Practice Changes For The New Year

WE'RE MOVING!

Yes, we're moving to a new pool for the new year. The new Katy Aquatics group I coach ("Senior Gold", one level below our National group) is going to be based at Seven Lakes HS ("SLHS").

Practice times will be the same: Mon-Tu-Th-Fr 615-745pm. As always, please plan to arrive by 600pm for stretching and chatting.

We do not have pool access Mon-Tue for the private schools the first week, so Thursday Jan 7 will be our first practice.

Here is a link to a map showing how to get to SLHS from PJ23. The purple line stops right in front of the pool entrance doors.

See you Thursday!

Sea Lion Migration???

We're missing a few of you Sea Lions...

Wednesday is our last practice before Christmas, so it will be our traditional "Twelve Days of Christmas" practice, concluded with a rousing fun-fest at the annual "Candy Cane Relays".

Sure hope you are there. Or you'll be square. And slower.

(Pool opens at CRHS at 1145am.)

UPDATED - Practice Schedule Changes

Effective IMMEDIATELY, we will hold regular practice M-T-Th-F, and your -off- day will be Wednesday.

Practice over Christmas break:

M-T-W, Dec 21-22-23, 12:00-1:30, CRHS - NEW/CHANGE

NO PRACTICE Dec 24-25-26-27

M-T-W, Dec 28-29-30, 12:00-1:30, CRHS - NEW/CHANGE

NO PRACTICE Dec 31/Jan 1-2-3

Mon-Tue practice on Jan 4-5 may be the same schedule. More later.

We may be sharing the pool with FWA.

Please mark days and times on your calendars.

"LOST" Locker Spirit Signs

Some of your locker signs fell off and were returned to my faculty mailbox (which I check every other century) instead of to you. I will bring them to the pool for you.

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Philip
Zach
Braden
Gabi

Psych sheet for Saturday meet and details

Meet starts 9:30, PJ23 warmup is 8:30-9:00.

Bus will leave PJ23 at 7:30. If any parent would find it easier to drive their child directly to the Spring Branch pool instead of driving to PJ23, that is permissible, just email me your intention to do so. Only requirement is that you have them at the pool by 8:00AM.

Estimated finish time is about 12:30PM. Parents may drive their children home; again, email me your intent to do so. SWIMMERS MAY NOT DRIVE THEMSELVES.

Any questions, email me.

Now, the psych sheet is too large to post here, so here is a link.

Map and directions HERE

NO PRACTICE FRIDAY!

A reminder that I will be at the Gulf Championships with the Katy Aquatics 13-14 group on Friday, so we will not have practice.

Details on travel and times for Saturday's meet at the RENOVATED Spring Branch Natatorium will be posted tonight.

Spring Branch Meet Entries

We are going to shoot for stronger results in relays (more team points), so some people will be swimming 3 relays and only 1 individual event.

(click on FULLSCREEN and then use the ZOOM IN button)

PJ23 Entries Spring Branch 2009

Meet Results!!!

You can see your relay splits, too!

Nice job overall, we just have to do a better job about PAYING ATTENTION, and I know we can race better. Saturday you'll have a chance to do that. I'll post your meet entries in the next post (visually above this one).

Thanks to all the parents who showed up, one of our best crowds ever!

(click on FULLSCREEN and then use the ZOOM IN button)


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Transportation Resolved

Thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Duhon and Mrs. Hodges, the Sea Lions will be ready to be transported from PJ23 at 430-ish today. The Sea Lion Express (bus) can hold up to 14, so whatever the Duhon and Hodges cars don't transport, the "Express" will.

Please be at PJ23 athletic lobby area, DRESSED IN YOUR WARMUPS and ready to go, at 415PM.. We will NOT "load up" until Coach A says... "Load up."

Also, we will have HEAT SHEETS! I am bringing 15 copies with me, they are FREE, compliments of PJ23.

Any questions, email me. If you use the thingie to the right, include your name, please.

GO LIONS!

Snow Throws Us Off A Bit!

All of you who are IN the play (as opposed to just ATTENDING) know that you have a performance Monday that will prevent you from making Monday practice.

I know that, I get that, and it is considered an excused absence.

BUT...

I still need you to let me know what your event requests are. Click HERE to see a blank meet lineup worksheet, and email me the events AND their priority for you (1, 2, 3, etc.). Do NOT include relays.

I also need to know from EVERYONE if you are able to go to the meet Tuesday. Makes event entries more than a bit challenging if I don't know who can go.

Bottom line: if you are NOT in the play, you should be at practice if you want to swim in the meet.

Questions? Email me (INCLUDE YOUR NAME!)

See you at the pool!

(Meet travel and other details later today, but one bus and a couple of volunteer parents to drive the rest.)

Meet Canceled!

Meet canceled, enjoy your weekend, stay warm, see you Monday*!

*Monday practice required to swim in Tuesday's travel meet!

Still Waiting to Hear From Katy ISD

No word yet. I'm not hopeful at this point, with weather forecasts of icy roads in the morning.

If I do not hear from them by 6:00PM, WE WILL CANCEL.

Please check back here after 6PM.

(The snow at school was fun, check out the video below)

Weather Update

As of 1245pm Friday, no decision has been made about canceling/holding the Katy swim meet yet. But if I had to guess...

If you did not text me from your phone to my cell phone yet (so I can keep you posted on things), please email me with the thingie to your right (with your name and cell phone #) and I will add you to my text group list. This is for parents as well as swimmers.

Another Reminder

To swim in Saturday's awesome Katy Invitational, you must make 2 of the 3 offered practices this week, unless you have a required school activity, not an -optional- school activity.

If you missed Monday, you need to be at both Wednesday and Thursday practice, as there is no Friday practice this week due to my required attendance at a USA Swimming championship meet.

Dress warmly, it is going to be colder tonight, and much colder tomorrow night. Stay warm (especially your head) and you will stay healthier!

Anyone who wants to join me for pancakes Saturday, we will meet at SNAPPY'S in Katy at 6:45AM so we can be at pool when it opens at 7:30. (Snappy's has REALLY good pancakes and KILLER bacon!)

Reminder about Saturday's meet at Katy

Because entries are due today, and we still have to see how many of you make required practice attendance this week, please be aware that being entered today is not an assurance you will swim Saturday. Entered swimmers not making practice attendance requirements will be scratched.

One bonus: Since I have to attend a USA Swimming club meet Friday, the required practice attendance is reduced to 2 out of 3 (Mon-Wed-Thu practices this week), instead of 3 out of 4.

Hope that will help some of you, I'd really like to see as many of us there as we can!