January 13, 2010

Good Wednesday Morning: 

    

The meet event this Saturday is butterfly, so everyone who is legal will be swimming the butterfly event in their age group.

   

Concerning Late Night this Saturday.  The main activities will be rock climbing and the world renown SCAY Coin Dive.  The pool will be open from 9:30 - 10:30, and the coin dive will take place at 10:15.  Oh, did I mention the annual swimmers vs old people basketball game, which will begin sometime between 8:15 and 8:30.  Though this morning all those boys who have been telling me the Old Guys were going down, were telling me something about an away meet and they may not get back in time.  Same excuse I would use if I were them, under these circumstances.  If you are interested in hearing some of the highlights of the history of these games, simply ask.

Also concerning Late Night

, all swimmers should be picked up by 11:00 - and remember, all parents/swimmers are to sign in and out.

You recently got a note about volunteering from SCAY Board President Jenny Koberna.  I have discussed many times how important parents are to what we do for our kids.  Going beyond getting them to practices and meets, our meets cannot run without our parents - yes and those from the visiting teams.  My hope is that all of SCAY's parents would be willing to volunteer to time, seed, hand out cards, work concession, officiate (if you are qualified - and getting qualified is easy, just ask), and any of the other jobs available.  Karen and MaryEllen (as do many of our parents) work hard at making sure our meets run smoothly. 

I support their efforts in getting parents to volunteer, and ask we all do the same.

On Monday, January 18 (Martin Luther King, Jr*., Day) there will not be an organized dryland practice - Swimmers can come in on their own and workout. 

SCAY afternoon swim practices will be during their normal times.

*One of my favorite quotes is from Marin Luther King, which contained 'judging a man by the content of his character, rather than by the color of his skin'.

More as it happens.....

 

  SP
Steve Power

Head Swim Team Coach
State College Area YMCA
A Branch of the YMCA of Centre County