BBST Newsletter 26 May 14

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Bear Bulletin 26 May 2014

News for the Week

Important Summer Champs Invitational Info The Trailwood Meet this Saturday, 31 May is the last opportunity for the 12 & Unders to achieve Summer Champs qualifying times. If your swimmer needs a qualifying time in a certain event, be sure to request that event when you commit your swimmer to the Trailwood Meet. Please understand that the coaches will do all they can to honor requests.

***Keep in mind, once a 12 & Under swimmer has achieved three qualifying times, they can sign up for as many other individual events as they wish.*** NOTE: 13 & Ups do NOT need any qualifying times, but they must have participated in at least one NWAL meet this season.

The BTA Summer Champ information packet is on the BBST website under Invitationals.

If you have any questions about Summer Champs, contact Lora Unwin at 713.398.0975 or at [email protected].

AWAY Swim Meet against the Trailwood Gators – Be ready to swim and warm-‐up by 7:30 a.m.!

B E A R B R A N C H S W I M T E A M

Upcoming Events 5/26 NO PRACTICE

5/31 Trailwood vs. BBST

6/6 NO PRACTICE

6/6 Pep Rally at BB Gazebo 6-8p

6/7 BBST vs. Woodland Hills

6/8-9 Summer Champs

6/9 Morning Practice Begins

6/11 NO PRACTICE

6/11 Swim-A-Thon (7-10:30a)

6/12 Bowling (10 & Under)

6/14 Mills Branch vs. BBST

6/17 Scavenger Hunt (11 & Up)

6/21 Divisionals

6/22 Banquet * 5-8p

6/23 Invitational Practices Begin

www.BearBranchSwimTeam.com

You MUST COMMIT or DECLINE YOUR SWIMMER by NOON on TUESDAY for this SATURDAYʼS

MEET. If you donʼt, your swimmer WILL NOT BE

ENTERED INTO THE MEET!

BBST Graduating Seniors!

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THE BEAR BULLETIN 26 MAY 2014

Good job this Saturday, Bears!

We were missing a lot of our team members, but we still had a lot of great swims, best times, and even five pool records! This week, we will still be working on our stroke technique, but we will also be adding in some more yardage. It's going to be a great week to get ready for our meet against Trailwood on Saturday! Registration for Summer Champs is coming very soon, so if you want to swim a specific event to qualify, make sure you write it in the comments box when committing for the meet. See you at the pool! Coach Emily

Parking in the parking lot of the Bear Branch pool during a home

meet is not allowed EXCEPT for those who display the correct

Parking Pass and for the handicapped.

OPEN Board Positions

Please consider serving on the BBST Board next year. The following positions will be open:

President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President

Treasurer If you are interested in running for one of those positions, contact Patty Livingston or Lara Durand.

Congratulations to the following Bears for their

record-breaking times at the Saturday, 24 May swim meet!

boys 9/10s 100y Freestyle Relay -Miles James, Carter Bennett, Diego Contreras, & Brendan Studdert

Lauren Ives - 13/14s 50y Butterfly

Emma Frey - 14 & Under 100y Free 13//14s 50Y Backstroke

Brendan Studdert - 9/10s 25y Free

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Meet Warm-Up Times

Home Meets – 7:00 a.m. Away Meets – 7:30 a.m.

Please be there ON TIME and READY TO SWIM! On time means be on deck in swimsuit, cap, and goggles no

less than 15 minutes before warm-ups begin.

Also, make sure that you circle your swimmer on the roster. If they are not marked by 7:30 a.m., they will be removed

from all events.

If you are volunteering at that meet, you must sign yourself in. If you don’t, you will not be given credit for your time.

How to Sign Up to Receive BBST Text Msgs If you would like to receive text messages regarding important BBST announcements, please following these steps:

1. On the BBST website, sign in and click My Account on the left-hand pane. More choices will display underneath the heading.

2. Click on My Account. The Billing Account Configuration window displays.

3. Under the Account Info tab, click the Add SMS button. A New Text Messaging Device pop-up window displays.

4. Enter your Cell Number into the field.

5. Select your Cell Carrier from the drop-down box.

6. Click the Send button. A Verify New Text Messaging Address pop-up window displays with instructions.

7. Enter the Verification Code that you received as a text message into the field.

8. Click the Verify button. Your phone number now appears in the list as verified.

We need beverage

donations to sell at

the swim meets!

Please donate Coke

products and

Gatorade (12 oz. only).

THANKS!

BBST Board Members Contact Information President – Regina Ives [email protected] 1st Vice President – Sandy Trotti [email protected] 2nd Vice President – Todd Marler [email protected] NWAL Rep – Laura Roberts [email protected]

Coach Liaison – Emily James [email protected] Secretary – Julie Crump [email protected] Treasurer – Amanda Bass [email protected] Website: www.BearBranchSwimTeam.com

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2014 BBST Meet Schedule

31 May: Trailwood vs. BBST

07 June: BBST vs. Woodland Hills

08 June: Summer Champs (10 & Under)

21 June: Divisionals

28-29 June: All-Stars & Ponderosa Other Important Dates

Swim-a-Thon Wed., 11 June from 7-10:30a

Bonding Events Thurs., 12 June – Bowling (10 & Under)

Tues., 17 June – Scavenger Hunt (11 & Up)

Banquet Sun., 22 June 5-8p

Breakfast of Champions Fri., 27 June 8:30a

Pep Rally: Friday, 06 June from 6-‐8p at the BB Gazebo

There will be ice cream sandwiches and you can pie a

coach for $1 a pie!

Cream the Competition

14 June: Mills Branch vs. BBST

09 June: Summer Champs (11 & Up)

If your swimmer is not signed in by 7:30 a.m. the

day of the meet, you will be removed from all events.

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