The Week Ahead 12/3 - 12/7 & Conference Information!

"A goal should scare you a little and excite you a lot."

Joe Vitale

"If you want something you never had, you have to do something you’ve never done." 

Thomas Jefferson 

We are heading into our second to last week of the season...can you believe it?!  Two weeks from today is our conference meet which marks the end of our season.

This coming week is a busy one with two duel meets so check out the info below. I also received details about the conference meet. I will post more about this meet in our next blog post but for now the times and general information are listed below. 

Monday: Practice 3:30-5pm

Tuesday: Meet @ Spring Lake

• Where: Their pool is located at 16140 148th Ave, Spring Lake, MI 49456
• Start Time: 4pm
• Transportation:  
• HCMS - Bus will leave the middle school at 2:40. Athletes will be dismissed in time for this departure
• ZCS - Parents will carpool the girls to Spring Lake. Please have athletes at the pool no later than 3:30 *If there is an issue please let us know and we can get a school van to help transport athletes.
• Pine Ridge - Athletes will need to be car pooled to the middle school for the 2:40 bus departure.*If there is an issue for parents Coach Lis can pick the girls up and run them to the middle school
• Rose Park - Athletes will carpool to Spring Lake. Please have athletes at the pool no later than 3:30 *If this is an issue for parents please connect with Coach Lisa and Coaches will grab the girls before heading to Spring Lake.

•  Please Remember: 
• Suits/Caps/Goggles. Please wear your team suit and team cap. 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. 
•  Snacks/Water: 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. 

• Entries:  Entries will be sent out to the girls via email on Tuesdaw. 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. 
   
  

 Wednesday: Practice 3:30 - 5pm

 

Thursday: Home Meet v Zeeland

• Where: Holland Aquatic Center
• Start Time: 4 pm
• Transportation: Normal Practice Transportation. ZCS please be ready to jump in the water soon after arriving at the pool to start warm-up.
• Please remember all the items above.
• Entries: Entries will be sent out to the girls via email on Thursday. 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.

Conference Information
Here is some general Conference information.

    Diving:  

• When: Friday, December 14th
• Location: Hamilton Middle School (4845 136th Ave, Hamilton, MI 49419)   ** PLEASE note this location change!!!
• Start Time:  TBD  - due to the last minute location change Hamilton is still figuring out timing. Please have patience. We will get this information out to you as soon as it is available to us. 
• Transportation: TBD - without a time we are not able to coordinate transportation at this time. 

   Swimming:   

• When: Saturday, December 15th 
• Start Time: 10:00 am - plan on it running for 2 to 2.5 hours
• Location: Spring Lake (16140 148th Ave, Spring Lake, MI 49456) 
• Transportation: There will be bus transportation for this meet leaving around 8/8:30 am from HCMS. (This is much earlier than a normal duel meet because pool space for warm-up and deck space will be limited due to the number of teams participating in this meet) ** Please let me know if ZCS & Rose Park parents would like to take advantage of this transportation. We can then determine exact time of departure. We are able to stop at Chemical Bank if this is preferred. I PROMISE this stop will happen if desired!