Winter Sports Parent Meeting
Winter Sports Parent Meeting Thursday, November 7th LHS Conference Room
A little about me •
Assistant Coach last year
•
6th year teaching, 2nd at Lebanon
•
Married with one cat
•
Live in Centerville
•
Scrapbooking, riding bikes
•
Honored to be your coach
“
If you can dream it, you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
”
- Zig Ziglar My goal this year is to get your swimmers where they are willing to go.
Expectations
Attendance and Effort
Sportsmanship and Code of Conduct
New coach, new rules. I am working through things the best I can. I am so thankful for the support I have received so far and look forward to working with all of you.
Open communication
Parents and Swimmers need to represent our team well.
Change can be good
Your swimmers will get out of this team what they put into this team.
If you or your swimmer have a problem please contact me so that I can work through that with you. I can’t fix problems when I don’t know they exist.
STUDENT athletes – academics first for a reason!
This is not just about grades, swimmers need to respect teachers and follow all rules.
Communication Communication from Coach Hytla – in case of plan changes and weather information
Boys team website http://oh.8to18.com/lebanon/activities/swimming-and-diving/b
Girls team websitehttp://oh.8to18.com/lebanon/activities/swimming-and-diving/g
If a change occurs during the school day an announcement will be made at school as soon as the decision is made. There will also be an e-mail distribution list as well. Changes to meets on weekends or changes due to weather will be announced through the website, or via e-mail. If necessary, a phone chain may be created.
Communication with Coach Hytla
Contact Coach using the information at the top of the page.
The easiest way to get in touch with Coach Hytla is via e-mail due to teaching in various classrooms throughout the day and not really having access to the phone numbers listed as frequently as e-mails are checked throughout the day. If you would like to talk to Coach on the phone, send an e-mail and you will contacted at the first available moment. Please do not call after 10pm.
Social Media
Please, please, please be monitoring your swimmer’s social media. This is a huge issue at school and can get out of hand very quickly. Students need to realize that they are posting to a public forum. If it’s reported, the school will address it accordingly.
Rule of thumb: If the thought isn’t positive, it’s negative
Ideally we just shouldn’t be using social media at all
Practices
Practices take place at Countryside YMCA every day from 3:00 – 5:00pm through November unless stated otherwise in our calendar.
Practice will run 3:00-4:30pm for the remainder of the season.
Our contract provides 3 lanes from 3:00 – 4:00pm and we will have dryland after the water practice. Exceptions to this schedule will be announced in advance. Please pick up your swimmer as close to finish time as possible.
Those who swim for YMCA or USA swimming are expected to meet their club team’s practice requirement. Those who are not on a club team are expected to practice with us at Countryside YMCA.
All school day practices are mandatory. Swimmers are expected to make EVERY practice. Unfortunately with such limited practice time/space, it is vital that every swimmer make every practice.
If your swimmer needs to miss practice, I would appreciate notification in advance. If your swimmer isn’t practicing, someone else is.
Meets
Varsity swimmers with unexcused absences will not swim in meets or will swim as part of the JV team.
Club swimmers cannot participate in any club sponsored meets after January 6, 2014 if they wish to participate in OHSAA sponsored or any other board approved swimming events (ex.SW District Classic, GWOC South Conference Championship, Sectionals, Districts, State Tournament). If swimmers violate the protocol listed below the make themselves AND the Lebanon Warriors Swim Team ineligible for any of those events listed above.
A.1) Individual Non-Interscholastic Competition Dates: A swimming and diving athlete who has not participated for the school in a swimming and diving contest during the current season must cease noninterscholastic competition six weeks (42 days) prior to the Monday of the week of the State Swimming and Diving Tournament to be eligible for OHSAA tournament competition in swimming and diving. In addition, an athlete who has participated for the school in swimming and diving who violates this non-interscholastic competition date by participating in a noninterscholastic contest in swimming and diving shall be ineligible for OHSAA tournament competition in swimming and diving in addition to any other penalties that may be prescribed. Date: Jan 6, 2014 (Source: OHSAA Swimming and Diving Regulations, 2013-2014 p.29)
Meet Schedule
No home meets this year
CY swimmers usually cross over to high school swimming for the Mason Invitational meet (Dec 7th) – Once your swimmer competes with LHS they CAN NOT go back to competition for CY, plan accordingly
Regular Season meets run Dec 7th – Dec 11th
SW District Classics – Jan 18, 19
GWOC - Jan 25,26
JVGWOC - Feb 1
Sectionals – Feb 7,8
Districts – Feb 14,15 (During our mid winter break)
State meet – Feb 20,21,22
Picture Day
Picture day will be Friday, November 15th during practice time.
