Upcoming Meet - Sharks vs. Cedar Park Typhoons
The next meet will be this Saturday, June 24, at the Balcones pool. We warm up first since we are the home team.
Meet Timeline
4:45am - Meet Prep team arrives
5:30am - Swimmer/Volunteer check-in
7am - Meet start time
Parking
Since we share the parking lot with our golfing friends, SHARKS please park on the street around the clubhouse. Leave parking across the street and close in street parking for our visiting friends. Please refer to the map on the Meets page for the Balcones pool. There is more information regarding parking restrictions.
There will be golf carts driven by swim team volunteers cruising around to help you get to the pool easier if you do need help. Also, please do not block any of the driveways that are on the Club grounds, including cart paths.
Clubhouse Access and Restroom Use
Restroom space is limited as most of you know. Balcones Country Club rules stipulate that any non-members, excluding Summer Swim Pass holders, must be accompanied by a Club member when inside the clubhouse, even just to use the restroom facilities. Also, children under the age of 10 must be accompanied at all times by a responsible adult when inside the clubhouse. When entering the clubhouse, you must be dressed appropriately (both members and non-members). For example, no swim suits and bare feet. Swimmers should use outside facilities.
Special Considerations
- Since we have to arrive earlier at the pool since we we warm up first, it will still be dark when you arrive. BCC has lights but it can get a bit dark under the tents until the sun comes up! A flashlight can be useful.
- Your child needs to check in with the team parent at the time specified in the meet timeline and be prepared to start warm ups. Warm ups are an essential component in preparing for the swim meet. Swimmers who have not checked with a Team Parent at the appropriate time risks being scratched from the meet.
- Your child is to stay in their age group tent during the meet or let the team parent know where they are going. Team parents are not responsible for finding your child to go to the ready bench to swim.
- Do not leave the meet (unless you are a 6 and under at half time) without telling a coach! Your child may be entered in a relay at the end of the meet and it may not be in the heat sheet. Ask your team parent before you leave if your swimmer is swimming any more events.
- Please make sure your child takes home anything brought to the meet. This includes all of their belongings and any trash they make. We need to be courteous guests and clean up after ourselves. It it not the team parents responsibility to clean up after the kids.
[Volunteer Schedule]
[Pool Map]
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Previous Meet Results
Our Georgetown meet was rained out! Typically we do not make up swim meets, so assume there will be no make up unless we let you know otherwise. There some photos though, so check out the Photo page!
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Looking Ahead
NWSC Championship T-Shirt Orders - Payment Due ASAP
Due to the rainout meet last Saturday, we've extended the order/payment time for the NWSC T-Shirts. The online order form will be available through Wednesday, June 21 to place an order. The payment deadline is Friday, June 23. We need your payment asap. Your order will be cancelled if you do not submit payment by Friday!
There are 3 ways to submit your payment:
- Drop off your payment to box on porch at Armus house: 8106 Texas Plume, 78759.
- Drop off your payment to the box on porch at O'Gorman's house: 9107 Tweed Berwick Dr, 78750.
- Mail your payment ONLY if you can get it postmarked by Wednesday, June 21 so it will arrive no later than Friday.
Checks should be made out to 'BCC Sharks'. Please do mail or drop cash into the porch boxes. Do no leave payments in the pool mailboxes. If you want to pay with cash, contact Kathy Armus by e-mail or phone 258-0849 to discuss payment exchange.
Click here to go to the design and the instructions to order t-shirts. There is also a "hot link" on the Shark website home page to get to the order form.
End-of-Season Banquet: Monday, July 10
Dinner - 6 pm
Awards Ceremony - 7 pm
Balcones Country Club Clubhouse
We will end the 2006 season with our traditional End-of-Season Banquet and Awards ceremony. You don't want to miss this event! There is no cost to attend the Awards Ceremony. For those wishing to join us for dinner before the Awards Ceremony, an optional pizza buffet will be available for advance purchase. Reservations for the banquet will be taken online only. We are requesting that all families RSVP for this event, even if you cannot attend to help us with facilities planning. More information on how to RSVP will be in next week's Shark Bite e-Newsletter.
Additionally, If any of you worker bees would like to come out and help set up for the Banquet late morning on the 10th please give June Holder a call at 918-2753. Thanks!!!
