 INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PIRANHA???
Windy Point is the home of the Championship Piranhas Swim Team!
The team consists of swimmers ages 4-18 and is divided into three practice groups by age: 8 and under, 9-12, and 13-18. Pre-season practice for 2010 will be held at the Ft. Eustis Aquatic Center in Newport News for all developmental swimmers. Outdoor practices begin the Tuesday after Memorial Day and are held in the afternoons at the Windy Point Pool until school is out. At that point, practices are held in the morning for the duration of the season. Swim meets are generally held once a week at area pools beginning the middle of June.
Swimmers of all ability levels are welcome to join the swim team. Emphasis is placed on learning, doing your personal best, comradery, and fun. Come out and join the team!
BREAKING NEWS!!!
THE WINDY POINT POOL BOARD HAS ELECTED TO TRANSITION TO AN ALTERNATE LEAGUE FOR 2010. WINDY POINT IS NOW A MEMBER OF the GREATER PENINSULA SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (GPSA) AND HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE RED DIVISION!
THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS AT VPSU FOR MANY YEARS OF FUN, CAMARADERIE AND COMPETITION!
Please sign up for an officials clinic...
Saturday, June 12th, Marlbank at Marlbank Clubhouse, 9:00 AM: REFEREE/STARTER/STROKE & TURN/SCORING
Wednesday, June 16th, at the Poquoson Municipal Building (830 Poquoson Avenue), 6:30 PM: REFEREE/STARTER/STROKE & TURN/SCORING
NOTE: NEW SUIT SELECTION FOR 2010! PLEASE READ BELOW UNDER APPAREL....
OUR 2010 COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Catie Brewster
Head Assistant Coach: Lindsay King
Assistants: Zach Reid, Meredith Melo, Sara Angwin and Russ Gibson
2010 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
This year, registration will be $65 per swimmer or $160 for 3 or more swimmers in one family. It will be due by May 14th (April 14th to participate in Ft. Eustis practices). Make checks payable to Windy Point Swim Team and mail appropriate fees with SIGNED form to: Connie Slayton, 117 Montgomery Lane, Seaford, VA 23696. Registration forms will be included in the member newsletters. If you did not receive one, or if you would like an additional form, please contact Connie Slayton at slaytonemail@yahoo.com.
APPAREL INFORMATION
Contact the Swim & Sport Stop at 874-7946 to outfit your swimmer! Sizes vary, so more than likely he/she will need a "try-on." The Swim & Sport Stop is located at 13541 Warwick Boulevard, Suite B, Newport News, 23602.
Piranha swim caps will also be available again this year at the front desk once the season begins for $5 and will be required for all meets to present team unity.
The suit for 2010 has been chosen. As you know, we have to update our suit every 2 years due to patterns being discontinued. This year we have elected a basic suit so that we can have some additional time for "shelf life" out of it if you will.
As always, we welcome suits from prior years, but would encourage all those participating to consider purchasing the new suit to present a unifed look.
The Swim and Sport Stop is aware of our selection, so you can call them now to order and/or visit for a try-on.
The suit for femalse is the Speedo Flyback Training Endurance, which is style 819016 (Navy with Red Straps) for $56. Each suit will be embroidered with a piranha and the embroidery is included in the price.
The suit for the males is the Speedo Solid Jammer Endurance, which is style 805014 (Navy) for $41. Each suit will be embroidered with a piranha and the embroidery is included in the price.
Maureen would like all orders to be in by June 1st to insure that the embroidery is done for our first meet on June 22nd.
2010 PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Ft. Eustis practices will be from 3:30-4:30 PM on Sundays starting April 25th, May 2nd, May 16th, and May 23rd. There is NO practice on Mother's Day. If you are taking part in these practices, please bring with you: a valid driver's license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance to be allowed on the base.
Directions to Ft. Eustis: Once on base the road will be called Washington Boulevard. It will go through a circular intersection. Stay on this road through the intersection and turn right at the next intersection (Tyler Road). The Aquatic Center (Building 641) is on the left.
After school practices will begin on June 1st and will last through June 18th. Practices will be held for the 10 & unders from 4:30-5:30 PM and for those who are 11 & older will meet to practice from 5:30-6:30 PM.
The summer practice schedule will begin on June 21st and will last through the City Meet, which is set for August 7th. Practice will begin with the 8 & unders from 8:15-9 AM. Those between the ages of 9-12 will practice next from 9-10 AM and those who are 13 & older will practice from 10-11 AM.
Swim lessons for those that are interested will begin at 11AM and last until noon. Swim team participants must remember that the pool is not "officially" open for open swimming until noon. Swim team families cannot stay after practice and "wait" for the pool to open.
THIS YEAR ALL SWIMMERS MUST SHOW UP TO PRACTICE ON MEET DAYS IF THEY WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEET THAT EVENING. Unless properly notified, the coach will not enter a swimmer into the meet roster if they are not physically seen that day. Please communicate accordingly.
