2012 Handbook

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1 2012 Handbook

2 Dahlgren Sharks 2012 Handbook Table of Contents Topic Page Sharks President Letter 3 Coach s Letter 4 Sponsors 5 Welcome 7 New Swimmers 7 Fees and Registration Process 8 NSWCDD Access Policy 9 Swim Gear 9 Team Rules 10 Family Participation 11 Descriptions of Positions for Swim Meets 11 Swim Meets/Events Schedule 13 Cancellation of Meets 13 Directions to Meets 14 Officials Clinics 17 Contacts 17 Swim Practice Times 18 Fundraising 19 RSL Fundraiser Form 20 2

3 Hello Sharks Family! A Word from Your President May 2012 The board and I would like to extend a warm welcome back to the returning Sharks and a huge welcome to our new swimmers. I am pleased to announce that we have our dedicated and talented coaching staff from last year returning this year to coach you into another successful season of swimming. So here is a special welcome back to Christiana and Alexandra Bentz, Paul Stanton and Coach Guthrie. The board is very pleased with this coaching staff. We have just a few changes this year. The first change is the swim suit. We have decided to go with Swimoutlet.com to purchase our suits. They are reasonably priced and the suit will be an endurance style suit that can last throughout the season-including practices, if you choose. They are being offered at a reasonable price as well. The suits will be available for try-on at registration. I would also like to take this opportunity to let you know that we have a special deal with swimoutlet.com. If you place any order from swimoutlet.com using this address: swimoutlet.com/sharksva the Dahlgren Sharks will get 8% of all your purchases. This is a nice kickback-so start shopping-they have all sorts of sports apparel and equipment available, not just swimsuits. The second change will be our method of signing up for volunteer positions. We will be going to an online method. You will be able to log onto a site-see what is open and register in real time. This should help out our volunteer coordinator. We have decided to go with a Touch of Class Catering for our concessions again this year. However, we still need a HUGE turnout for other volunteer positions. Please check out our website for the upcoming training sessions for several positions that require training. We have lost several families in key positions this year and we would love to see some parents of our new and younger swimmers venture out and try something new this summer. Stroke and turn judges get a ring side seat! Score Keepers get to be in air conditioning! Just throwing that out there! We do have a new T-shirt design. In addition-each Shark Family will receive a car magnet with this design. Of course, we will have more magnets available for purchase, if you would like to deck out all of your vehicles with Shark Spirit! We will have other apparel available for order at that time as well. I really am looking forward to a great season, I am thrilled with my board of directors. I am even more thrilled that we have all of our coaches returning for another winning summer! See you at the Pool! Sincerely, POLLY OWEN Dahlgren Sharks President 3

4 A Word from Your Head Coach Dear Dahlgren Shark Parents and Swimmers: May 2012 Welcome to the 2012 Dahlgren Sharks!! This is my 15th year as head coach of the team and I am looking forward to another great season!! Everyone worked very hard last year, the team showed growth, and, above all, we had fun! All of the swimmers on our team are great team players! This past winter I continued teaching at Potomac Elementary, but because of other commitments was not able to help coach the high school swim team. However, most of the members of KGHS swim team are also members of the Dahlgren Sharks. So as always, we have a lot to look forward to this summer. All three of our wonderful assistant coaches from last year are returning! Paul Stanton, along with Christiana and Alexandra Bentz will again be lending their expertise and experience. And, fortunately, the Bentz twins will be still be able to swim for us one more year. All three are very accomplished swimmers and coaches, are former Sharks and KGHS swimmers; and have experience swimming with the Raiders year round team, as well. Please note the practice times in this year s handbook. Regular attendance shows a commitment to the team and helps keep us strong. Please make sure your swimmer comes to practice ready to swim. In particular, when we are practicing after school, it is important for swimmers to realize that they must get changed as quickly as possible and be on deck for warm-ups at the times indicated. We have to make the best of these practice times. Please be patient. We cannot waste time! Also, please be sure your swimmer brings a water bottle and a healthy snack! Bringing a water bottle is extremely important once the weather warms up. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to give me a call at or send an to eguth67@gmail.com. Also, please check out our web site. It s chock full of helpful information and has lots of pictures from previous years to bring back some wonderful memories! The web address is as follows: Remember, our goal is to have fun, swim hard, and always show good sportsmanship!! We are the l998, 2000, 2004, and 2007 American Division Champs; 2004 Finals Champs and after 47 wonderful years we re still going strong. Sincerely, ELIZABETH GUTHRIE Head Coach, Dahlgren Sharks Swim Team 4

