Parents,

We had an amazing turnout tonight for tryouts and practice! Thank you for your patience, as we normally are able to get through them quickly, but we had such great numbers it took a little longer. Also, for those who missed my announcement, the pool was unusually cold tonight due to a heater issue, but it is fixed now and should be back to normal temp by tomorrow. A few things to clarify with tryouts and practice:

• If your swimmer was unable to make it the full length of the pool without grabbing the side or stopping, they can join practice starting tomorrow, however will need to wait until tryouts are finished in order to use the wall lane.
• When we begin morning practices, all swimmers need to be able to independently swim a length of the pool. We do not have coaches in the water on a regular basis, if there are a large number of swimmers who need constant supervision it does not allow the coaches to coach and creates an unsafe environment for the guards. It does not have to be a legal stroke, but needs to be without assistance or stopping.
• I appreciate the parent excitement, but I need all parents to stay in the lawn chairs during tryouts and off the deck completely during practice. Swimmers need to be able to trust our coaches and listen to their instructions. It can be confusing when multiple adults are yelling at you from the side.
• In case of inclement weather the next two days, we will continue tryouts next week as needed. Weather cancellations will be emailed, posted to the website and the front desk will be informed. I usually wait until 4:30 in case it clears up, but will try to make the call sooner if I am able.

I know there were a lot of questions tonight and I hope I have answered most of those. Please email me if you have any other questions.

Thanks,

Coach Sarah