The 2017 season kicks of tomorrow!  I'm sure everyone is excited and ready to hit the pool.  We have a parent meeting/ice cream social scheduled for Thursday, but there are a few things that have to be address prior to that.  Two of the three concern ALL of the swim team families, and are NEW, so even if you have been on the team for a while Please read/skim all 3!

1. Facilities Access:  Patience at the gate please! Many of you may know that over the offseason the team became independent from the Concord Hills Homeowners Association/ Concord Hills Rec Club (CHHA/CHRC).  The team basically now rents pool space and changing rooms, not the kitchen area or storage room,  from CHHA/CHRC based on an Agreement that we signed over the winter.  Per this agreement we are expected to ensure that all folks entering the pool facilities, during practice, have signed a liability waiver.  Don't worry if you're getting this email you have already signed a waiver for you and your immediate family, and will not have to sign another.  We will however, have to verify this (quick check of team member spreadsheet) at the gate starting tomorrow, this should go quickly but may cause a line at first until we get to know all of the team faces.  The only folks required to actually sign a new waiver will be if you have a grandparent, baby sitter, neighbor etc bringing your swimmer to the pool and they want to sit inside the gate.  This will be handled by swim team board members and life guards.  Trust that we understand this is a mild aggravation, but know we are trying hard to make it as effortless and painless as possible. 

2.  Pool Usage:  In previous years parents and siblings of the swimmers have been allowed to use the shallow section of the big pool and the kiddie pool during practice.  However, also per our agreement with CHHA/CHRC, we are now required to prohibit all access to these areas unless you are a member of the CHRC (Rec Club). Basically parents and siblings may NOT use the side part of the big pool nor the kiddie pool at anytime, and when your swimmer is finished with practice all are required to leave the pool area, unless you are a CHRC member. Honestly, this has always been a rule, but now, per our Agreement, we are expected to enforce these rules.  Any parents desiring pool access for themselves or other members of their immediate family (siblings of swimmers) may purchase a "Practice Only" pool membership, for $65 that allows pool usage for the family only when their registered swimmer is practicing.  The "Practice Only" memberships are purchased directly from CHHA/CHRC and the team does not share in any of the funds. 

3.  Website Access:  New team member families need to know that there are parts of the website that are password protected and you will need to log in to view/use.  This is an easy process.  Just to to the home page and in the top right of the homepage there is a sign in box, and all you have to do is enter the email you used to register, and the word:  welcome  as the password and you will be logged in and then prompted to change your password. 

Thanks and we can't wait to see all of you on the pool deck. 

Swim Team Board of Directors