Our slot is at 3pm. Your swimmers will need to be READY TO GO at 3pm.
In the past we have taken pictures in the water.
Picture packets must be with your swimmer on picture day.
Fan Cloth Fundraiser
Spirit wear
New catalog this year
The idea is to purchase items for your swimmers and sell items so that others can support your swimmer
100% optional
Profit for our team booster account are already built into the costs listed in the catalog.
If you want your spirit wear before the first meet, orders are due back to me by November 14th
Late orders can still be placed
Buddy Card Fundraiser
Cards cost $10
Your swimmer profits $5 for each card they sell
Money can be used towards Fancloth spirit wear, warmups, team shirt, or the team booster account – YOU CHOOSE!
Starts 11/11 and goes until 12/6
Swim Suits
Sticking with Agon swim
http://agonswim.com/cgibin/orders/customProductsK.cfm?page=all&clientid=47359
Cost: $51 for suits (Thin strap or sprintback), $34 for jammers
Suits run large
Group order, individual payment (keep costs down)
Forms will be turned in over the weekend, due to me by Friday, November 8th
Cards will not be charged until the order ships
If you do not order with the group, you will need to order online and pay for rush order and shipping costs. The timeline on the website is for production only. Be sure your suit will be finished with production by December 1st
Example: Order one female suit on Nov 13, 18 day rush = $7.50 extra + $5 shipping = TOTAL $63.50
vs. Order one female suit with the group TOTAL = $52.00 INCLUDING RUSH AND SHIPPING
Other suit questions???
You can contact our wonderful representative at Agon Swim
Nick Luce
(877)718-9403 x 594
[email protected]
Team Dinners
Thursday nights @ 6:30
First dinner will be LaRosa’s
If you are interested in hosting a team dinner please write your name and circle the dates you are interested in hosting the dinner.
Sign up for specific dates using the information in the email and return by Monday 11/11.
It’s best to have parents double or even triple up for these meals.
More details to come!
Questions?
A little about me •
Assistant Coach last year
•
6th year teaching, 2nd at Lebanon
•
Married with one cat
•
Live in Centerville
•
Scrapbooking, riding bikes
•
Honored to be your coach
“
If you can dream it, you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
”
- Zig Ziglar My goal this year is to get your swimmers where they are willing to go.
Expectations
Attendance and Effort
Sportsmanship and Code of Conduct
New coach, new rules. I am working through things the best I can. I am so thankful for the support I have received so far and look forward to working with all of you.
Open communication
Parents and Swimmers need to represent our team well.
Change can be good
Your swimmers will get out of this team what they put into this team.
If you or your swimmer have a problem please contact me so that I can work through that with you. I can’t fix problems when I don’t know they exist.
STUDENT athletes – academics first for a reason!
This is not just about grades, swimmers need to respect teachers and follow all rules.
Communication Communication from Coach Hytla – in case of plan changes and weather information
Boys team website http://oh.8to18.com/lebanon/activities/swimming-and-diving/b
Girls team websitehttp://oh.8to18.com/lebanon/activities/swimming-and-diving/g
If a change occurs during the school day an announcement will be made at school as soon as the decision is made. There will also be an e-mail distribution list as well. Changes to meets on weekends or changes due to weather will be announced through the website, or via e-mail. If necessary, a phone chain may be created.
Communication with Coach Hytla
Contact Coach using the information at the top of the page.
The easiest way to get in touch with Coach Hytla is via e-mail due to teaching in various classrooms throughout the day and not really having access to the phone numbers listed as frequently as e-mails are checked throughout the day. If you would like to talk to Coach on the phone, send an e-mail and you will contacted at the first available moment. Please do not call after 10pm.
Social Media
Please, please, please be monitoring your swimmer’s social media. This is a huge issue at school and can get out of hand very quickly. Students need to realize that they are posting to a public forum. If it’s reported, the school will address it accordingly.
Rule of thumb: If the thought isn’t positive, it’s negative
Ideally we just shouldn’t be using social media at all
Practices
Practices take place at Countryside YMCA every day from 3:00 – 5:00pm through November unless stated otherwise in our calendar.
