QO Otters
6/9/2008
Time Trial Make-up's - Time Trial Make-up's are to be coordinated with parents & coaches on deck Monday- Tuesday. Make-ups will occur before normal practice times ~4pm. Please come prepared to help!
First A-Meet vs. Westleigh on Sat. – Our first A-Meet vs. Westleigh is a HOME meet this Saturday. Warm-ups are at 7:45am. Please check-in with coach Dyann when you arrive. The meet starts at 9am. The otters warm-up first so its important to be on time for warm-ups ! Please check the Otter's bulletin board for the swimmers that qualify for the A-Meet. Usually Coach Dyann posts the list Thursday during the day or Friday Morning. Please initial next to your name if you are swimming. This lets coach Dyann know who can make it and to arrange for alternate swimmers if needed. Important Note for first time A-Meet swimmers -- if you are swimming an A-Meet please let coach Dyann know during the meet if you must leave before the meet is over. It is really important, even for 8&Unders, to stay until the end of the meet. Relays, with one swimmer from each age group, are swum last. Last year, several meets' winners were determined during relays !
Theme for this week's HOME A-Meet: RACING - Otters have a "NEED for SPEED, so Let's Race ! Dress in your fasting looking race gear. Crash helmets and coolest racing shades needed. Go Speed Racer! At Otter Speed, Racer X is no match as Otters take the checker flag!!
Family Spaghetti
Dinner and Team Pep Rally THIS FRIDAY 6 PM !
Join us for our annual Family Spaghetti Dinner and Team Pep Rally
Friday, June 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Pavilion. This is a very special evening
of fun and team spirit. Everyone (Team, Pre-Team, Little Otters, parents,
grandparents, siblings, etc.) is invited. This is a great way to meet the
other families and get psyched for our first dual meets.
A sign-up sheet to bring food items, such as pasta, salad, desserts & drinks
is posted on the Otter bulletin board (outside the Men's locker room).
Remember to bring serving utensils labeled with your name, and helpers for
set-up are welcome as early as 5:30 p.m. and clean-up would be greatly
appreciated as well!! Please stay after dinner for the Pep Rally and an
important Team meeting by Coaches
Practice Times Changes to Mornings this FRIDAY 13th – See below for times
Late Registrations
All Otters must be registered & paid before Time Trials, otherwise the swimmer risks disqualification from certain meets such as A-Relays !
If you missed the scheduled registrations, applicants must locate Carol Chornock (cchor4@...) on deck during practice times. She'll have the sign-up book w/ forms, job cards, and handouts. COME PREPARED TO SIGN_UP FOR 4 JOBS.
DO NOT give registrations to Coaches as they are busy conducting practices.
As a parent volunteer swim team, it can't be successful without everyone helping. Therefore, to complete the registration, we require families to pay, sign up, and commit (in person) to 4 duties during the season. Therefore, please review the swim season calendar on the web site to coordinate your availability for meets and events – 4 jobs minimal.
Note: A swimmer MUST complete all registration processes with the QOST Club and the Qtters Swim Team before being able to participate in any swim practices.
Little Otters and Pre-team Swimmers
Little Otter and Pre-Team practices begin Monday, June 16 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Practices for these groups will be Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are not sure which group your child belongs in, the coaches will determine their placement on Monday.
If you are 11 years old or older and would like to help coach the Little Otters and Pre-Team and earn student service learning hours, a sign-up will be posted on the team bulletin board outside the Men's locker room. You must be age 11 and up, committed to helping the whole season, required to find a sub when you will not be able to make a practice, and notify the coordinator when you will not be there. If you have any questions, please contact Carol at 301-330-4226.
Meet Officials Training
Past team officials, please check your certification status at: www.mcsl.org. MCSL has free instructional clinics scheduled in May and June. These clinics focus on certification for officials and are open to all interested persons, free of charge. For a complete list of training dates and times, check our calendar on our website. Contact Mark Rogers at mr1856@... or Amy Cooley at amybcooley@... for additional information.
Save GAS- New Swim Suits Available
Our new team suit is
the Dolfin Equalizer in Green (of course). Suits can be purchase directly from
Underwater Wear, Inc. located at
- Girls suit $35 (#7502L-GRN)
- Boys Jammer $26 (#8500L-GRN)
- Boys Racer $24 (GRN)
MCSL 50th Anniversary
In preparation for a series of press releases related to MCSL's 50th Anniversary, the Otters would like to identify multi-generational MCSL families who might like to be profiled by news media. Families should have at least one current active MCSL swimmer.
All Otter families that ft this criteria and are interested in submitting a brief description of the family's MCSL involvement, should please send their contact information and submission to Dave Coyne, Glenwood Team Rep, at swimteamrep@... and cc: sandyrliu@... so that we can share with the rest of the Otters Team.
Practice Times: (revise for 2008)
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May 27 through June 12 (Mon – Fri) |
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Ages 8 & under |
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm |
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Ages 9-10 / 11-12 |
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm |
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Ages 13 & over |
6:45 pm - 7:45 pm |
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June 13 through late July |
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Early Morning Practice for campers, teens w/ jobs |
7:30 am - 8:15 am (M/Tu/W/F) |
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Ages 8-10 |
8:15 am - 9:15 am (M/Tu/W/F) |
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Ages 11 & over |
9:15 am - 10:30 am (M/Tu/W/F) |
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Team Thursday Practice – All Age Groups |
9:00 am - 10:30 am (Th only) |
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Afternoon Practice for campers, teens w/ jobs |
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (M/Tu/Th/F; Friday if no social event) |
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Pre-Team and Little Otters (beginning June 16) |
10:30 am - 11:00 am (M/Tu/Th) |
Get Otters newsletter via email !
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Coaching Staff / Board Contact information
Please contact one of the Board Members and/or Coaching Staff below if you have any questions during the summer swim season.
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Coaching Staff |
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Dyann Charette, Head-Coach |
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Tim Brockway, Assistant Coach |
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Board Members |
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Sandy Liu, President |
240-631-0695 |
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Ron Weaver, Vice President |
301-947-8241 |
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Tracy Hauri, Treasurer |
301-926-8011 |
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David Sperbeck, Secretary |
301-926-8853 |
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Amy Cooley, At-Large |
301-467-5645 |
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Phil Dennis, At-Large |
301-519-2053 |
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Bill Szymczak, At-Large |
301-339-0733 |
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Mark Steinwandel, At-Large |
301-216-2333 |
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Terry Shen, At-Large |
301-340-9468 |
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Mark Rogers, "A" Rep |
301-869-6647 |
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Erik Hauri, "A" Rep |
301-926-8011 |
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Carol Chornock, "B" Rep |
240-876-7962 |
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Karen Schwartzman, "B" Rep |
301-330-4226 |
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Team Mgmt |
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Cindy Whiteis, Volunteer mgr |
301-977-7659 |
cwhiteis@... |
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Linda Shawen/Kate Steinwandel, Concessions Mgmt |
301-990-7784 301-216-2333 |
llshawen@.../ katest@... |
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Barbara Textoris, Event mgr |
301-947-1397 |
textoris5@... |
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Vacant, Otterware mgr |
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Vacant, Spirit Coordinator |
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Terry Bernstein, Website mgr |
301-330-8809 |
terry@... |
Go QO!!! SWIM FAST OTTERS!!!