Lee's Hill Lightning News - VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHTS MEET!!!

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

 

I am in desperate need of volunteer help for Wednesday night’s meet!!

 

We need  a lot of help in the Clerk of Course area – please do not be afraid to help with Clerk of Course.

 

The Head Clerk of Course has it down to a science – they just need help escorting swimmers to the blocks and running cards to the timers.

 

We are short in other areas also.  I missed that a couple of families dropped off the team after signups, but signed up for volunteer positions at the Ice Cream Social.

 

Please use Sign up Genius to sign up for all these positions! Or e-mail me if you need help.

 

We have the best volunteers around – without you the meets cannot happen.

 

Thanks!

 

Go Lightning!

 

Bob Denecke

 

 

 

 

 

Item	Item Comment	First Name	Last Name
Meet Set Up	4:00-6:00	Vern	Bradshaw
Meet Set Up	4:00-6:00	Beth	Marcum
Meet Set Up	4:00-6:00	Chris	McKnight
Concession Set Up and Desert/Baking	Before Meet	Kevin	Williamson
Concession Set Up and Ice Pick Up	Before Meet	Kristen	McKnight
Concession Set Up and Pick Up Food	Before Meet	Shannon	McPherson
Concession Set Up and Salad & Pasta Prep	Before Meet	Signe	Williamson
Concession Set Up Fruit Preparation	Before Meet	Vickie	Wilkinson
Announcer	First Half	Marie	Hawley
Award Clerk - Ribbons	First Half	Raymond	White
Head Clerk of Course*	First Half	Tamara	Stohr
Clerk of Course	First Half	Shannon	Williams
Clerk of Course	First Half	Megan	White
Clerk of Course	First Half
Concessions	First Half	Vickie	Wilkinson
Concessions	First Half	Laurie	Wages
Concessions	First Half
Concessions	First Half
Concessions	First Half	Emily	Smith
Grill Master	First Half - Starts @ 5:15	Don	Joy
Head Scorer*	First Half	Ellen	Gist
Heat Ribbons	First Half	Jenn	Harrington
Referee*	First Half	Tanner	Cork
Runner	First Half	Joe	Valasko
Runner	First Half
Scorer - Recorder	First Half	Rori	Bond
Scoring - Data Checker	First Half	Nora	Alman
Scoring - Data Circler	First Half	Hope	Wood
Starter*	First Half	Shari	Denecke
Stroke and Turn*	First Half	Scott	Hyldahl
Stroke and Turn*	First Half	Chad	Hensen
Head Timer*	First Half	Megan	Haid
Timer - Lane 1	First Half
Timer - Lane 2	First Half	Chris	Kraynak
Timer - Lane 2	First Half	Michael	Shively
Timer - Lane 3	First Half	Kimberly	Long
Timer - Lane 4	First Half	Pam	Craft
Timer - Lane 4	First Half
Timer - Lane 5	First Half	Kristen	White
Timer - Lane 6	First Half	David	Williams
Timer - Lane 6	First Half	Sudie	Jones

 

 

 

Announcer	Second Half	Marie	Hawley
Award Clerk      Ribbons	Second Half	Raymond	White
Head Clerk of Course*	Second Half	Kellie	Bradshaw
Clerk of Course	Second Half
Clerk of Course	Second Half
Clerk of Course	Second Half
Concessions	Second Half	Karen	Owens
Concessions	Second Half	Leslie	Joy
Concessions	Second Half	Laurie	Tryfiates
Concessions	Second Half
Concessions	Second Half
Grill Master	Second Half	Steve	Wood
Head Scorer*	Second Half	Ellen	Gist
Heat Ribbons	Second Half
Referee*	Second Half	Tanner	Cork
Runner	Second Half
Runner	Second Half	Sarah	Worman
Scorer                  Recorder	Second Half
Scoring                 Data Checker	Second Half	George	Tryfiates
Scoring               Data Circler	Second Half	Kathlene	Farrell
Starter*	Second Half	Shari	Denecke
Stroke and Turn*	Second Half	Tracy	White
Stroke and Turn*	Second Half
Head Timer*	Second Half
Timer - Lane 1	Second Half	Vern	Bradshaw
Timer - Lane 2	Second Half	Laurie	Shively
Timer - Lane 2	Second Half	Chris	Kraynak
Timer - Lane 3	Second Half	Nikki	Hyldahl
Timer - Lane 4	Second Half	Elizabeth	Valasko
Timer - Lane 4	Second Half	Pam	Craft
Timer - Lane 5	Second Half	Kristen	White
Timer - Lane 6	Second Half	kristie	harmon
Timer - Lane 6	Second Half	Shannon	Williams
Designated Fill In/Parking Monitor/Concessions Runner	Whole Meet
Safety Marshall	Whole Meet
Meet Breakdown	End of Meet	kristie	harmon
Meet Breakdown	End of Meet	Vern	Bradshaw
Meet Breakdown	End of Meet	Derrell	McPherson

