Parents Club

REMINDER: FRIDAY NITE-Last Sugarbears Registration Date

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:24:00 -0800

Calling all Sugarbears!!!

Do you know what this Friday night is????

It’s your last day to register your Sugarbear for our 2011 Swim Season!

Come on out to the Mike Shellito Indoor Pool (formerly the Central Park Indoor Pool) in Roseville behind the Nugget Grocery Store and turn in your registration paperwork, sign up for volunteer assignments for this season, and get first pick of Sugarbears fashions at 50% off!! Come reconnect and get ready for a fun-filled, water-logged season.

Registration is open from 5:00-8:00pm

NOTE: NorCal Swim Shop will be on site to sell our new team swim suit.

CLICK THE LINK TO PRINT YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS THAT YOU NEED TO COMPLETE AND BRING WITH YOU.

Don't forget to also bring your registration fee and volunteer agreement deposit.

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/2011SugarbearsRegistrationDocuments.pdf

NOTE:
1. you need to fill out an Emergency Information Form for each swimmer
2. you need to fill out a Participant Waiver, Release, Assumption of Risk Agreement Form for each swimmer
3. you need to fill out a Northern California Swim League Form for each swimmer

The City of Roseville, WILL NOT BE MAILING YOU ANY REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS. YOU MUST PRINT THEM FROM THE LINK PROVIDED ABOVE.

Regards,

Renee Ostrander

Sugarbears Parent Board President

How Sugarbears Will Set-up/Run Meets at Roseville High

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:43:00 -0800

Hello Sugarbear Swimmers and Parents:

We have a lot of information to disclose to you about our 2011 Sugarbears Swim Season.

Included in this email are many links to updates:

1. A diagram depicting how the Sugarbears will set-up at Roseville High for Home Meets.

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/RSBsetupatRHS.pdf

2. A picture showing the awesome clock we will use at Roseville High. It will score all 6 lanes at one time.

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/RHSscoreboard.pdf

3. Our new wireless Dolphin timing system we have purchased with your swim-a-thon dollars from last year.

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/NewTimingEquipment.pdf

4. A PDF Newsletter explaining why we are moving to Roseville High.

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/FEB2011PoolsideChatNewsletterANNOUNCEMENT.pdf

5. A PDF Flyer highlighting a Roseville Swim Spring Clinic; co-sponsored by the City of Roseville and the CCA.

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/2011SpringSwimClinic

6. A PDF Flyer advertising our New Swimmer Try-outs in April. If you know someone who is interested in joining our team, please give them one of these flyer's.

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/2011NewSwimmerRecruitment Flyer

We are also excited to inform you that all Coaches from last season will be back this season to coach.

We look forward to seeing you soon poolside!

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Sugarbears Have NEW HOME POOL for 2011 Swim Season

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:04:00 -0800

Happy New Year Sugarbears!

I hope the new year brings your family health, happiness, and many wonderful memories yet to be created.

It seems hard to believe but planning for the 2011 Sugarbears season is in full swing!

I wanted to spend a few minutes "chatting" with you about a question many have raised..."Where are we swimming in 2011?"

I have what I think is an exciting change to communicate to everyone!

After many hours of Board discussion both with the City and independently, including the evaluation of multiple options, the Board overwhelming supported our move to the Roseville High School pool. Some may wonder why the change and if it's good for the team. I'm here to say yes, it's a good move for our team AND our swimmers. Roseville High School sports a well-maintained, 6-lane pool Many of you may have participated in clinics at the facility or even Sugarbear practices when we've needed to vacate Oakmont for temporary time. It's a clean, cozy pool deck with bleachers running along the length of the pool.

TO READ ALL ABOUT THIS MOVE, click on this link to read a 2-page PDF Newsletter explaining all the details:

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/FEB2011PoolsideChatNewsletterANNOUNCEMENT.pdf

We are very excited about this change. We welcome any comments via email to: sugarbearsboard@yahoogroups.com

Sincerely,

Renee Ostrander

Sugarbears Parent Board President

2011

Fall Swim Clinics Available

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:19:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmers and Families:

We hope you have been enjoying the rest of your summer since our Sugarbear season has ended.

