Volunteer jobs for Pool Party, SignUp Genius for discounted team suits, Practice meets for 8/unders, Registering for meets

Benicia Stingrays

Hi Team!

 

It's hard to believe our first official event of the season is occurring tomorrow, but it is!

 

Volunteer Jobs for Pool Party

  • Our party is tomorrow from 11-1 at the Southampton Swim Club!  
  • Please remember that if you signed up for a volunteer job at the pool party, you must show up!  Failure to check in and complete your job will result in the loss of your $150 volunteer deposit.  This deposit will be repaid to us by charging the credit card on file.  
  • If an emergency comes up and you can not complete your job, please email our volunteer coordinators at volunteer@bsrswim.org ASAP.  
  • If you have a party set up job, check when you are supposed to arrive and don't be late!  

 

Pool  Party Raffle

  • Don't forget we will have our first big raffle of the season tomorrow!  You can win everything in the photo PLUS an ice chest PLUS a $100 gift card to Swim Outlet!  Tickets are $2 each, 3 for $5, 7 for $15, or 15 for $20

  • **New this Year** will be a Pink Ticket Raffle!  These tickets will be sold tomorrow for $1 each.  Pick a prize jar for a chance to win!  Prize jars will include:
    • ​2 hours to use the golf simulator at Sips
    • Team Towels
    • Outdoor Chairs
    • Beach Bags
    • Gift Certificates 
    • And More!!!!!

 

As we approach the beginning of meet season, here is how to register for meets!  

  • Meet Registration
    • All regular meets (time trials, dual meets, and league champs) require you to commit your swimmer for each meet that they will attend.  This is the only way that Coach Steve will know to enter your child in the meet. 
    • Dual meets are meets between the Stingrays and one other team. This accounts for the majority of our meets.  These occur on Saturday mornings and Wednesday afternoons.  The coaches select which events your swimmer will compete.  They will vary the events your swimmer competes over the course of the season.  
    • These meet fees are included in the cost of registration.  
    • The deadline for meet registration is one week before the actual event.  It is difficult to impossible to accomodate late entries so make sure to register in advance!
    • Here is the link that tells you how to register.  If you know your entire schedule for the summer, it is easiest if you just commit or decline attendance at all meets now.  This prevents you from forgetting to register for a meet down the road.  
    • Our first meet of the season will be Time Trials (just the Stingrays swim with no opposing team) on Saturday, May 17th. This means the deadline to register for Time Trials is Saturday, May 10th.  
  • Invitational Meet Registration
    • Invitationals are meets between many teams.  With the exception of Otters 8/Unders Invitational, these are Saturday-Sunday meets that last all day (usually 8:00am - 4:00pm).  These meets are much larger than dual meets
    • Invitational meets require a separate registration process.  
    • Unlike dual meets, parents select the events for their swimmer to compete and these are not covered by your regular registration fees.  Invitationals have a splash fee (meet entry fee) and then an additional small fee for each event swum.  
    • I mention invitationals now because registration for Otters' 8/unders invitational will begin shortly (on May 5th).  Otters is on Sunday, June 1st so we must register before the summer season even begins!  Be on the lookout for registration information soon!  Registration is done by filling out a hard copy registration form and submitting payment for each swimmer.  
    • Every 8/under benefits from swimming at Otters. It is a fun low stress meet for the littles to get their feet wet!  The meet ends early (around 11:00).  Junior coaches are allowed in the water at Otters for our non-independent or less confident swimmers.  The whole point of this meet is to let the young swimmers experience a meet early in the season so their confidence grows!  

 

Sign Up Genius for Discounted Team Suits

  • We still have a few discounted team suits available for $20 on the ends of the size spectrum (large and tiny suits available).  
  • For any parent wanting to participate in the parent relays at invitationals and League Champs, it would be fun to have you in a matching Stingray suit!  
  • For tiny siblings of swimmers, they may like a tiny suits to match their Stingray!  
  • Visit the signup genius to sign up! 

 

Practice Meets for Littles, May 12-May 14

  • At practice on May 12-May 14, we will try to simulate a meet environment for our 8/unders.
  • Meets are loud.  There are beeps and microphones and screaming (cheering) parents.  This can be intimidating for a first time swimmer so we hope to ease them into a meet environment by creating a similar atmosphere at practice.  What this means is on these days, we are asking for as many loud, screaming, and cheering parents to be present on the pool deck as possible!