Spring swimming will begin April 21, with registration starting April 14.  If your swimmer will be participate in Spring swimming, please have them registered prior to the 21^st.

SPRING SWIMMING 2008

Practice Schedule & Fee Information

April 21 – June 19

 

Group	Spring Fee	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Cubs/Pride	$110	4:00-4:45	4:00-4:45	4:00- 4:45	4:00- 4:45	4:30-5:15
Age Group	$140	4:15-5:45	4:15-5:45	4:15- 5:45	4:15- 5:45	3:45-5:15
Senior	$180	3:45-5:45	3:45-5:45	3:45- 5:45	3:45- 5:45	3:45-5:15	9:00-11:00
Senior Dryland		6:00-7:15		6:00- 7:15 The Hill PLUS		6:00-7:15

 

Marianna's pickup: Marianna's is going to deliver to the Y today no matter what the weather. SInce some people need their order today to deliver to people at work etc. we're going to go ahead with pick up at the Y today starting at 3:00. If you can't make it to the Y today (please use your best judgment about the roads!) we'll have the rest of the orders at the meet tomorrow.

 

It does look like the weather will clear and we'll be able to hold Last Chance tomorrow. If this changes, Steve will send out an early morning email notifying people. Meet entries for tomorrow are attached.

 

And, in case you didn't get the information--all practices today are cancelled.

Thanks,

Yvonne

Directions to KYSL Championships meet (held at Brookville Elementary School): 

*80 West

*Take Brookville exit #78 (Old Exit 13)

*At the bottom of the ramp go right

*Approximately 1/2 of a mile, maybe less, bear right -- be in the right hand lane; this is just past the Dairy Queen

*At the stop sign turn right

*The school is approximately 1/2 mile on the left; the pool is in the back of the Brookville Elementary School, the school nearest to where you come into the school grounds.

 

Note: In good weather allow about 1 hour and 30 minutes for the ride.

Good luck to everyone—have fun and swim FAST!

Yvonne

 

A reminder that we have a home meet against Brookville on Saturday—the D1 group is donating food for concessions and the D2 group will be taking care of clean up after the meet. Our warm-ups start at 8:00 (please arrive by 7:45 so that your swimmer(s) can be in the water by 8) with a meet start time of 9:00. Note: if you are planning on swimming at KYSL and haven’t met the two meet participation standard yet—this is your last chance. Meets that count for KYSL are Hollidaysburg, Juniata Valley, Ridgway, Brookville, Clearfield and Dubois. West Shore, Williamsport and Bloomsburg are not part of our league and therefore do not count towards the participation requirement. Please contact Steve asap if you still need to enter your swimmer for this meet (the coaches have been taking entries throughout this week.)

As always, we’ll need volunteers for the meet so please come prepared to officiate, time, hand out cards, etc. A sign-up sheet is posted at the Y but I'm also thrilled to announce our new, electronic signup on our re-designed website. Please take a minute to check out the website at http://www.aqualions.org/ --we'd appreciate any feedback on the website as we continue to refine and improve it. While you're checking out the website, you can also try out the volunteer section :-) You get to this by clicking on the "Meet Volunteers" link form the navigation menu on the left, then select the appropriate meet from the pull-down menu (for example, "Home vs Brookville" for this week) and click "Volunteer". Then, just enter your name in the slot you'd like to volunteer and hit the "Volunteer" button again. It's live--so your name will appear as a volunteer right away.

Also, since it looks like winter weather is heading our way tomorrow—a reminder of our inclement weather policy. In general, if school is cancelled or early dismissal is announced by the State College Area School District, practices will also be cancelled.  However, there are circumstances when, due to the early time frame (typically 5 a.m.), the decision to close or dismiss schools will not cause practices to be cancelled, particularly those in the late afternoon or early evening time frame.  For example, we’ve all seen days when the morning started out with bad weather but by mid-afternoon the roads were open and the driving was fine. This policy was created to address these types of situations. 