If you would like

to continue to swim during the Fall season, here are some local swim clinics that you maybe interested in (please keep in mind, that you can not swim during the month of February, per NorCal Swim League rules, if you wish to return to the Sugarbears in Spring):

1. Wolverine's Aquatic Club at Sierra College:

http://www.wolverineaquaticsclub.com/content/Clinics.aspx

2. City of Roseville Fall Swim Clinic at the Central Park Indoor Pool:

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/CityofRosevilleFallSwimClinc.pdf

3. Rocklin Wave Fall Clinic at the Sunset Whitney Country Club:

http://www.rocklinwave.com/

4. Sierra Marlins at the Folsom Aquatic Center:

http://www.teamunify.com/MemRegStart.jsp?team=smst

On separate note, if swam at the Meet of Champions swim meet in Woodland this year, the results have been posted to our website under the tab: Result/Stats/Records.

We will see you poolside in 2011!

Regards,
Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Please Complete an Evaluation

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:36:00 -0700

2010 Roseville Sugarbears Season Evaluation

Another Sugarbear season has been completed. Please take the time to complete an evaluation. We can only improve or change if we hear back from you. By completing and returning your evaluation, you become eligible for the random drawing for one FREE 2011 Team Registration Fee.

Click on this link to download the evaluation document: http://www.sugarbears.org/share/2010SugarbearsEvaluations.pdf

Please take a few minutes to tell us how we are doing and help us improve our competitive aquatics program in the future by completing this questionnaire. We encourage you to ask your swimmer(s) how they feel about the coaching staff, socials and other team activities. Thank you for taking the time to make this program better for the future!

2011 ROSEVILLE SUGARBEARS FREE REGISTRATION DRAWING

The Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department would like to thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire in order to assist them with improving their programs in the future.

To be entered into a random drawing for (1) free 2011 team registration fee, please complete the evaluation and return it to the Roseville Sports Center, 1545 Pleasant Grove Blvd by August 31, 2010.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:13:00 -0700

2010 Roseville Sugarbears Season Evaluation

Click on this link to download the evaluation document: http://www.sugarbears.org/share/2010SugarbearsEvaluations.pdf

2011 ROSEVILLE SUGARBEARS FREE REGISTRATION DRAWING

The Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries Department would like to thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire in order to assist them with improving their programs in the future.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Bring Beary Best Forms to Awards Ceremony

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:46:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears:

Bring your Beary Best forms ready and filled out with your Champs Stats. The Beary Best Lady will hand out prizes from 7-7:30pm at our Awards Ceremony.

DONT FORGET: End of the Season and Awards Night
July 21st @ 6:30pm, Oakmont Pool
Trophies, Food, & Slide Show!
Activities Include:
-bring a picnic dinner-- OR--ENJOY: $1.00 Hot Dogs, $2.00 Hamburgers, & $3.00 Tri-Tip Sandwiches
-open swim
-awards presentation
-and end of season slide show

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

MoC Practice Starts on Tuesday, NOT MONDAY

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:40:00 -0700

For All Swimmers Who Qualified for MoC:

Based on popular demand, there is NO MoC PRACTICE ON MONDAY, JULY 19TH. We are giving the swimmers and coaches a break from swimming after working so hard at CHAMPS!

See you Tuesday at the regular scheduled times:

Coach Jamie and Coach Rebecca will be your coaching team FOR BOTH SESSIONS

PRACTICE IS MONDAY-FRIDAY FOR BOTH SESSIONS

July 20th -23rd

OHS
8:00-9:15am: 13-18 year olds
8:15am-9:15am: 12 and Unders
9:00am-9:45am: 8 and Unders

July 26th -30th
RAC
9:30am-10:45am: 13-18 year olds
9:45am-10:45am: 12 and Unders
10:30am-11:15am: 8 and Unders

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Champs: Set-up Location & Info.

