Hood Hammerheads
2012 Summer Swim Season
Welcome to the Hood Hammerheads 2012 season! We are happy to have you aboard.
We are very excited about this season in our "Home away from home"! If you are coming back for another season, welcome back! If you are just joining us, welcome and we hope you enjoy!
The Hammerheads have a webpage on www.swimfssl.com. This page will be updated with team information as the season progresses. Please check often once the season starts.
Mission:
The Hood Hammerheads Swim Team mission is to provide ALL participants with an
enjoyable experience, developing great sportsmanship, furthering competitive swimming
skills, and cultivating special friendships and lifelong memories.
Hood Parent Board: Alex Brown (Team Rep kakbrown@aol.com) Laurie Larsson (Team Treasurer) Deb Reynolds (Team Volunteer Coordinator) Dan Beins and David Biber (Head Judges)
Hood Head Coach: Hood Hammerheads would like to welcome Andy Brabson back again as our Head Coach!!
Practice Schedule:
Evening Practices will be held in the Wetherburne pool at Whittier. They will be from 8-9pm on May 29th, May 31st, June 5th, and June 7th.
Morning practices (Monday- Friday) will be held in the Cobblestone pool at Whittier starting June 11th.
Ages 13+ 7:30am-9:00am
Ages 12- 9:00am-10:00am
**We can make exceptions if you cannot attend your designated practice time**
Registration:
We will begin taking registrations immediately and will have to close the registration on June 19th. All swimmers must be registered and paid for by this date or they may not swim in the league this season. Parent registration meeting will be held on a date TBA soon!
Pricing:
$95 per child/$85 for each additional family member
The Hammerheads will be charging $10 per swimmer for the first 3 swimmers and a maximum of $30 per family, to provide insurance for the team. This is a non-refundable fee.
Suits and team apparel:
Our Hood Hammerhead team suits are available to purchase from, Pools, Patios and
Porches. 179 Thomas Johnson Drive, Frederick MD. (301) 698-1200.
Parents:
The Hammerhead Swim Team is run by many volunteers. In order to make it a fun and successful season, we require that each family volunteer for at least three meets during the season. Volunteer duties include, but are not limited to: Timing, Stroke & Turn judging, Clerk of course (getting kids to the seating area), concessions, ribbons and set up and tear down of tents and pool deck area. There will be sign up sheets available at the pool during registration, at practices and meets.
Stroke and Turn Training:
If you are interested, and we really need your help, you can volunteer as a Stroke & Turn
official or starter. It is mandatory you attend one, two hour clinic to be able to officiate a meet (returning judges from the 2011 season must attend one of the sessions as well).
FSSL Mandatory Annual Official's Training for ALL New and Returning FSSL Officials
Times and Locations:
TBA
Additional 1/2 hour mandatory Starter/Referee training following each session for those who may work in those capacities
2012 Meet Schedule:
6/16 Hood College @ Lake Linganore
6/23 Hood College @ Windsor Knolls
6/30 Hood College @ Clover Hill
7/7 Hood College Bye Week (No Meet)
7/14 Hood College @ Villages of Urbana
7/21 Division 1 Divisional Meet @ Villages of Urbana
7/28 All Star meet @ TBA
Other dates to note:
Last day to register June 19th
Picture Day TBA
Splash-for-cash TBA
Pep rallys (Details coming!)
Banquet TBA
Swimmers:
We as coaches, ask that all swimmers be able to swim a length of the pool unassisted
before joining the team. If you have a little one who can’t quite make it yet, we suggest
swim lessons so that they can be on the team next year.
Sign up sheets for meet participation will be on hand every morning. Swimmers/parents must sign these sheets by Tuesday morning practices to be entered in the following Saturday meet. These should only be signed if you know the swimmer will attend the meet. ( The team will be penalized if the swimmer is entered into events and doesn’t show.)
