Hood Hammerheads

 2008 Summer Swim Season

Welcome to the Hood Hammerheads 2008 season!  We are happy to have you aboard.

We are very excited about this season.  If you are coming back for another season,

welcome back!  If you are just joining us, welcome and we hope you enjoy!

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 Coaches: Andy Brabson, Laurel Brabson, Cassie Dobrzanski, Ashley Garyn, John Hogan, Josh Kim

Practice Schedule:

Afternoon practices while school is still in session begin Tuesday, May 27th, in the indoor pool.  No practices on Mondays or Fridays.

• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4pm-5:30pm (4pm-4:45pm 11 and older) (4:45pm-5:30pm 10 and under)
• Wednesdays, 4pm-5pm (11 and older) and 5pm-6pm (10 and under)

Morning practices will start in the outdoor pool,  Monday, June 16^th.  The following is the morning practice schedule:

• Monday thru Friday 7:30 to 8:45 (Everyone) 7:30 to 7:45 drylands!

Registration:

We will begin taking registrations immediately and will have to close the registration on

June 13th. All swimmers must be registered by this date or they may not swim in the

league this season. Parent registration meeting will be held Tuesday, May 6th at 7 pm in

the indoor pool lobby.  All parents are encouraged to attend.

Pricing:

• Members (of Hood Pool): $70 per child/$60 for each additional family member
• Non-members: $85 per child/$75 for each additional family member.

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.

T-shirts will be available to order as the season starts. We may also have an order for

parent's polo style sleeveless shirts for women and short sleeve shirts for men.

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 two 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 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 for the 2008 season must attend one of the sessions as well.

Three clinics will be held at the Frederick YMCA, in the Activities Room. Someone at the front desk can direct you where to go.  The classes are:  Tuesday, April 29^th , 7 p.m.,  Thursday, May 8^th, 7 p.m. and Saturday May 10th , 11am. 

2008 Meet Schedule:

6/14      Tri-meet  Hood College, Lake Linganore, Villages of Urbana @ Urbana

6/20     (Friday Night Meet) Hood College @ Urbana  (meet begins at 5pm)

6/28      Hood College @ Lake Linganore

7/5        Windsor Knolls @ Hood College

7/12      Hood College bye week (no meet)

7/19      Divisionals @ Hood College

7/26      AllStars @ Spring Ridge

Other dates to note:

Parent Registration mtg Tuesday, May 6th, 7pm

Stroke & Turn officials classes:

• Tuesday April 29^th   7-9pm  Frederick YMCA Activities Room
• Thursday May 8^th  7-9pm   Frederick YMCA Activities Room
• Saturday May 10^th  11am-1pm   Frederick YMCA Activities Room

Picture Day          TBA

Splash-for-cash    TBA

Pep rallys              TBA

Banquet                Sunday, July 20 (Not confirmed)

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.

Click here for the 2008 registration form.