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Late Breaking News Last updated: 02/19/2008 03:52:57 PM
We will be returning to Springfield Country Club - the site of last year's banquet - on Sunday, March 9, 2008. We are slated to kick things off at 1:00 PM and bring things to a close by 4:00 PM.
Banquet Form (click here to open)
Congratulations to all the LMAC swimmers who competed in the League Championships last Sunday.
It's quite an accomplishment to even
swim at the meet (only the fastest 18 swimmers qualify for each event
and there are hundreds of children in each age group in the league) and
our children swam spectacularly. Special recognition goes to our two
league champions: Maddie McComb and Cassandra Reed. Follow this link
http://www.suburbanaquatic.org/ then click on Championship Meets,
then click either Boys Results or Girls Results for the Mike Kennedy
Memorial Championship to see all of the results.
Combined with our teams' strong performances at Division Champs early in
February, we're excited about next season. Please remember to sign up
for the banquet on March 9th where coaches, swimmers and parents can
celebrate the past season and look forward to 2008/2009.
We apologize for the confusion caused by Y's action which it took without notice or consultation with the LMAC Advisory Board. We also regret that the Y elected to cancel practice and failed to properly communicate with the Board, denying us of the opportunity to communicate with our swimmers or their parents. This, in turn, led to confusion among the entire club.
We look forward to seeing you all at the Banquet on March 9th. We'll celebrate the past season and have information about where we'll be swimming next year while the new Lower Merion High School is under construction.
League Championships
There is no practice tonight, Thursday, February 7, 2008. The YMCA has closed the pool this evening; more information will follow.
Coach McShane has asked that we remind swimmers about League Championships ('A' Championships) this Sunday, February 10,2008.
See the current issue of the Flip Turn
From the Coach
As some of you know, we've had a few situations this season in which swimmers have missed their event/heat or swum in the wrong event/heat. Working with the LMAC Parents Association Leadership Group and the 15 and Older Age Group swimmers we have made some significant strides in improving upon this challenge. Now, to complete this process, we need your help as the parents of the swimmers.
In short, we need you to make sure your swimmers remain on the pool deck throughout the entire meet. We recognize - especially for the younger swimmers - that the meet may seem long. As a result, it is not usual for them to seek you out in the stands or hallways. While this may seem innocent enough, it actually has the potential to affect the outcome of the meet. Swimmers need to be available several events before their actual event to ensure that they are present and swim in the correct event, heat, and lane. Even if they aren't scheduled to swim immediately, they need to be readily available for substitution due to a change in strategy, the illness of another swimmer. etc. This also means staying in one's suit until the very end of the meet;just in case he/she is needed in a relay (not only for his/her own age group, but swimmers can always be called upon to swim up [i.e. swim in another age group's relay] if it will benefit the team).
If your swimmer tends to get thirsty or needs a snack during a meet, please have them pack their bag - prior to the meet - with the appropriate item(s) (e.g. water, Gatorade, orange, etc.). If this nourishment is right there with him/her on the deck, then there is one less reason for him/her to leave the area at an inappropriate time or prematurely. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Your son/daughter will appreciate your efforts.
Regards,
Coach McShane
SAL Senior Award
1 boy and 1 girl from each division are eligible for $500 to use for post-secondary school.
Applications must be postmarked no later than Jan. 15, 2008 .
These Awards are open to swimmers or divers.
Application information
Go to the SAL website www.suburbanaquatic.org
On the left side click on “Senior Award Application”
Invitational Meet - Pennsbury Splash - Jan. 20, 2008
We have gotten some e-mails regarding the obtaining of times from a given swim meet. As parents are not allowed on deck and only a select few folk are permitted to approach the table (league rules), the simplest way to obtain times is to go to the SAL web-site (http://www.suburbanaquatic.org/). Once there, go to the Meet Results link and scroll down to meet's date and click on meet of choice (for dual meets we're noted as LMAC). Results are usually posted by the Monday after the meet if not that Sunday. Please note that this past Saturday's meet for the Girls was swum in a metered pool; so times will probably not compare well to a yardage pool. However, the League will convert these times (yes there is a formula, but please don't ask me what it is) when they go to post the Top Fifty times beginning - probably - sometime in late December/early January.
The LMAC Parents Association Leadership Group, along with our coaches, can not overemphasize the need for families to notify our head Coach, Blake McShane - in a timely fashion - regarding their child's(ren's) absence from an upcoming meet. Unfortunately, despite the request made by Coach at the pre-season Parents Meeting to notify him a week before a given meet, several families were providing notification the Thursday and Friday immediately preceding this past Saturday's meet.
Click here to read the Flip Turn for October 2007
Parents:
All comments and suggestions regarding YMCA staff, INCLUDING COACHES, must be directed to Deborah Scheiner at the contact information below. While the coaches are working with the children, we do not want them interrupted; they need to focus completely on the coaching and safety of the children.
Deborah Scheiner
Main Line YMCA
Senior Program Director, Aquatics & Member Services
610-649-0700 ext. 1407
dscheiner@philaymca.org
Odd Age Meet - Date Jan 6, 2008
Deadline to enter with LMAC is Dec. 9, 2007
SWIMMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Swimming practice begins September 17th utilizing the schedule below.
| Team | Age Group | Day | Times |
| Boys and Girls | 8 and Unders | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays | 6:00 PM-6:45 PM |
| Boys and Girls | 9 and 10s | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays | 6:45 PM-7:30 PM |
| Boys and Girls | 11 and 12s | Sundays | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| Tuesdays and Thursdays | 6:00 PM-7:00 PM | ||
| Fridays | 7:00 PM-8:00 PM | ||
| Boys and Girls | 13 and Over | Sundays | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
| Mondays and Wednesdays | 7:30 PM-8:45 PM | ||
| Tuesdays and Thursdays | 7:00 PM-8:45 PM |
A swimmer who needs to change a practice session must have the change cleared through Blake McShane.
No parents or swimmers are allowed to approach the scorers table before, during, or after a swim meet.
The SAL has Dual Meets. Both coaches' lineups are kept secret from the opposite team. There is strategy involved. Coaches must look at both teams strengths and figure about the best place to put swimmers to score points."
PLEASE SEND US YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
E-mail is one of our primary means of communicating with LMAC family members. If your e-mail addressed has changed or you no longer have a swimmer or diver participating in our program and would like your name and address removed from the distribution list, please notify Steve Krouse at swkrouse@comcast.net accordingly. Please remember, your e-mail address will not be shared outside the LMAC family.