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Shark Shack
The Shark Shack will have swim caps, goggles, and a few fun items for sale at the meet. Check out our newest shark toys! We still have a few 2006 t-shirts for sale. We also have a small number of t-shirts from years past that are half price!
If you lose something during the meet, check at the Shark Shack – people usually bring lost and find items to us while the meet is going on – don’t forget to label everything.
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Parent's Corner
Interested in becoming more involved with the team leadership? We will have new and open committee chairperson positions, in addition to at least one Board position, to fill for next year. Chair positions are a seasonal commitment and Board positions are a year-round commitment. If you are interested, please reply to this e-mail or contact any current Board member and we will contact you to discuss further.
NWSC Swimmer Eligibility to Compete In Divisional Meet: To alert new Shark families and remind seasoned Shark families, our Circuit has a rule that a swimmer must participate in at least 2 dual meets in order to be eligible to compete at the Divisional or Invitational Meets (July 8 and 9, respectively). If your swimmer does not participate in at least 2 of our 6 scheduled BCC Sharks dual meets, we will not enter him/her in the Divisional or Invitational meets.
Report Meet Absence for Saturday by End of Practice on Monday: A big THANK YOU for reporting your meet absences promptly. We need to know no later than end of practice on Monday that your swimmer will miss all or a portion of the meet on the upcoming Saturday.
Lost and Found: An assortment of Shark items have been left after our meets. The Lost and Found is located at the Spicewood Pool so please be sure and check it for lost swimmer items!
Swimmer Name on Caps: Please put your swimmer's names (first name plus last initial) on each side of their swim caps with a permanent marker. This will assist the coahes in learning the swimmer's names and will assist our team photographers (Jeff and Debbie Dean) in getting the names right for photo captions.
Swimmer Ribbons: As a reminder, swimmer ribbons are not handed out at the meet. The ribbons are available in the ribbon boxes at each pool on Monday morning during practice time. Each swimmer or parent can find ribbons in a folder under the swimmer's name. We do not leave the ribbon boxes at the pool during the week after Monday. If you miss getting your ribbons, send an e-mail to scoretable@bccsharks.org to make arrangements to get your ribbons. You can always pick them up the next Monday.
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Weekly Snack Schedule
It's SNACK time!!
Friday morning snacks are a Shark tradition! All of our sharks, coaches included, enjoy snacks following Friday morning practices.
Parents are asked to take turns providing these small snacks (cookies, brownies, popsicles, donuts, etc.) for each swimmer in their child's age group. Please e-mail Joyce Marshall at hospitality@bccsharks.org to volunteer for one day of snack duty. This is a great opportunity to use the Krispy Creme Card you bought through the Sharks fundraiser - 2 dozen doughnuts for the price of 1!
8am |
Whitetip Sharks |
24 |
Elizabeth Vetter |
9am |
Mako Sharks |
23 |
Lynne Milliron |
9:45am |
Thresher Sharks |
24 |
Stephanie McCollum |
10:30am |
Tiger Sharks |
26 |
Elizabeth Vetter |
11:15am |
Wobbegong Sharks |
29 |
Linda Holt |
8am |
Bull Sharks |
42 |
Robin Endsley |
9:30am |
Blue Sharks |
22 |
Kelly Smith |
10:30am |
Hammerhead Sharks |
26 |
Betsy Fiedler |
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Swim Lessons
The BCC coaches will be offering swim lessons again this summer!!
All ages and abilities are welcome!!
This unique tradition is spread by word of mouth, so tell your friends!!
The price is the same for all the coaches. The cost is $20 for one swimmer/half-hour lesson. Contact Coach Michael Licatino:
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Fundraising News
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Cards
Fundraiser for the Sharks! For $10, Buy One Dozen Any Kind of Doughnut, Get One Free times 10 punches! The Sharks get $5 back on every card sold. This is a great way to help out the Sharks and at the same time grab a deal on donuts. The cards are good until 2008. Use your card to purchase snacks for Friday snack assignments. Sell them at your office - buy more than one! If you miss purchasing at the Blue and White Meet, send an e-mail to krispykreme@bccsharks.org and note the following: Your Name, E-mail, Phone, Quantity of donut cards, and Swimmer's Name (if different last name).
2006 Sponsor Opportunities
Interested in being a sponsor this year? For more information on becoming an individual or corporate sponsor of the BCC Sharks Swim Team this season, send an e-mail to our Team Sponsorship Coordinator. We have a variety of options available for you!
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