
Weekly Mailer
December 27, 2018 |
We hope everyone had a great Holiday break.
We are very excited to see everyone back on the pool deck tomorrow
morning at 8am. Please look over next weeks practice schedule as it
is not a normal week. Also make sure to get signed up for Zone 3
Winter Championships as this is a team scored meet and we need all
qualified swimmers attending. Don't forget to mark your calenders,
our Holiday Party is on Saturday, January 12th from 10am-1pm in
American Canyon.
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
GET SIGNED UP
FOR ZONE 3 WINTER
CHAMPS
The Zone 3 Winter Championships Meet is
still OPEN for entries. Get signed up if you
haven't already. The meet will close when maximum entries
have been hit. See "Upcoming Meets" section below for more meet
details.
NO PRACTICE - Tuesday
Jan 1st
There will be no practice Tuesday January 1st. We hope
everyone hass a fun and safe New Years Day. See you back on the
pool deck on Jan 2nd.
VJO HELPS FEED THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS - Dec 30th 4-6:30pm
More Volunteers
Needed!
We
still needed 12 more volunteers for this Sundays Feeding the Hungry
and Homeless. Please click on the link below to sign up.
This Sunday, December 30th from 4-6: 30pm come
help VJO give back to the community. We need 15-20 VJO
swimmers to help out with the "Sparrow Project" and feeding the hungry and homeless. This will take place at the
1st Baptist Church in Vallejo. Our swimmers will help set
up, help serve food, and help clean up. This is a
great way for our swimmers to get involved in their community.
Swimmers can also count this toward their community service
requirements for school. Swimmers under the age of 11 need to
have a parent helping them. If you wish to leave while your
child is volunteering, please make sure to leave your child with
another parent. This is NOT a VJO practice and children are
NOT under the supervision of VJO coaches. Thank you!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
Date: December 30th 2018
Location: 1st Baptist Church, Vallejo ( 2025 Sonoma Blvd, Vallejo, CA)Number of Volunteers: 15-20 people (swimmer under 11 yrs need parent to help)
Time: 4-6: 30pm
WINTER TRAINING CAMP
SCHEDULE
Dec
29th - Jan 5th
December 21st -
28th – NO PRACTICE (Winter
Break)
Saturday Dec
29th (All Groups)
Hammerheads 1 & 2
Groups 8-9:00
Leopard & Mako Groups
-
8-9:30am
Junior & Senior Groups
-
8-10am
Masters
8-10am (any
time)
Monday Dec
31stt
Hammerheads 1 & 2 Groups
8-9:00am
Leopard & Mako Groups
-
8-9:30am
Junior/ JR2 & SR Groups
8-10am & 4:00-6:00pm
Masters
8-10am (any
time)
Tuesday Jan
1nd - NO PRACTICE
Wednesday Jan
2nd
8-10:30am
– “New Year’s Challenge
Set”
Any VJO swimmer that is up for the
Challenge
is welcome to attend this
practice.
Masters
8-10am (any
time)
Hammerheads 1
Group
5:30-6:15pm
Hammerhead 2
Groups
6:30-7:30pm
Leopard & Mako Groups
6:00-7:15pm
Junior & Senior Groups
4:00-6:00pm
(Sports Psychologist Guest
Speaker 4-6pm. Not getting in water.)
Masters
6-7pm
Thursday Jan
3rd
Hammerheads 1
Group
5:30-6:15pm
Hammerhead 2
Groups
6:30-7:30pm
Leopard & Mako Groups
6:00-7:15pm
Junior/JR2 & SR Groups
4:00-6:00pm
Friday Jan
4th
Hammerheads 1 Group
5:30-6:15pm
Hammerhead 2
Groups
6:30-7:30pm
Leopard & Mako
Groups
6:00-7:15pm
Junior/JR2 &
SR Groups
8-10am & 4:00-6:00pm
Masters
8-10am (any
time)
Saturday Jan
5th
Hammerheads 1 & 2
Groups 8-9:00
Leopard & Mako Groups
8-9:30am
Junior/JR2 &
SR Groups
8-10am
Masters
8-10am (any
time)
“New Year’s
Challenge Set”
January 2nd, 8-10:30am
Our New Year’s Challenge this year is 10,000 yards
long. The challenge is to complete as much of the 10,000 yard
workout as you can in the 2.5 hour time period. Any VJO swimmer
that is up for the Challenge is welcome to attend this practice.