5 Dahlgren Sharks 2012 Season Sponsors The Dahlgren Sharks swimmers, staff and families extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to our sponsors for their generous contributions in support of our 2012 season! To Be Filled In Later 5

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7 Welcome The primary goal and purpose of the Dahlgren Sharks Swim Team is to get the children in the local area swimming! We want them to ENJOY swimming, enjoy spending time with their friends, participate in a community event, encourage them to achieve goals, and make them safe around water! We want them to improve in their swimming skills, show team spirit, learn a life skill, and energize them! It's a summer education worth having fun over! As many children as possible swim in regular dual meets to allow them the opportunity to qualify for Finals. We look forward to having another winning season. Welcome to the 2012 Dahlgren Sharks! For New Swim Team Families Welcome to the wonderful world of swimming. Now what? Now get involved. Parents are needed to fill many volunteer positions to run a swim meet. Your help is needed to ensure the team grows and prospers. At times, it will seem as though the swim meet will go on forever. However, if you are involved as a parent volunteer, time will fly. You will also gain a better understanding of the sport in which your child is involved. There are volunteer positions available for new swim team parents having little or no previous swim team experience. Some of these positions are timers, runners, concessions, score keeping, ribbon writing, and clerk of the course. Also, if you re interested in filling any of these positions see page 7 for descriptions of each. Rappahannock Swim League offers clinics for those positions that require training. You can find dates and locations of the clinics on the Shark Website: and the RSL Website: A Swim meet is structured so that swimmers of similar ages compete against each other. Events are made up of the following swimming strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, individual medley (IM), and relays. Seeding is the process of placing individual swimmers in heats within an event. All heats are seeded based upon the swimmers times in that particular event. In other words, your child will be swimming against other children of similar ability. 7

8 Fees and Registration Process Registration fees are as follows: 1 st swimmer - $ nd swimmer - $ rd + swimmer - $65.00 For those of you returning to the Shark Fest this year, you may access and download the registration packet from our Sharks Web Site: Please note that the registration includes parents signing up to participate in swim meets no less than six times. Please see the section on Family Participation for more detail. Please state your preference for position, date and preferred half of the meet. Upon completion of the Registration packet, mail it to: The Board will process and confirm receipt. Dahlgren Sharks P.O. Box 1852 Dahlgren, VA All NEW Shark Participants, you must bring the Registration packet and Swimmer(s) to the King George YMCA on either of the designated registration days (10 or 17 May) as they will have to undergo a swimming assessment with the Sharks Coaches. There will be a "CAP" placed on all age levels. What this means is that only 18 swimmers per gender per age category will be allowed. This will be done on a First Come First Served basis. For those that miss out on registration due to the categories being filled, we will put you on a waiting list. This "CAP" is being instituted to ensure fairness to all of the swimmers within their age category to allow each swimmer the opportunity to be able to swim multiple events. The age categories are as follows: 6 & under Male (18) Female (18), 7/8 Male (18) Female (18), 9/10 Male (18) Female (18), 11/12 Male (18) Female (18), 13/14 Male (18) Female (18), Male (18) Female (18), The age group in which a competitor swims will be determined by his/her age as of 01 June of the current swim year. For example, a competitor who turns 19 after the 01 June cutoff is still eligible to swim for that season. Refunds will be provided, on a prorated basis, up until the 1 st meet. If a swimmer withdraws after the 1 st meet, all funds are forfeit. 8

9 NSWC Dahlgren Division Access Policy The base access policy is as follows: 1. All swimmers and Guardians must be on an access list. 2. If spectators are coming in later than the swimmer the parent is responsible for meeting that guest at the gate. 3. We need to know if you have a Military ID, Base badge or government issued ID card (i.e,. CAC Card) please note this on your registration form. Please Note, MWR has instituted new parking procedures. During practice, Aquatic Center Parking is for dropping kids off only. There will be no parking on the road next to Craftech or in marked Youth Activities Center (YAC) spaces. Parking in front of the pool for meets is still allowed. Thank you for your Cooperation! Swim Gear Team swimsuits are not mandatory. However, swimsuits will be available for sizing and immediate purchasing at time of registration and throughout the season for those interested in purchasing a team swimsuit. This year the suits will be provided by Swim Outlet, who provides a percentage of sales back to the team. The Sharks suit will have SHARKS embossed on the hip of the female s suit and on the leg of the male s jammer. Prices are as follows: Speedo Male Solid Endurance Jammer Price: $36.36 Speedo Solid Endurance Super Proback Youth Price: $30.96 Speedo Solid Endurance Super Proback Adult Price: $48.06 Some recommendations on caring for your swim gear will be available at registration. Please read and follow these directions. Other Sharks Team apparel will also be available to order during registration. 9