           

 

 

Finally, a reminder that information about our Marianna Hoagies & Pizza fundraiser has been placed in everyone's mailboxes. Order are due by noon on Thursday Feb. 14th and the hoagies and pizza will be delivered on Friday Feb 22nd at the YMCA between 3:30pm - 7:00pm. This fundraiser is used to offset the costs of our spring banquet so it would be great if everyone could order something--even if it just for your family's dinner on that Friday night. Also, don't forget to please collect the money along with your orders. Thanks and see you on Saturday,

Yvonne

I hope that you all have your calendars marked for our Intrasquad Meet and picnic that will take place this Sunday, October 14th . Beginning tomorrow (Monday), coaches will be asking swimmers if they will swim in the meet. All swimmers will be entered in all events. (Typically, swimmers swim different events throughout the season so that SCAY develops well-rounded swimmers.) If you won't be at a practice before Wednesday, please email Steve at spower@scaymca.org to let him know if you will attend the meet. Warmups will start at 12:30 and the meet will start at 1:00. This meet is a fun, practice meet, for the kids and the parents. It's a great opportunity to meet other parents and will give new swimmers an opportunity to practice swimming with touch pads at the finish. We will need volunteers during the meet for a variety of tasks: from moving tables (they're very light), to running cards, to helping swimmers get to the right places. Since this is an intra-squad meet, it is a good time to try out a new position or volunteer for the first time and help us all get ready for our season. Thanks!

Aqualaps is fast approaching—October 20th is suddenly right around the corner! This is one of two primary fundraising activities that we do (the other is running States.) We have a large capital commitment to the Y to help pay for the pool and so need to raise this money ($150 if you have one swimmer in your family; $250/family if you have multiple swimmers.) All swimmers who raise more than $500 become members of the “500 Club” and will receive recognition t-shirts. You should have received a brown envelope that contains all of the information and pledge forms. If you didn't receive an envelope with your Aqualaps materials they are in a box on top of the swim team wooden file cabinet in the lobby—please pick one up. If you have any questions, please email Joan Schrock at rosjmsva@adelphia.net

Some other key dates to mark on your calendar:

November 3: Halloween Invitational Meet @ Williamsport (all age groups)

November 10: Hollidaysburg “Block Party” Invitational Meet (all age groups)

November 16-18: Big Cat Meet at Penn State (requires USA registration)

November 18: Bloomsburg Area YMCA Swim Your Own Age Thanksgiving Meet (for swimmers 12 and under)

Are you interested in learning more about officiating and becoming a certified official? How to run meet manager on the computer? Or, how to run the Colorado timing system? If you are interested in doing any of these, please let me know and we'll work to set up training for you.

Finally, don't forget to register your swimmer(s) and pay your Y swimming fees a.s.a.p. This is really important since these fees pay our coaches' salaries and help set the budget for the year. In addition, if your child has switched groups you need to make that change at the registration desk since group fees are calculated according to the amount of pool time that swimmers receive.

If you have questions or need more information on any of the above, please contact me via e-mail at ymg100@psu.edu

Happy swimming!

Yvonne

Finalizing team wear order: Attached you will find a spreadsheet for the team suit order to date. Please check your name and make sure that your suit size is listed correctly. If there is a problem, please let Cindy Linzell know ( dgl3@psu.edu ) ASAP. Also, Cindy will be at the pool tomorrow before and after the team practice for anyone who needs to try on suits or place an order. Tomorrow is the cutoff date for the first order of suits so if you need a SCAY suit for the fall meets please get your order to Cindy by tomorrow.
And, a clarification from Mary Beahm on the homecoming parade : The parade starts at 6:00 p.m. with the floats getting lined up at 5:00. The HS Swim Team float will be setting up in the North Building parking lot near the “Roar Store” sign – float #22. I'm sure the swimmers would love to see lots of SCAY swimmers there and along the parade route! The parade route is: The parade begins at the North Bldg Parking Lot Proceeds down Westerly Parkway towards Allen turns left at light Proceeds past Fairmount Avenue Turn left at Nittany Avenue All floats will disband at Central Office
Also, remember that practices for today (Thursday) are cancelled due to the homecoming parade.
Thanks,
Yvonne

