Hi Shark Families,
We hope you enjoyed your holiday week. Good job to all of your Sharks who swam at Red Run on Tuesday. It’s hard to believe yesterday kicked off the last two weeks of regular season. It’s a busy week ahead. How appropriate that SHARK WEEK started today on the Discovery Channel. Tune in if you haven’t had enough Shark this summer already.
2024 SHARK PHOTOS – WE WANT TO SEE YOUR FAVORITE SHARK PICS
Weeks’ Updates – Things to know & Things to Do
WEEK OF JULY 8
Please see this week’s buddy groups. Group poster making will take place at practice on Tuesday and Thursday. All Sharks encouraged to participate.
Tuesday: LAST HOME MEET AGAINST GPYC – SENIOR NIGHT!!!
If you intend for your swimmer to participate and did not declare them a Yes in TeamUnify, please email swimteam@bacmi.net ASAP today
Warm Up Times
3:30p Jaws and Hammerheads
4:00p Tigersharks
4:15p Fins
5:15p Meet Start
Thank you in advance to all of our volunteers!
Please bring ALL of your spirit gear (pom poms, shark fins, anything else you have) to cheer extra loud for our Seniors, Ava and George!
Thursday: LAST AWAY MEET AGAINST DETROIT GOLF CLUB
(Jaws, Hammerheads, Tigersharks ONLY)
If you intend for your swimmer to participate and did not already, declare them a Yes in TeamUnify ASAP
SIGN UP FOR THE BUS UNDER JOB SIGNUP IN THE BAC vs DGC EVENT ON JULY 11
BUS
3:00p Arrival to BAC
3:15p Bus leaves BAC
4:30p Warm Up
Please have all swimmers not taking the bus to DGC by 4:15p
Friday: 8 & UNDER MINI MEET AT ORCHARD LAKE COUNTRY CLUB
It’s time for our mightiest group of Sharks (appx 40 big) to show us what they’ve learned this summer. Join us at Orchard Lake Country Club to cheer them on!
8:00am: Grounds and parking opens (Parking gets crowded. We highly advise you arrive early. We suggest you park in the pool/lakefront lot. It is the first entrance before the country club, next to the tennis courts (its a dirt drive)
8:15a Pool Opens for Warm Up
8:55a Pool/Warm Up Closes
9:00a Meet Start
***PLEASE NOTE FRIDAY PRACTICE SCHEDULE DUE TO MINI MEET***
J/HH – 8:00-9:30
TS – 10:30-11:30 – NO PRACTICE
F1 – 10:00-10:30 – NO PRACTICE
F2 – 11:00 – 11:30 – NO PRACTICE
LOOKING AHEAD…
WEEK OF JULY 15
Monday: 9-10 RISING STARS MEET AT BIRMINGHAM COUNTRY CLUB (make up date)
Friday: 10 & UNDER MINI MEET AT DETROIT YACHT CLUB
***PLEASE NOTE FRIDAY PRACTICE SCHEDULE DUE TO MINI MEET***
Practice J/HH – 8:00-9:30
TS – 10:30-11:30 – NO PRACTICE
F1 – 10:00-10:30 – NO PRACTICE
F2 – 11:00 – 11:30 – NO PRACTICE
Saturday: LAST DAY OF REGULAR SEASON AND SHARK SPLASH
***PLEASE NOTE SATURDAY PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGES***
J/HH – 8:00-9:30
TS – 9:00-10:00
ALL FINS – COME TO SHARK SPLASH!!!
PAJAMA PRACTICE – wear jammies (that you don’t mind getting wet) over your swim suit
SHARK SPLASH
10:00a-11:00a – In the water activities and fun
11a – Brunch at the Shark Tank
Parents and swimmers bring your suits and goggles for a JAWSOME time at our 2nd Annual Shark Splash event! Shark Splash is an opportunity for parents and swimmers to celebrate the end of the dual meet season by participating in shark relays, cannonball competitions, and sharks and minnows games to name a few. Regardless of your swimming ability, we encourage all parents to join in on the fun with their kids!
STROKE CLINICS
Does your swimmer want to work on their stroke technique, starts or maybe their turns? The best opportunity to do this is in a Stroke Clinic led by our coaches. The clinics give swimmers an opportunity to get more personalized help on their stroke technique with a 5:1 athlete to coach ratio max. These are valuable experiences for the swimmers a proper technique is key to improving. Cost is $25/session.
Sign up HERE
COACHES’ CORNER – Coach Paul
With two weeks left in season and most of the work behind us, we have just a few practices left to be at our best. But with our training mostly behind us, we have one last major hurdle to guarantee success at the end of the season: Our confidence. Confidence is something that can be built. Small goals each week. Reflecting on what you can control. Using positive self talk to channel energy. Visualizing success.
Spending just a few minutes per day visualizing races, telling yourself you will be successful, and being proud of what you have accomplished are great ways to build that confidence for race day.
GO SHARKS!
Coach Paul
Best,
Alyson & Katie
swimteam@bacmi.net