10 Team Rules OUR GOAL IS TO SHOW A POSITIVE ATTIDUDE, SWIM OUR BEST, AND HAVE FUN! 1. To ensure a safe environment, all rules of the aquatic center must be followed. 2. Show respect to all swimmers and coaches. 3. Listen and follow all coaches directions. 4. DO NOT leave the pool without the permission from one of the coaches unless your practice session has ended. 5. Swimmers are not excused from practice (which means do not leave the deck of pool area) until dismissed by one of the coaches. (Swimmers not accompanied by a parent, need a note to leave practice early). 6. DO NOT leave trash lying around (pick up after yourself) in the locker room, practice area, and during dual meets, both home and away 7. Bring healthy snacks and water bottles to practice, especially during the after school practices. IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER: 1. SHOW RESPECT and ALWAYS demonstrate good sportsmanship, especially at dual meets. 2. It is recommended that all swimmers and coaches find someone from the other team and wish them good luck. 3. Assistant Coaches will lead cheers before each meet. Swimmers are encouraged to participate and to cheer for their teammates during dual meets. AND LASTLY Unkind or disrespectful behavior at practices or dual meets is UNACCEPTABLE and will be dealt with immediately. FINALLY SMILE AND HAVE FUN! 10

11 Family Participation It takes at least 59 parent volunteers to successfully conduct a swim meet at home (including first and second half). We require all parents, new and experienced alike, to sign up and help conduct the meets. To handle all the work that must be done at each meet, it is MANDATORY that at least one parent of each family participate at least six times throughout the season. Each half counts as a single participant time slot. New for this year will be the use of an electronic sign-up form that is available at the Dahlgren Sharks website ( This will be part of the registration process. If a person is not able to support an event that they signed up for, they are responsible for finding a replacement and then notifying the secretary, Wendy Schaeffer. Exceptions will be made for extenuating circumstances. Special arrangements are made so that parents can break free to watch their children compete. To reiterate, Participation is MANDATORY. Please remember that successful, efficient meets depend on all parents helping throughout the swim season. Please pitch in as best you can! Rappahannock Swim League offers clinics for those positions that require training. You can find dates and locations of the clinics on the RSL Website ( and in the Clinics section of this handbook. We will fill positions for finals at a later date. Descriptions of Positions for Swim Meets *Referee: The individual responsible for the meet. No disqualifications are valid until the referee signs the DQ form. All disputes are immediately referred to the referee for final resolution. *Starter: The starter issues the starting commands to the swimmers. The starter will use either a strobe light with a horn or a starter s pistol. *Stroke and Turn Judges: These judges ensure each swimmer executes turns and swims stroke in accordance with league rules. If you would like to be a stroke & turn official, but you find the online enrollment fee to be a financial burden, please speak to one of our board members, and we'll try to get donated or designated money for this. *Head Timer: Ensures all lanes have correct number of Timers present, all have stop watches, pencils, and clipboards. Reviews all rules and policies with volunteer Timers prior to meet start time. Acts as back-up to volunteer Timers when/if a malfunction occurs. Has authority to replace Volunteer Timer if a continual problem occurs with lack of attention or major askew in time with fellow timers of that lane. 11

