Pickerington Tiger Sharks
Week 4: Home Tri-Meet - Chevington Woods/Huntington Hills
Hi Tiger Shark Fam!
Can't believe we are already in week 4 of the season! Great job everyone at the meet this week. Thank you for representing our team!
Reminder: Please declare your swimmers as soon as you know your schedule. Once heats sheets are made and deadlines are cut off, it is much harder for us to add swimmers. We understand that people forget, but please make every effort to get your declarations for the whole summer and change as needed!
- This week's meet is a BIG ONE! We battle Chevington Woods and Huntington Hills in our pool. With three big teams, it is important to thoroughly read this email because the layout is much different.
- Monday is Picture Day and Donuts for Breakfast
- Thanks to everyone who ate at TGIFriday this past week!
- Get your Michael's Meats order form. Due Monday June 26th. Any questions, talk to Lisa (rlwinters2002@yahoo.com)
- We are looking for an interested party to help coordinate the Fourth of July parade!
- We are looking for a National Anthem singer for our Pickerington Tri-Meet on June 24th. Please send interested parties our way!
Make sure you are following us on Social Media, Monica has added so many great pictures of your kids on Instagram/Facebook stories!
Information will be on the website (https://members.tigersharks.us/), Facebook, Instagram as well and is subject to change.
Additional Reminders:
- Practices will NOT be canceled due to rain, please join our group on Remind for cancellations: https://www.remind.com/join/ptigersha (This is new from last year)
- Please do not drop off your swimmer before 7am on practice days, as a safety protocol from the city there will not be a supervised adult to be with your child.
- CHECK YOUR SWIMMER FOLDERS DAILY!!!!!
- If you have questions regarding swim team, please address board members or coaches (after practice). The pool staff is separate from the team and is unable to answer your questions.
- Parents and younger siblings, keep clear of the swimming deck during practice times. It is unsafe to try to hold a conversation with a coach while we have swimmers in the water. The same goes for trying to talk to your swimmer during practice. Family members are to remain in the grassy areas or under the awnings.
Abbey Fatica
Pickerington Tri-Meet - Everything You Need to Know!
Saturday June 24th at the Pickerington Pool. Come Friday night at 7:30pm to set up and claim your spot.
Arrival: 6:30am
Warm Ups: 7:00am (10 and unders) - Chevington (lanes 1, 2,3,4) Huntington Hills (lanes 8,9,10), Pickerington (lanes 5,6,7)
Warm Ups: 7:15am (11 and up) - Chevington (lanes 1,2,3,4,) Huntington Hills (lanes (8,9,10) Pickerington (lanes 5,6,7)
Medleys to Bullpen for 10 and under at 7:15am (directly after warm ups)
Timers meeting 7:15am by the shed
Meet begins PROMPTLY at 7:30am
Please declare your swimmer by Thursday at 5pm. With three big teams, we need to get everything in place, declare today if you know you are going to be there. As an FYI, since this is a big meet, the kids will swim 2 individuals and 1 relay.
We will need all hands on deck for this meet, please volunteer!
Note: All 11 and over events will have flyover starts. That means when your race is done (except in backstroke) you stay in the water and the next heat will dive over you.
Timers: 2nd half timers, we ask that you are ready to go by event 32. You will wait at the shallow end of the pool in a lane ready to relieve the first half timer when they switch over for 25 backstroke (event #35). We cannot have any delay in switching timers.
First half timers be prepared to stay as we will continue the meet if your replacement is not there yet. We will find someone for you. We will not stop to hand off and make an official switch.
Camps: Huntington Hills and Pickerington will set up Camps outside the gate by the diving well. Chevington Woods will be located in the upper parking lot. There will be no camps inside the fence. Tents are allowed but MUST be 7ft apart and Anchored down. We ask that parents and swimmers not congregate in and around the pool deck if they are not swimmer/watching their swimmer). This will help keep capacity numbers down.
Parking: The upper lot will be used for Chevington Woods' camp, so parking is available in the lower lot. Overflow is at the Sherman Center (near Zapatas). If you park on Stonecreek Drive, DO NOT block people's driveways. No parking on the grass.
Bullpen Numbers: Will be posted by the diving well and by the front entrance. We will use our remind app to get an up to date status of what event we are on and what swimmers should be in the bullpen, so make sure you are on there.
Concessions: No need to pack snacks! Our Full Concession Stand, Sorso Coffee, Kona Ice, Nini's Ice Cream and Little Mama's Bubble Teas will be available. Cash, Venmo and Cash App accepted.
Raffle Tickets and 50/50
We have amazing baskets that will be raffled off on Saturday!
Patrons may purchase their tickets at the raffle table located at the entrance of the pool.
Cash, Venmo and Cash App will be accepted as payment.
We will be raffling off a Roosters gift basket, pamper me basket, and a Combustion basket. There will also be a 50/50 raffle.
Winners will be announced before the start of Event #67 Freestyle Relays.