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:10:00 -0700

Well... it has finally arrived... Our Eureka Conference Championship Meet with the following teams:

• Del Norte Dolphins

• West Sac Dolphins

• Sunrise Sharks

• Fulton El Camino Dolphins

• Fair Oaks Dolphins

Check in for Champs is at 6:15am. At 6:35am, swimmers who have not checked in will be scratched.

Team parents please bring your team tent to the RAC today at 4:30pm to set it up. There is a designated Sugarbears team area. Click this link for a PDF of a map which shows the team area at the RAC:

http://www.sugarbears.org/share/SugarbearsChampsSetupLocation

It is on the grass area along the cement walkway towards the back bathrooms. Personal tents can be set-up on Friday at 6pm BEHIND THE TEAM TENTS. All tents can be left over night Friday and Saturday night. Please lower your tent before you leave Saturday and take home your tarp.

We are still in need of the following volunteer positions at Champs:

-Afternoon Snack Bar

-AM & PM Ready Bench

-Late Morning & Afternoon Grillers (in shaded area)

Since this year the Sugarbears can receive ALL profits generated from the Snack Bar, it is extremely important that we have it staffed adequately. If you are interested in any of these positions, check in at the Volunteer Table, Saturday morning and sign-up.

Every Sugarbear will be swimming every event at this two-day meet, if you have a time for each event and have swam in at least two dual-meets.

Champs will be held at the Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC)- Woodcreek Blvd and Pleasant Grove Blvd (near Junction Ave). There will be over 1,200 swimmers at this meet, and over 3,000 people in attendance. Parking will be at a premium. The RAC has a very small parking lot. Woodcreek High School, next to the RAC is available for parking.

7:15 – 7:45 am

Warm-ups Saturday:

Del Norte: Lanes 1 - 5

Fair Oaks: Lanes 6 - 10

Fulton - El Camino: Lanes 11 - 15

7:45 – 8:15 am

Roseville: Lanes 1 - 5

Sunrise: Lanes 6 - 10

West Sac: Lanes 11 - 15

7:15 – 7:45 am

Warm-ups Sunday:

Roseville: Lanes 1 - 5

Sunrise: Lanes 6 - 10

West Sac: Lanes 11 - 15

7:45 – 8:15 am

Del Norte: Lanes 1 - 5

Fair Oaks: Lanes 6 - 10

Fulton - El Camino: Lanes 11 - 15

There will be multiple heats ran for each stroke. All 16 lanes at the RAC will be used. The pool will be divided up into 8 lanes of ODD heats and 8 lanes of EVEN heats. Lanes 1-8 near the coaches table are the odd lanes. lanes 1-8 towards the entrance will be the even lanes. Please pay attention to which heat your child is scheduled to swim in. The meet will be circled seeded. Which means it will not be ran from the fastest to slowest heats. All heats will contain a variety of swimmers at different skill levels. The top 10 fastest times from all heats will advance to finals. The first half of the day preliminaries will be ran, then a break, then finals (which contains the top 10 swimmers in each age group), then relays, then awards ceremonies.

These are the events scheduled for each day:

Saturday:

PRELIMINARIES (all swimmers who have times for each event and have participated in two dual-meets):

-IM

-25 Free

-25 Back

-BREAK (used to calculate the top 10 swimmers for each stroke and age group)

-Coaches Relay (held during break)

FINALS (top 10 swimmers from each age group swim, receive a medal, can score points for our team, and qualify for MoC):

-IM

-25 Free

-25 Back

-Free Relay for 6 & Unders (top ten relay team participants get a medal)

-Medley Relay for 7 & Up (top ten relay team participants get a medal)

-Awards Ceremony for 6 & Unders

Sunday:

PRELIMINARIES (all swimmers who have times for each event and have participated in two dual-meets):

-Long Free

-Breast

-Fly

-BREAK (used to calculate the top 10 swimmers for each stroke and age group)