Practice will run 3:00-4:30pm for the remainder of the season.
Our contract provides 3 lanes from 3:00 – 4:00pm and we will have dryland after the water practice. Exceptions to this schedule will be announced in advance. Please pick up your swimmer as close to finish time as possible.
Those who swim for YMCA or USA swimming are expected to meet their club team’s practice requirement. Those who are not on a club team are expected to practice with us at Countryside YMCA.
All school day practices are mandatory. Swimmers are expected to make EVERY practice. Unfortunately with such limited practice time/space, it is vital that every swimmer make every practice.
If your swimmer needs to miss practice, I would appreciate notification in advance. If your swimmer isn’t practicing, someone else is.
Meets
Varsity swimmers with unexcused absences will not swim in meets or will swim as part of the JV team.
Club swimmers cannot participate in any club sponsored meets after January 6, 2014 if they wish to participate in OHSAA sponsored or any other board approved swimming events (ex.SW District Classic, GWOC South Conference Championship, Sectionals, Districts, State Tournament). If swimmers violate the protocol listed below the make themselves AND the Lebanon Warriors Swim Team ineligible for any of those events listed above.
A.1) Individual Non-Interscholastic Competition Dates: A swimming and diving athlete who has not participated for the school in a swimming and diving contest during the current season must cease noninterscholastic competition six weeks (42 days) prior to the Monday of the week of the State Swimming and Diving Tournament to be eligible for OHSAA tournament competition in swimming and diving. In addition, an athlete who has participated for the school in swimming and diving who violates this non-interscholastic competition date by participating in a noninterscholastic contest in swimming and diving shall be ineligible for OHSAA tournament competition in swimming and diving in addition to any other penalties that may be prescribed. Date: Jan 6, 2014 (Source: OHSAA Swimming and Diving Regulations, 2013-2014 p.29)
Meet Schedule
No home meets this year
CY swimmers usually cross over to high school swimming for the Mason Invitational meet (Dec 7th) – Once your swimmer competes with LHS they CAN NOT go back to competition for CY, plan accordingly
Regular Season meets run Dec 7th – Dec 11th
SW District Classics – Jan 18, 19
GWOC - Jan 25,26
JVGWOC - Feb 1
Sectionals – Feb 7,8
Districts – Feb 14,15 (During our mid winter break)
State meet – Feb 20,21,22
Picture Day
Picture day will be Friday, November 15th during practice time.
Our slot is at 3pm. Your swimmers will need to be READY TO GO at 3pm.
In the past we have taken pictures in the water.
Picture packets must be with your swimmer on picture day.
Fan Cloth Fundraiser
Spirit wear
New catalog this year
The idea is to purchase items for your swimmers and sell items so that others can support your swimmer
100% optional
Profit for our team booster account are already built into the costs listed in the catalog.
If you want your spirit wear before the first meet, orders are due back to me by November 14th
Late orders can still be placed
Buddy Card Fundraiser
Cards cost $10
Your swimmer profits $5 for each card they sell
Money can be used towards Fancloth spirit wear, warmups, team shirt, or the team booster account – YOU CHOOSE!
Starts 11/11 and goes until 12/6
Swim Suits
Sticking with Agon swim
http://agonswim.com/cgibin/orders/customProductsK.cfm?page=all&clientid=47359
Cost: $51 for suits (Thin strap or sprintback), $34 for jammers
Suits run large
Group order, individual payment (keep costs down)
Forms will be turned in over the weekend, due to me by Friday, November 8th
Cards will not be charged until the order ships
If you do not order with the group, you will need to order online and pay for rush order and shipping costs. The timeline on the website is for production only. Be sure your suit will be finished with production by December 1st
Example: Order one female suit on Nov 13, 18 day rush = $7.50 extra + $5 shipping = TOTAL $63.50
vs. Order one female suit with the group TOTAL = $52.00 INCLUDING RUSH AND SHIPPING
Other suit questions???
You can contact our wonderful representative at Agon Swim
Nick Luce
(877)718-9403 x 594
[email protected]
Team Dinners
Thursday nights @ 6:30
First dinner will be LaRosa’s
If you are interested in hosting a team dinner please write your name and circle the dates you are interested in hosting the dinner.
Sign up for specific dates using the information in the email and return by Monday 11/11.
It’s best to have parents double or even triple up for these meals.
More details to come!
Questions?
