Wayland Junior Warriors

• Sun., 12/27 – No Practice

• Mon., 12/28 (Yes..Monday) – Optional Practice

• Thurs., 12/31 – Optional Practice

• Sun., 1/3 – Practice as Usual

• Swimmer of the Week – This week’s swimmer of the week is Ava Khadjenoori. Ava started swimming with the team last year as a 7^th grader. She works incredibly hard in practice…last week we did some longer distances with 200s and Ava pushed each and every 200. In meets, she is always willing to swim whatever is needed. She often “gets” to swim butterfly which she always does with a smile on her face despite it not being her favorite stroke. She attends most every practice and meet and she is a true team player. Congratulations Ava!

• Practice Schedule – For this week:
  • –Tuesday, Dec. 22^nd – Practice as usual
  • –Thursday, Dec. 24^th – NO PRACTICE…MERRY CHRISTMAS!

• Next Meet – Our next meet is Jan. 9^th at home.

• Caps – Please take a moment to make sure your girls (and boys with long hair) have caps in their swim bags. We have a number of girls who show up for practice without a cap.  We can usually scrounge around and find one for them to use, but if they could actually come with a cap it would be great! Caps are required in the pool. Thanks!

• Ribbons – Please check the file bins for your meet ribbons.

• Website – Many, many thanks to Kim Reichelt for updating and maintaining our Jr. Warriors website. If you haven’t had a chance, check it out at www.waylandjw.com. We plan to add meet results to the site and would love your feedback on other things we can add. Thank you Kim!

• New Pool Party – By now, all of you should have received an invitation to the “pool party” on Jan. 9^th for the new pool. It will be a fun night for everyone! Please remember to RSVP. And if you need another copy of the invitation, go to www.waylandcommunitypool.org for the online version.

• Lobby Monitor Shifts – The lobby monitor shifts are posted next to the bulletin board. Please check the list for your shift. If you are unable to make your shift, it is your responsibility to find a replacement. Thanks for your help with this!

Hello Jr Warriors families!

We had a nice meet last weekend.  Lots of swimmers got a chance to swim events that they don’t normally swim and despite some pushback from some of the kids, they all swam really well.  Many, many thanks to all the parents who helped with the meet.  You all plan a vital role in making things go smoothly.  Suburban commented on what a good meet we ran and frankly, it is the result of all parents who step up to help.  Thanks!  Our next meet is not until January 9th…enjoy the free Saturdays!

News for the week…

***TUESDAY PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGE…SEE BELOW****

• Swimmers of the Week – This week’s swimmers of the week are Daniel Lavenson, Rosie Kiefer, Matthew Karle, Becca Wuerfl, Anna Downs and Blake Welti.  All of these swimmers were asked at the last minute to fill in on relays where there were sudden holes (swimmers who had to leave early or who hadn’t come to the meet).  Daniel, Rosie, Matthew, Becca, Anna and Blake did not hesitate at all to run and be part of a relay at the last minute…in a few cases, some of them had to put their suits back on to swim!  What their actions meant is that the rest of the swimmers on those relays were still able to swim in a relay.  Congratulations to Daniel, Rosie, Matthew, Becca, Anna and Blake for being selfless and true team players!  
   
• Tuesday Practice Change – There is a high school meet Tuesday, Dec. 15th at the pool.  Our schedule will change as follows:

–    6&unders – NO PRACTICE
–    7/8s – NO PRACTICE
–    9/10s – Practice as usual
–    6th/7th/8th grade – Practice as usual

• Pool Protocol – As you all know, we are back in the pool.  The DPW worked tirelessly to get the pool up and running and it looks great.  There are a few things we need to do to help keep the pool clean and running smoothly until March…

–    Showers – All swimmers must take a soap shower before entering the pool.
–    Foot Traffic – We need to minimize the street shoes that are on the pool deck.  Please limit the foot traffic (with shoes) to the bleacher area.
–    Use of facilities – Please remind your swimmers to use the facilities before they get into the pool.
–    Caps – All girls (and boys with long hair) MUST wear caps.  Please help your swimmers remember their caps.

If we all work together on this, we will minimize the likelihood for any problems at the pool in the next few months.

• Focus of the Week – The coaches made several observations at the meet this weekend that we have talked to the kids about…holding the ready position on starts, keeping heads still in breaststroke, and not breathing from the flags to the wall in freestyle.  The observations are posted at the pool.  Take a minute to read them and ask your swimmer about them!
   
• Lobby Monitor Shifts – The lobby monitor shifts are posted next to the bulletin board.  Please check the list for your shift.  If you are unable to make your shift, it

That is it for this week!  See you at the pool!
Jeanne

• 6&unders – NO PRACTICE
• 7/8 year olds – NO PRACTICE
• 9/10 year olds – practice from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• 6th/7th/8th graders – practice from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

• No practice tomorrow (Thursday 12/3)
• Meet is still ON for Saturday, 12/5 at Thoreau