December Newsletter

No Swim Days in November and December:
     Nov. 28th & 29th
     Dec. 5th & 12th (Skyview swim meets)
     Dec. 24th, 25th, & 31st

Mark your Calendars:
     Bridgerland Open will be Jan 24 & 25th
     Parent Meeting Jan. 6

November Gator Gab Newsletter

The monthly newsletter is also posted at the pool in the case by the entrance and sent via email.  You are encouraged to have your swimmers read the newsletter at one of these spots or print out a copy.

October Newsletter

The October newsletter printable file can be found here:

October 2013 Gator Gab

Updated Order Form

Here is the updated order form.  We have removed the year from the shirt design and fixed a typo in the size table (cost of sweatshirts).  You may use this form or the original form--either is fine for ordering.

We have had a request that we remove the year from the t-shirt/sweatshirt design this year.  This will be our design for the shirts/sweatshirts this fall...

Remember that orders can be turned in until October 14th only.  Orders can be sent to Toni Gibbons by email or an order form filled out and given to the coaches at practice.  Charges will be added to your monthly statement after the shirts are ordered.

T-SHIRTS and SWEATSHIRTS READY TO ORDER!

Below is an order form for our 2013-2014 season GATOR T-SHIRTS and SWEATSHIRTS!  Order forms will be due no later than Monday, October 14th.  You may turn in your order form to the coaches at the pool.  They will have a folder to put them in.  If you prefer, you may email your order to Toni Gibbons--her email address is on the order form.

Order forms may be printed from this website, printed from the email attachment that was sent out on Sept. 20th, or there are copies with the coaches at the pool. 

 

T-Shirts are $7.00 each.  Hooded sweatshirts are $16.50 each.  Please DO NOT send money with your order form.  Charges will be added to your monthly statement.

No orders will be taken after October 14th and we will not be re-ordering t-shirts this year.

Both the t-shirt and the sweatshirt are Kiwi Green and there is no printing on the back, just on the front.

2013 ORDER FORM

 (Printing on the front--white text with blue waves.  Date is "clear" showing the shirt color through the numbers.)

Sample of shirt & sweatshirt color - KIWI GREEN

 

Gators Fall Developmental Swim Meet
 We just want to make you aware that we ARE planning a developmental meet for October but do NOT have a date or meet info set yet. We are now being required to have some additional certifications in place in order to host meets. A couple of us will be attending those meetings in Bountiful Friday, Sept. 27th. We would LOVE to have more people willing to serve on the meet committee to join us at those meetings! Once our certifications are in order we can officially sanction a meet. 

For a team to be able to host meets we need the following:

Officials (stroke & turn, starter, referee positions are all available-- We are in serious need of a few more!)

Administrative Officials (min 1 but more would be great!!)

Meet Directors (min 1 but more would be great!!)

All of these require USA Swimming registration, training, and certification. They are great jobs to get involved! The Gators NEED people in these areas. Many of our people who have filled these spots in the past are now moving on. If we do not have people certified in these spots we will NOT be able to host any meets. Meets do help us financially as well as giving our swimmers more opportunities to get times. Please dive in and help us out!

September Newsletter

The September newsletter has been sent out via email.  You may also access it by clicking the link below and selecting the September 2013 Gab document.

September Gator Gab Newsletter

This month's newsletter includes some important information from the coaches as we begin the short-course season.  Information on practices, workouts, equipment, and meets.

Also, there is an agenda for the 2013 Utah Swimming Convention that will be on September 27-28 in Bountiful at the South Davis Rec Center.  Please get in touch with Greg Christiansen if you would be willing to assist our team with the new team requirements that are being put in place.  His contact information can be found in the newsletter.

We won't be able to host our own meets any longer if we do not have some parents certified on the console and computer.  This will include the intrasquad meets that we like to offer every few months for our swimmers to gain experience in a low-key meet setting and obtain new personal best times.

We also have a growing need to train some additional team officials.  Greg can give you all of the information.  The team will pay your fees for this training.

August Gator Gab Newsletter

The August Gator Gab Newsletter has been uploaded.  Click the link below to view the documents and choose the AUGUST 2013 newsletter.

August Gator Gab

Annual Gator Open House

It is time once again for our Gator Swim Team Open House!

