Lee’s Hill Lightning family,
We are going to cancel practice tonight – Friday due to severe weather in the area.
We had a great first week of practice!!
See you next week at the pool!
Bob
Friday, May 29, 2015
Lee's Hill Lightning news - PRACTICE CANCELLED FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO WEATHER
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Lee's Hill Lightning News - First Practice!! & RSL Training Reminders & Flapjack Fundraiser
Lee’s Hill Lightning Family,
Just a couple of reminders:
1.) Tonight is the first night of evening practices!
Evening Practices Start on May 26, 2015
May 26, 27, 28, 29; June 1,3,4 & 5 and 8 – 10, 12
NOTEA: There will be no practice on June 2nd!
6:30-7:00 PM 8 &under
7:00-7:45 PM 9-12yrs
7:45-8:30 PM 13-18yrs
If you have not registered for the team yet – we will have all the forms at the pool.
There will also be swimsuits to try on for size, that can then be ordered online. The deadline for ordering with free shipping is the end of the week!
2.) RSL Training TONIGHT at Hampton Oaks
RSL Officials Training Opportunities
- Tuesday 26 May, 7:00 p.m. at Hampton Oaks
- Saturday 30 May, 9:00 a.m. at Fawn Lake
- Saturday 6 June, 9:00 a.m. at Country Club
- Wednesday 10 June, 6:30 p.m. at Leeland Station
NO MAKE UP SESSIONS WILL BE HELD
6 LANE, 25 METER POOL
80 Northampton Blvd
Stafford, VA 22554
Open in Google Map
DIRECTIONS: Coming from Fredericksburg on I-95. Take the Stafford (exit 140) exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp turn left to go west on Courthouse Rd. At the second light (opposite the commuter lot) turn right on Austin Ridge Rd. Follow Austin Ridge Rd to the point where it merges into Mine Rd. Follow Mine road for about 1 mile to the first light at Northampton Blvd. Turn left on North Hampton Blvd. The Community Center is on the corner of North Hampton and Mine Rd. (Mapquest does not show Austin Ridge Road complete to Courthouse road but it is!)
3.) SAVE the DATE for Flapjack Fundraiser:
We hope that you can help support the team by joining us for our first swim team fundraiser! We are having a "Flapjack Fundraiser" at Applebee's in Massaponax on Saturday, June 6th from 8-10am.
Tickets are $10, either in advance or at the door, and includes pancakes, sausage, eggs and a beverage-- what a great deal!
Swim team board members have tickets to sell or just show up! Please share this information and invite your friends and family.
This is a GREAT way for us to raise money to support our swim team expenses-- for each ticket we sell, we receive $6 in profit!!!!
Also, we are in need of kids to help with the serving of food. Swimmers 11 years and older can help the team by serving food to our patrons.
If you have kids that would be willing to help, please email me (Nikki Hyldahl) at nhyldahl@verizon.net. (I will bring donuts for the volunteers!!)
I will need about 10 servers to make this fundraiser successful... it should be fun for all involved!
Please spread the word, save the date, and plan to join us for a fun breakfast. Let me know ASAP if your kids can help.
See you on Saturday, June 6th! Go Lightning!
Nikki Hyldahl
Social Chair
Lee Hill Lightning Swim Team
Go Lightning!!
Bob Denecke
Meet Director
Monday, May 25, 2015
Lee's Hill Lightning News - ALL SIGNUPS ARE NOW LIVE!!!
Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,
First I want to thank everyone again for signing up for all the volunteer meet positions during the Ice Cream Social!
If you signed up for jobs at the Ice Cream Social – I HAVE ALREADY ENTERED YOUR INFORMATION INTO SIGNUP GENIUS!!
I have now uploaded ALL the meets, and they are ALL NOW live!!
This year we are again using the website: http://signupgenius.com. It makes changes and notifications much easier! Please follow the directions below to sign up.
I know this is a huge time commitment, but that is what it takes to run a swim team. If a family is not working their required times, their swimmer(s) will not be allowed to swim. In order to make our swimmers’ season fun and successful all parents of registered
swimmers are required to volunteer in order for their child to participate, even if the child does not swim in meets.
Remember that parents are required to work at least six half or 3 whole meets – we need volunteers at home, as well as at away meets.