Practice Note: As Steve mentioned in his note, there will be no practices tomorrow, Thursday Sep. 27 due to the high school homecoming parade. All SCAY swimmers are encouraged to go to the high school Homecoming parade that starts at 5:00 at the North Building, to show support for the high school swim team that will have a float. WEAR SCAY GEAR!

It was great to see so many people at the Kick-off meeting! Special thanks to the SCAY Board for helping with the meeting as well as Cindy Linzell for her hard work with the boutique. It was also great to meet our new coaches and everybody ready to go for a great season! If you weren't able to attend the meeting, here are a few of the key points to get into the swing, since we're going to be off to a quick start:

Registration:

Please register your swimmer(s) by the end of this week. Swimming registration is handled by the front desk. Also, remember to have your swimmers show their Y membership card at the front desk whenever they come to practice. If you have 3 or more swimmers, there is a discounted rate, please make sure to remind the front desk staff. Finally, you'll need your swimmer(s) group assignment to register.

SCAY team wear:

If you are in need of SCAY swim gear such as a suit, cap, etc. a teamwear order form is attached to this email. Our first suit order will be placed on Friday September 28. If you need a suit for the beginning of the season you must place your order before that date. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Linzell at dgl3@psu.edu or call her at home at 861-3967.

You can place completed order forms (along with a check for the total amount, made payable to SCAY) in the file folder marked apparel in the SCAY wooden file cabinet (located in the corner of the front lobby, opposite the vending machines.) As a reminder: all swimmers must wear SCAY suits & caps for our meets (caps are optional for boys but if they do want to wear a cap it must be a SCAY cap.)

Aqualaps:

Aqualaps is fast approaching—October 20th is suddenly right around the corner! This is one of two primary fundraising activities that we do (the other is running States.) We have a large capital commitment to the Y to help pay for the pool and so need to raise this money ($150 if you have one swimmer in your family; $250/family if you have multiple swimmers.) All swimmers who raise more than $500 become members of the “500 Club” and will receive recognition t-shirts.

If you were at the kick-off meeting, you should have received a brown envelope that contains all of the information and pledge forms. If you didn't receive an envelope with your Aqualaps materials there are extra brown envelopes with the Aqualaps information on top of the wooden file cabinet. Please be sure to pick up you materials and start collecting those pledges. If you have any questions about Aqualaps, please email Joan Schrock at rosjmsva@adelphia.net

Mail :

We are in the process of updating the “mailboxes,” the folders in the top drawer of wooden filing cabinet in the front lobby. A yellow Emergency Contact information card will be put in your family's mailbox in the next week or so (if you didn't fill one out at the fall kick-off meeting.)

Please complete the Emergency Contact information card and return it to the folder marked for those cards in the filing cabinet as soon as possible. It's important that we have this information on file for each swimmer. If your form has any sensitive information, please place it in an envelope before placing in the folder.

Some key dates to mark on your calendar:

October 14: SCAY Intra-Squad meet (Noon – 4:00 p.m.)

October 20: Aqualaps at SCAY 1:00 – 4:00 (more information coming soon)

November 3: Halloween Invitational Meet @ Williamsport (all age groups)

November 10: Hollidaysburg “Block Party” Invitational Meet (all age groups)

November 16-18: Big Cat Meet at Penn State (requires USA registration)

November 18: Bloomsburg Area YMCA Swim Your Own Age Thanksgiving Meet (for swimmers 12 and under)

Steve will be providing updated information on USA registration, so if you are interested in joining USA swimming, stay tuned for more details. YMCA meets do not require USA registration, so it is optional to join USA swimming. There is an additional fee required for USA registration for meets outside of the league such as Big Cat meets at Penn State.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via e-mail at ymg100@psu.edu or Coach Steve Power at spower@scaymca.org .

