OYO

If you're looking for a way to stay in shape during the extended break, below is a link to swim exercises y'all should be working on OYO.

Some will look very familiar, as this program is one I've taken things from these past few years.

Carmel Swim Club YouTube

Spring/Summer/Fall

Q.  What does it take to join our year-round USA Swimming program in Bay City?
A.  Serious commitment and effort from parents, athletes, & coaches!

Here are a few quick notes on what our program will be, along with what it won't be:

• It won't be a summer league prep group, although swimmers are expected to compete for the summer team when we don't have a scheduling conflict.
• It will be demanding.  Workouts will be two (2) hours long, six (6) days per week.  When school's out, we'll train twice daily on weekdays for a total of eleven (11) sessions weekly.
• It won't be cheap.  Initial registration, monthly fees, swim meet travel, practice gear, etc. will take a big bite out of the budget.

Start date for new ShAC-ers will be Monday, March 30th.

Expect:

• an initial registration fee of around $150 (all toward USAS & ShAC),
• a monthly pool use fee of $10 (normal monthly lap swim for City of Bay City),
• a monthly parent club fee of $15 (allows us to compete & practice w/ShAC),
• a monthly local club fee of $75 (coaching fees paid to Button*), and
• to purchase practice gear** and team shirts for around $150.

When you're ready to make the commitment, please send me an email

I'll send you:

• info on registering & setting up auto-pay via the ShAC site,
• link & password to Texas Swim Shop to purchase gear, and
• team shirt order info.

*Will not increase when we go from 6/week to 11/week

**Mesh bag, short fins, board, buoy, snorkel, paddles, & lightweight shoes

Communication!!!

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I'm updating the links list (--------->) and using this post for social media and contact info.


ShAC

Home Page

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram


ShAC-Bay City

Home Page

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BCHS/BCJH

Home Page

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

sportsYou (Apple) (Android) Access Code:  97JV-5DLC

Email

Lost Clothing Fees

Some of these are older prices and replacements will likely cost more.

Also, purchasing these items individually will surely cost more than the team pricing we originally purchased them at.

These are MINIMUMS:


Boathouse Parka = $103.44 (2019 price)

UA Warm-up Top = $43.95 (2016 price)

UA Warm-up Bottom = $33.95 (2016 price)

Speedo Backpack = $39.28 (2018 price)

Agon Drag Suit = $35.00 (2019 price)

Season Wrap-Up, Part II

Now that everyone has transitioned to their spring sport, it's time for our Gear & Clothing Turn-in:

Clothing

Warm-ups - tops/bottoms on same hanger

Parka - on hanger

Backpack - containing only district/region suit

You'll have several options for turning in clothing on Thursday, February 13.  Bring above items to girls' athletic hallway exterior door at any of the following times:

a) 6:30 - 7:30 a.m.,
b) 7th period,
c) 8th period, or
d) 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Gear

Drop by the pool during club practice this week.

Schedule is 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.) & 8:00-9:30 a.m. (Sat.).

Empty your locker completely.

Turn in padlock and drag suit.

Take all personal items out of gear bag and place gear bag (with paddles, fins, snorkel, buoy, etc.) in large breezeway (near pace clock).

Season Wrap-Up

We have a lot of items to check off as we wrap up the swim season.  The most pressing issues are nearest the top of the list:

• Transitioning to Spring Sport
• Gear & Clothing Turn-in
• Thank You Cards
• Academic All-State
• Community Service Project
• Fundraising
• Summer Swim Plans
• Individual Interviews
• Lettering Policy
• Recruiting
• Pool Projects
• Spring Pool Days

I will be tied up for much of the week.  Let's get y'all into your spring sports as early as possible, then we'll figure out days/times to take care of other items.

Quote of the Week

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

Quote of the Week

There are no secrets to success.  It is the result of

preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Colin Luther Powell

Region Week

First, congratulations to all our JH athletes on a great meet Thursday in Rosenberg.  I will send those results, as well as our HS district results to the local media tomorrow.

Our HS kids put on a great show Friday in Victoria.  Not only did we see dozens of lifetime bests, but we saw time drops that were stunning.

Here is a list of our automatic region qualifiers (top six finishes), followed by our alternates (7th place finishes).  Let me know if you spot errors/omissions!

