Coach Corner 05/02/17

 

Cuda Practice schedule while school is in session:

ALL CUDAS:  April 17- May 31

Ages                Time                Location

6 & Under       4:45 - 5:15       Northcrest Pool

7-8                   5:15- 6:00        Northcrest Pool

9-10                 4:00-4:45         Northcrest Pool

11- 18              6:00 - 7:00       Northcrest Pool

June 1- TBD

Monday May 29- Memorial Day- No practice!

 

2017 Northampton Cuda Swim Clinics- Northcrest Pool

*THERE IS AVAILABLITY IN ALL CLINICS! DON’T DELAY SIGN UP TODAY!*

Sunday May 7- 10:00-11:00 a.m. - Barracuda Basics 2- technique work on all 4 strokes

Sunday May 21- 10:00-11:00 a.m. - Barracuda Racing- Fine tune starts turns, and stroke technique to get ready for Cuda dual meets & Divisionals!

Clinic fees: $10 per clinic/swimmer, or $25 if you register for all 3 (**). Payment is due at the first clinic. Payable by cash or check to the Northampton Cudas. No refunds will be given. 

Space is limited, reserve your spot today!

To register: E-mail- [email protected]

 

Late Registration:  Are you or someone you know still interested in registering for Cudas?  If so, contact Melissa [email protected]. Please note, there will now be a $50.00 non-refundable fee in place.  ALL swimmers must be registered prior to attending practice.

The final day to register is Thursday May 4!

 

Spirit Party:  The first Spirit Party of the season is this Friday night May 5!  Details were sent yesterday.  Contact: [email protected] with any questions.

Each Friday night before a home meet the team hosts a Spirit Party at the Northcrest Pavillion, and this Friday is our first Spirit Party of the season.  The pool will be open for swimming and siblings are welcome - bring the family and a picnic dinner for your family.

Please note that if you have a swimmer that practices from 6-7 pm, their practice will end at 6:45 pm on Friday.

 

MEET ENTRY DECLARATION: All swimmers must declare whether or not they will swim in our Time Trail Mock Meet by TODAY Tuesday, May 2nd. Time Trial times are necessary if your child plans to participate in any Dual, Divisional or Invitational meet this season.

NOTE: If you are unable to attend time trials on Saturday May 6- please email Wes DeBord (president @northamptoncudas.com) and CC Coach Laura ([email protected]).  All times have to be in our system by Tuesday May 9 in order for you to declare for our first swim meet against the Woodlands Hurricanes.

We strongly encourage you to attend the meet Saturday May 6 vs make up time trials since your child would have to swim all events in a row in about 10 minutes vs a regular meet format.

Please follow these steps to declare for all Cuda Meets (deadline each week is midnight on Tuesday):

· Log onto your account at http://northamptoncudas.swim-team.us/

· Under the ‘Swim Meets’ tab, select ‘Cuda Meets’.

· If you ARE attending the meet, click on the box that looks like a swimmer.

· In the Grey strip – Choose the ‘Select Swimmer’ drop down box and click on your swimmer's name

· Once a swimmer is selected, click on ‘Add Entry’ on the right side of the page.

· A list of all eligible events for your swimmer will appear, click on all of the events to add them for your swimmer.

*Time Trials is a unique meet in that all swimmers compete in all events they are eligible for in order to receive a time for the season. According to NWAL rules, a swimmer cannot compete with a No Time “NT” in a Dual, Divisional or Invitational meet. If you desire your swimmer to compete at any time during the season in a particular stroke, they must receive a Time Trial time for this stroke. *

**For the purpose of shortening this Time Trial meet, we will not actually swim the 100 Freestyle, 100 IM or 10& Under 50 Freestyle events on Saturday, May 7th. These will be swum during practice and timed by the coaches. **

· Click 'SAVE' to save the declaration.

· Repeat for each of your swimmers attending the meet.

· If you ARE NOT attending the meet, click on the box labeled ‘RSVP’

· Next to the word ‘Attendance’ choose the ‘No’ box.

· Click 'SAVE' to save the declaration.

 

CUDAS TEAM Picture day is Saturday, May 6th.

Individual pictures will start at 7 am and our team picture will be promptly at 8:30 am.

Time Trials will begin immediately following the team picture!

 

Save the date:

Saturday May 13: CUDAS vs Woodlands Hurricanes AWAY- plan to attend!