Quince Orchard Otters Swim Club, Inc.
PO Box 83641, Gaithersburg, MD 20883-3641
www.quinceorchardotters.com
6/5/2006
Evening practice schedule until June 14th
Monday - Friday:
5:00 - 5:30pm 8 and under
5:30 -6:30pm 9-10
6:30 - 7:30pm 11 and over
Morning practices begin Thursday, June 15th
|
8
and Under |
8:15
a.m. - 9:15 a.m. (M/T/W/F) |
|
9-10's |
8:15
a.m. - 9:15 a.m. (M/T/W/F) |
|
11-12's |
9:15
a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (M/T/W/F) |
|
13
and Over |
9:15
a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (M/T/W/F) |
|
Team
Thursday practices (bring your fins) - All Age Groups |
9:00
a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (Th) |
|
Pre-Team
& Little Otters |
10:30
a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (M/T/Th) |
|
Morning
Practice for Campers, teens
with jobs, etc. |
7:30
a.m. - 8:15 a.m. (M/T/W/F) |
|
Afternoon
Practice for Campers, teens with jobs, etc. |
5:00
p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (M/T/Th/F*) |
*
Afternoon Friday practices may be cancelled due to team social events.
Thursdays are team
practice days for all swimmers. This is a great opportunity to meet all the
Otters on our team. Our first one will be Thursday, June 15th. Be
there at 9:00am ready for some fun and donÕt forget your flippers.
Little Otters and Pre-Team practices begin Monday, June 19 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 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 MenÕs
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 Karen Schwartzman at 301-330-4226.
WeÕd like to welcome back
our coaches this year, Dyann
Charette who runs the Coach on Deck winter swim program and Germantown Masters at
the Quince Orchard pool, David
Peck, a returning summer coach recently back from an awesome trip to Europe and
Tim Brockway, new this year
to our summer team who also helps Dyann in the winter.
New time for Time trials! Time trials are going to be held for
everyone on Saturday, June 10th in preparation for our first meet on
June 17th. Warm-ups will begin at 7:00am and the trials will begin
at 7:30am. Swimmers will be timed in a competitive environment in all 4 events
and an IM, if eligible. Times obtained at these trials are critical as they are used by the
coaches to create the line-up for our first meet on June 17. Bring
additional towels and sets of dry clothing, as it may be chilly in the early
morning.
Join us for our annual Family Spaghetti Dinner and Team
Pep Rally Friday, June 16 at
6:00 p.m. at the Pavilion. This is a very special evening of fun, team spirit,
and a few surprises. 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. Sign-up sheets
are included in the blue Team Binder available at practices and will be posted
on the Team bulletin board. If you are bringing a dish that needs a serving
spoon, please bring one with you, marked with your name. Anyone who can come a
little early (5:30 p.m.) to help set up would be greatly appreciated!!
Reminder, MCSL has free
instructional clinics scheduled in June. These clinics focus on certification
for officials. Clinics are open to
all interested persons, free of charge.
For a complete calendar listing of training dates and times, check out
our website. Contact Ron Weaver at rweaver55@comcast.net or Mark Rogers at
mr1856@hotmail.com for additional information.
New team swimsuits can be purchased at
Capitol Sport & Swim, 10558 Metropolitian Ave., Kensington, (301) 949-7366.
Hours are MWF 10-5, TTH 10-7 and SAT 10-3. All other team apparel will be sold
at every HOME meet, and during some practice sessions for the first couple of
weeks of the season. Please contact Laura Meyers if you have any questions at
(301) 216-1996 or e-mail her at TLETMEYERS@aol.com.
Thank-you to all who signed up to volunteer this season. However,
there are still a lot of jobs open, so if you didnÕt get a chance to sign up at
Registration, please sign up for jobs at one of the upcoming events. We
especially need leaders for the Spirit and Special Events Committees. Sign-up sheets will be posted on the
Team Bulletin Board. The Green Team Notebook will also be available at each
practice for sign up. Remember this is a totally volunteer, parent run swim
club. We need everyone to help out at the swim meets to ensure a fun and
successful season. Each Team family is expected to sign up for at least
4 jobs during the season. Contact Doug Richardson if you have questions.
Our first "A" Meet is Saturday,
June 17th at home against
Manchester Farms. And our first ÒBÓ Meet is Wednesday, June 21nd at Manchester Farms. (More information in the next newsletter.)
Current Swim Team Families - Please seek out and welcome our new Otter
families and swimmers and help them to meet and learn all of the inÕs and outÕs
of the Otters Swim Team.
New Families to Swim Team!! - The Board and Coaches
encourage you to ask questions when procedures are new or strange or you just
donÕt understand what something means. Contact board members at meets,
practices or by email or phone, listed at the end of this newsletter.
The 3 primary sources of information for the Otters Swim Club during the
season will be this newsletter, our website (www.quinceorchardotters.com) and
the bulletin board. Check all 3 frequently! If you have information you would like communicated
in this newsletter, your e-mail address changes or you do not wish to be on the
mailing list, please email Jackie Liu at jkumiega@flash.net.
In order to receive this
newsletter via e-mail, you
will need to send an e-mail to: quinceorchardotters-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
You will receive an e-mail confirmation message back, which you will need to
respond to by either creating a Yahoo ID (if you donÕt already have one) or Òjoin
the mailing list onlyÓ without creating a Yahoo ID. Finally, you will receive a
Welcome to the group message and all subsequent newsletters in your ÒIn-boxÓ.
The purpose of this group is for newsletter distribution only and not for group
members to post messages. This will be the only way to receive newsletters by
e-mail but, you will still be able to access the newsletters on our website. If
you have any questions about subscribing to the newsgroup, please feel free to
e-mail me at jkumiega@flash.net.
Please
contact one of the Executive Board Members and/or Coaching Staff below if you
have any questions.
Coaching
Staff
|
Phone No. |
Email address |
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Dyann
Charette, Head-Coach |
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David
Peck, Assistant Coach |
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Tim
Brockway, Assistant Coach |
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Board Members |
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|
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Doug
Richardson, President |
240-418-8380 |
drchrdsn@comcast.net
|
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Sandy
Liu, Vice President |
240-631-0695 |
|
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Dennis
White, Treasurer |
301-977-4267 |
dwhite305@comcast.net |
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Jackie
Liu, Secretary |
240-631-0695 |
jkumiega@hotmail.com
|
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Ted
Meyers, At-Large |
301-233-3527 |
tletmeyers@aol.net
|
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Phil
Dennis, At-Large |
301-519-2053 |
phil.dennis@comcast.net
|
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Ron
Weaver, At-Large |
301-947-8241 |
rweaver55@comcast.net |
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Mark
Rogers, "A" Representative |
301-869-6647 |
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Paul
Schwartzman, Asst. "A" Rep |
301-330-4226 |
pschwartzman@earthlink.net |
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Karen
Schwartzman, "B" Rep |
301-330-4226 |
schwartzmanmom@comcast.net
|
|
Patti
Reeping, Asst. "B" Rep |
301-607-1436 |
reeps83@aol.com
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Quince Orchard Otters Swim Team