Wednesday, October 24, 2012

SIGNING UP FOR THE MEET - YOU'RE IN THE CORRECT SPOT

The Great Harvest Meet is open to:
1) Precompetitive swimmers
2) Competitive swimmers
3) Any fitness swimmers who are NOT swimming in Blackfly

ICS will participate in an upcoming mock meet (details to come).  Our annual Candy Cane Meet at Carleton University will take place on Dec. 8, 2012 which will also be open to ICS participants.

Scroll to the left hand tool bar.  Click on Event or Meet Sign up and follow the prompts.  Do not create a new account but rather use your registration account.

Email deeprivercandus@gmail.com if you have any questions or require a password reset.

PRACTICES CANCELLED ON HALLOWEEN

Good Evening <<FirstName>>!
Precompetitive or competitive practices will NOT run on Halloween (next Wednesday).
This is not a trick, but rather our treat to you!
HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!
Mitch, Che and Heather

OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR HOME MEET - NOV 4/12

WE NEED YOU!!!

IF YOU ALREADY RESPONDED PLEASE NOTE YOUR MESSAGE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRIATE EXECUTIVE MEMBER.

It takes an amazing number of volunteers to run even a small meet, and the start of the season is a great time to get trained up. More than 30 officials are needed to make a meet session happen! We need eighteen Timekeepers alone as t
hree timers are used per lane per session.

We are offering two Swim Officials’ clinics 10:15-noon on Nov 4, upstairs at the pool. The TIMEKEEPERS COURSE is the place to begin as it explains the overview of how the meet works (certainly takes the mystery out for the novice parent) and provides instruction on the use of a sports stopwatch. Timing at swim meets guarantees the best seat in the house!

Already signed off as a Timer? Then CLERK OF COURSE may be the course for you. This is another important role on deck, ensuring that swimmers, timers and other officials know when and where the swimmers need to be. This is an opportunity to meet coaches and see all the swimmers as they assemble for their races. It is a great place to be!

As soon as possible, please contact Doug Rodgers, our Club's Officials' Chair, by email at dkml.rodgers@sympatico.ca or 613-584-4023 613-584-4023 .

Don't delay! THE KIDS NEED YOUR HELP!

GREAT HARVEST (PUMPKIN) MEET - NOV 4/12

The Candus are hosting the Great Harvest Swim Meet Sunday, 4 November 2012 in Deep River.  This is a great opportunity our new precompetitive swimmers to gain experience, while our seasoned competitive swimmers will be trying to improve their times, and will be challenged by the 800m Freestyle event! We are pleased to welcome swimmers from the Petawawa Predators Swim Club.

As mentioned at our meeting, PARENTS WE NEED YOU!  It takes an amazing number of volunteers to run even a small meet, and the start of the season is a great time to get trained up.  We are offering two Swim Officials’ clinics 10:15-noon on Nov 4, upstairs at the pool.  Three timers are used per lane at a meet, per session.  The TIMERS COURSE is the place to begin as it explains the overview of how the meet works (certainly takes the mystery out for the novice parent) and provides instruction on the use of a sports stopwatch.  Timing at swim meets guarantees the best seat in the house!  Already signed off as a Timer?  Then CLERK OF COURSE may be the course for you.  This is another important role on deck, ensuring that swimmers, timers and other officials know when and where the swimmers need to be.  This is an opportunity to meet coaches and see all the swimmers as they assemble for their races.  It is a great place to be!  Out of town officials are welcome to attend these courses.

Would rather help in some other way?  Our Meet Manager Diane Davis (613 584 3033) would love to hear from you. She is looking for help with the Officials’ lunch and distribution of snacks and water.  If you prefer to respond to this email instead we'll forward to the appropriate executive members.

DETAILS: Warm-up starts at 1:00 p.m. with races from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.  Deadline for registration is Sunday, October 28, 11:59pm (this deadline has been extended from the original one) and Candu swimmers can register through their account on our on-line system.  Use the link “swim meet or event sign-up” on the right hand side of the blog at http://deeprivercandus.blogspot.com.  Also on the blog you will find a link to the meet package.  Have a read – it contains very useful information about the meet, as well as a section called “The Fine Print!”  More mysteries solved!

We welcome swimmers and spectators to the pool for The Great Harvest Swim Meet, and especially our I Can Swim swimmers.  Come cheer on the team!

Fast and fun swimming!
Your Candu Coaching Team and Executive

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Parents Meeting Information Links

We were pleased to host an enthusiastic crowd of parents at our first parent meeting on Oct. 11, 2012.  Thank you to AquaSport of Ottawa for attending and offering parents the opportunity to buy quality gear, at a discount, right here in Deep River!  The information presented by the Lead Programmers is summarized below:

 
 
If you have questions, please email:  deeprivercandus@gmail.com.
 
 
New Dress Code Policy
 
In the interest of safety, injury prevention and building team spirit, the Candu Executive has introduced a Dress Code for Precompetitive, Fitness, and Competitive.
 
We encourage I Can Swim swimmers to work toward this standard.
 
Swim caps: m
andatory, any colour during training; Candu cap for meets.
Swim suits: any colour for training, red & black at meets
Goggles:mandatory
Clothing: At meets, keep muscles warm by wearing a Candu t-shirt as a minimum, preferably a Candu jacket. During practise, wear any T-shirt during stretching.
An order for Candu jackets is being arranged (these will be hooded, black with red lettering –details coming soon).
An additional note on caps: At meets, swimmers without a Candu cap will be given one by a coach and the parent's Thriva account will be charged $10 to cover the cost. We encourage swimmers to look after and save their Candu caps for meets.
Thank you for your cooperation with the Dress Code!
Happy and Safe swimming!
Your Candu Team.
 

Monday, October 1, 2012

The CANDU season has begun!!
Welcome all returning and new swimmers. 

I Can Swim has reached capacity at 50 swimmers and registrations for this program are no longer being accepted for Session 1.  Check out our information package for details of our other programs - maybe there is another suitable program.  If you have questions, contact one of our talented coaches at deeprivercandus@gmail.com.

There is a parents meeting coming up on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 at the pool - mark your calendar and stay tuned for details!
Let's make some big waves!