If you missed the Penguin Parent Meeting on 5/31 here is the info:

**Practices**

●We will follow the schedule posted online/attached. Please be prompt - our practices run continuously, and we cannot allow late swimmers to swim past their scheduled time.

●Please attend practice as many times a week as possible. Swimmers improve the most with regular practice. Attendance will be taken.

●After the first week, lane assignments will be posted each Tuesday on a whiteboard. Please help your child find their lane (it stays the same for the whole week).

●All of our coaches are experienced swimmers and very familiar with the MAC swim program. Coaches will change lanes daily. We cannot accommodate requests for particular coaches during practice.

●Please do not approach coaches during practice. Their focus needs to stay on the swimmers for everyone’s safety. Please email Lauren with any questions or concerns.

●Weather -- We WILL practice in the rain. Once thunder or lightning is heard/seen, practice will be paused for 30 minutes. We will not make up any lost practice time.

**Meets**

●You MUST RSVP by 5:00 p.m. the THURSDAY before the meet. If you don’t RSVP, we assume your child is NOT swimming. Please use the team website to RSVP.

●Please RSVP for both intra-club meets and competitive meets. The only difference will be keeping score when competing against another team.

●To RSVP through the website:

oLog in & Go to the Schedule tab at the top

oClick on the Meet for which you are RSVPing

oClick on the Green Meet Entry button. You will then be able to RSVP for each of your swimmers.

o*SAVE at the bottom of the page.

oThere is also a NOTES page -- use this to tell us if your swimmer needs to leave early or arrive late - mark the specific time!

●Swimmers are entered into events based on their readiness to legally swim each stroke, as observed during practices. Please do not submit requests to swim particular events. If you have questions about your child’s progress, email Lauren.

●Swimmers should get in the habit of checking in with a coach after each race. Please do not leave the meet without checking with Lauren, Lily, or Patrick.

**Parent Volunteers**

●Parents are required to work swim meets. You must stay for the whole meet if you are working. If you have 1 or 2 penguin swimmers, you must work 2 meets. If you have 3 or more penguin swimmers, you must work 3 meets.

●Please check in at least 20 minutes prior to the meet, inside by the snack bar.

●You may not consume alcoholic beverages if you are working.

●If you are a timer, it is really important that you pay attention to the swimmer in your lane. Your times determine places, rankings, and records.

●Worker sign-ups will open on June 6th.

●You may buyout of ONE of your work requirements. If you wish to buyout, you must let us know PRIOR to June 13 by emailing Joy Holdmeier [email protected]. Buyout is $75 per shift and will be billed to your MAC account. After June 13th, you are required to fulfill your work requirements. If you fail to show for your work requirements, you will be fined through your MAC account.

**Have Fun**

This is the theme of our swim program!! The meets run well and the children have fun because of the awesome parents we have. Encourage your children, pump them up, encourage them to cheer on their teammates. Positive attitudes are contagious on the pool deck!

*Meets against Brentwood and Crestwood were added for those who wanted outside competition. Please sign up if you want to compete against another team. Times will be used to choose swimmers only if too many sign up.