-Parents Relay (if you are interested in swimming in this relay, please drop a written request into the "Board Members" family folder)

FINALS (top 10 swimmers from each age group swim, receive a medal, can score points for our team, and qualify for MoC):

-Long Free

-Breast

-Fly

-Free Relay for 7 & Up (top ten relay team participants get a medal)

-Awards Ceremony for 7 & Up:

-High Point Swimmer Ceremony

-Dual Meet Awards Ceremony

-Championship Awards Ceremony

Ribbons & Awards Ceremony:

-all swimmers who place first in their preliminary heat will get a ribbon

-all swimmers who advance to the finals will get a medal

-top ten medley's and free relay team participants get a medal

-top point earner in each age group will get a trophy

GO SUGARBEARS!

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Board

MoC (Meet of Champions) Information

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:02:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears!

The Meet of Champions (MoC) Meet is scheduled for July 31st-August 1st. This is an All-Star Swim Meet that brings together the top Recreational / Summer League Swimmers, from the greater Sacramento Valley Area, for a true - Meet of Champions.

There are two ways to qualify for this meet:

1. Meet a qualifying time in an event. See the Qualifying Times: http://www.meetofchampions.com/QualTimes.aspx

2. Finish in the top 10 place of any stroke at your League's Championship (CHAMPS) meet this Saturday and Sunday at the RAC

Several of our Sugarbears have already qualified for this meet by meeting a qualifying time in an event they swam during a meet this season.

TO VIEW WHICH SUGARBEAR SWIMMERS HAVE ALREADY QUALIFIED: http://www.sugarbears.org/home/index.php?limitstart=5

*****Our Sugarbears Swim Team will pay for all fees for each swimmer to swim in MoC, IF YOU HAVE MET ALL 14 HOURS OF YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE REQUIREMENTS***

Our Volunteer Coordinator is comprising a list of which families have completed their service.

***PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL, IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED SWIMMER (met a qualifying time) AND PLAN ON SWIMMING AT MOC****

If after, CHAMPS you have qualified (met a qualifying time or finished in the 10 ten of any event), please save this email and RESPOND BACK, if you PLAN ON SWIMMING AT MoC. We need to get a head count of how many swimmers plan on attending MoC.

Bonus: As a qualified swimmer, you can pick ONE additional stroke to swim at MoC, even if you didn't qualify for it. You need to let the Coaches know which stroke you want to swim as your bonus stroke.

Here is the MoC Practice Schedule:

Coach Jamie and Coach Rebecca will be your coaching team FOR BOTH SESSIONS

PRACTICE IS MONDAY-FRIDAY FOR BOTH SESSIONS

July 19th -23rd at OHS
8:00-9:15am: 13-18 year olds
8:15am-9:15am: 12 and Unders
9:00am-9:45am: 8 and Unders

July 26th -30th at RAC
9:30am-10:45am: 13-18 year olds
9:45am-10:45am: 12 and Unders
10:30am-11:15am: 8 and Unders

Meet Information:

When: Meet of Champions 10th Anniversary, July 31- August 1, 2010

Where: Woodland Community Swim Center, 155 N. West Street, Woodland, CA

Meet Schedule: Saturday & Sunday:

Check-in: 7:00 am

Warm-ups: 7:30 am

Meets Start: 9:00 am

Finals: 1 hour after Prelims

Regards:

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Great Photos of Each Sugarbears Meet Available

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Thu, 8 Jul 2010 15:47:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears!

Visit the Sugarbears Photo Gallery and check out some of the great photos of our swimmers. All of the photos are free to download to your computer.

You can see the photos two different ways:

1. Go to the Sugarbears website, www.sugarbears.org, then click on Photos at the top.

2. Go directly to the photo website, www.sugarbears.smugmug.com.

We will be adding photos as they come in. Look for previous years photos to be added as well. Thanks to all the photographers who have taken pictures over the years.

Enjoy!

