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Cuda Cool News
Issue 12 July 9, 2014
Coaches’ Corner
Champs @ Sierra College
By Brian Heise
Champs is an exciting and fun weekend of competition and
spirit, with thousands attending (swimmers and families). We
hope to get a HUGE turnout of Cudas at this big event!
Cudas!!!
I can’t wait to see how we do as we close our season with Sierra
Sharks and College Greens Gators! I’m so excited at our team’s
progress and amazed at how our team is so united. I feel like we
have come so far as a community of swimmers, parents, volunteers,
coaches, and everything else in between! Let’s close our season
with a bang as we compete against these last two teams in
our league. Honor each other, honor the other team, and most
importantly, honor yourselves as we compete against the Sierra
Sharks. We beat them last year for the first time, and we can do it
again!
Tips from the Coaches:
Amusement, and what “winning” really means: as a swimmer you
do your best when you are amused at what you are doing in the
pool. The expression “like water off a duck’s back” comes to mind.
When you are amused, life isn’t as serious and you are able to
perform better. Problems, issues and stress roll off of you easily.
Did you know that the Latin root for winning is “to untangle knots”?
Andrea Bocelli sang the following at the 2006 Winter Olympics
closing ceremony: “Like the stars across the sky, we were born to
shine, and to shine, you must win. And so you will win.”
July 12 @ Sierra Sharks
Location:
2502 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park
Check-in:
6:30–6:55 a.m. If you’re late, you will be scratched!
Cudas warm-up: 7:30 a.m.
Details: Read the Sierra Sharks welcome letter with meet details,
parking info and directions > posted online under Events/Sierra
Sharks meet.
Set-up: Pop-up tents are allowed at the team area on the
basketball/tennis courts above the pool. No pop-up tents allowed
within the pool deck area (chairs and umbrellas are OK).
IMPORTANT: READ THE CHAMPS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Click on the Champs tab on our website
SWIMMER SIGN UPS DEADLINE > THURSDAY, JULY 10
Please go online ASAP and declare YES or NO for your
swimmer(s). Put a check mark next to all days/sessions for the
days your swimmer is swimming.
VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS > COMING SOON
We will send an email announcing when jobs will be released.
Missed Picture Day?
The make-up date/time is Monday, July 14 at 5 p.m. sharp! This is
for individual pictures only.
Message to Volunteers
Cuda families:
As we head into our final two meets, please remember that you
have to sign up to work a job if you have a swimmer registered to
swim a meet. Failure to do so jeopardizes your “good standing” with
the team, which may result in your swimmer being pulled from the
meet, loss of priority registration and possibly being banned from
future participation with the team.
Champs volunteer job signups will be released soon with more info
coming.
If you have any special requests or emergencies, please email me.
We work to accommodate everyone’s needs and fully understand
that life happens. Let’s have a great meet and swim faster than the
Sharks! –Brett Weshner > [email protected]
~ Spirit Stuff ~
Coach Appreciation Week
Who do we appreciate? Our awesome coaches!!
>>LAST CALL FOR DONATIONS FOR COACHES’ GIFTS:
Please place your contribution in the JONES file folder at the
pool by Thursday morning (7/10). Every year, we are able to get
our coaches and swimmer coaches cool gifts/gift cards thanks
to the donations from our swim team families. If you’d rather get
something on your own - that’s great too!
>>QUESTIONS: Send an email to [email protected]
Bowling – 12 & Unders
Join us at Folsom Lake Bowl on Thursday, July 10 from 1-3 p.m. The
cost is $5 (covers bowling, shoe rental, pizza, soda). Pay upon arrival.
No RSVP needed.
Spirit Tent on Saturday
Intel Employees: Log Hours
For those of you who work at Intel, the Suburban Swim League
(a nonprofit) can benefit from your volunteer hours with the
Barracudas each week. Follow the standard process for logging
hours at the Intel Involved website (http://intelinvolved.intel.com/).
✔ Click on quick link to “visit II VMS to log hours”
✔ Click “accept”
✔ Under “report hours” select “volunteering I did on my own”
✔ Select Suburban Swim League as organization (may have to
search for it)
✔ Fill in information and submit
You can do this each week (for previous and future weeks) or do
one lump entry at the end of the season.
If you are an Intel parent and would like a reminder at the end of
the season to enter your volunteer hours, and/or if you have any
questions, please email me at [email protected]. –Ray Hales
Clear Out Your File Folder
Many file folders are overflowing with ribbons and other items.
Please empty your folders this week. Questions about ribbons?
Contact Robyn at [email protected].
We will be “inking” swimmers at the spirit tent on Saturday, so if you
want to represent Cuda-style, stop by and see us!
Sunsplash
Cudas Day at Sunsplash was a blast!
We hope all of the swimmers, coaches
and families had a great time.
Don’t miss out next year!
July Calendar
10 > Folsom Lake Bowl for 12 & unders
12 > BB @ Sierra Sharks
18 > Last practice day for non-Champs swimmers
19 > CG Gators @ BB
21–24 > Spirit Week
24 > Carb night at BRC
25–27 > Champs
28 > Awards banquet at BRC
General questions: [email protected]
Volunteer questions: [email protected]