The sign up for RSL Finals on August 1st will come out towards the end of the season, and every family with a swimmer swimming in finals is required to work if needed.
Online sign-ups
You will need to click on the links to each meet to sign up.
You will be required to put your name and your email address. SignUpGenius will be sending reminder
emails throughout the summer of your jobs, but please make note of your jobs on your own calendar as well.
How to Sign Up:
- Go to: http://www.signupgenius.com OR Just click on the SignUpGenius icon on the team website and skip the next two steps
- On the top tool bar choose: Find a Sign Up
- Enter: LeeHillSwims@gmail.com
- Choose the meet you want to work
- Enter the access code: lightning
- Select the job you want
- Select Submit & Sign Up at the bottom center of the screen
- Enter your Name and E-mail address – I would encourage you to create an account – that way if you wish to change or swap with someone you can.
- Select Sign Up Now
If you have any questions about jobs, working meets, or need help signing up please contact me at LeeHillSwims@gmail.com
Parents, thank you in advance for helping make meets possible for your swimmer! Without you meets simply could not happen!
Go Lightning!
Bob Denecke
Meet Director
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Lee's Hill Lightning News - SPECIAL EVENT - SAVE THE DATE!! - FLAPJACK FUNDRAISER AT APPLEBEES - JUNE 6TH
Happy Memorial Day weekend Lee’s Hill Swim Team families!
With the opening of the pool, the swim team will be in full swing soon. We hope that you can help support the team by joining us for our first swim team fundraiser! We are having a "Flapjack Fundraiser" at Applebee's in Massaponax on Saturday, June 6th from 8-10am. Tickets are $10, either in advance or at the door, and includes pancakes, sausage, eggs and a beverage-- what a great deal! Swim team board members have tickets to sell or just show up! Please share this information and invite your friends and family. This is a GREAT way for us to raise money to support our swim team expenses-- for each ticket we sell, we receive $6 in profit!!!! Also, we are in need of kids to help with the serving of food. Swimmers 11 years and older can help the team by serving food to our patrons. If you have kids that would be willing to help, please email me (Nikki Hyldahl) at nhyldahl@verizon.net. (I will bring donuts for the volunteers!!) I will need about 10 servers to make this fundraiser successful... it should be fun for all involved!
Please spread the word, save the date, and plan to join us for a fun breakfast. Let me know ASAP if your kids can help.
See you on Saturday, June 6th! Go Lightning!
Nikki Hyldahl
Social Chair
Lee Hill Lightning Swim Team
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Lee's Hill Lightning News - Meet Job Sign Ups Now Online! - VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!
To All Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,
First I want to thank everyone for signing up for all the volunteer meet positions during the Ice Cream Social!
If you signed up for jobs at the Ice Cream Social – I HAVE ALREADY ENTERED YOUR INFORMATION INTO SIGNUP GENIUS!!
I have uploaded the first two meets, the Mock Meet @ HOME on Thursday June 11th and Exhibition Meet @ HOME on Wednesday June 17th, and they are NOW live!! I will be adding all the rest of the meets over the next few days.
If you have not registered your swimmers yet for this summer please let us know how we can help! The registration forms and waivers are all on the team website – www.golightning.org
Volunteers are critical to the running of our swim meets. Each season requires over 2500 volunteer hours. Competitive swimming requires parents to be actively involved in all aspects of our swim meets. Timers, judges, concessions attendants,
announcers, starters, and scorekeepers are a few of the positions which are filled by parent volunteers. Volunteering is a requirement for our team.
As in the past, after the Ice Cream Social all the rest of our job sign ups will be made online. Again this year we are using the website: http://signupgenius.com. It makes changes and notifications much easier! Please follow the directions below to sign up.
I know this is a huge time commitment, but that is what it takes to run a swim team. If a family is not working their required times, their swimmer(s) will not be allowed to swim. In order to make our swimmers’ season fun and successful all parents of registered
swimmers are required to volunteer in order for their child to participate, even if the child does not swim in meets.
Remember that parents are required to work at least six half or 3 whole meets – we need volunteers at home, as well as at away meets.
Parents do not need certification to time, write ribbons, to be a runner, or many other positions. However, I would like to encourage everyone to obtain at least one required RSL Training Certification for positions of stroke and turn, head score keeper, head clerk
of the course, starter, head timer and referee. I will keep sending out information about upcoming RSL training dates.