12 Timers: Use stop watches to time individual swimmers in a race. Ensuring the correct swimmer is in the correct lane for the event and recording the swimmers times on cards picked up by the runner. Remember, if you are using the strobe start system, starters must look for the light, and not listen for the sound of the horn. Runners: Carry event cards from each swimmer to the timers and from the timer to the scorekeepers. *Clerk of Course Lead: Assign swimmers to lanes and give them their event cards before each event. The only exception is Relays that are provided by the Head Coach. Clerk of Course Team: Assist the Lead Clerk Of Course with ordering swimmers in accordance with event, heat, and lane. Announcer: Announce events to the crowd during the meet, including the score, swimmers needed reporting to clerk of course, and any other special announcements. *Scorers and Checkers: Copy times from event cards into the meet software, check that the times are accurately computed, and print and QA the scores ensuring they reflect times that were recorded on heat cards. Ribbon writers: Put winners' name labels onto their ribbons. Food concession: This will entail selling candy, snow cones, and other sundries. Set-up and clean-up will be required for this as well. Set up/clean up: Before home meets, assist with setting up equipments (chairs, clerk of course section, announcer section, scorer section, etc). After home meets, ensure we leave the pool and deck clean. *These positions require training and information may be found at There is also some work to be done keeping the team running smoothly during the season. Participating parents handle data entry; organize fundraising and special events, and other tasks between meets. We will need parent representation at Executive Board meetings. We would like to organize a telephone tree in case we hear about last-minute schedule changes. There's room for you to get involved in many ways. Contact Wendy Schaeffer to offer services between swim meets. We need ALL parents to volunteer to ensure successful swim meets for our Children. Dahlgren Shark swim meets are a Hands-On Activity!!!! 12

13 Meets/Events Schedule Schedule: PATRIOT DIVISION Date Home Visitor Wednesday: 20-June Dahlgren (Exhibition) Hampon Oaks Wednesday: 27-June Chancellor Dahlgren Monday: 9-July Dahlgren Regency Thursday: 12-July Lee s Hill Dahlgren Wednesday: 18-July Fawn Lake Dahlgren Monday: 23-July Dahlgren Grafton Saturday: 04-August FINALS Spotsylvania YMCA Copies of these schedules will be posted on the Sharks website as well as the bulletin board at the pool. Unless otherwise notified, except for RSL Finals, all meets start at 1800 (6pm). Swimmers should be at the pool at 1630 (4:30pm) for home meets, and 1645 (4:45pm) for away meets. Note, an exception is College Heights where all swim meets start at 1700 (5:00 pm) and swimmers are asked to be at the pool by 1600 (4:00pm). Changing into swimsuits on the pool deck is NOT permitted. Cancellation of Meets Meets are not normally canceled unless there are ongoing lightning and thunderstorms. RSL rules state, Once a meet is suspended due to adverse weather conditions, the meet should be rescheduled when cumulative weather delays exceed one (1) hour. Such a decision should not be made prior to 7:30pm. A suspended meet cannot be restarted after 10:00pm. Until word is given that the meet has been canceled, please wait in your cars. If the meet is cancelled, policy for the Sharks home meets, meet will recommence the following evening. Occasionally we get caught when a thunderstorm causes RSL officials to cancel a meet while we are in our cars on the way to the meet. We will do our best to get on the phone as early as possible if this happens. We have established an account on KGALERT for the Dahlgren Sharks Swim Team to notify our members of cancellation and/or changes. We will be notifying you via this feature of any/all practice and meet cancellations or changes as needed. For all current users of the KGALERT system, log into the system and subscribe to the Dahlgren Sharks Swim Team group. For all members that are not currently subscribed, please subscribe to: It's a great tool. Remember, you have to subscribe to Dahlgren Sharks Swim Team group in order to receive our alerts 13