Beary Best Awards Available on Thurs & Tues

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:40:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmers:

The long awaited Beary Best Treasure Box will now be available for you to redeem your Beary Best Forms.

Mindy White, parent of a 7-8 Sugarbear girl, has graciously offered to head up this program for our team.

She will have the Beary Best Blue Accordian Folder available on the pool deck on Thursday's and Tuesday's of every week from 8am-10am. Her first appearance will be tomorrow, Thursday,July 8th.

If you have turned in Beary Best Forms in the family folder's marked "Beary Best" please turn them into Mindy and you can pick from a list of prizes. It is on a first-come-first serve basis.

We appreciate your patience with the Beary Best Program.

Thanks to Mindy, this important reward system is now up and running again.

Regards,

Your Sugarbear Parents Board

Pasta Pomodoro Dinner Fundraiser on 7/8

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Tue, 6 Jul 2010 15:53:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears: Thursday, July 8th invite all your friends and family and dine at Pasta Pomodoro in Roseville. 20% of your will bill be donated to the Sugarbears. Offer includes all dine-in and to-go orders. And, is valid all day on the the 8th. Please present this flyer to your server: http://www.sugarbears.org/share/PartnerFlyerROSEVILLE.pdf

To take advantage of this offer please visit:
Pasta Pomodoro 3984 Douglas Blvd. Roseville, CA 95661 916-773-4027 (It is located in the Home Goods Shopping Center at the corner of Sierra College Blvd. and Douglas Blvd.)

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Last Call for You To Place an Ad for Child

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:41:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbear's Parents:

This is the last call for you to place a personal ad in the Champs Program Booklet wishing your child(ren) good luck at Champs. There will be over 1,500 of the program booklets printed on each day of Champs, both Saturday and Sunday. The deadline for you to place an ad is this Thursday, July 1st at 5pm.

Champs is around the corner, July 17th-18th, as a matter of fact. Every Sugarbear will be swimming at this two-day meet at the Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC). Each Sugarbear will be swimming every event. At Champs, we will be competing against all the teams we swam against this year:

-Fair Oaks Dolphins

-Del Norte Dolphins

-West Sac Dolphins

-Sunrise Sharks

-Fulton El Camino Dolphins

Size of Ad: Approximately 2" x 2" ad for $20.

Please keep text to a short sentence or two!

You can include a small picture (jpg only) if desired (keep in mind it is a 2" x 2" ad!)

Email text and picture to Shelley Young at: shelleyoung@aol.com NO LATER THAN 5 pm, Thursday, July 1st.

Payment can be made by check to Roseville Sugarbears, and is due Thursday, July 1st.

Please give your Check to Shelley Young at practice at OHS between 8:00 am and 9:30 am.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Place an Ad For Your Child at Champs

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:40:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbear's Parents:

Champs is around the corner. July 17th-18th, as a matter of fact. Every Sugarbear will be swimming at this two-day meet at the Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC). Each Sugarbear will be swimming every event. At Champs, we will be competing against all the teams we swam against this year:
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You have the opportunity to place a personal ad in the Champs Program wishing your child(ren) good luck at Champs.
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Size of Ad: Approximately 2" x 2" ad for $20.

Please keep text to a short sentence or two!

You can include a small picture (jpg only) if desired (keep in mind it is a 2" x 2" ad!)

Email text and picture to: Shelley Young at: shelleyoung@aol.com
NO LATER THAN 5 pm, Thursday, July 1st.

Payment can be made by check to Roseville Sugarbears, and is due before Thursday, July 1st.

Please give your Check to Shelley Young at practice at OHS between 8:00 am and 9:30 am.

Regards, Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Raffle To Be Held at Our Meet This Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:39:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmer's and Families:

We will be raffling off a VIP parking pass for Champs at our Saturday's meet, June 26th, with the Sunrise Sharks at Oakmont. Tickets will be $1 each, or 4 tickets for $3.  There will be over 1,200 swimmer's swimming at Champs and parking will be at a premium.  So don't miss your opportunity to get front row parking at Champs which will be held at the Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC) for two days on July 17-18th.  All Sugarbears swimmers will be swimming every event at this meet.  All the teams in our Conference will be participating in Champs.

