Hello Fighting Turtles.  

We are very pleased with the first week of practice and look forward to a great season!  

Here is a message from Coach Junior:

We had an amazing start this week!  The coaches are very excited for the group of kids we have and look forward to seeing the improvements by the end of the summer. Unfortunately due to the bad weather on Thursday we had to cancel the practices but we will make up for it with hard work next week.  Just wanted to remind everyone to bring your water bottle to practice.  It's very important to stay hydrated! 

This week's swim practice:

Monday 5/8, Wednesday 5/10, & Thursday 5/11 @ King & Bear pool

6 & under 4:00-4:45 pm

7-8 age group 4:45-5:45 pm

9 & up 5:45-7:00 pm

Next Wednesday, May 17th is our Mock Meet which will be held at The King & Bear.  Also, our first regular swim meet is Saturday, May 20th at Bartram Springs.  It is very important that all families RSVP for the meets. You must RSVP yes or no. The coaches will begin doing entries over the weekend, and in order to be sure that your swimmer is entered into the meet, we need to know whether he or she will be attending. You may also RSVP for any and all meets, if you know your summer schedule. Instructions for RSVPing are detailed below.  Please RSVP for both of these meets by Friday, May 12th.

The Mock Meet will begin at 5:00pm. Specific details regarding the meet including arrival times, warm up times and instructions will be emailed out as we get closer to the meet day. 

Friendly reminders for parents about the website:

When you visit the website ( http://fightingturtles.swim-team.us/ ) in the right top corner there is a link to "Sign In". When you click on that link your sign in will be as follows:

username: "your email address"

password: 2017turtles (the password is all lower case.)

In that same area you will see "Welcome John Smith!" Right below that you will see the "Actions" link. Click on the "Actions" link drop down arrow. Next click on the "Parents Page". The "Parents Page" is where you can see a list of Commitments, RSVP, Volunteer, and Purchases you have selected.  You can RSVP FOR ALL MEETS and SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER on this "Parents Page".

On the "Parents Page" you can also change your password to whatever you want. I recommend doing that because the current one is generic for the entire team.

******If you have already created a password, it has not changed.

******If you have forgotten the password you created, enter your email address and check “forgot password,” and it will be emailed to you. 

There is a box for comments in the RSVP section. Feel free to use this to give coaches any additional information, if you like. 

*******Sometimes, it is difficult to complete your RSVP on a smartphone. You may need to try clicking “view full site” at the very bottom of the mobile page; or simply manage your RSVP from a computer. 

 Hope this helps everyone! Any questions or problems, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

 

Team caps, shirts, and suit will be passed out next week in time for our mock meet.  If you paid for shipping the items will be mailed directly to you but if you have free shipping it will be sent in a bulk shipment to the team and handed out at practice.

Friendly reminder that all swimmers need to wear goggles at practice.  Like Coach Junior stated in his message it is very important to stay hydrated.  Please bring a marked water bottle.  Swimmers are welcome to set their drinks on the edge of the pool while swimming.  

Lastly, we are happy to add another Jr. Coach to our staff please welcome Kelley Wilson. 

Thank you!

Fighting Turtles Swim Board