Yvonne

A quick message regarding team swim suits:

If you are in need of SCAY swim gear such as a suit, cap, etc. Cindy Linzell will be “setting up shop” in the front lobby of the Y today starting at 5:00, on Thursday (around 4:45) and Friday (around 5:15). Cindy has SCAY suits available for your swimmer(s) to try on so that you can get the right fit. As a reminder: all swimmers must wear SCAY suits & caps for our meets (caps are optional for boys but if they do want to wear a cap it must be a SCAY cap.)

In addition, a teamwear order form is attached to this email. You can place completed order forms (along with a check for the total amount, made payable to SCAY) in the file folder marked apparel in the SCAY wooden file cabinet (located in the corner of the front lobby, opposite the vending machines.)

Cindy will be placing our first suit order on Friday September 28. If you need a suit for the beginning of the season you must place your order before that date. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy at dgl3@psu.edu or call her at home at 861-3967.

More information on everything else coming soon!

Have a great first day of practice,

f you are no longer on the SCAY swim team, would like to be deleted from the e-mail distribution list, or would like to update or add an e-mail address please send me an e-mail to let me know. 

Stroke Clinic:  The clinic for potential new swimmers will be held starting today through Friday, September 11 – 15 from 5:00 -- 6:00 p.m.  The stroke clinic is full (with a waiting list of six) but if you know any swimmers who might be interested in joining SCAY, please have them contact Steve prior at the Y at 237-7717 or via e-mail at  spower@scaymca.org  so that they can be evaluated and placed in the correct group. (Note: this clinic is NOT meant for current SCAY swimmers.)

Fall Kick-Off Meeting : everyone is welcome to join us at our  Fall Kick-Off  meeting on Sunday  September 16  at 1:00 at the Y. This will be an opportunity to meet the coaches, find out about the calendar for the year, aqualaps, etc. In addition we'll have information about SCAY gear. I hope to see you all there.

Current Swimmer Registration, Group Assignments and Practice Schedule: You should have received group assignments and the practice schedule from Steve a couple of weeks ago. If you have any questions regarding group assignments, please address those to Steve at the Y at 237-7717 or via e-mail at  spower@scaymca.org . You can register returning swimmers at any time. If you have questions about group placement you also can wait two weeks to register to ensure that your swimmer is in the group. All swimmers need to be registered by October 1st. Note that you will need the group information in order to register.

2007-08 Group Fees

Group	Fees
Cubs	$290
Pride	$305
D1	$335
D2	$365
D3	$420
JR	$475
SR	$380

Practice Schedule:

· Practice begins today for the Jr/Sr group from 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. (early end time for this week only due to the stroke clinic).

· Practice for all other groups will begin on Monday, September 17.

Group	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday All-Team	Saturday
Cubs	4:25-4:55		4:25-4:55		6:15-7:00
Pride	4:55-5:40		5:55-5:40		6:15-7:00
D1	5:40-6:40	4:00-5:00	5:40-6:40	4:00-5:00	5:45-7:00	10:00-11:00 a.m.
D2	5:40-6:55	5:00-6:15	5:40-6:55	5:00-6:15	5:45-7:00	10:00-11:00 a.m.
D3	6:40-8:10	7:00-8:30	6:40-8:10	7:00-8:30	5:45-7:00	10:00-11:00 a.m.
JR/SR	3:40-5:40	3:40-5:40	3:40-5:40	3:40-5:40	4:30-5:45	9:00-11:00 a.m.
JR/SR A.M. Dryland	6:00-7:15	6:00-7:15 Spinning, Etc.	6:00-7:15		6:00-7:15