All About 6/27 Home A Meet, declare for upcoming meets, Friday pep rally and grill night, + more!
Village West hosts Hollin Hills 6/27 A Meet #2
The Village West Vikings are hosting the Hollin Hills Bluefish for our second A Meet this Saturday, 6/27. If your Vikings are swimming in this meet, please read this email carefully for important information. Please sign up for one of our remaining jobs if you have a swimmer in the meet.
Athlete Entries are attached to this email - check this document to see if your swimmer is swimming (if you aren’t especially SwimTopia savvy!). You only need to attend this meet if you are swimming. (Heat sheet coming soon!)
Please allow our guests to park in the parking lot if you are not lugging equipment to the meet. Thank you for your kindness!
All Little Vikings are invited to do a Lollipop Race across the shallow end before the meet begins! Be at the shallow end at 845 to get ready.
Expectations: We expect to see great sportsmanship from all of our swimmers. Parents, please talk to your swimmers about this expectation. This includes cheering/clapping politely for the other team, staying in the water after a race until all swimmers are finished, shaking hands across lanes after races, and being supportive and encouraging to all swimmers on both teams.
As a reminder, please tell your swimmers not to chant “Big Q!” when cheering for Coach Quincy. It sounds like we are chanting “DQ!” 🙁
Meet Theme: White Out!
Timeline:
Arrive by 740AM to ensure your swimmers are ready to hop in the pool for warm-ups at 8. Older swimmers and families are strongly encouraged to arrive early (7AM+) to help set up the pool!
- 8:00-8:20 am: Viking Warm Ups
- 8:25-8:45 am: Bluefish Warm ups
- 8:50 am: Mini swim
- 9:00 am: Meet Starts
Attire: Swimmers should wear their team suits and caps. If you do not have a team suit, wear another competition-approved suit (no tie backs!). Find me if you need a new Vikings cap!
All deck officials (including timers) should wear a white shirt and navy blue bottoms.
Concessions: Natalie and our incredible concessions crew will be serving a number of delicious offerings. Make sure you have a tab set up so your hungry swimmers can grab lunch!
- Bacon/ham, egg, cheese hot breakfast sandwiches
- Burgers & hot dogs
- More menu details to come!
JOBS STILL NEEDED:
- Timer: 1 more timer needed! Sign up now for your chance to join the coveted Book of Legends…
- Place Recorder: Come hang out in the shade with our amazing data crew. They will teach you what to do!
- (2) Concessions Lunch Servers (945-1215): Help serve Natalie’s delicious creations and chat with your fellow concessions besties!
Coming soon…
Friday Night (6/26) Pep Rally 645PM: “Vikings Handprint Banner” and Grill Night 6PM!
Join us at the pool Friday night for our second pep rally at 6:45PM! We will make a banner with everyone’s handprints to show our team spirit, amongst other fun. Before the pep rally, skip cooking dinner and support the Vikings at Grill Night with one of Natalie’s amazing chipotle bowls.
Declare for Monday (6/29) Away B Meet by Sunday (6/28) at NOON!
If your swimmer did not make it into this Saturday’s meet, never fear! We look forward to seeing all of our swimmers at Monday’s Away B meet as we visit Rolling Forest, our neighbors right across Rolling Rd. Please select two strokes that your swimmer is most likely able to swim legally. (Remember - it can’t be the same strokes they swam on 6/27). Look out for a meet specific info email soon.
Note: Concessions at Rolling Forest only takes cash and Venmo. Spread the word!
Declare for Saturday (7/4) Away A Meet by Monday (6/29) at 9PM!
This A meet, hosted by the Ilda Clippers, will start at 8AM to get everyone done and on their way to holiday festivities earlier. Log in to the app now and tell us if your swimmer is available on 7/4. You will find out on the Wednesday prior if your swimmer has been selected.
Wednesday Night Clinic - Amy Meli - 7/1 at 8PM
Come hang out Wednesday night for another clinic, led by Coach Jack’s mom - Amy Meli! Amy is a longtime swimmer and excellent human/coach/division coordinator. Rest assured she will focus on exactly what Coach Jack tells her we need!
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