The Cuda Nation
BBST Newsletter, Volume 11, Issue 2
Time Trials
11 & Up will be on Thursday 5/2
- 11/12 5:45-6:30
- 13/14 5:00-5:45
- 15U 5:00-5:45
10 & Under will be on Friday 5/3
- 6U 5:15-5:45
- 7/8 5:45-6:15
- 9 6:15-7:00
- 10 7:00-7:45
NO TIMES WILL BE TAKEN FROM PARENTS. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND TIME TRIALS, A BOARD MEMBER OR COACH MUST TIME YOUR SWIMMERS.
picture day
Picture day will be on 5/6 @ the main pool. Individual pictures will begin at 5pm. Group picture will be at 5:30 sharp. With 275 swimmers, this will take some time to get organized so please arrive no later than 5:15. We will hand out team suit (to those that ordered) and team shirts at this time. For the team picture, girls will wear their team suits & boys wear the team suits with our team shirt.
Forms will be available on our website.
New rule for this season
6u helpers needed
Main pool
lap pool
main pool
lap pool
swim fins and kickboards needed for practice
Communication
Sign up for Remind Alerts! You can text the following to 81010, or download the app
- 6U swimmers @cudas6u
- 7/8 swimmers @cudas78
- 9/10 swimmers @cudas910
- 11/12 swimmers @cudas1112
- 13U swimmers @cudas13u
THIS IS THE WAY WILL COMMUNICATE PRACTICE CHANGES (ie: for inclement weather, pool temperature). I encourage your swimmers that have access to remind, sign up for their own remind accounts. Please note that I don't respond back to remind messages. If you have questions, please email Robyn Ficalora
Share pictures your social media: #cudas2019
cuda buddies
This is an OPTIONAL program for 13u and 6u swimmers who are paired up to support each other!
If you are interested in participating here is the signup genius or for more information
THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS 4/26. WE STILL NEED OLDER SWIMMERS.
How many Volunteer Shifts do we need this year?
Please note that this will not be final til registration and drops are complete.
positions still needed
- Board position-Volunteer Coordinator
- Chair position-Volunteer chair
- Chair position-Ready Bench Leads-new chair position this year. We want 2-4 experienced people to run the ready bench during our 3 home meets
- Officials-Head Timer and Stroke & Turn
NWAL Officials
We are looking for 4 more officials this season. The training only takes a few hours and is free.
Please contact Nick Hopper at 281-741-1055 or nhopper1@hotmail.com for more details and how to register for training.
Mark your Calendar
- 5/2 & 5/3 Time trials @ the main Bridgeland Pool only-no practice
- 5/3 Last day to drop for a refund, minus $10 for the team shirt
- 5/6 Team pictures, no practice
- 5/10 Pep rally-no practice
- 5/11 Swim meet v. Wortham (away)
- 5/18 Swim meet v. Coles Crossing (home)
- 5/25 Swim meet v. Fairfield (away)
- 5/27 Memorial Day-no practice
- 5/30 Last day of school-no practice
- 5/31 Pep rally-no practice
- 6/1 Swim meet v. Stonegate (home)
- 6/2-6/3 Summer Thunder invitational (qualifying times needed)
- 6/8 Swim meet v. Woodlands (home)
- 6/10 Team party @ the main Bridgeland pool
- 6/15 Bye week-no meet
- 6/21 Pep rally-no practice
- 6/22 Championship meet
- 6/24 Awards Ceremony
- 6/29 & 6/30 RWB & Ponderosa Invitationals (qualifying times needed)
PLEASE WATCH YOUR CUDAS & LITTLE SIBLINGS!
Although most of the kids playing around the pool are on the swim team and reasonably good swimmers, we request parents watch their kids. Even the best swimmer can struggle if they accidentally fall into the water.
It is very tempting for younger children to splash in the water around the diving boards or near the steps, but this is dangerous and not allowed during swim team practices and swim meets. Only registered swim team participants should be in the water and only during their designated practice time.
If your child is waiting for their practice to begin and wants to play ball, they must use the grassy area outside the fence between the pool and the playground equipment. Not only is it a larger area, but it is safer as well. Footballs, frisbees, and other sports balls are not allowed inside the pool area during practice and swim meets. We have had incidents in the past where parents and children have been hit.
Please keep your children from pulling the bark off the trees and removing the mulch at the base of the trees. The team is responsible for any damage to the landscaping around the pool area.
Climbing on the fence around the pool is not allowed. If you or your child need something outside the fence perimeter, please exit the pool area through the main pool gates to retrieve it.
We really want to keep practices open, meaning non-swimmers can be inside the gates during practice. However, if we have people that are not following the rules, we will have to do a closed practice. This means the only people allowed inside the pool gates during practice will be the coaches and swimmers in the current practice. All others would have to sit outside the gates.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please feel free to contact the Board of Directors at board@swimcuda.com
Thanks for your help with this!
RULES & REMINDERS FOR PARENTS AND SWIMMERS
As swim team practices begin, we need everyone's assistance in order to make efficient use of time and have a successful season as a result.
- The pool, activity center and surrounding areas are no smoking (including vape) areas.
- Alcoholic beverages may not be openly consumed in and around the pool area, including Festival Park and the Activity Center.
- BBST has a zero tolerance policy for bullying. Any behavior determined by the Board of Directors to be bullying will result in the dismissal of that swimmer or family from the team without a refund. This includes swimmers, siblings, parents and other adults and children at practices, pep rallies, special events, or meets.
- Pets are not allowed in the pool area (except for Service Animals wearing the proper identification).
2019 Bridgeland Barracuda sponsors
Cuda Families, we encourage you to show your support of these businesses as a thank you for their contributions to our swim team.
Go Cudas!
Title sponsor
Charles E. Dyer IV
Gold sponsors
Creed Orthodontics
grovewood dental
Bahama Buck's
silver sponsors
S&W Machine Shop
Community Self Storage
Stacy Walton
Texas Terrapins Swim Team
CyFair Swim Club
The Goddard School
Code Ninjas
Bronze sponsors
Orange Leaf
Villa Sport
thank you to our 2019 butterfly sponsors
Contact us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the Bridgeland Barracuda Swim team, please feel free to contact the Board of Directors, Board@swimcuda.com. For individual board members, see the BBST website.