 

2015 RSL Finals Program Ads - DUE JULY 1st

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

 

The RSL has sent out this year’s call for advertisements in the 2015 RSL Finals Program.

 

The ads for the 2015 RSL Finals Program are due July 1st!!

 

I have attached some ads from previous year for those who might not be familiar with what I am talking about.

 

Please e-mail you ads to Kellie Bradshaw at kbradshaw2@gmail.com

 

The ads can include pictures, and should be copy ready.

 

A folder will be in the Family Box during practice for submitting these ads and payments, or please e-mail them.

 

Please make you checks payable to: Lee’s Hill Lightning Swim Team.

 

The team will write one check to the RSL.

 

The ads are due to our RSL Representative, Kellie Bradshaw, by July 1st.

 

If you need any assistance – please let me know.

 

Thanks!

 

See you at the pool!

 

Bob Denecke

Meet Director

Lee's Hill Lightning News - SPECIAL PRACTICE/EVENT on TUESDAY NIGHT June 30th!!

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

 

We are going to have a special practice/event on Tuesday night.

 

We are happy to announce that the new starting platforms are here and installed!

 

We are going to cut the ribbon at 6:30 PM, and then practice will start shortly thereafter, with the Stroke & Turn clinic beginning at 7:15 PM.

 

We would like to encourage as many swimmers as possible to attend the Tuesday night practice for a quick ribbon cutting ceremony and pictures of the team with our new starting platforms!

 

Please consider attending and taking a few starts off the new platforms.

 

See you all at the pool!

 

Go Lightning!

 

Bob

 

Lee's Hill Lightning News - THURSDAY MORNING PRACTICE TIMES

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

 

Great Meet Tonight!  Very proud of each and every swimmer! Times getting better and better!

 

Thursday Morning Practice Times:

 

13 and Older Swimmers: Practice/Fun Time: 8:00 – 9:00 AM

 

All Swimmers - Give out Ribbons: 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

 

12 and Under : Practice/Fun Time 9:15 – 10:00 AM

 

Go Lightning!

 

Bob

 

 

Lee's Hill Lightning News - Tonight AWAY Meet Against Dahlgren @ the King George YMCA

Lightning Families,

 

What a beautiful morning practice we had today!

 

Here are some last minute reminders and information for tonight meet.

 

Please try to arrive at the King George YMAC by 4:45. It is about 30-45 min drive time.

 

DAHLGREN

8 LANE, 25 METER POOL
King George YMCA
10545 Kings Hwy

Directions: Rt. 3 east towards King George. Once you enter King George County, you will go through several traffic lights passing by the fire station (on your right) and high school (on your left). Continue to go straight through the downtown area of King George and go through the next light that passes by the elementary school (on your left). Get in the left lane, you will drive past the YMCA (on your left). Make the next available U-turn at Government Center Blvd and then turn right into the YMCA. There is ample parking. Please set up outside, on the left of the building. The first door will be for swimmers. The farthest door will be for spectators. Deck space is limited. Please be considerate of other parents/spectators and exit the pool after viewing your swimmer’s event.