14 Directions to Meets/Training DAHLGREN (our home pool) 6 LANES, 25 YARD POOL Take Dahlgren Road, Rt. 206 east through Dahlgren. Enter the main gate of NSWC showing PICTURE I.D. Continue 4 blocks to a right turn on Jenkins Road at the Credit Union. Right on Jenkins, continue 2 blocks. Dahlgren Aquatics Center Indoor Pool is on the right. Parking can be found at the Credit Union after 5 p.m., along right side of Jenkins Road, past the pool in the parking lot on the right across the parade field. Do not park in the residential area across from the pool or in CrafTech parking lot. Park only in designated (lined) parking spaces. NOTE**Because of the entrance requirements to the base, you may want to allow extra time. Be aware that random security checks are made on cars. Valid ID will be required at the front gate. AUSTIN RIDGE - 6 LANE, 25 METER POOL 27 Boulder Dr., Stafford, VA DIRECTIONS: Take I95 North to Exit 140 (Courthouse Road). Turn left at light at the end of the ramp. Go under I95 and through the next light. Turn right on to Austin Ridge Drive at the next light (across from VDOT Lot). Take the 4 th left onto Scotland Circle. Follow Scotland Circle around to Gunston, which is the 2nd street on your LEFT. The pool is straight ahead on Boulder. There are two parking lots available, the pool house parking lot, and right next door, at the community center. Street parking is allowed but only on one side, as follows: On BOULDER (the street the pool is on), please only park on the pool side of the street. On GUNSTON (where the tennis courts are) please park only on the tennis court side of the street. On SCOTLAND the street is wider, so parking is allowed on both sides. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. CHANCELLOR - 5 LANE, 25 YARD POOL DIRECTIONS: From I-95 take Route 3 west past the Spotsylvania Mall approximately 4 miles (through 11 stop lights). Just past the Chancellor Elementary School look for the "Chancellor Pool" sign on your left. Make a U-Turn at the second left past Chancellor Elementary then turn right into the pool entrance. Ample parking and deck space. CURTIS PARK 6 LANE, 25 METER POOL 58 Jesse Curtis Ln., Stafford, VA DIRECTIONS: Starting from (I95) at exit 133B: You will be on Hwy 17 after the exit. Go towards Warrenton (north/west) approximately 6 miles and turn the light onto SR- 705/SR-612 (Hartwood Rd.) Go approximately 2 miles and turn RIGHT onto Jesse Curtis Ln. The pool/parking lot is approximately ½ mile back on the LEFT. Ample parking and deck space. EDEN ESTATES - 4 LANES, 20 YARD POOL 8351 Cedar Lane, King George, VA, DIRECTIONS: Our directions start from the Chatham Bridge. Take RT 3 East for 16.6 miles. Take left onto RT 206 at stoplight at KGHS. Go 3.3 miles and turn RIGHT onto RT 611, Eden Drive. Take the first LEFT onto Poplar Drive. Take the quick first LEFT onto Poplar Drive. Take the quick first RIGHT onto Hickory Drive. This runs to the pool, located at the intersection of Hickory Drive and Cedar Lane. There should be somebody directing you to park. 14

15 FAWN LAKE - 6 LANE, 25 METER POOL Longstreet Drive, Spotsylvania, VA DIRECTIONS: From 95 take Rt. 3 West towards Culpeper. Go approximately 10 miles and make a left onto Rt 621. (It is a left turning lane and a white church on the right). Go about 2 1/2 miles to the stop sign, continue straight about 1/2 mile and entrance to Fawn Lake will be on your left. Go to the guard house and tell them that you are here for the swim meet. Stay straight on Longstreet Drive. Park in the parking lot to your left in front of the Country Club. NO PARKING ALONG STREET. FOX POINT - 6 LANE, 25 METER POOL 6120 Blackstone Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA DIRECTIONS: To Fox Point Pool from 95 North or South: Take exit 126 (Massapponax) onto Rte. 1 North. Go approximately 1 mile. Turn left onto Rte. 208 (Courthouse Rd.). Go 3.6 miles. Turn left onto Rte. 628 (Smith Station). Go almost 1 mile and turn left into Fox Point Subdivision. Go straight, the pool will be on your right with parking lot, clubhouse, playground. Ample parking and deck space. HAMPTON OAKS - 6 LANE, 25 METER POOL 80 Northampton Blvd, Stafford, VA 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!) HOPYARD FARMS - 6 LANE, 25 METER POOL From Fredericksburg: Merge right onto Rt. 3 towards King George. Go straight through light at Ferry Farms. Go straight through light at Sealston/Fletcher's Chapel Road. Take a right at the next light, Port Conway Rd (approx. 4 miles from Sealston light). Take the second right, onto Hopyard Rd. Continue straight until you reach the Hopyard Farm Club House, pool in behind the Club House. From Dahlgren/King George: Take Rt. 301, Rt. 205 or Rt. 206 to Rt. 3 going towards Fredericksburg. Pass straight through lights at Food Lion, Citizen Center, and Fire House. Take a left at the next light, Port Conway Rd. (Approx. 2 miles). Take the second right, onto Hopyard Rd. Continue straight until you reach the Hopyard Farm Club House, pool in behind the Club House. LEE'S HILL -6 LANE, 25 METER POOL Lee's Hill pool, 4300 Essex Court, Fredericksburg, VA DIRECTIONS: Going south on I-95 exit 126. Take a left onto US route 1 north. Take a right at the third stoplight onto Mine Road (Between Taco Bell and McDonalds). Take Mine Road to the first Lee's Hill entrance, Campbell Drive. There will then be a quick left turn onto Essex Ct where the pool is located. From the East or the West on Route 3. Take US route 1 south to Mine Road (roughly 4 miles). Take the left onto Mine Road and continue with the directions located above. Ample deck space and parking at pool, with more on side streets. MASSAD YMCA 6 LANE, 25 METER POOL 212 Butler Road, Falmouth, VA

