FUTURE ROYALS 2:

Happy Sunday!

 

We did not get to this last week, so Wednesday this week we will be goal setting in the place of dryland as I would like to get some Long Course goals set before the true start to the summer season once school is out!  I will have a goal sheet for them to fill out and will make a copy for you all to keep at home as well.  We will discuss time goals as well as practice habits and other goals they can set for themselves for the upcoming Long Course season. 

 

The deadline for the Summer Invite at IUPUI in June is MONDAY (tomorrow 5/19)!  If you are interested in your swimmer participating, please make sure they are entered by the deadline! 

 

For those that are new, please make sure to join our GroupMe so you can stay informed throughout the season - particularly with meet information or practice updates when necessary!

• JOIN OUR GROUP-ME!
  • ​Here is the link to join our Future Royals 2 Parents Group-Me!  If you have not joined yet, PLEASE do so as this is a great way for us to communicate with one another and connect our group! 
  • https://groupme.com/join_group/95496817/SSTllfQr

 

Practices this week will look the same as last week. Our short course practices this week will be A LOT of kicking!  This is one area, across the board for the whole club (not just our group), that coaches agreed could be stronger.  Our long course practices this week will be more drill and technique focused while also trying to build some endurance in long course swimming.  We will also continue to work on starts/turns when we have time.

 

Hopefully you all received the "Off the Walls" Age Group Monthly Newsletter! In this newsletter each group recognized our "Champions in the Pool" for the months of April and May. Our FR2 "Champions in the Pool" for April/May are VICTORIA SMITH and OWEN PYNE!  Both Victoria and Owen have shown a strong willingness to learn and grow while also being very focused on our club values. I am so proud of both of these wonderful young athletes and cannot wait to see what all they continue to accomplish!

 

Let's have a great week! :)

 

***REMINDERS***

• Coach Blake sent out the summer schedule last Tuesday - if you had a chance to take a look at that, you will notice that we will only be practicing Monday/Wednesday/Friday in June and July BUT each practice will be 20 minutes longer to keep our total weekly training time the same (4 hours).

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• PLEASE make sure you are entering and exiting through Door 10 (the athletic entrance to the high school) for each practice!  The Athletic Department has asked that no swimmer or family use the end doors to enter or exit the Natatorium for safety reasons.

 

• Please make sure your swimmer is prepared for the dropping temperatures at the end of practice! I require for all swimmers to be wearing shoes, a shirt/sweatshirt and pants/shorts to leave the pool area. There are also a variety of germs going around right now, so if your swimmer is not feeling well please use your best judgement in whether or not they are well enough to attend practice.

 

• We do dryland as a group on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY each week. If your swimmer would like to participate in dryland they MUST be wearing tennis shoes. I do not allow Crocs, sandals or slides of any kind.

 

• Please help me remind your swimmers to bring all of their equipment as well as a water bottle to practice every day! Having their own equipment and a drink nearby allows us to move through practice more efficiently and get more work done in the time that we have.

 

• 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]

 

Below are a few important reminders/updates:​

• We are going to be starting up BLUE FRIDAYS again this year! Each Friday, please have your athlete show their ROYAL PRIDE by sporting either a blue shirt/sweatshirt or an SSC/HSE Swimming shirt to school!

 

• Please make sure your swimmer has and is bringing all of their equipment everyday! If there is something you haven’t been able to purchase or you have questions, please let me know, but we are really starting to use fins and kickboard especially each day so it is important that we have what we need to be successful.

 

• Below is the link to Elsmore swim shop to order equipment or gear! 
  • https://elsmoreswim.com/collections/southeastern-swim-club.html

 

•  If you have not yet signed up for a slot on the Sign Up Genius for snacks, please do so! :)
  • https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AA8AE28A1FDC52-51554350-practice?useFullSite=true#/

 

• JOIN OUR GROUP-ME!
  • ​Here is the link to join our Future Royals 2 Parents Group-Me!  If you have not joined yet, PLEASE do so as this is a great way for us to communicate with one another and connect our group! 
  • https://groupme.com/join_group/95496817/SSTllfQr

 

For those of you who don’t know me already , here is a quick "About Me" to get to know me better!

My name is Kylie Love (formerly Sutherlin, I recently got married) and I am a Royal at heart! I started my swimming journey at SSC in the lessons program at age 6 and ended my competitive swimming career with SSC the summer before my sennior year of college at age 22. I attended Hamiton Southeastern High School and graduated in 2016, helping bring home a State Runner-Up title my senior year while also being part of the pool and school record-setting 400 Freestyle Relay team in the process. After graduating, I went on to swim and Study Elementary Special Education at Eastern Michigan University. I graduated from EMU in December of 2021 with my teaching degree and decided it was time to come home, not only to Indiana, but to HSE/SSC as well! I got a job as a Special Education teacher here at HSE High School in January of 2022 and have loved it ever since. Swimming has been such a huge part of my life for so long and I am thankful to be back at the club that has provided so much to me, working alongside so many coaches who helped get me to where I am today!

