Long email ahead - there’s lots of updates as we kick off the season. Please read this all the way through. I promise to try to keep these shorter from here on out :-).

Practice schedule for this week – posted on www.rivershyresharks.com Home page and below:

• Sunday - normal evening practice – U6 & beginners – 6:30-7:00 pm, 7-10 yrs – 7:00-8:00 pm, 11+ yrs – 8:00 – 9:00 pm
• Monday - normal evening practice, NEW PARENT MEETING – 7:00 pm or 8:00 pm (details below), SWAT Swim Shop will be at practice (details below)
• Tuesday – normal evening practice
• Wednesday – NO PRACTICE, pool closed for neighborhood School’s Out party
• Thursday
  • MORNING PRACTICE – 11+ years - 8:30-9:30 am, 7-10 yrs – 9:30 – 10:30, U6 & beginners – 10:30-11:00 am
  • Mock Meet – swimmers arrive by 6:00 pm, warm-ups starting at 6:10, Coach assist / Bubbles swim at 6:30, meet start at 6:45.

Mock Meet – please RSVP your swimmer and sign up for your preferred volunteer slot by midnight tonight. Go to the www.rivershyresharks.com Home page, click on the buttons under Next Meet >> Mock Meet on the right side of the page. This Meet should last around 2 – 2 ½ hours.

• Swimmers – All swimmers participating need to be in the bullpen area by 6:00 pm. In this Meet only, swimmers have the opportunity to swim all the individual events in their age group (instead of the normal 3 limit). However, there are no long free or IM events and no relays.
• Parents / volunteers - Since it is only our team in this Meet, we need every family participating to volunteer in order to run it successfully. Please note: This meet does not count against the 4 volunteer slots requested from each family during the season. We appreciate everyone's understanding and assistance.

Beverage donation - To help manage costs and avoid fundraisers, each season we ask team families to donate one case of beverages per swimmer (small plastic bottles or 12 – 16 oz cans, maximum of 3 per family) or donate $5/swimmer in place of the beverages (money used to buy beverages). These beverages are sold at our home meets, and all leftovers are given out at the end of season party. The requested items by age group are:

• 10 and under swimmers – 1 case of soda – Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero or Sprite
• 11 and up swimmers – 1 case of Gatorade, any color

These donations can be dropped off starting tonight and through the rest of the week at the team table on the pool deck. Thank you!

Text message alerts – If you haven’t yet done so, please sign up for the team Remind – send a text to 81010, message@16sharks. We will use Remind for last minute notices – e.g., practice or Meet delays – and reminders.

Team suits and other swim items

• Swim Atlanta Swim Shop – will be at practice on Monday night with team suits for sale and other suits, caps, googles, etc.
• Gently-used swim suit exchange – for those who wish to buy or sell or gently-used team suits, we have a suit exchange box that will be stored in the team equipment shed and brought out during practices. This exchange is done on the honor system – those who wish to sell a suit, drop it in the box in a clear plastic bag with your name, the suit type and size and how much you’re selling it for. Those who wish to buy, if you find a suit that’s a match, you put your payment in the bag and take the suit.

Coach Driscoll – For those wondering where Coach Driscoll is, he's finishing up exams at his college. His first day back is this coming Monday. He’s looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Beth