Team Update

Swimmers and Parents,
Welcome to our first Race Day! Well sort of at least… I am incredibly excited to see how the boys race this evening and hopefully this provides a barometer of what to expect at Northside a week from today. If you plan to attend this evening, we will begin around 4:25 and will still be done by our normal practice time.
With that, there are a few notes to get across regarding the next week and a half, as well as schedules, fees, and communication.

1. In light of changes such as yesterday I have set up two remind.com accounts for the team. One for swimmers and the other for parents. This will hopefully help with the dissemination of information quickly if unforeseen changes like yesterday occur. Please go to remind.com and set up your account. Also, feel free to keep checking the website for announcements.
   1. Swimmers: Class Name: Jones-Payton Swimmers - Class Code: jonespay
   2. Parents: Class Name: Jones-Payton Parents - jppar
2. Due to building issues we have a practice change for this coming Saturday. Varsity will swim with Whitney Young from 7-9 on Saturday Morning and there is a JV workout from 8:30-10 on Sunday morning. I apologize for the late notice but the building requires an admin and a security guard to open and I was just informed that Saturday that is not possible. We are incredibly lucky that WY is willing to help us out.
3. Team Fees are due. The minimum fee is $45 payable to Jones College Prep. This covers t-shirts, invites, etc. and is required unless you have spoken with me about special circumstances.
4. On 12/14 at Northside we will be competing in this year’s team suit. Athletes are required to purchase a team suit unless they have spoken to me. Think of it this way, the basketball team would look quite funny if the point guard had on a different jersey. We dress, train, and act as a team, attention to the little things matters. Suits can be purchased through the apparel section of the team website.
5. I will send out information about Northside and the York Invitational on Monday. However, for planning sake, all athletes will compete at Northside and likely York will only include the varsity team plus maybe ¾ JV swimmers.
6. Illness has been a major hindrance to the team so far. Please make sure that you are taking the necessary steps to maximize the season. Failure to train due to being sick only pushes us further back from our goals.
7. Results from tonight’s meet will be posted in the results section of the team website tomorrow morning. You should be able to see splits, times, and overall scores.
8. Best of luck to JP swimmer Jaden Olson as he competes this weekend at Junior Nationals in Iowa City before coming back to the team Monday.
9. I hope everyone is having fun, this is a great group to be around and we are only scratching the surface of what we are capable of.

I hope this update helps and please reach out with any issues, questions, or comments.
Go JP Swimming and Diving!

Paul