Good afternoon Sea Lions!

Our first week of practices is in the books and we are so excited to see so many new and familiar faces this season. This Sunday update will outline important events over the next couple weeks and include information on how to sign up for volunteering and declare swimmers for meets:

PRACTICE INFORMATION

4-5pm for 11 and ups

5-6pm for 7-10s

5:45-6:30pm for 6 and unders

Click here for the full calendar.

All swimmers need to wear/bring the following to practice:

-tennis shoes and socks (for any dry land activities the coaches have planned)

-swim suit and goggles

-towel

-water bottle

Rising 6th Graders that are in the 11 and ups practice: We know it's a challenge for these swimmers to get to the 4pm practice on time due to when they get home from school. The coaches are aware we have a few of these swimmers, and it is ok to arrive a little late to this practice. Please do not stress about it. It's summer swim! We'll make it work. Remember, having fun is one of our priorities!

Private Lessons

If you are interested in getting your swimmer more individualized, 1:1 instruction, we offer private lessons for swimmers of all age groups! If you are interested, you can follow this link to purchase lessons with some of our coaches or talk with them after practice! https://scottishhills.org/private-lessons-20/

SWIMSUITS

Our team swimsuits are available at Kiefer Aquatics/All American Swim. Just tell them you are with Scottish Hills, and they will know which suit is for us!

Store Address:

1231 NW Maynard Rd

Cary NC 27513

919-439-8678

Hours: Monday-Thursday 10a-6p and Saturday 10a-3p

Store Locations & Hours - Kiefer Aquatics

Sign-ups for our regular season meets and volunteering shifts are now open! You may access these sign ups by going into Swimtopia and signing up under the sign up calendar: Signup Calendar - Scottish Hills Sea Lions (swimtopia.com). If this is your first time signing up for meets and/or volunteering, attached is more information/description about how meets operate!

Job descriptions:

• Clean up crew 
  • Puts everything back in its proper place after a meet.
• Clerk of Course
  • Arranges swimmers in heat/event order according to the heat sheet.
• Concessions
  • Help run concessions.
• Floater
  • Fill in for empty volunteer positions or where needed.
• Gate attendant
  • Stands at back gate to be sure that swimmers are entering the pool safely and feet are properly cleaned.
• Kid pusher
  • Rounds up swimmers for each heat and escorts the swimmers, in order, from Clerk of Course to behind the blocks.
• Order of Finish judge
  • Order of Finish Judge (OOF) to serve as a back-up in case of malfunction/error with timers or timing system. OOF will independently record 1st through 6th place for all main heats on Place Judge Forms. OOF should position themselves at the side of the pool at the finish line with clear sight of all competition lanes.
• Ribbons
  • Completes ribbons for swimmers or hands out participant ribbons and bracelets poolside.
• Runner
  • Collects scoring sheets from Clerk of Course, taking to recorder and from recorder to scorer. Also collects disqualification slips (main events only) and delivers them to the scoring table.
• Set up crew
  • Prepares the pool area for the meet.
• Spirit wear
  • Sells spirit wear.
• Timer
  • Timers: Times and records the swimmers in the lane assigned. There are two timers per lane. Head Timer: Runs two stop watches as a back-up for timers.

Volunteer Requirement

Scheduled meets are confirmed and sign-ups for volunteer shifts are now open! Remember that each family is required to fulfill 3 volunteer shifts during the season. We are also looking to fill the following season Volunteer Lead spots:

*TSA Rep (Back Up)

*Meet Set-Up Leader

*Meet Clean-Up Leader

*Stroke and Turn Judge (Need 1)

*Little Swimmer Big Swimmer Leader

Not only do you get to have a lot of fun (!), but families that sign up for our Volunteer Lead spots do not have to fulfill the 3 volunteer shifts! If you would like to do one of these jobs or have questions about the positions, email us at [email protected].

Declaring for meets:

You can register your swimmers for meets under the same tab as volunteer registration - Signup Calendar - Scottish Hills Sea Lions (swimtopia.com). If this is your first time signing up for meets and/or volunteering, attached is more information/description about what volunteering roles are and how to register for meets on Swimtopia!

June 4th: Time Trials at 6pm

June 8th: Morning Practices begin, & Make-Up Time Trials

June 11th: First Swim Meet (Home vs Abbington Alligators)

June 18th: Meet (Home vs Apex Breakers)

If you have any more questions, please contact [email protected]!

Arf! Arf!