2010 MEET SCHEDULE
Please note that this is the final approved schedule for the 2010 season.
Parents are encouraged to visit the GPSA website regularly for updated information at www.gpsaswimming.org.
All swim meets start at 6:00 PM and last for approximately 2 hours. However, each team will be given set warm-up times and most likely children could have to arrive as early as 4:15 PM. This information will be given by the coaches at practice and will vary. Please be sure you know this information and plan accordingly as warm-ups are procedure for GPSA Safety and Rules.
Tuesday, June 22nd: AWAY - Tabb (B Meet)
Thursday, June 24th: AWAY - James River Country Club
Monday, June 28th: HOME - Hidenwood
Thursday, July 1st: HOME - Glendale
Tuesday, July 6th: AWAY - Hidenwood (B Meet)
Tuesday, July 13th: HOME - Marlbank (B Meet)
Thursday, July 15th: AWAY - Poquoson
Monday, July 19th: AWAY - Marlbank
Saturday, July 24th: MINI MEET
Monday, July 26th: HOME - Tabb
Thursday, July 29th: HOME - Kiln Creek (B Meet)
Saturday, August 7th: CITY MEET AT FT. EUSTIS
GPSA has factored in 2 rain dates for meet make-ups:
Monday, July 12th and/or Thursday, July 22nd.
Windy Point Swim Team Celebration: Sunday, August 8th. Time and Place TBD.
Picture Day: TBD
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Windy Point Swim Team depends on parent volunteers to run all meets both home and away. No parent is expected to be an expert, but all parents are expected to help during each meet as needed. When you help the swim team, you are helping kids learn, grow and have fun! Every effort will be made to place volunteers in their preferred role. Detailed job descriptions are available below.
When jobs are assigned, each family will receive a reminder notice via email detailing their job assignment, date of the meet and time frame needed. This will be your ONLY notification, so it is extremely important to make sure you provide the coordinators with a valid email and update them should it change during the season. A master job list will also be posted on the swim team bulletin board at the pool.
If a volunteer cannot help at their assigned meet, they are required to find a replacement. If a volunteer needs to switch a job assignment, the volunteer is expected to check the master list and work it out with another parent or find a replacement prior to the meet. The coaches and swim team coordinators will not be responsible for making adjustments for parents. The volunteer MUST notify the agreed change to Connie Slayton at slaytonemail@yahoo.com so the master list can be udpated, or leave a note of the agreed change in the Team Coordinator's communication folder located at the front desk at the pool.
Volunteers who fail to find a replacement or are a "no-show" will incur a $50 fine before the volunteer's children will be allowed to swim again. We would much rather see parents help their child's team than collect a fine.
Job descriptions are as follows:
Meet Director/Referee*: Responsible for the set up, management and overall operation of home meets.Works with the referee, coaches and swim team coordinators to insure that meets run smoothly.
Starter*: The official who starts/annouces each heat of home meets.
Hospitality: Provides drinks for our volunteers during meets.
Ribbon Writers: Sits at score table and records official place times on ribbons during meets.
Scoring: Reviews and determines official swim times from score cards after each race, certify those times, records results and keeps score during the meet.
Clerk of Course: Gathers all of our 8 & under swimmers to their lanes for their correct heats. Helps in assigning the exhibition swimmers to lanes and organizing timer cards prior to the meet.
Stroke & Turn Judges*: Swim officials trained in stroke, turn & finish guidelines. Judge swimmers during each race to insure strokes, turns and finishes conform to VPSU rules.
Runners: Collects cards from each lane after each event/heat and delivers them to those at the scoring table. Deliver DQ (disqualification) cards from the Referee to the scoring table.
Timers (3 per lane): Uses stopwatch to get accurate times for each swimmer. Timers will record all times for each heat and give the cards to the Runners.
Sweep Judges: Sits at the finish and records visual finishes by lane on a card to be picked up by Runners.
Meet Set/Up: Sets up scoring table, coaches chairs, starting blocks, 8 & under chairs and basically makes sure the meet is ready to go and provide an extra set of "hands" to the swim team coordinators.
Meet Break/Down: Insures that the pool will be operational the next day after a meet. Chairs put away, trash, etc.
Those jobs with an * are considered officials and will need to attend a GPSA Officials Clinic. We encourage ALL parents to make time to attend one as the more we have certified, the less those have to work! Please view the below schedule and contact Connie to secure a spot.
Saturday, June 12th, at the Marlbank Clubhouse, 9:00 AM: REFEREE/STARTER/STROKE & TURN/SCORING
Wednesday, June 16th, at the Poquoson Municipal Building (830 Poquoson Avenue), 6:30 PM: REFEREE/STARTER/STROKE & TURN/SCORING
SWIM TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions??? We can help!
Connie Slayton: slaytonemail@yahoo.com
Celinda Cernigliaro: ccernigliaro@cox.net
Laura Narney: lnarney@cox.net
Christine Taleghani: 4christinet@cox.net
WP/GPSA League Representative: Dave Haskiell: dhaskiell@cox.net
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