16 DIRECTIONS: From North Stafford 1-95 south to Route 17 south (Falmouth Exit). Proceed east to Route 1 and cross over it. You will now be on Butler Road. Continue straight for about a mile. The Massad YMCA will be on the right. The meets will be at the outdoor Waterpark pool behind the YMCA. From all Points West Take Route 3 East to where it dead ends into Kings Hwy/Route 3. Turn left onto Route 3 Business West. Go straight to the third traffic light and turn right on Chatham Heights Road/Route 212. When that dead ends, turn left onto Butler Road. Turn left at the first traffic light onto YMCA parking lot. The meets are at the outdoor Waterpark pool behind the YMCA. REGENCY POOL - 6 LANE, 25 YARD POOL Regency Park Sports, 6301 Campus Drive, Fredericksburg, VA DIRECTIONS - Regency Park Sports Center is located off Route 3 West, on Five Mile Road. Traveling West on Rte 3, turn right at the intersection of Rte 3 and Old Plank Road. The Pool is 1/8 mile down on the right hand side. SPOTSYLVANIA YMCA - 25yds Spotsylvania Family YMCA Dragons, 5700 Smith Station Road, Fredericksburg, VA Directions: From North - I-95 to exit 126 Massaponax/Spotsylvania; South on Rt. 1(bear to the right); at the 5th light take a right onto Spotsylvania Parkway (there is a stone waterfall up a short distance on right); go 2 miles; take a left at light onto Smith Station Rd; go 1 mile the Y is on the right. From the South I-95 to exit 118 Thornburg; take a left onto Morris Rd; take a right at traffic light onto Rt. 1 North; go several miles through light at Massaponax High School; take a left at the next light onto Massaponax Church Rd; go 1 mile; take a right onto Smith Station Rd; go ¼ mile; the Y is on the left next to Parkside Elementary School. From the West Rt 3 East to a right on Gordon Rd; follow Gordon past Salem Fields Food Lion; take a left onto Smith Station Rd; follow Smith Station across Courthouse Rd; go 2 miles; take a right at light to continue on Smith Station; go 1 mile the Y is on the right. From the East Rt 3 West to the bypass (at Ferry Farm area); take the bypass to Rt 1 South; follow to Courthouse Rd (Hardee s is on right); take a right onto Courthouse Rd; at the 5th light take a left onto Leavells Rd; follow this through the light (road changes to Smith Station); continue 1 mile; the Y is on the right WOODLANDS 6 LANE, 25 YARD POOL 2 Northampton, Stafford, VA DIRECTIONS: From I-95 take exit 143B (Garrisonville) onto westbound Garrisonville Road (VA- 610 W). Drive west 2 miles and turn left at the stoplight onto Eustace Road (WaWa is on the corner). Proceed south for 0.8 miles to the first stop sign. Turn left at the 4-way intersection onto Northampton Blvd; Woodlands Pool is located on the right (southeast corner of the intersection). The parking lot is moderately sized. Overflow parking is available on the shoulders of Eustace Road, Northampton Blvd, and adjacent neighborhood streets. Do not park in front of the pool on either side of Northampton Blvd. --- the sheriff s department will ticket vehicles that obstruct the flow of traffic. Ample deck space. 16

17 2012 Officials Clinics Clinics for referee, starter, head-timer, clerk of the course, stroke and turn, and scorer are as follows: Date Location Time 31 May 2012 Country Club 6:30-8:30 PM 02 June 2012 Hampton Oaks 9:00-11:00 AM 06 June 2012 Spotsylvania YMCA 6:30-8:30 PM 09 June 2012 Hopyard Farms 9:00-11:00 AM 14 June 2012 Salem Fields 6:00-8:00 PM See section above for directions to these Pools. Contacts Below is a phone list of the Dahlgren Sharks swim team RSL officer, executive board members, Aquatic facility/manager, and coaching staff. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please feel free to contact any board member or the Head Coach. Our team Web site is ( a great source for documents, communications and schedule updates. Feel free to ask any board member for any documents or information you need. A communication file box with a folder for each family is located at the pool. Parents and swimmers are requested to check this box daily. If your child will not be available to attend a particular meet, please place a note in the Head Coach s folder. Paper and pencil is provided in the front of the communication box. Important Dahlgren Sharks Contact Information President Polly Owens pmowen72@gmail.com Vice President Felicia Wasser derekandfelicawasser@yahoo.com Treasurer Tom Poley tkpoley@earthlink.net Secretary Wendy Schaeffer Cell: secretary@dahlgrensharks.com RSL Rep Carill Bentz webentzs@gmail.com Head Coach Elizabeth Guthrie Home: eguth67@gmail.com Aquatics Mgr/ Aquatic Center Liz Kwasniak Office: elizabeth.kwasniak@navy.mil 17