 

 

Dahlgren will be warming up from 4:3-5:15 and Lee's Hill will warm up from 5:15 - 6.

 

For your timing planning, we have an 8 lane pool and run all 8 lanes for the freestyle events.

 

Then shift to 6 lanes for the rest of the meet.

 

We can bring tents to set up, as we will be outside. I have brought all the tent we have from the pool.

 

I am bringing the swim caps tonight if anyone need to purchase them - $4.00 please exact change or check.

 

Go Lightning!

 

Bob

 

Thanks for signing up!! We have the best volunteers around!!

 

Have a couple of needs for tonight – if you can help let me know at the meet!

 

Here are the latest helped needed and Volunteer signups for tonight:

 

Lee's Hill Lightning News - HELP NEEDED!! - AWAY MEET at the KING GEORGE YMCA against the DAHLGREN SHARKS - June 24, 2015

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

 

I am still in need of the following positions for the AWAY meet at the King George YMCA against the Dahlgren Sharks on Wednesday June 24, 2015.

 

The Dahlgren RSL Rep reported that they will use 8 lanes for the first half of the meet to get through freestyle event more quickly. During the second half of the meet they will only use lanes 2 through 7.

 

So that should free up some volunteers that have signed up for lanes 1 & 8 during the second half.

 

Clerk of Course	First Half
Clerk of Course	First Half
Safety Marshall	First Half
Award Clerk	Second Half
Clerk of Course	Second Half
Clerk of Course	Second Half
Safety Marshall	Second Half
Scoring - Data Checker	Second Half
Stroke and Turn*	Second Half
Timer - Lane 6	Second Half

 

 

Lanes will not be used during the second half:

Timer - Lane 1	Second Half	Sue	Dzurenda
Timer - Lane 1	Second Half	Karen	Owens

Timer - Lane 8

Second Half

Jennifer

Kauppert

 

We have the best volunteers!

 

Remember – we will be outside at the YMCA.  Bring tents and chairs.

 

Thanks for signing up!

 

Go Lightning!

 

Bob

Lee's Hill Lightning News - Senior Write Ups for the RSL Finals Program

Lee’s Hill Lightning families,

 

We are starting to gather all the Senior Write Ups for inclusion in the 2015 RSL Finals Program that will be sold on August 1^st at the American Division Finals at the King George YMCA.

 

These write ups are due on July 2^nd at the RSL meeting.  There is no cost for these write ups.

 

If you have a senior that has graduated this year, or one that we missed, please provide me with a write up about your swimmer.

 

I have include an attachment with some examples from last year.

 

Off the top of my head, I can thing of the follow swimmers:

 

Samantha Frain

 

Alex Hawley

 

Bryce Hensen

 

Heidi Morrison

 

Maya Schattgen

 

Anthony Sposato

 

I am very proud of all of these swimmers!  They have all made great contributions to our team!

 

Sorry if I missed a swimmer – that is why I am sending out the email!!

 

See you at the pool!

 

Go Lightning!

 

Bob

 

 

 

Lee's Hill Lightning News - 2015 RSL Finals Program Ads

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

 

The RSL has sent out this year’s call for advertisements in the 2015 RSL Finals Program.

 

The ads for the 2015 RSL Finals Program are due July 2nd!!

 

I have attached some ads from previous year for those who might not be familiar with what I am talking about.

 

“The RSL is comprised of 24 teams from the City of Fredericksburg and the counties of King George, Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford.  

As in years past, the RSL will again provide an opportunity for over 2600 area summer swimmers to participate in one of four division championship meets, or finals.

These events are the culmination of our Dual Meet season. We expect to print 800 programs for the estimated 3,000 parents and friends that will attend.

To help us defray the cost of these events, promote swimming in our area, and to cheer on your special athlete, we encourage you to submit an ad for inclusion in our finals program.”

 

If you would prefer to e-mail your ad let me know at LeeHillSwims@gmail.com. You can then place the fee and form in the folder in the Family Box at the pool.

 

We will then compile all the ads for submission.

