Meet Fees for Distance Meet this Weekend

Please see below for the amount each swimmer owes for meet fees for the meet this weekend.

Liam Bulger- $17.00
Hannah Bulger- $9.00
Julia Campbell- $19.00
Nathan Fennell- $17.00
Maggie Finkle Aucoin- $19.00
Drake Holt- $19.00
Zach Martin- $21.00
Anna Son- $17.00
Patrick Steele- $17.00
Evan Tynski- $21.00
Molly Wedge- $19.00

Please make cheques payable to SDSC and drop them off to the locked box at the front desk of CUP.

Thanks!

Coach Tracy

Dryland for Tier 4 & Regional Groups Begins November!!

Hello Everyone,

We are all set for the dryland program! The program will begin next Wednesday (November 3, 2010) from 4:00 to 5:00 and is for the Tier 4 and Regional groups. We are very fortunate to have Jules Aucoin back to run the program again this year.

Please make sure that your swimmer has the appropriate clothing for dryland. They will need a good pair of running/training sneakers, shorts/sweat pants, and a t-shirt.

Swimmers are to meet on the walking track at 4:00 PM.

Jules is looking forward to this year's training...have fun and work hard :)

Coach Tracy

11 & Over Long Distance Meet

Hello Everyone,

First of all....WOW DOLPHINS! You guys looked amazing on the weekend! I was so impressed with the results. Some very fast swims! Also, it was so nice to see everyone and baby Mya enjoyed meeting all of you. She has become one of your biggest fans! I am teaching her to say her first words... "GO Dolphins!".

The next meet is going to be here before we know it. This is also a unique meet where only distance events are going to be offered... 200, 400, 800 and 1500 Freestyle. Here are the meet details...

Date: October 30, 2010

Location: CARI Pool

Warm-Up: 2:00 PM

Eligibility: Swimmers must be 11 years of age or older

Entry Fees: $5.00 Swim PEI surcharge plus the entry fee for the events your swimmer is entered in.
200 free- $4.00
400 free- $6.00
800 free- $8.00
1500 free- $10.00
Entries fees will be posted on the blog once entries are completed. We would like each swimmer to swim two events. The 200 or 400 free and the 800 or 1500 free.

Entry Deadline: Monday, October 25, 2010

Awards: the following awards will be given out at the meet:
A) Top rookie swim (determined by FINA Points)
B) Largest distance between first and last 50
C) Smallest distance between first and last distance
D) Negative split award
E) Provincial record award (for any prov. record that is broken)

Please notify your swimmer's coach by email or phone if your swimmer is participating.

Thank-you!

Coach Tracy

Thank you Great First Meet

Thank you to everybody who volunteered officiating for the meet this weekend! The meet ran extremely well, and it was a great club effort. A special thank you to Debbie Bulger and all the others who contributed food for our volunteers. As always - a big thank you to our dedicated coaching staff!

It takes a lot of effort to pull off a meet and it is great to have such a involved group of parents ensuring our Island swimmers have fun meet.

Also, a big thank you to Marguerite Middleton, Margaret Whitrow and the rest of the Charlottetown parents for volunteering her time and officiating the meet.

Remember, we will hosting our next meet in Nov, and hopefully we will have the same great participation that we had this weekend.

Once again - THANKS
J
Meet Manager

DUTIES UPDATE

Hi Everyone,
Attached is the updated duties list.
I would like to thank the people that have volunteered and encourage those who haven't yet done so to do so. the list is filling in but we still need a marshaller, turns and timers. The meet is timed out around 1pm so you will not be on deck too long.
Again thank you for your support.

J Hammer

Breastroke Clinic

Hello Everyone,

I am pleased to announce that our Club is going to be offering stroke clinics again this year. These clinics provide a unique opportunity for your swimmer to work on technique that is specific to their individual stroke. This year, we will be using an underwater video camera for some of the clinics. This will provide your swimmer will the opportunity to see themselves swim while the coach is providing feedback. This will make it easier for the swimmer to understand what the coach is talking about when it comes to stroke mechanics.

The stroke clinics are going to be offered in two different sessions, 10 & Under and 11 & Over. Each clinic can accommodate 12 swimmers and will be on a first come, first serve basis. The cost is $20/swimmer. The first stroke clinic is breastroke. Here are the details....