18 Swim Practices Dahlgren Sharks Daily Practice Schedule From May 31 - June 14, Monday through Friday after school - NO PRACTICE ON 15 JUNE Please arrive 15 minutes prior to swim time for stretching. Level 3, Middle School and High School students (7 th grade 12 th grade): Swim Time: 4:00 4:45 Level 2, Elementary School Students (4 th grade 6 th grade): Swim Time: 4:45 5:30 Level 1, Elementary School students (K 3 rd grade): Swim Time: 5:30 6:15 From June 18 August 04 (NO practices after away meets) Monday through Friday Practice Time Show Time Level 3 (7-12 th grade) 8:00 9:00 am 7:45 am Level 2 (4-6 th grade) 9:00 10:00 am 8:45 am Level 1 (K-3 rd grade) 10:00 11:00 am 9:45 am Note: Levels will be assigned after coach evaluations during the June 1-16 sessions. Practice after home meet will be 9:00 to 10:00 am for ages eleven and up and 10:00 am to 11:00 am for ages ten and under. The head coach may adjust practice times throughout the season. Copies of these schedules will be posted at the pool. 18

19 Fundraising Concession Stand As part of our fund raising efforts each year, we provide a concession stand during the home dual meets which is staffed by parent volunteers. RSL Fundraiser RSL requests that each team sell at a minimum $250 worth of advertisement for the RSL Finals program. To accommodate their request, each family is requested to sell at least one advertisement. The ad order form containing an explanation and the purpose of this fundraiser is included in the back of this handbook. We encouraged team members to seek local businesses for participation in this fundraiser. NEW - Sheetz Coupon Books Cost is $10 for a book of coupons worth over $ The team will make 40% profit off of every coupon book sold. Books will be sold during meets and during registration. See Felicia Wasser for more details. What coupons are in the books? Free M.T.OR item, Buy One Get One Free M.T.go!R Sandwich or Parfait, Free M.T.OR Breakfast Sandwich, Free Bag of Fryz, Free Hot Dog (2), Free Specialty Coffee, Buy One Get One Free Nutz, Free Self-Serve Brewed Coffee or Fizz CityR Fountain Drink (2), Free Sheetz Donut, Buy One Get One Free Nova BlueR Bottled Water. Every coupon is good for three (3) years from the date of ordering. 19

20 ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION FOR FINALS PROGRAMS RAPPAHANNOCK SWIM LEAGUE, INC. The RSL is comprised of 20 teams from the City of Fredericksburg and the counties of Orange, Spotsylvania, King George and Stafford. As in years past, the RSL will again provide and opportunity for over 2600 area summer swimmers to participate in a competitive swim meet Finals. This event is the culmination of our Dual Meet season and pits team against team. We expect to print over 650 programs for the estimated 3,000 parents and friends that will attend. To defray the cost of this event and to further promote swimming in our area, we encourage your involvement in our advertising campaign. The following itemizes the various ad sizes available: ¼ Page $25.00 ½ Page $50.00 Full Page $75.00 ALL ADS WILL BE PRINTED ON 8 ½ X 11 PAPER AND MUST BE COPY READY. Please use this as a receipt for your ad. Size of ad, cost of ad $. Please make your checks payable to: RSL, INC. CUT HERE **************************************************************************************** PLEASE TURN THIS PORTION OF THE SHEET IN WITH THE AD NAME OF BUSINESS/SPONSOR: ADDRESS: CITY/COUNTY PHONE: AD SIZE: COST: $ SPONSORSHIP COST: $ NAME OF TEAM OBTAINING THIS AD: DAHLGREN SHARKS 20