 

OUR GROUP:

Our group continues to grow and that is INCREDIBLE!  Below I have included a "Meet Our Group" chart that will help everyone get to know the members of our FR2 family! :)

I would like to welcome 5 new members to our FR2 group starting the Long Course season - Aurora Campbell, Skylar Campbell, Laia Chisley, Jared Dravis and Ben Myers! They will be moving up from FR1 to join us, so if you see them around, please make sure to make them feel welcome!

 

Aurora Campbell	Skylar Campbell	Ruth Carter	Laia Chisley
Jared Dravis	Chloe McIntosh	Cooper Merchant	Ben Myers
Owen Pyne	Arjun Rajput	Brooklyn Roberts	Addison Sealls
Viyaana Shukla	Victoria Smith	Jamie Voigtman

SWIM EQUIPMENT:

Please make sure swimmers have all swimming equipment they need for training - labeled with their name and group (FR2) in Sharpie! 

Now is a great time to check and see if anything needs to be replaced (Fins too small? Goggles leaking? Mesh bag ripped? Kickboard missing?). I have included a list below, as well as the link to the equipment that we need and a phone number/address for Elsmore. 

• Mesh Bag (optional but recommended)
• Swim Suit
• Cap (this will be a required piece of equipment in our group this year!)
• Goggles
• Towel
• Kickboard
• Fins 
• SNORKEL :)
• Water Bottle 

https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/isscc/page/start-here/group-training-gear 

 

 

CALENDAR and WEEKLY SCHEDULE:

 

Weekly, our schedule will be Mondays and Fridays from 5:20 - 6:20pm, Wednesdays from 5:00 - 6:00pm and Saturdays from 11:30 - 12:30pm.  If there will be any change to our regular schedule I will let you know as soon as possible and with as much notice as I can to help you prepare or make arrangements if necessary. 

PLEASE send your swimmer ready for dryland each practice.  We will typically only do dryland activities on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY but I like for swimmers to be prepared in the case that we do any type of land activity on a different day. Dryland attire includes:

• T-shirt (preferably SSC if possible)
• Shorts/Sweatpants
• TENNIS SHOES - NO Crocs, flip flops or sandals of any kind!
  • For the safety of all athletes, swimmers will NOT participate in ANY type of running activities if they come with shoes other than tennis shoes. They will be asked to participate in stationary exercises only.
• Water Bottle

 

 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE: 

 

 

Group Calendar Link

Team Calendar Link

 

 

UPCOMING MEETS/EVENTS​

 

Below is a list of meets and dates for the summer season for your reference and planning. 

• Summer Sizzler 2025 @ HSE (May 30-June 1) - Registratiton Deadline has PASSED!

• Summer Invite @ IU Natatorium (June 13 - 15) - Registration Deadline MON May 19th - Click HERE to Register.

• Enchanted Forest @ Forest Park (June 27-29) - Registration Deadline FRI June 6th - Click HERE to Register.

• Age Group State @ IU Natatorium (July 25-27) (MUST ACHIEVE TIME STANDARD TO ATTEND)

• Long Course Divisionals (August 1-3) (MUST ACHIEVE TIME STANDARD TO ATTEND)

 

 

ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

A big "THANK YOU" to Coach Campbell for putting these links all together in one place! For anyone who wants to be more involved or read more on the swimming community, here are some links to check out!

• https://www.usaswimming.org/ 
• https://swimswam.com/ 
• https://swimswam.com/10x-olympic-medalist-caeleb-dressel-unpacks-his-paris-olympic-games/  (GREAT READ!!)
• https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/ 

 

 

CONTACT ME:

If you ever have any questions, comments or concerns please don’t hesitate to reach out to me by email at [email protected].

Please allow at least a 24 hour response window to any email.  I am typically pretty quick to respond, but as I have said before I am a teacher as well and work from 7:15 - 3:15 each day.  I may also not have the answer that you are looking for and am utilizing my resources to get the best information for you.  In that case I will reach out and let you know that I am looking into it and will be getting back to you as soon as possible.  In case of an emergency, or last minute change, please utilize our Group Me or contact me at 317-752-8465.

Thank you for your cooperation!  I truly look forward to working with your swimmers this season and helping them become the best they can be in and out of the pool!

 

Kylie Love 

Future Royals 2 Coach | Assistant Royals Coach

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