Ottergram 1st 2016

OTTERGRAM
www.villageotters.swim-team.us
MAY 2, 2016
OTTERS BLAST OFF & TIME TRIALS
Blast Off Party!
Friday, May 6TH
(There will be no Swim practices held)
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
At Elm Grove Pool
Hot dogs, cookies and fun
Bring your own Drinks
$ 5.00 per person (max $25.00 per family)
TICKETS WILL BE available this week during practice and at the door
SWIM TEAM HOTLINE
Bring swimsuits, drinks, chairs, and enthusiasm for the
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VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR
THIS WEEK:
BLAST OFF PARTY HELPERS NEEDED!
Please sign up to assist us at Blast Offthere are shifts available from 6-8 p.m.
IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR YOUR SHIFTS
PLEASE LOG IN AND SIGN UP NOW. WITHOUT YOUR
HELP WE CANNOT RUN OUR MEETS SUCCESSFULLY
AND THE MEETS TAKE LONGER. There are still a lot
of openings for volunteers for our home meets.
Please sign up for your 6 shifts before it’s too late
YOU CAN FIND NICOLE, OUR VOLUNTEER
COORDINATOR, IN THE COMPUTER ROOM DURING
MEETS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
2016 Meet Schedule
May 7th…..….…Time Trials
May 14th…..….at Bear Branch
May 21st…vs. Mills Branch
May 28th……...Swim-a-thon
June 4th……at Trailwood
June 11th……vs Summerwood
June 18th…………….Divisionals
Home Meets (at Elm Grove Pool) are
in Bold Type!
Coaches’ CorneR
Hello Otters!
WOW what a first week! I would like to start off by saying how incredibly proud I am of all our otters,
rookies and returning! I was present for Friday’s practice and was so impressed with the progress that is
already SO apparent! YAY! Congratulations to all who were awarded Swimmer of the Week, your hard
work and positive attitude has not gone unnoticed!! The coaches appreciate it so much more than you
know.
I would like to recognize Coach Macy, Coach Jon, and Coach Madie for doing an outstanding job
coaching all practices until Coach NayNay and I return for the season. I have extremely high hopes for
this season and can’t wait to see everyone at the Blast Off Party this Friday!  Have a great week Otters, I
can’t wait to be back.
All the best, Coach Bekah
IMPORTANT:
TIME TRIALS INFORMATION
Time Trials Saturday, May 7th at 7:00 a.m. at Elm Grove Pool.
Warm-ups are at 7:00 a.m. for ALL swimmers.
The purpose of time trials is to establish a seed time for all swimmers in all
ALL SWIMMERS MUST CHECK-IN UPON ARRIVAL
AT THE POOL. There will be a table with a list of all the swimmers.
events.
Please circle your name to indicate that you are at the meet. IF YOU DO NOT
CIRCLE IN YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN, THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED ABSENT
AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM.
After you check-in, find the team parent for your age group and get your heat
assignments. It is not the responsibility of the team parent to keep up with your
child during the meet. Their responsibility is getting them to the ready bench at
the appropriate time.
Please check with www.villageotters.swim-team.us for the complete volunteer list for
Time Trials
OTHER
DATES
TO REMEMBER
+++++++++++++
Practice Schedule BEFORE Time
Trials
APRIL 25th – May 6th
(Elm Grove Pool)
May 3rd
Swim Shops of the southwest will be
at the pool from 4-7pm during practice,
selling our team suit
May 6th
Blast off party
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Elm Grove pool
Tickets will be sold at the entrance gate
$5 per person with a family maximum
of $25
May 10th
Picture day at Elm grove pool
INDIVIDUAL PICTURES 4-6 p.m.
TEAM PICTURE 6:00 p.m. Sharp!
No practice today
NEED A TEAM SUIT
Suits are also available for purchase at
Swim Shops of the Southwest
8041 1960 East Humble TX 77346
9 & 10
7&8
11 & 12
6 & under
13 & up
4:00-4:45 p.m.
4:45-5:15 p.m.
5:15-6:15 p.m.
6:15-6:45 p.m.
6:45-7:45 p.m.
*Practice times will change after
this week-see new schedule below*
Practice Schedule AFTER Time
Trials
May 9th-June 1
(at Elm Grove Pool)
9 & 10
6 & Under
7&8
11 & 12
13 & up
4:15-5:00 p.m.
4:45-5:15 p.m.
5:15-6:00 p.m.
6:00-7:00 p.m.
6:45-7:45 p.m.
Rules/Expectations During All Practices
Please arrive on time to practice, sit on your towel and wait for your group to be called by the coach.
Please no horse play, it is disruptive to the other swimmers when they are trying to listen to the
coaches.
Practice will be cancelled only due to lightning and/or thunder. We will inform everyone of
practice cancellations as soon as possible on the website, via email, and facebook. If you do not have
access to a computer during the day please let a board member know and we will notify you by an
alternative method.
Also, please plan on attending all meets as scheduled regardless of the weather. There is a
possibility that the weather will clear and the meet will go on as scheduled.
GET A FREE SWIMMER,
yes, FREE
If you’ve already registered and paid, your registration fee
will be reimbursed to you
Any family that brings in a new monetary sponsor
for the team at $250/sponsor or above will get a
FREE SWIMMER! If you work for a corporation, we
are an official nonprofit organization with the
IRS, so corporate sponsors are welcome and
encouraged
Each sponsor
gets an advertisement
page in home
2016 VILLAGE
OTTERS SPONSORS
heat sheets, your company information will be
listed in our divisional
heat sheet (seen by six
First Choice ER
different teams and hundreds of parents),
Insperity
numerous announcements during the meet,
ExxonMobil
placement in the weekly
Ottergram, advertisement
Sterling
McCall
Honda plaque at the
on our website, and a thank-you
Scott
end of the season.
IfChiropractic
you have any questions or
Lifetime
Fitness
would like to pick
up the
sponsor letter please
ask Bahama
a BoardBucks
Member.
Texas Insurance Agency
DJ Brothers
Star Wellness USA
Skeros
Chick-fil-a
Kroger
Apple Moving
Panera Bread
Smokey’s Tires
PLEASE SUPPORT AND PROMOTE OUR SPONSORS!