Swim & Dive Boys - Robinson Secondary School

11/28 - Here we Go!! First meet is Friday!!!
   Practice - Mon - Thurs ( no dive on Wednesday)
Team Dinner on Thursday evening - 6 PM- Gold Cafe- We should be finished around 7:30- Ms Field will arrange - I will send Remind message about cost.
   Friday - First Meet !!! Robo V Woodson ! Audrey Moore Rec Center
   Athletes meet at school for bus - Swim and Dive will go at same time. Meet starts at 6 and we should be finished by 7:45/8 = then Bus back to school.
Be at school ( by weight room entrance) by 4:15 to go over Meet sheet and team announcements.

11/18 - Bus Departure Times for Dual Meets = Please put this info into your calendars.

12/3 – 2 Busses Depart School at 4:30 – To Audrey Moore

12/10- 2 B, Depart at 5:30 – To South Run

12/11- No Bus for meet at Mount Vernon – be at Mt Vernon rec center by 5:30

12/17- 2 B, Depart at 5:30 – To South Run

1/8 – 2 B, Depart at 5:30 – To South Run (Saturday Meet)

1/14- 2 B, Depart at 4:30 to Audrey Moore

1/21- 2 B, Depart at 4:30 to Audrey Moore

Athletes meet 10 minutes prior to bus departure time in the hall next to Weight Room ( behind the field house)

11/14-
Team Pic- You can go either day - they will take your individual pic and then put the "team" pic together . Field House and wear your New Team Warm up. ( Please bring check for $59, made out to  Robinson Secondary, to me to get your warm up)
Practice this week is optional for full time club swimmers /divers. That said, we will be practicing starts on Monday.
Team Dinners: I have approval for 2 dinners at this time. More info will be coming!
Spiritwear Orders: They are due Tuesday - if you did not receive the order form, please contact me ASAP. The only required items are suit - all athletes, and a RSD Cap for swimmers. The Team Warm Up is also required , but checks are made out directly to Robinson .

11/11 - Team Pictures will be on Monday, Nov 15th at 5:30-6 in the Field house. If you cannot make it then, Wed. , the 17th from 3-4:30 is the make up day. Wear your team jacket. ( more info coming)

11/7 - UPDATE - Masks Must be Worn on Deck at all times.

Try-outs start tomorrow ! Good luck to all. We have a large group for Monday , so please get to the pool ( South Run) as soon as possible after School.
(We may be able to get into the pool a few minutes early) This process can be hectic , so please understand and talk with the coaches if you have any questions.

3:20/3:25 - Girls Warm Up - when you finish , exit at the far end of the pool and grab a mask .
3:30/3:35 - Girl Exit Pool and line up on far wall at South Run. Doug and Ashley will assist.
3:35-3:45 - Boy Warm up - you may be moved to far left lane to complete.

3:42 - Girls 100 Free- We will run 4 blocks at a time, please just get to the back of the block when it opens and give the timer your name. When you have completed your swim, stay in the water as we will be doing dive overs for the 100. Please listen for directions to exit the lane /pool. You will be put back in line behind the boys for the 50 Free.

3:57 Boys 100 Free - please be lined up and ready behind the Girls .

4:12 - Boys/Girls Combined 50 Free - when you have finished your 100, please Line up and proceed to the blocks when cleared. Exit the lane when your heat is completed or go to the far left lane to warm down.

Upon completion of the heats , all athletes meet at the far end of the pool to talk with the coaches.

Once the Swim has been completed, the lanes will be pulled and Dive Warm Ups will begin. Dive we go until 5:45 each day after Swim. Your progress will be discussed each day at practice and a final decision will be made Thursday evening.

We will use the same format on Tuesday for the Swim an Dive.

After try outs on Tuesday, the Coaches will meet and go through the data. If you would like to meet with me on Wednesday, please send me an email. mrfones@fcps.edu. ; We will be able to give you our current thoughts as to the Roster for the team.
On Thursday, the 2 Fr, and 2 IM will be timed and this information will be added to enable us to create our final Team Roster.

Please see me on Friday afternoon for the final selection ot the team, unless you have advised prior.

Please understand that the Swim/Dive team is only a Varsity team ( there is no Freshman or JV) and we will select our team to be ready to complete in 4 weeks.

Once the team is selected on Friday, I will be sending out Remind messages with more information. If you do not wish to receive these, please dis-enroll yourself from the class.

Again, Good luck to All.

Coach

11/1- UPDATE

Try Outs are all set for next Monday at South Run -
Swim: Begins at 3:30 ( try to get to the pool by 3:15 as I may be able to get you in early to warm up)
All Swimmers must swim the 50/100 Free on Monday - check the Try out tab for the events on the following days
Dive: Begins at 4:30/4:45
All forms . including Covid requirements, must be turned into Athletics Office by Wednesday, Nov 3 in order to TRY OUT. Please check on the Athletics Main Webpage for all requirements.

Also , complete the Google Form so we can have your swim cards prepared for Try Out Day.

Google form - it must be completed by student with their FCPS apparatus. ( you may have to cut and Paste)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DQ4nz2DQblZMSSu_brHSzpqv0Qj0JmHI2OR5_Wf8bFs/edit

Please see my in Room A-121 if you have any questions.

Coach Fones

10/28
At our Region Meeting last night, we received some great information. Meets can run as in prior years with the exception of masks on deck. Cheering and spectators are encouraged.
Region standards were distributed but we have no information on State meet standards/or only advancement by place in Regional meets. More info is expected shortly.
Try outs will run as scheduled in the try out tab. Please complete the Google Form below so we can have the cards ready.
Good luck to all.

10/27
Please complete the attached Google Form Prior to Nov 3= any questions, see me. ( you may have to cut and paste link)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DQ4nz2DQblZMSSu_brHSzpqv0Qj0JmHI2OR5_Wf8bFs/edit

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10/25 - We have a Google Meets link for all who cannot connect through Zoom - The swim portion of the meeting will start approx at 6:15 .
Link: https://meet.google.com/had-abqm-ges

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Zoom link for "Meet the Coaches " presentation on Monday evening.
https://myfcpsk12.zoom.us/j/99796825083?pwd=N0V1WkhTSzNEUlZ4Myt0UE54WG5XUT09

ID - 997 9682 5083 passcode 058714

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Check out the Try Outs Tab for the latest information . We are planning to run try outs the week of Nov. 8th - at our practice site.
South Run Rec Center - Monday and Tuesday , 3:30-4:30 and again on Thursday. There will be no try outs on Wednesday. Coach Hazard will be updating Dive try out info shortly.