The Week Ahead 11/12 - 11/16

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard."
Tim Notke

We had a great week last week with a fun meet in Hamilton. Thank you for your continued support for you daughters and our program.
Our week ahead is posted below. Please take note of the information on the Wayland meet.

Monday: Practice 3:30 -5 pm 

Tuesday: Home Meet against Holland

• Where: Holland Aquatic Center
• Start Time: 4 pm. 
• Transportation: Normal practice transportation. It worked well on Thursday to warm up in two separate groups so ZCS girls please plan to start warm up close to 3:15.
• Suits/Caps: Please wear your team suit and team cap.
  * There are a few families who have not paid for suits. If you have not paid the $36 please do so as soon as possible. Checks can be made out to Holland Christian. 
• What to Bring: Suit, Cap, Goggles. Also bring shirt/sweatshirt, pants/shorts, shoes/flip-flops/crocs to wear on deck. It can be chilly and it's important to stay warm.
• Entries: Entries will be sent out to the girls via email on Tuesday. They will also be posted at each school building.  Please remind your daughter to take a look at these and know her events before arriving at the pool. This will help things run smoother and allow us coaches to watch races and give feedback. If a couple of parents are willing to help out on deck getting girls where they need to be and when that would be extremely helpful.
• HCMS - Mr. Smeenge
• ZCS - Mr. Nagelkirk 
• RP - Mrs. VanderZwaag 
• PR - Mrs. Riemersma. 
• Snacks: It is important to fuel up before a meet so please send a substantial snack along with your daughter to eat for a pre-meet snack. Water is also a good idea.  

 Wednesday: Practice 3:30 -5 pm 

Thursday: Away Meet @ Wayland

• Where: Wayland High School 
• 850 E. Superior Street Wayland, MI 49348
• Note About Wayland's pool: Wayland does not have starting blocks. Yes, you read that correctly...no starting blocks. Their pool depth does not meet standards to have block so all starts for this meet will be IN WATER. Just a small flash back to Coach Lisa's middle school days at the Holland Community Pool. :) Although this is not an ideal situation it is a great opportunity to stress the importance of streamlines and fast under-waters.   

• Start Time: 4 pm. With this start time the girls will be dismissed early. 
• Transportation: The bus will leave the Middle School at 2:35pm. Rose Park and Pine Ridge parents please have your daughters to the MS before 2:35 for departure. ZCS we will have pick up at Ridge Point Church at approximately 2:45/2:50. 
• Transportation BACK from Wayland. A few families have expressed interest in having transportation back from the meet. This is currently being looked into. At this point it seems we may only need a van to get athletes back to Holland. If you have not responded to the previous email regarding this please do so so we can get the appropriate vehicle for the ride home. 
• Deck Help: Coach Alex will be taking this meet as the solo swim coach due to Coach Lisa have pre state meet activities with our varsity team and Coach Lauren having class on Thursday evenings. If you are willing and able to help on deck that would be greatly appreciated. We could use two or three people to help make sure girls are where they need to be and when so Alex can watch races.

Friday: No practice due to MHSAA Division III State Prelims. Finals of this meet take place on Saturday November 17th. Our Varsity girls will be competing in this meet and would love your support. It's a fun meet to watch and will give you a glimpse into what the next level of competition looks like.

Looking Ahead: 
  
               November 22 & 23: No practice due to Thanksgiving & Thanksgiving break
November 21: Practice at NORMAL time 3:30-5