Helllooooooo Hammerheads!  
It's Coach Susan here - and I'm so excited!  Our team is full!!!!!!   So appreciative of all the hard work the board has put in to get us up and running for the season!  It takes a lot!   

So here we go with my 'lots of info' emails!  (I heard you rolling your eyes!) 

Coaching Staff:   Coach Sandra will have her positive energy back on deck with us, Coach L (Susan LaJeuneuse) will be back with some amazing workouts, and Coach Ella Johnson will be joining us on deck this season!    We are so excited to have her and she has literally grown up as a Hammerhead!
*Coach Kimi will be furthering her education at UF but said she'll come visit.   

Jr. Coaches:  If your swimmer is currently a freshman, or older, and wants to volunteer as a Jr. Coach for the team (& earn service hours), please have them complete this form no later than Sat. April 8th.  We love our Jr. Coaches and they are an important part of our team!   All swimmers interested in becoming a Jr. Coach need to complete this form: https://forms.gle/c6FwxmbSbExyMUwS6 no later than April 8th.   

Coaching staff will select our Jr. Coaches and invite them to attend a meeting on Tuesday, April 11th @ 7:15 p.m. at the amenity center.   If your swimmer was a Jr. Coach or Swim Buddy last year, we still want them to complete this year's form.  

Swim Equipment:  Swimmers need one, or two (or three if your swimmer often loses things) pairs of good fitting goggles.   Under Instructional Videos, there is a clip showing how goggles should fit, as well as some other helpful clips.  The team has a link to our Hammerhead Store on Swim Outlet... scroll all the way to the bottom of the team web page.  If you go to a sporting goods store for the first pair, see if they suction to your swimmer's face... that's the key to leak free googles.    

Suits should be washed in cold water with no soap and hung to dry.  This will help them last longer.   Competition suits should be snug.    Practice caps are a good idea so you can save team caps for meets.   Swimmers do not need to order any equipment for Hammerheads.   

First Practice Date:   Our first practice will be Monday, April 17th.   Practices are not required and we know that many end of year school activities are still going on.  You do NOT need to let us know if your swimmer will miss practice.  The more practices, the better for faster times, but we know life is sometimes busy!   It will take us a couple of practices to get everyone sorted out but we are soooo excited to see all of our returning, and new, Hammerheads!   

SwimTopia app:  Go ahead and download the SwimTopia app on your phone (blue wave with orange'ish sun with dots) and allow notifications.  That way you can get notifications if we have weather delays or to check your swimmer's times.   

It's been a long 259 days since I've seen you (but who's counting?!?) and I'm so excited!   Please save my phone number in your phone and feel free to text me any time if you have questions!   My phone is on silent at night so don't worry about waking me.   
Coach Susan Lucas:  904-945-656   More info to come this weekend.   

Goooooooooo Hammerheads!

Coach Susan