Automatic Region Qualifiers

Girls 200 medley relay & 200 free relay
Boys 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, & 400 free relay

M Brooks - 200 free & 500 free
D Dye - 50 free & 100 free
L Gilbert - 100 breast
G Kolojaco - 500 free & 100 breast
A Miller - 100 back
B Oros - 200 i.m. & 100 breast
A Salazar - 500 free
G Vargas - 200 i.m. & 500 free
M Vargas - 50 free & 100 free
A Wallace - 1 meter diving
J Wright - 200 i.m. & 100 fly

Alternates

M Austin - 200 free
A Curtis - 100 back
R Miller - 500 free


Athletes listed above should plan to practice in hose this week.  Optional practice for all others.

Athletic period will continue to meet in B228 this week.

End of season turn-in procedure will be announced next week.

Monday

Swim/Dive 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Region Travel Info
Region Relay Orders

Tuesday

Swim/Dive 3:30-4:30

Wednesday

Swim/Dive 3:30-4:30

Thursday

Senior Athlete Pictures
Swim/Dive 3:30-4:15
Re-Shave

Friday

Region Diving
Region Swimming Prelims

Saturday

Region Swimming Finals

HS & JH News

Travel info sheets for Middle School Champs (Thursday, Rosenberg) and High School District 27-5A Champs (Friday, Victoria) are ready!

There are important reminders on each, so please pick up a copy!

Our hosts at the middle school meet have assigned us timing duties in Lane 2.  If we do not provide a timer for Lane 2, they will call for us to send a timer and will hold the meet until we are in place.

Link to sign-up is here

Thanks in advance for helping out!

Latest high school attendance figures will be posted on the bulletin board tomorrow.  Take a look!

Nearly all our HS & JH athletes are in "Taper Mode" this week and REST is the name of the game.

Quote of the Week

You never want to put a limit on what you can

do - or say you can only go so far. We keep

on telling them not to put a ceiling

on expectations or be satisfied.

Steven R. Lochte

The Week Ahead

Special thanks to Coach Hagg for shooting our team pictures.  Email me request & I'll send.

Monday

Open Workout (JH, HS, & ShAC)
Sharks & Sloths 8:00-9:00 a.m.
All others 8:00-10:00 a.m.
JH & HS Travel Info

Tuesday

HS Swim/Dive 3:30-5:00 p.m. (Sloths 3:30-4:30 p.m.)

Wednesday

JH/HS Swim/Dive 3:30-4:30 p.m.
JH Team Dinner?

Thursday

HS Swim/Dive 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Middle School Champs in Rosenberg
HS Team Dinner?

Friday

District 27-5A Championships in Victoria



Current Attendance Leaders:

1. A Curtis
2. G Vargas
3T. M Brooks
3T. M Vargas
5. M Austin


We only have eight (8) more practices before the Region VII-5A Championships!  Be there, or be regular quadrilateral!!

Anxious to hear how we made out on the Baywash fundraiser.  Expect to hear from them next week.

Sooooo Much Info!

Attendance leaders going into this week were:

1. A Curtis
2T. G Vargas
2T. M Vargas
4. M Brooks
5. M Austin

Shave/Taper info:

Remainder of the week looks like this:

Wednesday

Team Pictures (HS wear team shirt & warm-ups, JH wear team shirt*)
High School Swim/Dive until 5:00
Junior High Swim until 4:30

Thursday

Baywash Fundraiser

High School Swim/Dive until 5:00

Friday

High School Swim/Dive until 5:00
Junior High Swim until 4:30
Saturday

Parade (details soon**)



*loaner shirts available
**trailer wanted, plan to throw candy

Information Overload?

Please send me your best pictures from the Coastal Bend meet via school email

Fourteen teams attended the meet.  Our girls finished 9th, the boys were 6th, and we placed 8th in combined team scoring.

Monday, I'll post Coastal Bend event results, workout attendance numbers, and we'll put together Alvin Classic entries.

We'll also discuss our district/region taper schedules.

Monday

Open Workout (JH, HS, Club, College) 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Open Workout (JH, HS, Club, College) 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Alvin Classic Entries

Tuesday

BCHS swim/dive 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Wednesday

BCJH swim 3:30-4:30 p.m.
BCHS swim/dive 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Alvin Classic Travel Info

Thursday

BCHS swim/dive 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Friday

BCJH swim 3:30-4:30 p.m.
BCHS swim/dive 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Alvin Classic (diving)

Saturday

Alvin Classic (swimming)

Quote of the Week

Don't succumb to excuses.  Go back to the job

of making the corrections and forming the

habits that will make your goal possible.

Vincent Thomas Lombardi