Date: October 23, 2010
Time: 10:30-12:00- 11 & Over
12:00-1:30- 10 & Under
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 22, 2010

To register, please contact me at tracyguimond@summersidedolphins.ca . Registration fees must be paid by the registration deadline. Please make cheques payable to SDSC and drop them off in the locked box at the CUP front desk.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Coach Tracy

Teams for the Meet This Weekend

Hello Everyone,

Well, we are all set to rock and roll this weekend! We have a total of 26 swimmers competing in the meet this weekend. Our swimmers have been divided into two teams, mixed with Bluephin swimmers. Please see below to see which team your swimmer(s) has been placed on.

White Team
Molly Wedge
Drake Holt
Zach Doiron
Sarah Son
Patrick Steele
Nick Meade
Chase Holt
Nathan Fennell
Abbey Corish
Ian Hink
Jordyn Connell
Emily MacIssac
Brianna Meade

Blue Team
Maggie Finkle Aucoin
Bearon Bracegirdle
Evan Tynski
Anna Son
Liam Bulger
Patrick Strongman
Grace Meade
Noah Gallant
Mikaela Tynski
Colton Profitt
Logan Palmer
Hannah Bulger
Emily Steele

Each swimmer will receive a bathing cap in their team color. Also, each team will be assigned coaches so swimmers may not have their regular coach. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!

Please note that there will be a pizza party for all the swimmers immediately following the meet in one of the conference rooms. Stop by to grab a few slices and to celebrate with your team!

Hope to see you all this weekend!

Coach Tracy

Dual Swim Meet October 16th

We really need participation from families of all our swimmers in order to make this a fun and successful meet for our dolphins. Please consider putting your name forward as a way to learn more about your swimmers sport and help out your club. It takes many people to host a meet.
The duty roster is attached; click on it to see what shifts we need filled. Volunteers should be at the pool by 9:00am (hot coffee and muffins will be provided) The meet is timed out for 1pm.
Please email me at ctree@islandtelecom.com with what duty you would like to do.

Thanks for your support!

J Hammer

First Meet of the Season...less than 2 Weeks Away!

Hello Everyone,

The first swim meet of the year is going to be hosted in our home pool. What a great way to begin the competition season! This meet is going to be unique in the fact that our swimmers aren't actually going to compete for the Dolphins. The meet is going to be set up as a duel meet with all Island swimmers being divided into two teams, a blue team and a white team, so our swimmers will be mixed among Bluephins and UPEI swimmers. Please see below for the meet details...

Date: October 16, 2010
Location: Credit Union Place
Eligibility: Open to all swimmers, all ages
Warm-Up: 9:00-9:45 AM
Meet Fees: $32.00 and includes a bathing cap
Entry Deadline: Monday, October 11, 2010

Please notify your swimmer's coach by the entry deadline if your swimmer(s) will be participating in the meet. Since Lori is away, the parents of Tier 2 swimmers can contact me to confirm their swimmers participation.

Looking forward to a great first meet!

Coach Tracy

Thanksgiving Monday

Hello Parents,

Please note that there will be NO PRACTICE on Thanksgiving Monday.

Just a reminder, all morning practices will start next week beginning with the Tier 4/Regional practice in Tuesday, October12, 2010.

Coach Tracy

No parent on deck policy/ volunteering

I'm receiving a few emails about the No parent on deck policy. This is not a new policy. We are simply reminding parents of the policy. The new part of the policy is the fact we are allowing parents of Tier 1A children to remain in the stands until Christmas, and stressing to parents not to approach coaches on deck while coaching. The Junior Dolphin program is in the shallow pool which is right beside the viewing area, so parents would not be sitting in the stands to watch their child, because the viewing area is closer. The Summerside Dolphins is s competitive swim club and the coaches want your child's undivided attention while they are in the pool. My apologies to anyone that felt we were putting a new policy in place because of parents interfering with coaches. This is not the case. Our policy is not unlike many other organizations. A child learning how to skate can not have the parent on the ice with them. Parents can not watch a child taking Tae Kwon Do lessons. Dance lessons do not allow parents in the room, etc. We have qualified coaches/lifeguards on deck. We are not asking parents to leave the pool entirely. They simply have to watch from the viewing area which is 30 feet or so further than the stands. Not everything the Executive does is popular with every parent, but we are trying to be fair to the needs of the coaches, parents and swimmers. The Executive are all volunteers and are all Dolphin parents as well. We are doing the best we can. We welcome more help. We have positions open if you would like to contribute.

