us during the meets. Also, THANK YOU TO THE KIMBALLS for
providing all the ice for the concession stand during the home meets. THE TEAM APPRECIATES YOU ALL SO MUCH. Thanks to all of those great workers!!
Clean-Up tonight is
to be handled by families with last names beginning with J through N. Next week’s meet clean up crew will be
families with the last names beginning with O-Z!!
Thank you to
those people who have helped with the set up of the meets ---- Lon McGuffin,
Patrick Valdes, Doug Neuendorf, Mark and Barbara Slanis, Denise Frazier, Sue
Neuendorf, Monica Olin, Alfonso Vivero, Sam and Karlyn Maultsby, and Betty
Howell. These people have been at one
or both set ups. Thank you to those
people who showed up last night to set up for this meet as well. PLEASE COME OUT AT 7 p.m June 23 TO HELP US SET UP FOR THE
LAST HOME MEET. Also, thank you to
Sam Maultsby for treating the area for ants!!!
Because we are having the meet at home this week be sure and change your
schedule to show that the July 8 meet will now be an AWAY meet at Glenshire!
Don’t forget to check the website for the swim
team. Thank you to Nancy Kwan who
updates the times weekly and provides the pictures!!
http://www.geocities.com/mctst2000/
SUPPORT THE TORPEDOES: Sun visor, yard signs and bags are still for sell!!
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Torpedoes Splash
Congratulations
on a great meet this past Monday against Sienna Plantation. Coach Sue and Coach Jason were happy to
see so many times drop! The swimmers were well behaved so everyone was able to
have a fun evening.
Welcome and thank you to Devin Heasley who has been helping with
coaching at the practices and the meets.
We appreciate his time and efforts so much!!
A
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS WHO SERVE AS AGE GROUP PARENTS ---- We
couldn’t do it without you!!!
Thank
you also to all of those who stepped forward to help at the meet, even though
some of you were not scheduled to work.
We appreciate everyone who works and those who fill in when the need
arises.
FAMILIES WITH LAST NAMES
BEGINNING WITH “A THROUGH “H” ARE TO
HELP WITH CLEAN UP AFTER TONIGHT’S MEET.
A-H FAMILIES PLEASE PITCH IN AND HELP SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE QUICKLY.
Thank
you to everyone who picks up their own trash when the meets are over.
The coaches ask that your swimmers be on time
for practices ---- plan to be there at 7:55 a.m. -- that way the swimmers can
be in the water at 8:00 a.m. With
practices only being 45 minutes long we need every minute to work!
We need board members for next year’s swim team. Now is the time to learn what the board does
to keep the swim team going. Please
contact Denise Frazier (281- 438-8440) if you are interested in being a board
member for the 2003 swim season.
REMEMBER: If you know you will not be able to attend a
meet, please mark it on the Vacation Schedule with the Age Group Parent
tonight. Call Coach Sue during the
weekend or on Monday if your swimmer is ill, etc. and can’t come to the meet.