State meet hotel rooms for parents

Parents,

If your daughter has qualified for state, has a good chance at qualifying or if you would like to cheer on the team, Mark Swets has blocked off some rooms at the Hyatt Place in Auburn Hills for parents and families (as the state meet is at Oakland University). If you want to reserve a room for Thursday night or Friday night please reserve your room by the cut off date of October 30th. You can always cancel a few days prior to the state meet if anything has changed. There are king beds and two double beds to choose from and if you have additional questions please reach out to Mark Swets at mswets@yahoo.com ! 

Senior Night!

If the senior girls could please bring a 5x7 photo of themselves to put on the table with the cakes for senior night that would be great, thank you!

Schedule until conference & Taper details

October 27: Practice 6-8
October 28: Home meet vs Jenison & SENIOR NIGHT!!! Meet on the pool deck at 5:15 (no earlier :) ) meet starts at 6:30. If senior parents could be down on the deck at 6:15 that would be great!
October 29: Practice 6-8 (those tapering might be out 15 min. early)
October 30: Practice 6-8 (those tapering might be out 15 min. early)
October 31:Practice 6:00-7:30 ish
November 1: Practice 10-11:30am

November 3: Practice 6-7:30 (6-8 for those not tapering)
November 4: Practice 6-7:30 (6-8 for those not tapering)
November 5: Practice 6-7:30 and pasta party after practice at Calvin!
November 6: Practice 6-7:15 (6-7:30 for those not tapering)
November 7: CONFERENCE PRELIMS!

• Meet at EGR @ 9:30 (warm up at 10 & start time for swimming at 12) 
• Diving: Warm up at 4pm and start time is 5pm

November 8: CONFERENCE FINALES!

• Meet at EGR @ 9:45 if you are competing in finals and 
• Meet at 11:30 if you are not competing in finals
• Warm up at 10 & start time at 12
• Vitale's pizza party after the meet 

*Not tapering for conference as of right now: Alyssa Oezer, Jenna Oezer & Maddie Schroder

Taper information: 

Taper is not...

• A time to just goof off and be lazy at practice and at home
• A time to slack off on details and get out of practice early
• It is not a magic pill you take and automatically go fast!

Taper is...

• A time where you will do increasingly less physically demanding sets and practices to allow our muscles and bodies to recover and rest more
• To focus on all the details and make sure that every aspect of your race is prepared for
• To focus on easting healthy... give something up (pop, candy, chocolate, junk food)
• To mentally stay focused on the BIG meet ahead and STAY positive

Taper is a critical part of the season for swimmers. Everyone is different will feel different things during taper. Some may feel slow and sluggish during taper; others might feel hypers and overly energetic. There is not a right way to feel. The most important thing is to ALWAYS stay positive and communicate to the coaches how you are feeling! There is no strict diet or sleep pattern that you should try and keep during this time, just like the other part of the season... I encourage a well rounded/healthy diet with a normal sleep pattern. I also encourage taking some reflective time at home to focus on your goals and things that you want to accomplish by the end of the season. No matter what, always stay positive and have fun... that is what we have worked so hard for all year!

Friday practice & the football game

We have access to Calvin tomorrow morning so practice will be from 9-10:30am at Calvin (NOT at Ottawa Hills anymore)! Mr. Vanderkamp has let me know all the girls can go to the football game free of charge tomorrow night (make sure you see him when entering the game).

After Conference Pizza Party!

The Swim and Dive team will go to Vitales for pizza after the conference meet on Saturday, November 8th at 5pm. The address is 834 Leonard St NE 49503.

Parents and siblings are welcome to join the team for this event. There is a $7 fee per person for parents and siblings. Coaches and athletes will be covered by the team fund!

Please RSVP no later than October 28th with the number from your family who plan to attend to Linda Oezer at cheerioez@sbcglobal.net and she will collect money prior to the event.

Practice on Friday

Practice on Friday will be from 6-7:30pm. Ottawa Hills has practice until 5:45pm.

Team sleepover

The team sleepover will be next Tuesday! Everyone can plan on heading over to Sam Stevens house after the meet on Tuesday (under classmen can get a ride with the upper classmen). Everyone should bring 

1. something to sleep on - blankets, sleeping bag, pillow, air mattress, etc. 

2. Warm clothes 

3. Four rolls of toilet paper

4. Money for a possible fast food run

5. Any movies to watch

Each grade can bring:

1. Freshman- snacks/desserts

2. Sophomores - fruit (for breakfast and preferably cut up)

3. Juniors- drinks (juice for breakfast and anything else you like)

Sam will hand out sheets on Monday with these details as well!