Monday, August 5th from 4:30-5:30 at the pool.  This is your chance to invite your friends and family members who might be interested in finding out more about being part of a swim team.  Swimmers, if you have friends who have asked about what you do every afternoon in the pool--this is their chance to find out!  Parents, if you have friends who have mentioned how much their kids like to swim and how they are looking for a fun team and exercise opportunity--invite them to come and have their questions answered!

Swimmer, please come at your normal practice times.  We will have REGULAR PRACTICE.  The coaches will take care of showing interested swimmers what the swim team does and answer questions.  They may have our swimmers doing some different practice sets and they may have them demonstrate certain things to new swimmers.  They will be in charge of the open house.

Interested new swimmers can wear their swimsuits and hop in the pool and try it out with the coach's supervision.  They can also just come and watch and ask questions.  We will have paperwork available for those wanting to join.  Parents, if you can come during the open house and help answer questions from other new parents that would be great!

This is a great time to help us add new swimmers to our team!

June Newsletter

The June newsletter has been sent out via email and a copy can also be found here:

June 2013 Gator Gab

Choose June 2013 Gator Gab from the top of the Google Docs list that appears.  The file is a .pdf file.

SUMMER SCHEDULE:

-SUMMER HOURS FOR PRACTICE at Sky View

Advanced Group: 4:00-6:00 p.m. (daily)

Intermediate Group: 4:30-6:00 p.m. (daily)

Pre-Comp Group: 4:00-4:30 p.m. (daily)

For questions on summer practice times, please contact Greg Christiansen at 757-5761.

Advanced Group Early Morning Long-Course Practice (others may attend with Coach Caden's approval--talk to Caden if your swimmer is interested.)

Optional, early-morning practices will be held at the Logan Aquatic Center for swimmers in the advanced group will be held on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 6-8 a.m.  (There is a $5 extra monthly charge and swimmers must purchase a swim team punch pass at the Aquatic Center.)

DRY LAND TRAINING
Dry land will be offered for everyone who is interested (all levels) at Sky View on  Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 7-8 a.m.  (This also has an additional $5/month charge which will be added to your bill if your swimmer participates, to cover coach time.)  Please wear tennis shoes and exercise clothing.  Meet at the grass field to the west of the Sky View track and field.

Calendar Items:

Monday, July 29- next Parent MeetingMonday, July 2

No Swim Days:  July 4th and July 24thuly 4 and July 24

Monday, August 5:  Summer Open House for interested new swimmers.

August 12-23:  The Sky View Pool will be closed.The first day back to swim Monday, August 26th:  First day back to practice at Sky View  M

Upcoming Meets:
Brigham City June 6th and 7th
Marlins 13th to 18 yr old meet, Sports Academy June 11th

May Gator Gab

The May Gator Gab (info from the Gator Swim Team) has been emailed.  It can also be found by clicking here, then selecting May 2013 Gab:

May 2013 Gab

It contains info on upcoming meets, new swimmers, summer practice information, results from the Spring Ball, and more!

April Gator Gab

The April newsletter has been sent out via email.  It can also be found here:

APRIL GATOR GAB

Info on upcoming meets, our annual Swim-A-Thon, and the team Awards Banquet.

April 2013

Important Dates:
-Spring Ball  April 19th  4:00 pm
        13 and under swim meet.  We will need parent help, watch for an
        email with the online sign-ups
-Swim-a-thon April 26th 4:00-6:00 pm
         Fundraiser that will benefit both the club and your swimmer
-Season Banquet, April 26th 6:30 p.m.  Watch for food assignments

Advanced swimmers, early morning swim will be available this summer.  Plan now to attend.

March Gator Gab Newsletter

This link will take you to .pdf copy of our March newsletter with information on upcoming meets, the Swim-A-Thon, the end of season awards banquet (all swimmers and families are invited!), and the new personal best times from the Cache Valley Marlins Meet on Feb. 23.

MARCH 2013 GATOR GAB

 Reminder that there will be no swimming on the following dates:

·         Tuesday, February 26^th

·         Thursday, February 28^th

·         Tuesday, March 5^th

·         and Thursday, March 7^th

On March 5^th the coaches have planned a movie day, since there will be no swimming.  It will be held in the Sky View Drama room.  They will be sending a permission slip home on Wednesday or Friday.  The movie is called “Pride”.  It is an inspirational swimming movie and is rated PG.  Swimmers will not be allowed to watch it if they don’t turn in the parent signed permission slip.

