FR1 Newsletter: Week 13 Fall 2024

Campbell Patterson

Champions in the Pool. Champions In Life.

GRATITUDE~GRIT~GROWTH~MINDFULNESS~OWNERSHIP

Future Royal 1, Week 13 - Upcoming Week

Welcome!

We had a good practice week and a fantastic splash meet this weekend! Practices were a great time to reinforce the skills we worked on, primarily seeing how the Freestyle and Backstroke strokes are looking near the midpoint of our season, as well as working on strengthening our Breaststroke and Butterfly. 

The meet was super fun! We had lots of swimmers compete for the first time, and all swimmers had an opportunity to show off what they've done so far in the season. I'm so proud and happy for all the swimmers, this season has been a great one so far.

With Thanksgiving this week, we will NOT have practice Thursday or Friday! Enjoy the break, the kids have certainly earned it.

For announcements/important items, we don't have too much, but here are our constant reminders:

NO PRACTICE Thursday or Friday!!!

  • If your swimmer has not gotten a shirt, please email me! @[email protected] 
    • ​If I don't have them, I will ensure your swimmer is on the list for our staff who prepare the shirt bags.
  • Almost all of us who aren't brand new have it already, but if you haven't, visit the Elsmore swim shop to ensure your swimmer has Fins and a Kickboard! Additionally, Elsmore recently received a stock of our "Meet" swimsuits, so go ahead and purchase a suit we use for meets:
  • There is a GroupMe for FR1, go to this link to join! Feel free to message about any questions of other parents or myself in there, I will do my best to monitor that chat regularly.
  • We want to represent our Royal colors, so we have what Coach Andy calls "Royal Fridays!" (an HSE tradition) where every Friday students/athletes, and coaches/teachers wear blue colors (specifically the shirt!)

 

  • The SSC announcing crew (our wonderful announcers for meets) is looking to grow the group!
    • We would like to extend an invite to any Future Royal Parent who would like to give it a try. We have the November Splash on Saturday, and Matt would be glad to show you the ropes during this club-only event. It is a lot of fun and offers you a front row seat to the action - all while counting towards your volunteer obligation to the club when announcing for one of the club hosted/non-Splash meets. Please feel free to reach out to Matt to let me know if you would be interested - [email protected]

 

  • A message from some of our committee members in the club!

    • As a way to give back to the community, SSC has partnered with the Fishers Youth Assistance Program (FYAP) to adopt 3 families this holiday season. All Future Royal Groups (1-4) have been matched with a family who has 2 kids and is in need of help. 

    • Kathy Nelsen and Stephanie have created a sign-up that includes the quantity, size, color, preferences, and any additional details that were provided to us from FYAP for the FR family. Below you will find a sign up to purchase needs, wishes, general cleaning, hygiene, and food items requested by the family. FYAP noted that unless specified, items do not need to be name-brand.
      Beginning Wednesday, November 20th, bins marked with the FR family number (#49) will be placed in the office to the right of the girl's locker room. Please label your item with the family number (either with a sticky note or piece of paper taped to the item) and place it in, or near, the bins. All items need to be in the office to the right of the girl's locker room no later than 6 pm on Friday, December 6th. Swimmers who are able to stay after practice that day (starting at 6:30 pm and ending around 7:00-7:15 pm on the 6th) will help organize, wrap, and label the items.

      Here is the link to the Future Royal Adopt-A-Family Sign Up!

    •  

      https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948ABA82DA5F85-53085666-royal

      Please reach out to Kathy or myself with any questions! Thank you for helping make this family's holiday a little brighter!

       

      Stephanie & Kathy

 

  • *IF you've noticed that some groups getting goodiebags or other fun things, we can get that for our group too! Here's the following message from Kathy Nelson, who's the lead for the Team Parents Committee.*

"We are looking for a few more parents to join the Team Parents Committee for the FR1 group!!  Are you interested in becoming a little more involved in SSC?  Are you wanting to support and foster the culture and the cohesion of the FR1 group?  Are you wanting to get to know the FR1 athletes and families?  Being an FR1 Team Parent will allow you to do just that!

If you're interested in being part of the Team Parents Committee for FR1 or want additional information about the role, contact Kathy Nelsen at [email protected]."

If you have any questions or comments for me, feel free to reach out to: [email protected]

CALENDAR

MEETS

UPCOMING

IUPUI Jingle Jamboree

MLK Invitational

  • 17 January 2025 - 19 January 2025
  • Prelim/Final Meet, meet held at SSC
  • More information to come about this meet! But will definitely need volunteers!
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JAN 6th

Regardless of my poor memory, here is the link to our calendar page that should have information about any upcoming meets and provide a spot to sign up for volunteer slots!

  • If you would like to leave a comment on the meet entry form as to what you'd like your swimmer to swim, you can do so. 
  • I will be the one assigning swimmers to events, so do not do so, but as noted you may leave comments if you want to suggest an event.

Here is the all-important link!

https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/isscc/page/calendar#/team-events/upcoming

A reminder for meets: sometimes they can go long, make sure that your swimmers has snacks and water so they're ready to race when the time comes! Lastly please ensure that your swimmer has a towel, caps, and goggles when they arrive at the meet!

ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

For anyone who wants to be more involved or read more about the swimming community, here are some organizations/swimming influential members that focus on the sport!

https://www.usaswimming.org/

https://swimswam.com/

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/

https://www.worldaquatics.com/

​https://elsmoreswim.com/collections/southeastern-swim-club.html