Quote of the Week

Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day.  And

don't lose the passion and the love for what you do.

Nadia Elena Comăneci

Parade Info

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Quote of the Week

...I am always ready to learn, although

I do not always like being taught...

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Blue/Gold & Alumni Meet

The 2019 Blue/Gold & Alumni meet will be held on Saturday, October 19.

Warm-up at 9:00 a.m. and meet starts at 10:00 a.m.

We're asking that former BCHS swimmers & divers contact us soon if they're planning to swim and/or dive with us.  Just leave us a comment on our Facebook page or send me an email.

Not planning to swim?  We still want to see you!!  Catch up with your teammates on homecoming weekend!!!

Sleep in - a little - after the Friday night homecoming game vs. Brazosport, then join us at the

Historic Bay City Valiant Park Aquatic Center!!

The pool heater could be operational and more than half the locker room showers may work...why not take a chance, and join us?!?!

Shirts & Cards

Swimmers should be busy selling their Blackcat Cards for Booster Club.  We're asking each athlete to sell ten (10) cards.  Deadline is October 5!

Our shirt order form for this year's team shirt is below.  We'll hand out forms to our athletes Monday.  We'll also ask principals/directors to share with their staffs.

Quote of the Week

The true delight is in the finding

out rather than in the knowing.

Isaac Asimov

Quote of the Week

One fails forward toward success.

Charles Franklin "Boss" Kettering

Important Dates: September Edition

Tuesday, 9/3 - High school team meeting in B228, 7:00 a.m.

Tuesday, 9/3 - High school parent meeting in cafeteria, 6:00 p.m.

Monday, 9/9 - Begin after school practices, Monday-Wednesday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Crunch Vids (Originally posted on 10/15/15 & 9/2/16)

Below are a few videos to help you learn proper technique.

Penguin:


Chair:


Legs up:


Superman:


Regular, streamline, and flutter kicking should be self-explanatory.

Important Announcements

Tryouts & Paperwork

Earlier in the week, we had a good number of our kids show up to the pool for tryouts.  Where have the rest of y'all been?

If you've not yet done so, PLEASE get up to the pool today or tomorrow and get in the water for a few minutes.

Let me be blunt:  We need to know who is serious about swimming/diving this year and who isn't.  Our athletic director, coordinators, trainer, and coaches are working this week to purge from the athletic period rosters anyone who isn't going to be an active participant in at least one (1) sport this school year.

By having your paperwork completed and showing up for a brief try-out, you'll be showing us you're on board with the BCHS athletic program(s).

Thanks to our athletes who turned in all their paperwork yesterday.  Many still have issues to correct in RankOne, though.  PLEASE get all of that taken care of today or tomorrow!

Meetings

Our high school swim/dive athlete meeting will be Tuesday, September 3, and 7:00 a.m. in Room B228.  If you need a morning pass to attend, please drop by B207 or B228 to pick one up.

I've checked with Mr. Longoria and marching band members will be able to attend the meeting.  We're going to keep it short.

Our high school swim/dive parent meeting will also take place on Tuesday.  We'll meet at 6:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.

Our junior high athlete and parent meeting will be in October.  Date/time TBD.

Equipment

The city is gutting the small male staff restroom and converting it into a storage area for us.  Yay!!

We'll be able to keep our "stuff" at the pool year-round from here on out.

Athletes still in possession of "wheels" and anti-paddles need to get those turned in ASAP.  These are personal items I will continue to share with both our club and BCISD athletes - just need to get them up to the pool in time to start practices in September.

Athletic Period

Y'all are athletes.  Enter and exit the building through the same doors as all athletes...PERIOD!

Today (Thursday), we'll meet in the gym and try to get our guys lined out with locks, lockers, and clothes.

Tomorrow (Friday), we'll meet in B228 for video.  If you still owe paperwork, that is the deadline.

Next week, plan to dress out (Tuesday - Friday) for dry-land during athletic period.  Let's get into and out of the locker rooms quickly.

Quote of the Week

We're either winning or learning.  It's not

winning or losing, it's winning or learning.

via The Calipari Foundation

John Vincent Calipari

Quote of the Week

If you're not teaching it that way, you

must be allowing it to happen that way.

via VintPrint

Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban Jr.

BCHS Swim/Dive Tryouts

We'll hold tryouts for the 2019-20 Blackcat Swim/Dive team during the week of August 26.

Tryout times/days are flexible:

• Choose any day (Monday through Friday) to swim,
• expect to swim for about ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes, &
• try out anytime between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Athletes returning from the 2018-19 squad will choose between a few set options.

New athletes will be asked to perform at least two (2) of the four (4) competitive strokes for distances of 25 yards.
Questions?  Send me an email

Quote of the Week

I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because

each one represented another learning experience.

Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell

Goodbye, Remind

The BCISD Athletic Department is going away from the Remind app and moving to sportsYou.

I'm sending out one last Remind message and ask that y'all prepare to receive official team communications through:

• sportsYou,
• Instagram, &
• Twitter.

I'll continue to maintain the unofficial sites (both this Mudskipper blog and the Mudskipper Facebook page).

Info/links for each official communication method are below:

Twitter

Instagram