Our first meet is this Saturday at OWU vs. Olentangy Orange. All swimmers & divers need to be on deck ready to go at 3:45 pm. The meet itself will begin at 4:45 pm.
You can GPS OWU with the following address: 150 S. Henry St, Delaware, 43015. Access to parking is off of Harrison. There is no bus provided to our meets at OWU.
The line up will be announced at practice on Friday.(everyone participates).
Go Patriots!
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Pasta Party!
Friday, November 30 from 6-9 pm
at the McConaghy's
385 Retreat Ln W
The easiest way to get there is to go down Powell road towards 315 and then turn left into the Chase. From there take a left just past the stop sign(raccoon run), take another left at the end of that road (retreat ln) and we will have a sign out for the party. The McConaghy house is between the house with white lit balls hanging from their trees and the house with red lights wrapped around their tree.
Please do not park in the driveway. Park along the road by the ditch or down the side street. Seating might be limited, so if you have a folding chair please bring it along.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Pay to Play fees
Pay to Play fees have been posted to your SPS EZPay accounts. Please login and take care of these before our first meet. Please note, the district has eliminated caps on pay to play fees (I found this out the hard way when I logged in to pay my kids fees). Here's the blurb on the district website:
Has the district eliminated caps on athletic participation fees?
Yes, beginning with the 2012-13 school year, student athletes will be charged a $75 fee for every sport in which they participate. The district has eliminated the per-building and per-family caps on these fees in order to better offset the costs associated with offering comprehensive athletic programs. All fee balances must be paid prior to the first contest. Eligibility will be restored once all fees have been paid, or if a hardship exists, a payment plan may be established by a building administrator. For more information, please refer to the athletic handbook or contact the fee secretary in your building.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Team Pictures
Team Pictures are this Thursday, November 29 at 3pm at the Liberty YMCA. All swimmers and divers should wear their team suit for the picture.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Children who swim are Smarter
Melbourne: Children who learn how to swim at a young age are reaching many developmental milestones earlier than the norm, scientists say.
As well as achieving physical milestones faster, children who swim also scored significantly better in visual-motor skills such as cutting paper, coloring in and drawing lines and shapes, and many mathematically-related tasks.
Their oral expression was also better as well as in the general areas of literacy and numeracy, found researchers from the Griffith Institute for Educational Research in Australia.
The study surveyed parents of 7000 under-fives from Australia, New Zealand and the US over three years.
A further 180 children aged 3, 4 and 5 years have been involved in intensive testing, making it the world`s most comprehensive study into early-years swimming.
Lead researcher Professor Robyn Jorgensen said the study shows young children who participate in early-years swimming achieve a wide range of skills earlier than the normal population.
"Many of these skills are those that help young children into the transition into formal learning contexts such as pre-school or school," Jorgensen said.
"The research also found significant differences between the swimming cohort and non-swimmers regardless of socio-economic background," Jorgensen said in a statement
As well as achieving physical milestones faster, children who swim also scored significantly better in visual-motor skills such as cutting paper, coloring in and drawing lines and shapes, and many mathematically-related tasks.
Their oral expression was also better as well as in the general areas of literacy and numeracy, found researchers from the Griffith Institute for Educational Research in Australia.
The study surveyed parents of 7000 under-fives from Australia, New Zealand and the US over three years.
A further 180 children aged 3, 4 and 5 years have been involved in intensive testing, making it the world`s most comprehensive study into early-years swimming.
Lead researcher Professor Robyn Jorgensen said the study shows young children who participate in early-years swimming achieve a wide range of skills earlier than the normal population.
"Many of these skills are those that help young children into the transition into formal learning contexts such as pre-school or school," Jorgensen said.
"The research also found significant differences between the swimming cohort and non-swimmers regardless of socio-economic background," Jorgensen said in a statement
Monday, November 19, 2012
Thanksgiving Week Schedule
Monday & Tuesday: regular practice schedule
Wednesday 9-11 am
Thursday: No Practice - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Friday: 3-5:30 pm
Monday 3-5:30 pm
Sunday, November 18, 2012
IMPORTANT REMINDERS!!!!
1. The last day to order spirit wear is wednesday, November 21. The link is shown below:
http://teamshowroom.com/libertyswimming
2. Raffle ticket stubs and a piece of paper with your swimmers name should be put in a ziplock baggie and given to Alex McCloskey at high school practice. The last day to turn in stubs is friday, December 7. This allows us a week to make sure all stubs are in and completed prior to the drawing at the meet on December 15. Please contact Jennifer McCloskey at jenmccloskey4@gmail.com or John Hiltner at jandahiltner1@att.net.
3. We still have a few open timing slots at all four meets. Also, we will be asked to provide timers on at least one lane at the Delaware County Classic on December 22 at OWU. I will put up another signup list once we know how many lanes. This is a longer meet so I would expect we would split it into shifts. So if we have one lane (two timing slots), then we will ask for 4 timers.
1. The last day to order spirit wear is wednesday, November 21. The link is shown below:
http://teamshowroom.com/libertyswimming
2. Raffle ticket stubs and a piece of paper with your swimmers name should be put in a ziplock baggie and given to Alex McCloskey at high school practice. The last day to turn in stubs is friday, December 7. This allows us a week to make sure all stubs are in and completed prior to the drawing at the meet on December 15. Please contact Jennifer McCloskey at jenmccloskey4@gmail.com or John Hiltner at jandahiltner1@att.net.
3. We still have a few open timing slots at all four meets. Also, we will be asked to provide timers on at least one lane at the Delaware County Classic on December 22 at OWU. I will put up another signup list once we know how many lanes. This is a longer meet so I would expect we would split it into shifts. So if we have one lane (two timing slots), then we will ask for 4 timers.
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