We will be selling the raffle tickets starting at 8:00am this Saturday. Participants from both the Sugarbears and Sunrise Sharks are eligible to win.  The drawing for the winner will be announced near event 44.

PLEASE REMEMBER:  Sign-Outs for this meet are closed.  All sign-outs MUST OCCUR ONE WEEK prior to any meet.


Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

June Poolside Chat from Renee

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:03:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Friends and Family:

I, first, apologize for this not going out last week. Try as hard as I might, priorities continued to clobber each other and I just couldn’t get to the bottom of the letter…I’m sure everyone has known that feeling a time or two!

Before we get down to business, I want to take the opportunity to say “Thank You!” to all of the families that assisted with the craziness at our home meet, a week ago Saturday. It was a true test of our family and we passed with flying colors! So many pitched in, no negativity, no divisiveness,, just a large positive infusion of assistance. People displayed creativity, problem solving, and patience in the face of adversity. One word wraps up my thoughts: Grateful! We have a fabulous team! Winning the meet was just icing on the cake.

Two big upcoming events: Our annual Swim-a-Thon is scheduled for tomorrow, June 22^nd. As you’ve seen in emails from co-chair Jennifer Cox, this is our primary fundraiser for the team. All of the equipment, all of the socials, all of the fun Fridays are possible due to the generous donations of swimmer families and friends. Please consider participating and involving those in your life. We don’t want the families to carry the burden; if we collect just a small amount, even $10 from grandparents, aunts and uncles, family friends, etc, a swimmer can easily reach the $50/swimmer goal without the family breaking the bank. As a team, we can make a difference.

Our other big event is tomorrow night, June 22^nd. We are having a fundraiser at Chevy’s. Everyone that brings a flyer, 25% of the dinner tab (excluding alcohol) will be donated back to the team. WOW!!! Thanks to our Social Chairs for setting up this fundraiser!!! After a hard day of working in the pool, doesn’t a night out with your teammates and friends (away from the water) sound like a great idea?? I’ll be there…if you see me, stop by the table and say hi!! I’ll be looking for all of you too!!!

you must present this flyer when dining at Chevy's on June 22nd: http://www.sugarbears.org/share/Chevysfundraising_flyer.pdf

We’ve made it half way through our meets. All of the swimmers are doing so well; it’s been great to see the names post for Meet of Champions. It’s also been great to watch our new swimmers have such success in the pool with continually dropping those times. It’s been a great year so far!

Our big event is coming up in just 4 short weeks (July 17th-18th)…Eureka Conference Championships!!! Champs this year will be at the Roseville Aquatics Complex (commonly referred to in the swim community as the RAC) and we are considered the hosting team. Jen Hustead, our league rep, has been putting in lots of hours to pull this off. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking for volunteers to help with the meet; you’ll likely see sign-ups around the pool deck. This is in addition to your 14 hour minimum requirement.

Thanks to all of you that have committed to assist at every meet, to those of you who have done above and beyond your minimum hours. We know it takes more than 14 hours to make this run. The Board thanks you for your commitment to all of our kids. You’re the reason we can keep moving forward.

It’s Bears vs. Sharks this week in the pool. Here’s to hoping the Bears get a big “W”!!

Your eternally grateful Sugarbears Board Prez,

Renee

Morning Practice Schedule Starts Monday & Upcoming Meet

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:00:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmer's and Parents:

This is a reminder that ALL practices move to our morning schedule starting this Monday, June 14th.

JUNE 14th-July 16th:

8 and Unders: 9:15am-10:00am

9-12: 8:15am-9:15am

13-18: 6:45am-8:15am

NOTE: New START TIME FOR 13-18's

Our Next Meet is This Saturday, June 12th with West Sac. Dolphins

THIS IS A HOME MEET

meet theme: Mardi Gras. so decorate your tents or come dressed in costume!!

