Hello BST!

Please read <2 min: 1st day, volunteering, spiritwear

Welcome back for another fun summer swim season! Practice starts TUESDAY MAY 27TH! Please check the website for information about practices. Everything you need to know about what to bring is right there! 

If you are new to BST, please plan to stay for your child's first practices. We will have impromptu parent meetings during those times to answer FAQs & ensure we are all on the same page.

Once your children are acclimated to things, parents are welcome to stay or drop off. Please be sure to keep all communications with coaches to before/after practice times.

👉👉Committee members will also be at practice this week to help answer questions & get everyone acclimated! Find one of us in a blue visor to ask for help anytime!

Please note: The baby pool is not available for use outside of regular pool hours.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE:

CHECK INS! Swimmers should ✨check in with the coach with the clipboard✨ at every practice the first week when you arrive!

🐠 Also! Swimmers will have their names marked on their back right shoulder for practices the first few days (and all meets). If you do it yourself it should read "FIRST NAME LAST INITIAL" (Susie Q) 🐠

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW:

• Practices will be BUSY this first week and we have a lot to do! Please have your swimmers ready to swim when practice starts. They will begin each practice at the shallow end at their start time.
• Please be patient with your coaches as they are also learning & swimmers. It will take us a few days to everything sorted out.
• Please don’t worry if your swimmers are not ready to jump right in! This is totally normal & our coaches will not mind if some swimmers want to watch from the sidelines a little to see how it all works. When they are ready, we will be too!
• Each week swimmers will work their way through the strokes, starts, finishes, & turns. We will end the week with some fun relays & games as well as donuts! Remember there are no evening practices on Fridays.
• Swimmers should NOT be left unattended at the pool outside of their practice times.

VOLUNTEER SHIFTS

Contact our volunteer coordinators, Melissa Staley & Stephanie Chafin if you have any questions about BST volunteer shifts. They are ready to help! They may be reaching out to make adjustments to your jobs as the season approaches. 

Jobs are never guaranteed but we do try to honor your requests. Please keep in mind that 100% of the parents at BST are volunteering their time & we are just doing our best!

SPIRITWEAR & TEAM SHIRTS

All swimmers receive a team t-shirt & spirit wear should be distributed at the mock meet.

Swim caps will be available for pick up at practices this week. Swim caps will also be available for sale all season long for $5!

If you have any questions, be sure to ask! See you at the pool!

💙💙 

Courtney McCracken
Team Parent