There will be a prize for the swimmers that completes the
set.
HOLIDAY PARTY
BRUNCH
The holidays aren’t over
yet! Let’s celebrate the new year
together over breakfast.
Come join us for a morning of
family fun with breakfast goodies and team building activities.
There will be prizes for the winners. PLEASE plan to bring
some food to share
WHEN: Saturday, January 12th
WHERE: 477 Canyon Creek Rd. American
Canyon, CA
TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00
p.m.
POTLUCK
DETAILS
A
– G Breakfast Sides (Bacon, Bagels, Muffins,
etc.)
H
– S Breakfast Main Dishes (Casseroles, Eggs,
Waffles, Pancakes, etc.)
T
– Z Drinks (Hot Coco, Juice, Cider, etc.)
WHITE ELEPHANT
AUCTION
The White Elephant Auction is a VJO
tradition, bring a gently used item from home that might be of
interest to another. We will auction it off to the highest bidder
and the proceeds will go to a local charity.
*We
will also have a gingerbread-making contest*
RSVP - Please place RSVPs in Raymond file
folder by Jan 9th 2019
HOW TO ORDER A TEAM SUIT OR TEAM
PARKA?
If you missed our last Team Suit Fitting Day don't worry, you
can order team suits, parka's and other VJO team gear at any
time. Just take an order form down to Making Waves Swim Shop
in Walnut Creek and you can place an order at any time. Make sure
you try on a team suit first. Order forms for team suits, team
parka's and team gear are attached below. Order Forms can also
be found on our team website and at the pool.
*** VJO Team Suits are
required at ALL SWIM MEETS***
UPCOMING
MEETS:
2019 ZONE 3 WINTER
CHAMPIONSHIPS
***STILL OPEN FOR
ENTRIES***
January 19-20th 2019
The Zone 3 Winter Championships Meet on January 19-20 is NOW
OPEN for entries. The meet will be a trials and finals meet
this year and will be held at the indoor Santa Rosa Junior College
Pool. It will be run similar to REAL Championships where the
top 16 swimmers will come back and swim in the
afternoon for points. This is our team Championship Meet
for the Winter season. It is also a team scored meet, so we
need ALL qualified VJO swimmers attending. All swimmers
must meet the Zone 3 Champs qualifying times. Click on the
link below to view qualifying times.
ENTER
ONLINE: http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/Z320190119
LOCATION:
Quinn Swim Center, Santa Rosa Junior College (1501 Mendocino
Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA )
TRIALS /
FINALS: This year the Zone 3 Winter Championships
will be run as a Trials/Finals Meet. This means that the top
16 swimmers will come back in the evening to swim again for
points in finals. All 9 and over events are trials and finals. All
8 & Under event will be timed finals and will only swim in
the morning.
DEADLINE: Wed, January 9th 2019 (or when
meet fills)
TIME: Arrive at 7:15am each day.
Warm-ups will start at 7:30am and the meet will start at 9am each
day
EVENTS: Enter
your 3 best events each day. Swimmers must meet the qualifying time
to enter each event. This is a championship meet and we are
going for points. If you have questions on what events to enter,
talk to your coach.
RELAYS: There
will be relays at this meet. All swimmers will be entered in relays
unless coaches are notified otherwise.
HOTEL
ROOMS: We will be booking a block of hotel rooms in
Santa Rosa as the meet is trials and finals this year and will be
running later into the evening. We will send out hotel info as
soon as possible.
TEAM DINNER:
We will be going out to dinner as a team on Saturday night.
2018
WINTER SCHEDULE
DECEMBER
Dec 21-28 - NO PRACTICE (Winter
Break)
Dec
29 - Saturday Practice (All
Groups)
H1 & H2 8:00-9:00am
LS & MS 8:00-9:15am
JR/JR2/SR 8:00-10:00am
Dec
29 - Jan 5th - Winter Training Camp (Combined
Practice Schedule)
JANUARY
Jan 1 - NO PRACTICE
(Happy New Year!)
Jan
12 - VJO Holiday Brunch
(10-1pm, 477 Canyon Creek AC)
Jan 19-20 - Winter Zone 3 Champs (Qualifiers,
SRJC) ***NOW
OPEN***
Jan 21 - NO PRACTICE (MLK
Holiday)
FEBRUARY
Feb 22-24 - VJO February Frost C/B/A+ Meet (
All Groups, Cunningham Pool)
Feb 25 - NO PRACTICE
(Meet Recovery Day)