Reminders: Mardi Gras Theme & Age Group/Makeup Pictures

Two separate reminders.

First reminder, our theme for this Saturday's meet with the Woodcreek Seawolves is Mardi Gras Time! Put on your Mardi Gras beads or wear a fun and funky Mardi Gras mask. Get in the spirit and perhaps share some beads with your swim buddy? The Woodcreek Seawolves have been contacted and invited to also share in the festivities, and all that jazz...

Second reminder, Monday June 5th is our Sugarbears Age Group Swim Pictures and Individual Make Up Pictures with Spectrum Photography at Oakmont. Schedule for pictures are as follows:

• 6-8 years @ 5:15pm
• 13-18 years @ 5:45pm
• 9-12 years @ 6pm

Swimmers: Please do not be late if you want to be in your age group photo.

If you have any questions please contact Carmen Morel @ 662-4300 or leave a message in the Morel Family folder on the pool deck.

Fireworks Booth Signups

Our deadline for fireworks signups is this Saturday, June 3rd. If you have yet to signup for a three hour shift, please do so this week! Any unassigned Sugarbear shifts after this Saturday become available for the Woodcreek Seawolves to fill.

Details, including the signup form can be found on our website on the "Fireworks" page under "Ways and Means". A printed form will also be at the Oakmont pool next to the family folders this week.

For those who have not worked the booth before, this is our #1 fundraiser. Take a look at our financial page. It is also a great and fun way to meet other swim parents.

Besides shifts, there are "Day Captain" positions. Day Captains assist with shift changes and assignments. Your help is greatly appreciated.

No Practice Monday, May 29th (Memorial Day)

There will be no practice on Memorial Day, Monday May 29th.

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday!

Volunteer Clinics this week at the RAC

Tuesday, May 23rd. Starters at 6:00pm. Stroke & Turn clinic at 6:30pm.
Monday, May 22nd. Computer Ops training at 6:30pm.

Clinics will be held at the Roseville Aquatic Complex (RAC) this week in the evenings.
Our swim team could especially benefit by having more parents trained and certified for Stroke and Turn.
The more trained, the easier on our entire volunteer staff. The extra personal added benefit is knowing the proper strokes and turns to assist your swimmer and being able to recognize and explain a disqualification (DQ).
Stroke and Turn training normally includes a short video demonstrating and explaining the strokes/turns, common illegal mistakes, followed by open questions/answers and a live demonstration.
It is a very easy, quick and enjoyable clinic.
Even if a parent is not sure if they are brave enough or willing to be a stroke and turn judge, attending the stroke and turn clinic is highly recommended and appreciated.

Our very own starter, Pete Hradecky, will be providing the training for the starters.

Hope to see you on the pool deck of the RAC!

StinkyCheeseMan

Pasta Feed Reminder

A reminder that our Pasta Feed is next Friday Night, May 19th in the Oakmont Cafeteria from 5 to 8pm. Come have your swimmers carbo-load for Time Trials!

Signup forms are in family folders. Forms and money need to be turned back in by this Tuesday evening.

Besides great food and your chance to mingle with the beautiful people, we will be giving out prizes!

Additional raffle tickets given out to families for each Fireworks shift that they are signed up.

Swimmers wishing to help out with serving pasta and setting up in the cafeteria can contact coaches for more info.

Hope to see you there!

Volunteer Information I

Hello Parent Volunteers!

Thanks to all who have signed up as volunteers at our swim meets! You are in for a great time! We will be updating the online database over the next couple of days. If you have provided an email address you will receive notification. I know many of you still have questions about assignments. Please feel free to email me at hradecky@hradecky.com.

If any of you are interested training for the following volunteer positions, the City of Roseville will be conducting training classes as follows:

Stroke and Turn clinic is May 23, 6:30pm at RAC
Starters Clinic is tentatively set for May 23, 6pm at RAC
Computer Clinic is tentatively set for May 22, 6:30pm at RAC

Thanks!
Pete Hradecky
Sugarbear Parent Board

Swim Pictures Saturday May 20th before Time Trials

Sugarbears Swim Pictures will be held Saturday May 20th.

