It's Time! 09/07/2010
 
Hello everyone,
 
Just a reminder that dive club begins tomorrow.  The Novice group will begin at 5:15 and go until 6:15.  The JO group will practice from 5:00-6:30.  
 
The September calendar has a couple of changes due to conferences that Coach Lambert and I attend.  This week the JO divers will practice on Tuesday and Wednesday because I will be in Austin at the Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Conference on Thursday.  The Novice divers will stay with their normal days of Tuesday and Thursday.  Next week both the Novice and JO will practice on Monday and Tuesday due to both of us attending the United States Aquatic Conference in Dallas, therefore neither of us will be in Lubbock on Thursday.
 
The September calendar is up on the website.  Please remember to print it and keep a copy handy.  This will avoid unnecessary trips to the Aquatic Center.
 
Additionally, as was noted in an earlier e-mail, the divers must have a current AAU Diving membership.  The memberships run from September 1st through August 31st.  If you had one from the summer it is no longer valid.  Please print an extra copy and have your diver bring it to practice.  This enable us to allow your child to practice.  You can go to aaudiving.org to register.
 
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.
 
July Update 07/06/2010
 
Hello Parents,
Our new website is up and running.  A big thank you goes out to Marti Sides for taking care of that for us!  It looks great!  Remember, if you do not want your child's picture to be posted on the website, please let us know.  As I said before, no names will be posted under the pictures.
 
We are fortunate to have 6 divers going to the AAU national meet in Coral Springs.  They are:
 Anna Beeck
Adam Ruiz
Audrey Ruiz
Ty Sides
Avery Williams
Trey Voyles
 
Congratulations to these divers.  We look forward to having an even bigger group next year.  If you ordered suits, bag etc., Swim Shops of the Southwest is sending them to us today.  We should have them by Monday.  
 
Thank you for your continued support.  We appreciate it so very much!
 
Summer Meets 06/29/2010
 
Hello Everyone,
  
We are having a great summer.  The kids did very well at the region meet.  We would have taken all of our divers to the zone meet had we chosen to go that route.  Coach Lambert tells me that the kids also did a great job at the Corpus Christi meet and had a really fun time while they were at it.
 
Thank you very much for all of your support.  We really appreciate it.
Coach DiPomazio
 
 
Hello Parents

It is good to be back. There is plenty to do. First, I have a couple of very important updates concerning the upcoming competitions.

If your diver is attending the JO Region meet in Dallas next weekend. You have very little time to register them without HUGE late fees. There are only 3 days and 19 hours left to register without a late fee. You need to go to www.divemeets.com to register as soon as possible.

We will warm-up on Thursday, June 17th at 11:30 am. That is the earliest we can get into the pool. I do not want the kids to workout for 3 hours in the hot sun. I am hoping that we may be able to beat the rush of divers. If so, we will try to do both boards and then you will have time to enjoy your day. If the lines are long we may have to warm-up one board and then return late in the day and do the other board.

You should remember to bring SUNSCREEN and a cooler with bottled water. Please remind your diver to drink water frequently through out their warm-up. If the divers wait until they feel thirsty to drink water, they will already be dehydrated and this is not good for their health or diving. Additionally, there is very little shade at this pool. In the past parents have brought a little canopy to set up and they all sort of had a place to get out of the sun and visit. I do not know if anyone has something like this, but if you do, it might be a good idea. You definitely should bring some chairs to sit in. In the past there has not been much seating either. We have not had a meet there in probably 5 years, so it may be different this year, but it is always good to be prepared.

If your diver is going to the Corpus Christi meet. We need your forms by Wednesday. We have to make dive sheets for your diver and then we will mail them all together. They are to be there by the 15th of June. We will mail them on the 10th.