AH Dive Summer Week #4
Hello Dive Team Families,
Hard to believe how quickly time is flying by, but this is our last week of regular season for the dive team. Our third and final dual meet will be this Friday, and its a big one! Normandy Park has a big team, and they are coached by Coach Declan’s mom. So let’s all show up with our Otter spirit and show how well he’s taught our kids this summer. I know he’d especially love to put a mark in the W column this week! Please note this meet starts one hour earlier at 4:30pm (warm-ups at 3:30pm).
This week’s update is a long one, but there are many important details, so please keep reading for more info on the meet and other upcoming events.
Reminder: Friday’s meet is also the last chance to qualify for the All City Championship meet. As a reminder, divers must compete in at least one dual meet to be eligible for the championship meet. The six divers who have the highest score in their respective age group and gender will represent us at the All City meet!
TODAY! July 13 2:00-4:00pm Team Jump at SkyZone! Hope to see many of you this afternoon!
Address: 455 Andover Park East Tukwila, WA 98188
We will be holding a team bonding event with our coaches at SkyZone in Tukwila (thanks for the great idea, Coach Declan)! Purchase tickets and skysocks here. Make sure to select the 2:00pm slot on July 13. They are currently running a promo for buy one, get one half off (Use Code PLUSONE50) so check with friends to save on ticket prices! Please note skysocks are required, and each participant will need to sign a SkyZone waiver before participating.
July 17 Last Day of Regular Practice
July 20 Post-Season Practice begins
July 24 Last Day of Practice
July 25 All City Dive Meet @ Gregory Seahurst
July 24 Last Day of Practice
July 25 All City Dive Meet @ Gregory Seahurst
July 25 End of Season Dive Party & Awards Night
Join us for a dinner catered by Grillbird, followed by root beer floats and our awards ceremony to recognize all of our amazing divers. After the awards ceremony, we will open the pool back up for open swim, and of course our annual kid/parent dive competition! Make sure you all bring your swimsuits because we hope to see everyone’s best cannonballs, synchro dives and tricks off the boards!
Please RSVP and sign up to help run the event. Please RSVP early to help us accurately order our food. Thank you!
Photo slideshow: add your dive photos here.
Coaches’ gift: As the season concludes, we invite you to contribute to a thank you gift for our amazing coaching team. You can Venmo or Zelle (venmo / @malloryheeger / [email protected] / 206-349-8824) until July 24. Contributing is completely optional, all funds will be divided among the coaches and presented at the team party. We will also have cards available for the kids to sign at the party.
Feedback Survey: Finally, we’d love to hear about how the season went for you, and any ideas for making dive team better. Take our short survey here.
Meet Details
Date: Friday, July 17
Location: Arbor Heights
Concessions: In addition to our snack shack, we will have the Centro food truck at the meet! Menu is attached.
Attire: team suit or a solid color suit is recommended
Volunteers needed: as the home team, we will need 3 judges, 3 scoring table officials, and 1 announcer per half
If you are interested in volunteering, but weren’t able to attend the mock meet, please reach out. We can get you trained to volunteer this week!
Parking: Please reach out by Thursday if you need any accessible parking spots reserved for athletes or spectators.
So far we only have 21 divers opting IN, 10 opting OUT, and 42 with no response yet. (Can’t remember if you responded? Check the RSVP’s List – dive is the blue tabs towards the right). A note on the RSVP form – it will show all family members in the drop-down. Please don’t stress if you accidentally RSVP for the wrong person. Just shoot me a note or submit a new RSVP.
Order of events/timing:
Reminder, this meet will begin one hour earlier than usual.
3:30-4:00pm: Open warmup for all Arbor Heights divers. Any age group is welcome. 8U divers should plan to attend this warm-up.
3:30-4:00pm: Open warmup for all Arbor Heights divers. Any age group is welcome. 8U divers should plan to attend this warm-up.
4:00-4:30pm: Open warmup for all Normandy Park divers.
4:30pm: Competition begins with 8U age group and continues as follows: 8U > 10U > 12U > 14U > Seniors. Starting with the 10U group, there will be a closed warm-up for each age group. The 14U and Senior groups will likely be combined into one event.
4:30pm: Competition begins with 8U age group and continues as follows: 8U > 10U > 12U > 14U > Seniors. Starting with the 10U group, there will be a closed warm-up for each age group. The 14U and Senior groups will likely be combined into one event.
I will send an expected meet timeline on Friday afternoon.`