Photographers from Spectrum Photography will be set up at the pool and need to start individual swimmers' photos @ 7:30 am sharp in order to ensure that our Time Trials start (and end!) at a reasonable time.

We are asking all swimmers who want to have individual pictures taken to line up, with their completed order form and payment outside the fence behind Oakmont Pool's bleachers. Order forms were put in parent folders. Extra forms will be in the Morel Family folder if you did not receive an order form. Feel free to help yourself.

No swimmers or parents will be allowed inside the pool while we are taking pictures to ensure that we have nice background pool image and not a bunch of folks walking past. After their picture has been taken, swimmers need to stay out of immediate pool area directly in front of coaches room again to minimize potential of folks being in pictures background. As well, no swimmers will be allowed in the pool during picture time. We will have 3 photographers taking pictures by the pool and if we can get lined up and have order forms completed, should go very quickly and smoothly.

The goal is for all individual swimmers pictures to be completed within 45 minutes. Again, need to ensure that pictures are not holding up the start time of Time Trials.

Once all individual pictures have been taken, Spectrum will take our Sugarbears Team (all swimmers) picture on the bleachers. Swimmers, please make sure that you are in the area behind the bleachers (outside of gate) so that we can get everyone quickly lined up for entire Team photo.

Lastly, individual age/gender team photos as well as make up photos will be take place on Monday June 5th during the following times: 6-8 years @ 5:15pm; 13-18 years @ 5:45pm; 9-12 years 6pm. Swimmers please be on time for your individual time pictures.

Pictures should be available within 10 days and will be placed in parent envelopes. REMEMBER: Orders are prepaid at time of pictures (May 20th payment includes age/gender team photos if ordered). CASH OR CHECK ONLY; NO CREDIT CARDS CAN BE ACCEPTED.

Swim Buddy Nite, Boutique and Swim Suit Reminder

Swim Buddy Nite

Thursday, May 4th 6:30pm on the pool deck.
Music will start around 5:00
Come enjoy the coaches rap intro, Swim Buddy Assignments and Setting of Personal Goals.
This is a new event for this year.
You won't want to miss it!

Sugarbear Wear

Order your very own Bear Wear from our boutique by May 15th.

If desired, buy yourself an optional silicone cap from boutique by May 9th.


Swim Suit Reminder

A reminder that new swimmers need to order their swim suit on or before this Friday, May 5th in order to have their swim suits in time for our team pictures. click here for details on the swim suits. Norcal will be on the Oakmont Pool deck this Friday May 5th to take orders, 4:00-7:00pm.

New Swimmer's 2006 Checklist

Okay, if you are new to the Sugarbears, here is what you can do...

1. Celebrate!


2. Receive our congratulations and warm welcome!


3. If not done already, please register asap


4. Read over our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)


5. If you have any questions, contact one of our board members


6. Order your swim suit on or before May 5th


7. Consider buying yourself a pair of swim goggles, if desired


8. Have your parents look over the volunteer descriptions


9. Have your parents add themselves to our on-line volunteer database


10. Have your parents enter known vacation times into online signouts


11. Subscribe your email address into Sugarbear group to receive email updates


12. Checkout our Sugarbear podcasts and other cool web info


13. Get ready for a very fun and exciting summer!

Slight Change in Practice Schedule, Tuesday May 2nd, for Parent Kickoff Meeting!

There will be a slight change in the practice times on Tuesday, May 2nd, to accomodate the Parent Kickoff Meeting.

6&under/7-8: 4:30-5:15
9-12: 5:30-6:30
13-18:4:30-5:30

Coach Megan also has made some fliers and will be passing them out at tonight's practice. Sorry for the short notice.

A reminder that our Parent Kickoff meeting will be held at Maidu Community Center at 7:00pm on Tuesday, May 2nd. This is a parents only meeting. Come for wine, cheese and fun. Get your 2006 Sugarbear Season magnet and team swim cap! Please attend this informative meeting, as parents get to meet the coaches, the Parent Club Board and other parents. Shop the Sugarbear Boutique. We look forward to meeting you and will be happy to answer any questions you may have! Swimmers will be updated and included more appropriately on Thursday nite during our Swim Buddy Nite!