In order to have a productive swim meet, we still need the following volunteers for this Saturdays meet.

AM & PM starters

PM Stroke & turn

PM timers

PM BBQ

PM Ribbons

AM event flipper

PM ready bench

Thank you. Remember you only have a few meets left to get your minimum 14 hours.

Here are some important reminders: Parents need to have their swimmers check-in with the coaches by 7 AM. We had some swimmers at our last meet with Fulton-El Camino who never checked in with the coaches but were at the meet. The coaches scratched them from their events, only later to find out they were there but simply never checked-in with them. Then our Coaches had to re-do the seeding again.

Swimmers should wait to see that their name is actually highlighted on the coach's check-in sheet to confirm the coach got them. Parents can accompany younger swimmers to check-in, but PARENTS SHOULD NOT CHECK-IN FOR THEIR CHILD! It's a good habit to teach your swimmer now! And you can remind the swimmers that arrive at your age group tent. Swimmers that do not check in with the coaches will be scratched from the meet.

Many teams do not seed their swimmers until after the scratch session. We seed the swimmers who will actually be swimming each race based upon their best time for that event. This is what determines their heat and lane assignment. So, the night before the race we may only know which swimmers are swimming which event, and not which heat and lane they will be in. This is also the reason that most teams use a ready bench. We will not know exactly what to expect until we get to the visiting team's pool.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears' Parent Board

Morning Practice Schedule Starts Monday & Volunteering

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:59:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmer's and Parents:

This is a reminder that ALL practices move to our morning schedule starting this Monday, June 14th.

JUNE 14th-July 16th:

8 and Unders: 9:15am-10:00am

9-12: 8:15am-9:15am

13-18: 6:45am-8:15am

NOTE: New START TIME FOR 13-18's

Our Next Meeting is This Saturday, June 12th with West Sac. Dolphins

THIS IS A HOME MEET

meet theme: Mardi Gras. so decorate your tents or come dressed in costume!!

In order to have a productive swim meet, we still need the following volunteers for this Saturdays meet.

AM & PM starters

PM Stroke & turn

PM timers

PM BBQ

PM Ribbons

AM event flipper

PM ready bench

Thank you, Remember you only have a few meets left to get your minimum 14 hours.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears' Parent Board

Morning Practice Schedule Starts Monday & Volunteering

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:41:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmer's and Parents:

This is a reminder that ALL practices move to our morning schedule starting this Monday, June 14th.

JUNE 14th-July 16th:

8 and Unders: 9:15am-10:00am

9-12: 8:15am-9:15am

13-18: 6:45am-8:15am

NOTE: New START TIME FOR 13-18's

Our Next Meeting is This Saturday, June 12th with West Sac. Dolphins

THIS IS A HOME MEET

meet theme: Mardi Gras. so decorate your tents or come dressed in costume!!

In order to have a productive swim meet, we still need the following volunteers for this Saturdays meet.

AM & PM starters

PM Stroke & turn

PM timers

PM BBQ

PM Ribbons

AM event flipper

PM ready bench

Thank you, Remember you only have a few meets left to get your minimum 14 hours.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears' Parent Board

New Coaching Rules

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:18:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears' Swimmers and Parents:

Starting effective immediately, the following rules will be instituted and adhered to by all Coaches during practices and/or swim meets:

1. Each swimmer will be allowed only 1 bathroom break during practice. If more than one bathroom break is requested by any swimmer, that swimmer will have to stay after practice to make-up any of the swim drills they missed during their time in the bathroom.

We are having too many children request to use the bathroom up to 3 times during a practice timeframe.

2. Each Friday practice is now mandatory for all swimmers to attend. If you or your swimmer is practicing in a different age group at practice, we ask that they attend their proper age group practice on ALL Friday's. Medley and Free Relay practice will be held on each Friday. We need all the kids for each Relay and Medley to practice together as team of four.

3. If any swimmer signs-out on-line for a meet LESS THAN ONE-WEEK PRIOR TO ANY MEET, that swimmer will not be allowed to swim at the following meet.

