ASC This Week - Oct 10-16, 2021

Mark Noetzel

Swim Families,

Here are some things that you should know about.

 

Swimmer Drop-Off & Parking

Families, as you may have noticed, the HPA parking lot gets quite busy between 4:30-5;45pm. I strongly encourage you to use the extra parking area (just as you drive into campus, on your left) near the track/baseball area.  The school (me, with the AD and Dir. of Facilities, are working on possible plans to expand areas for parking and drop-off & pick up. 

  • For Bronze Group families, I really encourage you to use the area on M & W since your swimmers are in the pool while many varsity sports are practicing. Consider dropping your swimmer off at the normal parking lot, then going to park in the extra lot.

Practices 

  • Bronze - Normal Schedule 

  • Silver - Normal Schedule except no Saturday this week due to PSAT test in the gym.

  • Gold - Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur 5:15-6:30 pm (No Sat this week...exam in the gym.)

  • Senior - M-Th, 3:30-5pm, Friday - 3:30-5pm (also M-W-F 5:45-6:45am). No Saturday this wk.

  • Here’s the link to the updated normal PRACTICE TIMES schedule.

T-Shirts and Caps

  • The ASC T-Shirts have arrived and those that attended practice on Saturday received theirs, while all others will get theirs this week.

Team Photos (by Group)

  • We are arranging for group photographs for the week of October 17, possibly Monday, Oct 18. We will do the photos by group, with 3’ of separation between swimmers. We would want everyone wearing their new team shirt. Stay tuned for a confirmed date.

BIS Pentathlon Meet Saturday, October 30, 2021

With our peer teams in Hilo and Kona back to practicing in the county pools this past week, we have scheduled the Pentathlon Meet for Saturday, October 30, 2021. It’s a fun meet where everyone swims each stroke and an IM. Total time from all races determines the ranking by age.

This meet is available to:

  • Bronze - with coach permission (need start certification, stroke…)

  • Silver

  • Gold

  • Senior

Please see the team page for the event to declare Yes or No for your swimmer. Also, note the opportunity for a parent to be on deck by volunteering with a job. Please commit to the job sign-up form. 

 

Coach McCoy Returns

Congratulations to ASC member, Carrie McCoy, who just finished her summer triathlon circuit and finished fifth in the Ironman Chattanooga. She’ll be back in the water with the senior group and on deck too.

 

No-Cell Phone Policy

  • Parents, thank you for your continued support of our swimmers, but in order to best create a team culture, the coaching staff is asking that swimmers do not use their cell phones on deck, important calls to/from parents are allowed. We would like swimmers to talk to each other, versus looking at their devices.

  •  It is asked that if a swimmer is expecting an important call right before the start of practice, that they alert their coach to the need to take a call. Calls can also be made or taken outside of the pool area. Per USA SWIMMING RULES, cell phones are not allowed in bathrooms or locker rooms.

  • Coaches continue to use their cell phones for work-related (attendance on the OnDeck app, looking up parent phone numbers, looking up swimmer’s best times…).

USA - Swimming/US Center For Safe Sport 

Many families have continued to have their swimmers take the SafeSport course, as well as taking it themselves. The coaching staff thanks you for doing this. Here’s the link to the USA Swimming SafeSport/US Center for Safe Sport.  Keeping our athletes safe is the responsibility of all of us.

All for now,

Coach Mark