Worried that you will miss the drawing? Not a problem.
The raffle table will hold your tickets and give you a call, if you win.
What to Bring:
- Purple competition suit, Tiger Sharks Swim Cap (will have some for sale), goggles, towels, sharpie (to write events on swimmer's arm and name and PTS on swimmer's back)
- Chairs, extra towels, snacks , blankets, pop up tents are allowed outside the fence
Before the Meet: How to do the following is in the slideshow presentation -2023 Parent Information Meeting Slides
- Declare your swimmer by 5pm on Thursday (check out the slide show for instructions)
- Sign up to volunteer (check out the slide show for instructions:)
- Check your email for your swimmer's entries (check out the slide show for instructions)
- Check in your swimmer with our Junior Coaches when you arrive. Look for them near the Tiger Sharks banner when you enter.
During the Meet:
- Locate Bullpen numbers near the pool deck, these will tell you what events they are setting up in the bullpen. Bullpen workers will be calling out kids' names but be aware of when they are swimming, so they don't miss it. They will get your children to where they need to be. The bullpen is an area where they will be setting up the swimmers in their lanes several heats prior to their event.
- After your child swims their events, have them talk to a Coach so they can give them pointers on what to work on and they will most likely have a little treat.
- Please keep your children out of the diving well and other pool areas. The only people who should be in the water are the swimmers in current events.
- Please do not crowd the timers while you are watching your child swim. They are there to do a job.
- Take lots of pictures and send them to TigerSharks.us@gmail.com, so we can post them.
- ENJOY AND HAVE FUN! We are here for the kids!
REMEMBER:
You are representing our team, please behave appropriately and be respectful to the facility and the staff.
Monday June 19th: Picture Day and Donuts for Breakfast
Practice is going to look a little different on Monday June 19th. We ask that everyone still come during their designated practice time. We are still practicing!!!
- Our photographer will be under the awning at the pool taking pictures during from 7-9am. Please wear your bathing suits under your t-shirts because we are still having practice.
- Order forms will be available that morning and right below to print out.
- Even if you aren't ordering individual pictures, please jump in to for the team picture.
- If you are unable to make Picture Day, please email urbanbob99@msn.com to set up a time to go out to his studio before the end of June. This is a $5 make up charge if you can't make it.
Donuts for Breakfast: Don't leave empty handed! On your way out, grab a donut from one of our Board Members for a fun treat.
Practice Schedule and Events: June 19-25
Monday - Friday: Regular Practice
11 and up: 7:00am -8:00am
10 and under: 7:50am - 8:50am
Picture Day and Donuts for Breakfast
Friday: Set up at the pool 7:30pm
Saturday - Pickerington Tri-Meet: Arrive at 6:30am
Michael's Meats Fundraiser Ends on June 26th
With graduation parties, BBQ's, and the Fourth of July on the horizon, our Michael's Meats Fundraiser is live!
The catalogs have arrived and are available in your swimmer's folders (one catalog per family).
Feel free to contact Lisa at rlwinters2002@yahoo.com More information below!
Use this google form for easy ordering!
Save the Date - MOD Pizza Fundraiser: June 28th
Fourth of July Parade - July 4th
July 4th - 9:30am arrive at Pickerington Central to line up for the parade. The parade starts promptly at 10am. Just be aware they do shut down the streets well before the start of the parade.
Please bring a bag of candy to hand out on the parade route and wear your Tiger Sharks t-shirts. Parents if you aren't walking, pick up will be at the Ridgeview Parking lot. Please make sure you are on the remind app if we need to find you afterwards!
Declare Your Swimmer and Sign Up To Volunteer For Meets
Head to the website and click on the All Season Events tab and click on the green buttons to get started.
https://members.tigersharks.us/swim_meets
Never done it before? Not a problem, all of this is explained in the parent meeting link above!
Important Upcoming Dates
- June 19th: Picture Day and Donuts for Breakfast
- June 24th: Pickerington Tri-Meet at Home
- June 25th: Executive Board Meeting
- June 26th: Michael's Meats End
- June 28th: MOD Pizza - All Day
- July 4th: Walk in Fourth of July Parade
- July 18th: CHAMPS
- July 21st: End of Season Banquet 8-10pm - Pickerington Community Pool
Pickerington Tiger Sharks
President: Abbey Fatica
Past President: Sheri McClurg
Vice President: Lora Adkins
Secretary: Susan Mitman
Treasurer: Kathy Wolfe
League Representative: Dione Windle
Meet Director: Sherman Sutherland
Technology Officer: Nick Shaw
Fundraising/Sponsorship Chair: Lisa Winters
Social Media Director: Monica Brooks
Concessions: Liz Dunn
Banquet Chair: Erin Harshaw
Fourth of July Chair:
Email: tigersharks.us@gmail.com
Website: members.tigersharks.us
Location: 11330 Stonecreek Drive, Pickerington, OH, USA
Phone: 740-963-6693
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tigersharks.us/
Twitter: @tigersharksus