Other dates to add to your calendar:

·         Inter-squad Meet, End of March, Date TBD

·         Spring Ball, Friday, April 19^th

·         Swim-a-thon, Friday, April 26^th, from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m.

·         Closing Awards Ceremony and Banquet, to follow Swim-a-thon, Friday, April 26^that 6:30 p.m.  (More information will be coming shortly.)

February 2013 Newsletter

The February Newsletter can be found here:

February 2013 Gator Gab

It includes results from the January Intrasquad as well as the Bridgerland Open.  Also, there are several no swim days and some information about practice.

UPCOMING EVENTS and MEETS:
          • NO PRACTICE DAYS: Thursday, Jan.3 and Thursday, January 17 (SV home meets)
          • Monthly Parent Meeting: Monday, JANUARY 14th in the pool lobby at 5:00
          • Gator Team Intrasquad Meet:  tentatively scheduled for Friday, January 18 during practice.
          • Bridgerland Open: February 1 – 2 (this big meet is put on by the Gators, but held at the Mountain                
             Crest pool).  All parents are expected to help with  this meet in some way.
         • State Championships: March 6-9
         • Beehive Finale (B/C Meet): March 13-16
          Information, event entries and sign-up deadlines  will be emailed as we have the information.


BRIDGERLAND OPEN IS COMING UP!

     Trish Andersen and Melissa Neiderhauser need parent volunteers for the Bridgerland Open Swim Meet, scheduled for Feb. 1-2 (Friday evening and 2 sessions on Saturday). Every parent needs to help to make this meet a success.  As you look at the list below, please contact Trish/Melissa at logangators@gmail.comand tell her which spot you will fill.


     ALL parents are expected to help with this meet in some way as it is one of our biggest meets of the year
and a great fundraiser for our team. Tentative start times are: Friday: warmup 3:30/meet start 4:15, Sat morning (usually the younger swimmers up to age 12): warmup 8:30/meet start 9:15, Sat afternoon (usually 13 and up): warmup 12:45/meet start 1:30

PRE-MEET HELP:

• Concession Committee: gather concessions and make sure they are covered during the meet.
• Meet Sponsors Committee: contact previous sponsors and find more for donations in exchange for advertising in our meet program.
• Meet Directors Help: We do need another meet director to start training at this meet!

Friday Session:

• Console (training required)
• Computer (training required)
• Compiler (will train!)
• Lane sheet runner (stand by referee & gather lane sheets at the end of each event & give to computer room) TONI GIBBONS
• Results runner (post results in the pool lobby as they are available about every 10 min)
• Hospitality 2 (Every 30 min offer snack to officials & timers /help prepare meals for officials & coaches)
• Heat winner awards 1 (watch for the winner of each heat & get them a cookie certificate)
• Head Timer (starts 2 stopwatches every race as backup for timers who have a problem)
• Timer 2 (be ready to step in to relieve a timer)
• Meet Marshals 2
• Concessions 2 (sell shirts, psych sheets & concessions)
• Announcer (announce event & heat info)
• Referee: Teri Rhodes Starter: KEVIN RHODES / GREG CHRISTIANSEN
• Official: REBECCA WESTON Official/training:

Saturday morning Session:

• Console Computer
• Compiler Lane sheet runner
• Results runner Hospitality 2
• Heat winner awards 1 Head Timer
• Timer 2 Meet Marshals2
• Concessions 2 Announcer
• Awards 1 (help get awards ready)
• Referee: TERI RHODES Starter: KEVIN RHODES / GREG CHRISTIANSEN
• Official: REBECCA WESTON Official/training:

Saturday afternoon Session:

• Console Computer Compiler
• Lane sheet runner Results runner
• Hospitality 1 Heat winner awards 1
• Head Timer Meet Marshals
• Timer 2 Concessions 2
• Awards 1 (help get awards ready) Announcer
• Referee: TERI RHODES Starter: KEVIN RHODES / GREG CHRISTIANSEN
• Official: REBECCA WESTON Official/training:

      Information on meet events for the swimmers will be sent out by email in the next few weeks.
If you own a business or work for one that would be interested in being a sponsor, please contact Trish or
Melissa as soon as possible. There are different advertising sizes that are placed in the printed program that is sold at the meet. The program also contains all the psych sheets (similar to heat sheets) that spectators purchase (and have lots of time to look through while they sit through the swim meet!)