For swim meets, by all means, sit in the stands and encourage your children while they are competing......but even better than that, volunteer for local meets. Timekeep...take a stroke and turn course. I've put up several courses, but have not received any response. We can not run a swim meet without volunteers and it becomes increasingly difficult to ask the same parents to volunteer meet after meet. The more help the better.

Parent Meeting

There will be a parent meeting October 6th after practice.... 6:30 or shortly after to give the coaches time to come upstairs.

Amendment to Parent/Swimmer Code of Conduct and Contact Info

This information will also be sent to everyone by email as well. Please keep for reference, and respond to any member of the Executive through email that you have received it. The Executive/Head Coach's emails are provided below as well as the link to the Dolphin website.

This notice is not meant to replace the Parent/Swimmer Code of Conduct that each parent/swimmer was to sign, but is in addition to it. It is also not meant to infringe on the coaches ability/responsibility to address minor issues on deck. If you have not received/signed the Parent/Swimmer Code of Conduct, please advise us and we will provide you with a copy. A signed copy is mandatory in order for your child to swim with the SDSC.

The club's mandate is to provide a safe, supportive environment for parent, child, coach and Executive. In keeping with this mandate, we are adding the following items to the code of conduct. These items do not just apply to the swimmer. They apply to swimmer, parent, coach and executives. Our aim is to have a successful, rewarding season for all.

No parents on deck
An exception to this rule is parents of Tier 1A children only will be allowed to watch their kids in the stands until Christmas break. After Christmas break they will be subject to the same policy as the rest of the swim club. Parents may watch their children from the viewing area just inside the pool. We are trying to keep our coaches coaching during practice time and not fielding questions or taking complaints/criticism. Repeated occurrences of parents being on deck may result in the parent not being allowed on the pool premises during SDSC activites. For serious situations, it may result in suspension or removal of their child from the club on recommendation of the coaches/executive. If you need to talk to the coach, we ask that you talk to them before/after practice if time permits and only for general inquiries. If you have a formal complaint, we ask that you raise it in writing either through email or letter to any member of the Executive, or dropped off in the lockbox at the front desk of the CUP.

Violence/Bullying/Unsportmanlike Behaviour
Minor issues will be dealt with on deck by the coaches through the yellow/red card system as communicated in the parent/swimmer code of conduct already provided. Issues of a serious or repeated nature will be brought before the Executive. The club does not condone this behaviour even in retaliation. The Executive will investigate and parents will be notified. If the event is serious or repeated, the swimmer may be suspended or ejected from the club on recommendation of the executive/coaches. If the situation involves a parent(s), the same repurcussions apply and your swimmer may be suspended/removed from the club. Parents are not to bring issues to the coaches on deck as per the "No Parents On Deck" policy. You can speak to the coach before/after practice if time permits for minor issues only, and major issues should be addressed through the formal complaint process to any member of the Executive.

Formal Complaints
Formal complaints must be in writing through email or letter to any member of the Executive. If a parents brings a verbal complaint to a member of the board or coaches that they would like action taken for, they will be instructed to raise a formal complaint in writing. The Executive will investigate the contents of the written complaint. We want to make sure that any issue that comes to the board is not miss-quoted. It is up to the parent to make sure the letter is complete and factual to the best of their knowledge. The Executive will take action as necessary.

The SDSC Executive and Coaches wish every swimmer a safe and successful 2010/2011 swim season.

Kirk Steele, Summerside Dolphin President on behalf of Executive and Coaches.

Contact info:
Website: www.summersidedolphins.ca
Kirk Steele - President hammersteele@hotmail.com
Tanya Tynski - Past President tmtynski@pei.sympatico.ca
Darren Bulger - Vice President darrenanddebbie@bellaliant.net
Sharlene Fennell - Registrar sharlenefennell317@msn.com
Chris Palmer - Treasurer chris@revolution.ca
Paula Finkle - Secretary PLFINKLE@gov.pe.ca
Tracy Stevenson - Head Coach tracyguimond@summersidedolphins.ca