Calendar and Schedule Practices will be held daily Monday-Friday. Swim meets are held each week beginning the week of June I 7th.There will be I to 2 meets a week as scheduled through July 26th. All regular season meets begin at 6:00pm. Swimmers should arrive at the pool for home meets no later than 4:30pm for warm-ups. For away meets, swimmers should arrive at the pool by 5:00pm for warm-ups. Please allow ample time to ensure that your swimmer arrives at meets on time. The schedule for the 2019 season is outlined below. This schedule may be subject to change.

May 28 -Afternoon practices will begin as outlined below... 3:45pm: 13 yr olds & up 4:45pm: 9-12 yr olds 5:45pm: 8 yr olds & under

6:15pm - Parent Meeting with coaches will be held at the pool June 3— (7:00) Stroke &Turn Training @ Running Man June 5 — (6:30pm) Officials Training and Stroke & Turn Training @JRCC

June 14 - (6:15pm) Team Cookout

June 17 - (4:00pm) Team Pictures (5:30pm) Red & White Meet June 17- Morning practices* will begin as outlined below... 8:00am: 13 yr olds & up 9:00am: 9-12 yr olds 10:00am: 8 yr olds & under *practice times may be adjusted according to needs. Depending on the age spread and swimming ability of those signing up for the swim team, the age breakdown or times may need to be modified in order to provide optimum coaching. June 20 —Away Meet vs. Colony

June 27 — Home Meet vs.WarwickYacht & Country Club & Ice Cream Social following meet July 8 —Away Meet vs. Maribank

July 9 — Rain Date July II —Away Meet vs. Country Club & Out to Eat at Smoke on Warwick Blvd

July 15 — Home Meet vs.Windy Point

July 16 — 8 & Under Meet at Colony July 18 —Away Meet (B Meet) vs.Wythe

July 20 — (8:00am) Inter-squad at

July 22 — Home Meet vs. Colony

July 23 - (8:30-I 0:3Oam) Breakfast of Champions

July 24 — City Meet practice begins (for swimmers who qualify for City Meet)

