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Happy Saturday Swim & Dive team!
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Now that Swim & Dive tryouts are complete, I am reaching out in regards to the beginning of the 23-24 Bishop Ireton Swim and Dive (BISD) season!
For those I haven't met, my name is Coach Kaitlyn Gerke and this is my 6th season as Head Coach for the Swim & Dive program. I also work full time on campus as the Digital Brand Manager, and some of your students may know me as their advisor, Yearbook or Graphic Design teacher.
Please join us at the mandatory Parent/Athlete team meeting this Tuesday, November 7th at 7:30pm. This meeting will be held virtually and there is a zoom link here. My apologies for the quick turnaround on this meeting, we like to cover all of the season's details before we get too far into practices and meets begin. At the meeting I will introduce the full coaching staff, go over practice schedules, meet information, varsity letter qualifications, needed volunteer roles and answer any questions you may have.
Please find attached the BISD Information Packet that we will go over at the meeting. This was reviewed with all of the students at the interest meeting on October 10th. It includes the current practice and meet schedule (which has been updated since October!!), attendance and lettering requirements, information about swim gear, and more. Things I wanted to reinforce before the parent meeting:
1. TRANSPORTATION: A bus is provided to practices on normal school days. The bus leaves the upper lot at 3:20pm. Students do need to be picked up from Franconia Rec Center. There will not be a bus for practices that fall on a no school day or 12:10 dismissal day.2. ATTENDANCE: Attendance is required for all pool practices (Mon, Wed-Fri) and is optional for the Tuesday strength and conditioning practice. Athletes are responsible for reaching out to me when they cannot make a practice.3. YEAR-ROUND ATHLETES: Year-round club swimmers and divers should submit the completed club contract by the end of the first week of practice, Friday, November 10. As a reminder, club athletes do have to attend one practice per week for BI in order to remain eligible for meets and varsity lettering.4. GEAR: Spirit wear is currently available online! The store will close on November 13. This deadline ensures we receive all gear prior to Christmas break. As stated in the team info packet, you are not required to purchase anything. However, I do recommend buying a team suit (they are new this year!) and getting a team shirt to wear to meets and for our team media day.Spirit Gear Link: https://bishopiretonswim23.itemorder. com/shop/home/ Swim Suit Link: https://sportfairusa.tuosystems.com/stores/bi23
5. COMMUNICATION: I send weekly "BISD: This Week" emails on Sundays to the full team roster and families. This is where you can expect to receive all of the upcoming information for the week. The portal bulletin board also has all necessary links, the schedule and will have past emails on it as well.
I am looking forward to another great season and I will see athletes on Monday for practice and families on Tuesday for the meeting!
Go Cardinals!
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