As a reminder working the mock meet and finals is not included in the required 6 half meets per family. The mock meet is a very important “rehearsal” for both the swimmers and volunteers. The mock meet helps to ensure that all our meets will run
smoothly and our swimmers know where they need to be. The sign up for RSL Finals on August 1st will come out towards the end of the season, and every family with a swimmer swimming in finals is required to work if needed.
Online sign-ups
For our meet sign ups this year, we are again using http://www.signupgenius.com
It is a free program that allows me to manage our volunteers.
You will need to click on the links to each meet to sign up.
You will be required to put your name and your email address. SignUpGenius will be sending reminder
emails throughout the summer of your jobs, but please make note of your jobs on your own calendar as well.
How to Sign Up:
- Go to: http://www.signupgenius.com OR Just click on the SignUpGenius icon on the team website
- On the top tool bar choose: Find a Sign Up
- Enter: LeeHillSwims@gmail.com
- Choose the meet you want to work
- Enter the access code: lightning
- Select the job you want
- Select Submit & Sign Up at the bottom center of the screen
- Enter your Name and E-mail address – I would encourage you to create an account – that way if you wish to change or swap with someone you can.
- Select Sign Up Now
If you have any questions about jobs, working meets, or need help signing up please contact me at LeeHillSwims@gmail.com
Parents, thank you in advance for helping make meets possible for your swimmer! Without you meets simply could not happen!
Go Lightning!
Bob Denecke
Meet Director
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Lee's Hill Lightning News - REMINDER SECOND RSL Training Session - WEDNESDAY Night May 20th at KING GEORGE YMCA @ 7:00 PM
Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,
Just a reminder that there is an RSL Training Session at the King George YMCA Wednesday night May 20, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This is the second of six RSL Training Sessions.
If you are interested in Stroke and Turn, or just need to renew, I should be able to get “keys” that are available from the RSL to get the reduced price at StrokeandTurn.com for the course.
We really need some additional Referee’s from our pool of Stroke and Turn trained officials. It also makes the meets run much smoother if we use a Admin Referee to help with the DQ slips.
In addition we are in need of Head Clerk of Course and Starters.
The team really appreciates your willingness to volunteer and become trained. Without all our wonderful volunteers we could not hold our swim meets!
Remember the positions that require RSL training and that need to be renewed are:
Referee – Must renew every year
Starter – Good for two years
Stroke and Turn – Must renew by either attending and RSL training session or completing online training (First timers must do both)
Head Timer – Must renew every two years
Head Scorer – Must renew every two years
Head Clerk of Course – Must renew every two years
I have attached a general description from the RSL rules of all the Officials positions.
I hope to see you there.
Thanks Again to EVERYONE for all the volunteer work you ALL do to make the meets run smoothly!! ALL jobs are important!!
Go Lightning!
Bob Denecke
Meet Director
Monday, May 11, 2015
Lee's Hill Lightning News - Reminder FIRST RSL Training Tuesday Night at Spotsylvania YMCA @ 6:30 PM
Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,
Just a reminder that there is an RSL training Session at the Spotsylvania YMCA Tuesday night May 12, 2015 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. This is the first of six RSL Training Sessions.
If you are interested in Stroke and Turn, or just need to renew, I should be able to get “keys” that are available from the RSL to get the reduced price at StrokeandTurn.com for the course.
We really need some additional Referee’s from our pool of Stroke and Turn trained officials. It also makes the meets run much smoother if we use a Admin Referee to help with the DQ slips.
In addition we are in need of Head Clerk of Course and Starters.
I know a lot of you have spoken or e-mailed myself or Shari and are going to attend training this year. The team really appreciates your willingness to volunteer and become trained. We will support you in any way we can.
Remember the positions that require RSL training are:
Referee – Must renew every year (and be current Stroke and Turn)
Starter – Good for two years
Stroke and Turn – Must renew by either attending and RSL training session or completing online training (First timers must do both)
Head Timer – Must renew every two years
Head Scorer – Must renew every two years
Head Clerk of Course – Must renew every two years
I have attached a general description from the RSL rules of all the Officials positions.
I hope to see you there.
Thanks Again to EVERYONE for all the volunteer work you ALL do to make the meets run smoothly!! All jobs are important!!
Go Lightning!
Bob Denecke
Meet Director
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