July 25 — Rain Date

Aug 2 — Pasta Dinner (for City Meet swimmers & their families) 6:30 Aug 3 — GPSA City Meet at * Aug 4—Tarpons Swim Team Banquet 5:00 Junior Assistant Coaches: Jake Blackburn: [email protected] *see the “Special Swim Meets” section for more information on these events. Jake has been a tarpon and swam recreationally for several years. He has been a lifeguard at Hidenwood for 3 years and has assisted with junior practices in the past. Note to parents: Children age 8 & under should have a parent or a responsible adult We are excited to welcome Jake to the coaching staff of the Tarpons! with them for every practice. If a parent is unable to stay for a particular practice, it is the responsibility of the parent to designate another adult to assume this Ainsley Abbitt: responsibility~ We require each swimmer, regardless of age, to have a health Ainsley has been a tarpon for several years and has assisted with junior practices in information card filled out which includes important information such as doctor the past. She is also a lifeguard at Hidenwood pool. We are excited to welcome information, allergies, and emergency contact numbers (home numbers, cell phone Ainsley to the coaching staff of the Tarpons! numbers, etc.) in the event of an emergency. Registration Fees Coaches Registration is $65 for I swimmer, $110 for 2 swimmers, and $150 for 3 or more Head Coach: swimmers.The swim team operates as a committee of the Hidenwood Recreation Bryce Hartman ([email protected]) Association and is represented on the Hidenwood Pool Board. Refund Policy: Head Coach Bryce Hartman is back on deck to lead the Tarpons’ 2019 team. Bryce If a child registered for swim team and decides not to swim, refunds will be issued completed his first season as Head Coach in 2014. For the last 2 summers, under prior to the first official dual meet. No refunds will be issued after the first official Bryce’s leadership, the Tarpons took home first place in the GPSA White Division as meet - no exceptions. well as first place at the GPSA City Meet. Bryce was 5 when he started to love swimming. His team won the VPSU Champs Meet title in 2004 and 2005, and Bryce’s Membership records may still be standing at poo1s around the Peninsula. He continued swimming Swim team membership is open to all Hidenwood Pool Members. Young persons all through high school at Grafton and with the Coast Guard Blue Dolphins, serving who are 18 years old or younger on June I s~ are eligible to swim. Age groups are as captain for GHS and the CGBD National Team while earning Scholastic All- determined by the age of the swimriier oii June I, 201 9.At the time of registration, American honors and state championships. Bryce got into coaching after working as upon coaches’ discretiàn, below are tIie miiiimum”requirements to join swim team... an instructor in the SwimAmerica program, and completed 5 years as an age group 6yr olds & under — Be able to kick with a kickboard by themselves coach for CGBD. Currently, he is the Assistant Swim Coach at Barton College in 7 & 8 yr olds — Be able to swim /2 ofa 25miinassistedwithout stopping Wilson, NC. Bryce is excited for another fun summer of coaching at Hidenwood, 9-12 yr olds — Be able to swim a full 25 unassisted without stopping and can’t wait to pursue new goals with this year’s Tarpons. 13 yr olds & up — Be able to swim a full 50 without stopping Assistant Coach: Alexis Campell: [email protected] Swim Team Boosters Member — Lucy Wright ([email protected]) Alexis was a tarpon for 8 years and helped with the 8 & younger’s practice for 3 Member — Staci Davis ([email protected]) years. She was the assistant coach for Menchville’s swim team this past year.Alexis Member — Stacie Abbitt ([email protected]) graduated from Tech with a B.S. in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise. She Member — Beth Lee ([email protected]) is currently in nursing school at Riverside College of Health Careers and getting my Member — Gopala Dame ([email protected]) BSN from ODU. We welcome Alexis to the coaching staff of the Tarpons! GPSA Representative — Kim Slaydon ([email protected]) The swim team boosters are a group of volunteers who meet throughout the year and manage the swim team. Boosters must be Hidenwood pool members. The Association, which consists of 20 teams in the area. More boosters represent the team within the Greater Peninsula Swimming Association information about GPSA, including directions to pools, code of conduct, rules and city (GPSA). The boosters are supported by a network of swim team parents who meet qualifying times, can be found at www.gpsaswimming.org. One note: No photos volunteer for various positions & oversee special events. Below is a list of volunteer are to be taken behind the blocks during swim meets. positions... Weather Policy Spirit Wear Meets: If weather is too severe to swim, the meets may be postponed or canceled by Sponsorships agreement of the Teams’ GPSA Representatives and the coaches. Meets are held rain Spirit Activities or shine and are only delayed or canceled due to thunderstorms, lightning or rainfall Team Emails so heavy that the bottom of the pool is not visible. The GPSA Rules for Interpool Concessions Meets state that “if weather is a concern, the teams must notify each other no later Ribbon Preparation than 2:00pm [otherwise] the decision whether to swim is at the discretion of the Cookout pool management:’ For this reason, all team members must show up at an away meet Out-to-Eat regardless of the weather or risk a forfeit of the meet. Every attempt will be made Ice Cream Social to reschedule a postponed meet using the 2 make-up dates on our schedule. Breakfast of Champions City Meet Qualifiers Poster Practices: Our goal is to provide as much pool time as possible and coaches will be at Pasta Dinner the pool regardless of weather. Practices are held in light rain.Weather is hard to Super Tarp/City Meet Bags predict and summer thunderstorms happen.There may be times when practice is Banquet stopped 5 minutes after it starts.Your child(ren)’s safety is our utmost priority. For Slide Show this reason, we require that all swimmers under the age of 8 have a parent or other responsible party on the pool deck during practice. Facebook A team page has been set up on Facebook Anyone wishing to receive updates and Swim Team Pictures event reminders from this page should “friend” Hidenwood Tarpons Swim Team. The Swim Team photos will be taken on Monday,June 17th at 4:00 pm. A team picture will Facebook page is a closed group; the administrators will verify a connection to the be taken and individual pictures will also be offered. Information regarding the cost team before accepting any request from someone not recognized as a member of the will be emailed in advance. team. Swim Suits Email Team suits will be available through SWIM AND SPORT STOP — 13641 B Warwick The Tarpons rely on email as a main tool of communication with the team. Please Blvd. Newport News VA 23602. Hours are Monday through Friday 9:30-6:OOpm, make sure you provide us with an accurate email address at time of registration.You Saturday 9:30 — 1:00pm. Phone: 874-7946 http://swimandsportstop.com will typically receive emails with reminders and details before each meet. Any questions or concerns can be sent directly to coaches and/or boosters. Every Our team suits are the Speedo Endurance Flyback ($65 w logo) in blacklred. A team attempt is made to answer any email within 24 hours. logo is embroidered onto the suits. The jammer style for the boys is Speedo Rapid

