Weekly News - November 7, 2022

Amy Parratto

Riptide Weekly News – November 7, 2022

Latest Information

  • Riptide Distance Invite: Thank you to everyone who helped out to run our teeny tiny distance meet on Saturday. We had a slew of swimmers trying new events and everyone did a fantastic job! The results are now loaded into TU and SWIMS. 
  • Practice Changes for this Wednesday and Friday: All afternoon and evening practices will be held at various middle school pools due to the 3AA Girls’ High School Section meet being run at BWAC. The practices times and sites are listed on our TU calendars and posted on our TU Team Feed. We have also attached a PDF with the schedule. There will be no dryland practices offered on those days. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s lead coach.
  • Practice Changes for Saturday: There will be no practice for Gold, Junior Select, Senior Prep and Senior due to our meet.
  • Riptide Fall Festival Meet: We are thrilled to finally have a few visiting teams for our meet this Saturday! It looks like almost all of the jobs have been filled so thank you. The timeline and meet programs should be up on our meet page no later than Wednesday.
  • Remembering Coach Sean Maguire: If your child had Sean as a coach at either the Swim School or at Riptide, please take some time to write down your memories. We have a box with “Act of Kindness” forms to fill out on a table in the lobby. Help us to give Sean’s family these memories of kindness and to know that their son truly did make a difference. Thank you!
  • Upcoming Meet Deadlines: 14&U Single Age Group State Championship - Nov. 7th, Riptide Jingle Bell Invite – Nov. 21st, Riptide Chilly Dip – Nov. 28th. If you have any questions, reach out to your swimmer’s lead coach.
  • Important Meet Fee Billing Reminder: Please read over these long standing policies.
  1. Parents are required to pay their swimmer's meet entry fees.  These fees are specifically highlighted in the meet information section for ALL meets.  Riptide pays meet fees prior to the meet start date.  Riptide then collects these fees from parents after the meet has concluded.
  2. Once the meet deadline passes, meet fees are non-refundable.  If a swimmer is a no show or scratches after the deadline, the meet fees will still be charged to the swimmer's account.  It is imperative that all families follow the meet entry accept/decline process.
  3. Meet fees are invoiced and posted to all accounts within 1 week after the completion of a meet.  All charges will be processed with the automatic credit card processing on the first of each month.
  • Thank You: We would like to thank our swimmers for their commitment and hard work! Riptide will provide pizza for the Senior and Senior Prep groups on Nov. 17thand all of the other groups on Nov. 18th after their practices. We are looking for a few volunteers to pick up pizzas and help serving. If you are able to help out, please sign up using this link.
  • New Riptide Towel Order: We are doing another order for Riptide custom towels.  We do a custom towel every 3-4 years with a different design.  Size is 34 x 60 and the cost is $42 or $45 with a customized name.  This order is not through Elsmore, so you are not able to purchase these towels after the order date. The towel is up on the team page now ready to order - https://elsmoreswim.com/teams/minnesota/clubs/riptide.html Ordering will close on Nov. 15th.

Regular Reminders

  • Questions – If you have any questions regarding your swimmer, meets, clinics, practices etc. please contact your swimmer’s lead coach in order to get the quickest, most accurate and helpful response (see the list below). The coaches are here to help your child in all areas of their swimming. Make sure to reach out to them! If you have a billing question, contact Cara Pavek – [email protected]
  • Cold Weather Reminder: As the cold weather is approaching please make sure your swimmers are dressed weather appropriate. Swimmers should have pants and sweatshirts on to cover their legs and arms after the practice once it gets cold outside. 
  • Dryland: Please make sure all of the swimmers have athletic clothing and tennis shoes on in order to participate in the dryland.
  • Team Pictures: Group and individual pictures will take place on Nov. 13th. Scheduled group times are as follows: Junior Select, Senior Prep, Senior, Senior Elite groups at 10:30-12:00 p.m.; 9U, Bronze, Silver and Gold at 12:30-2:00 p.m. Please wear a team grey shirt and the team suit for the pictures. If you don’t have them you can purchase those items by visiting our website and clicking the “Apparel” button or at Elsmore store. 
  • “How to be a Supportive Parent” Workshop: Please join us for a FREE workshop led by Coach Amy Parratto on Nov. 13th. At this workshop you will receive helpful information on how to be a supportive sport parent of your athlete. How the parent, swimmer and coach relationship should work. How to set up your relationship with your swimmer for their success in the sport and in life. The workshop will take place at Bluewater Aquatic Center at the same time as your swimmers’ group/individual pictures. This is a great opportunity to join this session to receive parent education while you are waiting for your kids. Junior Select, Senior Prep, Senior, Senior Elite parents at 11-12 p.m.; 9U, Bronze, Silver, Gold parents at 12:15-1:15 p.m. Please register by visiting our website, and commit your family to this event.
  • Adult Swim Training & Private Lessons - Group Technical Skills Training For Triathletes & Masters; Beginner Adult Swim Classes; Individual and Small Group Lessons going on now! For more information – contact Michelle Hopewell at [email protected]
  • Stroke and Turn Officials - Anyone interested in learning to become a USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Official - please contact Wendy Peterson at [email protected].  
  • Private Lessons - Riptide Coaches are offering 30 and 60 minute private lessons. If your swimmer is interested, either contact your lead coach directly or [email protected].

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