We are having TOO MANY swimmers signing out only a couple days prior to meet, after we have already seeded the meet for that Saturday. This causes a tremendous amount of re-work for the Coaching staff and Computer Ops the morning of the meet.

4. If any swimmers or parents have a concern during any swim meet, you are to discuss it with your Team Parent. In turn, your Team Parent will bring your concern to the Head Team Parent, and she will then discuss it with the Coaches.

There are too many people approaching the Coaching staff during a meet and their primary focus needs to be on Coaching.

We appreciate your help and understanding regarding these new rules. They will help practices and swim meets to run more smoothly and productively.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

on behalf of the Coaching Staff

Relay Practice Held Each Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:38:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmers and Parents:

The Coaches have requested that all swimmers attend EACH Friday practice so we can focus on improving our relay teams.

Winning a relay accounts for the most points awarded per event at each meet. Winning or losing a relay can make the difference between winning or losing a meet.

There are two types of relays: The Medley (four swimmers each swimming one of the four different strokes ) and the Free Relay (four swimmers each swimming 25 yards of freestyle).

Both relay's will be practiced on Friday.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Relay Practice Held Each Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Tue, 8 Jun 2010 11:30:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmers and Parents:

The Coaches have requested that all swimmers attend EACH Friday practice so we can focus on improving our relay teams.

Winning a relay accounts for the most points awarded per event at each meet. Winning or losing a relay can make the difference between winning or losing a meet.

Winning a relay event at our meets, accounts for 7 points per event

Important Info about Our Meet with Fulton-El Camino on Sat.

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:55:00 -0700

Hello Sugarbears Swimmers and Parents:

Hope you all had a nice Memorial Day Weekend.

Our next swim meet is scheduled for this Saturday, June 5th with the Fulton-El Camino Stingrays. THIS IS AN AWAY MEET. The meet theme this day is: Western. So pull out your cowboy or cowgirl gear and "hoof it on down" to this meet!

Included in this email is some important information about parking at their pool.

Fulton-El Camino Stingrays 6-Lane Pool
3097 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA

Their home pool is Cottage Pool, located at the intersection of Cottage and Morse, at 3907 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA.

The pool is right across the street from Kaiser's ER. They have 3 small parking lots along Cottage, in front of their pool and to either side, slightly down the street. These are not big enough for both teams cars, however, there is also parking available in the Kaiser lot which is kitty-corner across the street. This is NOT the main hospital parking lot, but rather medical/ administrative offices that are not open on the weekends, on the southeast corner.

DIRECTIONS:

From Oakmont:

start out going west on Cirby Way toward Parkview Dr.
turn left on Riverside Ave
merge onto I80 W toward Sacramento
take the I80 BR/Capital City Freeway exit, Exit 95, toward CA-99 S/Sac
take the Fulton Ave exit
turn left onto Fulton Ave
turn left at Cottage Way

(their pool is Cottage Pool, located at the intersection of Cottage and Morse)

Here are some important reminders:

Parents need to have their swimmers check-in with the coaches by 7 AM. Swimmers should wait to see that their name is actually highlighted on the coach's check-in sheet to confirm the coach got them. Parents can accompany younger swimmers to check-in, but PARENTS SHOULD NOT CHECK-IN FOR THEIR CHILD! It's a good habit to teach your swimmer now! And you can remind the swimmers that arrive at your age group tent. Swimmers that do not check in with the coaches will be scratched from the meet.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board

Make-Up Photos on Wed at Oakmont

noreply@blogger.com (Roseville Sugarbears) — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:02:00 -0700

Sugarbears Swimmers and Families:

This is a reminder that Spectrum Photography will be at our Oakmont pool deck on Wednesday, May 26 at 5pm to take any pictures of any swimmers who missed our photo session at Time Trials.

They will only be there for a limited time, so come prepared. There are blank order forms in the Family Folders.

Regards,

Your Sugarbears Parent Board