Happy May!

This will serve as our first newsletter and will cover everything for this weekend and next week.  I will continue to send out weekly newsletters every Sunday.  Please read through the newsletter carefully each week as it will contain a lot of information.  All newsletters will also be posted on our website under News Post so that you can refer back to them. Since our season is so short, many things will have a quick turn around or deadline.

Be on the look out for an email from SwimOutlet in a day or 2- it will contain an offer code you can put in to get the membership plus for free. The free membership plus give you 20% off most purchases, upgraded 1-2 day shipping if you order of $50 worth, and your own member rewards at 3% of your purchases. Clothing orders will be up on SwimOutlet all season. swimoutlet.com/collections/oaktree

Tryouts are on Sunday, May 5th from 9-12 at the pool for all new swimmers.  Tryout schedule. At your tryout we will ask the 6u and 7/8 to get in and show us how they can swim.  We ask the 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/18's to swim a few laps and show us the strokes they know.  This is a very low key tryout.  Remember this is swim team, it is not swim lessons.  Your child does need to be water safe and able to listen and follow directions.  Our 6U's just need to be comfortable getting into the pool.

Monday, May 6th at 7:00-8:00 will be our whole team mandatory Dive Off Meeting.  Please use this link to join us on Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/bne-yupk-ohj

OAK Monday, May 6 7:00 – 8:00pm Time zone: America/Los_Angeles Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/bne-yupk-ohj Or dial: ‪(US) +1 908-738-1376‬ PIN: ‪820 597 694‬# More phone numbers: https://meet.google.com/bne-yupk-ohj

You'll meet our board members and hear more about the team, our volunteering requirements, and what the season will look like.  We are there to also answer any of your questions.  I have done my best to add as much information as possible to our website.  Please make sure you have read through it all. 

Wednesday, May 8th is our first day of practice.  I will not be at practice Wednesday, it is my Open House, but I will be at practice the other days. Remember if you have a 6u swimmer, an adult needs to stay on deck the entire practice.

Afternoon Practice Begins Wednesday, May 8st:

4:00-4:45 6u and 7/8

4:45-5:30 9/10 and 11/12

5:30-6:30 13/14 and 15/18

Morning Practice Begins Tuesday, June 4th:

No practice Monday, June 3rd (pancake breakfast instead)

8:15-9:15 6u and 7/8

9:15-10:15 9/10 and11/12

10:15-11:45 13/14 and 15/18

We ask that your swimmer come to at least 3 practices a week.

May 15th all registration payments are due Venmo @Oaktree-Sharks or check made out to Oaktree Sharks: $350 per swimmer, and $175 for non HOA families

RSVP for swim meets- I will discuss this more at our dive off meeting, but all events are open for RSVPs and swim meets are open to RSVP.  To rsvp for a swim meet you click on Meet Entry, scroll under your swimmer's name, click EDIT, use the drop down for each swimmer and label them as attending or not attending.  If they are attending and you need to let a coach know something please write it into the notes section.  Please do not ask for specific strokes.  Coaches choose events based on many factors, and swimmers will swim all events. Please RSVP by the Monday prior to each meet. 

Thank you for reading all of this important information!  We are looking forward to another wonderful season!  Thank you to everyone who has already been working hard behind the scenes to get the season up and running!  The Oaktree Swim Team is completely run by volunteers, so we appreciate everything you all do to make it successful!

I'll see you Monday night!

~ Liz