Splice ($45 w logo) in blacklred — if your son prefers a speedo-style suit, a solid black GPSAWebsite Speedo is fine. The Hidenwood Swim Team is a member of the Greater Peninsula Swimming concerning the conduct of the meet. Team Spirit Wear Starter: The official who starts each heat of the meet. Team spirit wear items will be available by order at practices and home meets. Each Stroke & Turn Judge: Swim officials assigned by and working for the referee to swimmer receives a complimentary t-shirt upon registration. There are also many judge the swimming conformance with the rules for the event being swum. Non spirit items from previous seasons in stock that can be purchased during practices conformance, frequently referred to as “DQ” or disqualification, is reported to the and home meets. swimmer and to the referee. Scorekeeper: Determines official swim times from scorecards, keeps track of team Concessions records, and submits meet results to GPSA. Tarpons concession stand is operated during home meets and offers food and drinks for purchase. We ask that each family donate a case of water bottles, soda (Coke, Non-Certified Positions Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange) or Gatorade (any flavor) before the first home meet. The following positions are open to all. Many positions can be learned “on-the-job” or with brief instruction. Meet Procedures Timers: (two per lane). Uses a stopwatch to get accurate times for each swimmer. Swimmers must let the coaches know in writing if they will not be at a swim meet. Additionally the timer records all times for each race onto the deck card and then Written notes or emails must be received 48 hours before the meet in order to give give these cards to the deck runners. If you have a few moments, you may find it the coaches ample time to prepare. If a swimmer does not show up for a meet and helpful to look at the USA Swimming Training Guidelines for Timing Officials. Please has not notified the coaches in advance, it may impact their opportunities to swim in refer to the sections for Timing Officials (I) and (2) at the website future meets. www.usaswimming.org. Deck Runner: Collects deck cards from timers after each event and deposits them Parent Support at the scoring table. Swimming is truly a family sport; it requires active parent participation. For a Head Timer: Supervises Timers during meets, signals to Referee when has cleared swimmer to participate on the team, a parent is required to work at least 3 support watches, maintains watches in proper working order. Starts extra watches at the positions throughout the season. Parents can sign-up for these positions during start of each event as a back up in case there is a timer malfunction on deck. If you registration day, during the parents meeting, and then using the website have a few moments, please take a look at the PDF training file mentioned above in www.signupgenius.com.A link to our Signup Genius organizer (one organizer for the Timers. Please refer to the sections for Timing Official (3). whole season will be created before the Red & White Meet) will be sent to all Sweeps Judge: Determines visual order of finish of swimmers for each race. families and posted on the team Facebook page. You will receive reminder emails Concessions: Works at the concession stand during home meets. Much of the from the website before each meet. Changes to the parent support positions will not swim team’s budget is supported through the sales of concessions. be allowed after 12pm the day of the meet. If you have an extenuating circumstance, Ribbon Writer: Fills out the place (I ~, 2’~, etc...) ribbons for each swimmer with please contact booster chair, Lucy Wright. Please be considerate of others and do the information for the event they just swam including name and time. your fair share to ensure that our meets run smoothly. We cannot run a meet without total parental support. *Special Swim Meets Red & White Meet: Meet at our pool in which our Tarpons are divided into two GPSA Certified Positions teams (red team & white team).This meet is held prior to the regular GPSA meet Training is required for those interested in filling one of the following positions. The schedule which allows parent workers to become familiar with the various meet jobs, GPSA will determine the training schedule. These positions are fairly easy to learn. allows swimmers to become familiar with the meet format and allows the coaches to Training Date for Certified Positions: June 5th at JRCC at 6:30. determine opportunity areas and times of swimmers. Referee: The official in charge of the meet; the final authority in all matters City Meet: Swimming competition held at the end of the swim season in which individual swimmers from all 20 swim teams compete for awards.A qualifying time must be achieved during the regular swim season at either a dual meet or at the Mini- Meet in order to swim in the City Meet. Please check with the coach if you have questions about whether your swimmer qualifies.

Directions to Pools Marlbank: Old Landing Road,YorktownVA From Hidenwood Pool, travel East on Warwick Blvd. Turn left onto JClyde Morris. Continue slight left onto Route 17. Travel North on Route 17. Turn right onto Old York-Hampton Highway. Turn left to stay onto Old York-Hampton Highway. Turn right onto Wormley Creek Drive. Turn right onto Old Landing Road. Pool is on the right.

Colony: 347 Eastwood, Newport News VA Phone: 833-8482 [s~pFrom Hidenwood, travel West on Warwick Blvd. Turn left onto Colony Road. Turn left onto Eastwood Drive. You will see a big white barn on right side. That is Colony Pool.

WYCC: 400 Maxwell Lane, Newport News,VA Phone: 930-0561 From Hidenwood Pool, travel West on Warwick Blvd. Turn left onto Maxwell Lane. Go to the end of Maxwell Lane (road narrows). Upon entering, veer left and pool is on the right.

Windy Point: 315 Vine Drive, Grafton VA Phone: 898-4945 From Hidenwood Pool, travel East on Warwick Blvd. Turn left onto JClyde Morris. Continue slight left onto Route 17. Travel North on Route 17. Turn right onto Lakeside Drive (by the CVS). Turn right onto Showalter Road. Turn left onto Lindsay Landing Lane. Turn left onto Vine Drive. Pool is at the end ofVine Drive.

JRCC: 1500 Country Club Road, Newport News,VA Phone: 595-3327 From Hidenwood Pool, travel East on Warwick Blvd. Turn right onto Shoe Lane. Take a right onto Country Club Road. Parking is at the end of the road. The pool is behind the Clubhouse.