Hello Rockshire Sharks!

Wow! What a great B meet vs Inverness! Now its our turn to host them; let’s show them our Rockshire Spirit!

1. You must RSVP to meets: a quick How to sign up for meets :)
2. Friday FUN night! Please sign up to bring food to share:)
3. A meet HOME vs Inverness Saturday, June 17
4. Meet themes
5. B meet AWAY vs Montgomery Square Wednesday, June 21
6. Meet schedule below on website!
7. Share your pictures on the team folder for the slideshow!
8. Registration IS OPEN!Preteam on Waitlist. See below for details
9. Team practice schedule ***Morning practices and preteam start Monday***
10. Shark Gear links
11. MCSL adult swim league: more details!

1.     Did you know: you can sign up for all of the meets you are attending NOW? You MUST RSVP to all meets whether or not you are attending. You MUST RSVP for ALL A meets on the TUESDAY prior to the meet, and ALL B meets on the SUNDAY prior to the meet. Here is a quick how-to:

1. Go to the “Meets and events” tab on the task bar. Or simply click on the event on the homepage that is on the right
2. Click on the green button that says “meet entry”
3. Fill out your availability for the meet
4. Leave any notes you need to for coaches
5. Repeat for every meet! Do them all NOW to save time later

2.   FRIDAY FUN NIGHT! - Yes, oh yes, it is back! This Friday we will have our first Friday night dinner at the pool after practice to help get ready for our first home meet. Coaches will be leading the team in a team spirited activity and dinner theme will be pasta night. Please sign up to bring a dish to share on the website by Thursday. You can sign up under the jobs button for the event in “meets and events”. Please sign up so we have enough food and drink for everyone:) Also, here is the link to sign up: Food and drink list.

3.      Saturday, June 17- A meet HOME vs Inverness. Theme: Dress as a Dad! Be on deck at 7:45am. Please RSVP your swimmer. We will head to Panera in Fallsgrove plaza after the meet for lunch. Here is the meet flow:

Timeline:

Rockshire warm-ups: 8:00-8:20 AM

Inverness warm-ups: 8:20-8:40 AM

Officials’ meetings: 8:30 AM

Scratch meeting: 8:45 AM

Meet starts: 9:00 AM

All volunteers will receive a reminder email on Friday for the meet. If you cannot make it or have any questions about your assignment, please let us know ASAP.

****we still are in need of a head timer. If you have timed before, you can be promoted! Please sign up!***

4.   Meet themes! Here is the list of meet themes for the summer:

6/17-Inverness: Dress as a Dad

6/21-montgomery square: Aliens/Outerspace

6/24-Kenmont: 70s Hippie/Tie dye

6/28-Eldwick: Hawaiian

7-1-little falls:Canada day

7/5-Old Farm: Safari

7/ 8- Regency: Western

7/9-Relay carnival: Circus

7/12-tallyho: Wacky wednesday

7/15-daleview:Halloween in July

7/16-PIRC: Tie Dye

7/22-Divisionals: GREEN OUT

5.       B Meet AWAY at Montgomery Square (12300 Falls Rd, Potomac, MD 20854). Be on deck at 4:45pm. Theme: Outer Space/Alien! Please declare your swimmer for the meet by SUNDAY.

6.     The events schedule is on the website both on the home page in the upper right and in the “meets and events” tab. PLEASE RSVP to sign up for meets and for events on the WEBSITE.

7. Pictures to share! If you have pictures from this summer swim team, please upload them into the team drive here. These photos will help to make the slideshow at the end of the year.

8. Registration IS OPEN on the NEW team website! Please see detailed info below on how to register this year. Please remember that in order to participate in the swim team, your family needs to be a registered member of the pool. All Rockshire members who pay HOA dues can register for free, as it is included with the HOA fees, and outside memberships this year will be posted on the Rockshire HOA website HERE.

***NEW this year: You will be required to fill out your volunteer hours prior to completing registration. All swim team member families are required to volunteer for at least 18 hours. For preteam families, volunteering is optional (but highly encouraged for our fun Friday night events!)***

As a reminder: You may register for the regular team if your child is able to swim unassisted the length of the pool in one stroke.

The preteam will only have two sessions in the evening from 5:30-6pm and 6-6:30pm. ****Registration for preteam is now by waitlist. Please email [email protected] to have your name added to the waitlist for preteam.

If you need more detailed instructions, please email us!

9. Team practice schedule:

Swim Team practice will switch to its summer schedule on Monday June 19 2023. Preteam begins Monday, June 19, 2023.

Shark team practice Schedule

May 30-June 16:

11 & Up: 4:15 - 5:00PM

9-10: 5:00 - 5:45PM

8 & Under: 5:45 - 6:30

Shark team practice Schedule

June 19-July 21:

Mornings:

11 & Up: 8:45-10:00AM

10 & Under: 10:00 - 10:50AM

Afternoons:

11 & Up: 4:15 - 5:15 PM

9-10: 5:15 - 6:00 PM

8 & Under: 6:00 -6:45 PM

Pre-team practices will begin on Monday June 19 , 2023.

10. Shark Gear! Don’t delay! In preparation for summer, we will have the same suits as last year. You can buy them HERE. we also have shark gear available via squadlocker here

11. MCSL Adult swim league: The MCSL is organizing an adult swim league this summer after the 18U league is over. Details will be released as they are available, and minimal volunteering will be necessary. The league will be organized through the DMV chapter of Grown up swimming. Please see their website for details: grownupswimming.com

Go Sharks!

Your A-Reps,

Kat and Patrick Hussmann