 

The team is responsible for at least $200 worth of advertising to help the RSL with expenses.

 

The team will placing an ad thanking all our sponsors for all the wonderful support this year.

 

The ads can include pictures, and should be copy ready.

 

A folder will be in the Family Box during practice for submitting these ads and payments. 

 

Please make you checks payable to: Lee’s Hill Lightning Swim Team.

 

The team will write one check to the RSL.

 

The ads are due to our RSL Representative, Kellie Bradshaw, by July 2nd.

 

If you need any assistance – please let me know.

 

Thanks!

 

See you at the pool!

 

Bob Denecke

Meet Director

Lee's Hill Lightning News - AWAY Swim Meet with Dahlgren on June 24th - King George YMCA

Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,

I hope that everyone had a great weekend!!

We are getting ready for this week’s AWAY meet against Dahlgren.

I still need some volunteers in the following positions.  As indicated below in the e-mail below, we will be using 8 lanes for the first half of the meet, and six lanes for the second half of the meet. I have timers signed up for 8 lanes for the entire meet.

So, some of those second half timers in lanes 1 & 8, might need to move into other positions.

Volunteers are still needed for:

 

Award Clerk	First Half
Clerk of Course	First Half
Safety Marshall	First Half
Scorer - Data Circler	First Half
Award Clerk	Second Half
Clerk of Course	Second Half
Clerk of Course	Second Half
Safety Marshall	Second Half
Scorer - Data Circler	Second Half
Scorer - Data Entry	Second Half
Scoring - Data Checker	Second Half
Stroke and Turn*	Second Half

 

The RSL Representative from Dahlgren sent us the following information:

There is plenty of parking. I ask that swimmers and family use the back parking and leave the upfront parking for the members, as the Y will still be open while the meet is going on.

However, our pool is awkwardly shaped and all stroke and turn judging will need to be done at the end of the pool.

We do not have a big pool deck. So we are asking people to camp outside of the pool and come in to see their swimmers swim. We will have the far pool door for spectators to enter and watch. We will also have the door up front by the blocks for clerk of course only. Bathrooms in the pool area will be available for use. However, the lobby will be blocked off and we asked spectators to stay out of there. This is where we will have scoring set up. We will have concessions set up outside where we would like you to set up camp.

Our warm ups end at 5:15, so you can begin warm ups then. (Lightning Swimmers should arrive at the pool at 4:45 to get settled and ready for warmups) We also have an eight lane pool. So first half, to get through freestyle quicker, we plan to use all 8 lanes. Then, for the 2^nd half we will go down to a 6 lane pool and use lanes 2 through 7. Please make sure you have enough volunteers for 8 lanes for first half. Also please make sure your head timer knows to put volunteers in lanes 2 through 7. Being able to use 8 lanes for the first half has reduced our meets running time. It’s very nice.

Please remind your coaches that the seeding cards and team program is due to clerk by 5pm. This will help the meet to run smoothly and start on time.

We are planning to have a superhero theme meet. Fill free to dress up and join us in the fun.

Last year we had our starter fixed. It is now in working condition, but could you bring yours just in case. Thank you in advance.

If there is a rain delay, everyone is welcomed inside. You do not need to go to your car. Life guards will instruct us on where they want us to go.

If you need any other information or have any special request please don’t hesitate to email me or call.

 

DAHLGREN

8LANE, 25METER POOL
King George YMCA
10545 Kings Hwy

Directions:Rt. 3 east towards King George. Once you enter King George County, you will go through several traffic lights passing by the fire station (on your right) and high school (on your left). Continue to go straight through the downtown area of King George and go through the next light that passes by the elementary school (on your left). Get in the left lane, you will drive past the YMCA (on your left). Make the next available U-turn at Government Center Blvd and then turn right into the YMCA. There is ample parking. Please set up outside, on the left of the building. The first door will be for swimmers. The farthest door will be for spectators. Deck space is limited. Please be considerate of other parents/spectators and exit the pool after viewing your swimmer’s event.

 

 

Go Lightning!

 

Bob Denecke

Meet Director