Coaches’ Newsletter 7/15/2010
I hope everyone is having a invigorating summer and getting themselves ready for a great school year. I am excited to get started on fun and rewarding new year.
I just wanted to make sure you have all your paperwork ready to go for Captains’ week. If, over the summer, if you have misplaced the file folder of forms you received back in May, please download a new set from the main HPISD web site under the athletic banner, or check out our blog site at www.hphsswimming.blogspot.com and print them off. You may also stop by the athletic department and pick up any forms that you are missing. Remember the most important form I need to have the first day of captains’ week is your completed physical. This needs to be signed by your family physician so that you can participate in any physical activities during captains’ week and at the start of the school year.
As you come back and pick up your schedules, please check to make sure you were placed in the right course period for your group. If you have a question or notice a problem, please email me at colej@hpisd.org and I will confirm any changes with your counselor. Don’t panic if you’re placed in the wrong period; the counselors will get it changed quickly so that it doesn’t affect your academics. I do plan on swimming everyone the first week of school to assess your physical conditioning and to adjust groups based on size, balance of male and female swimmers, stroke technique, and general level of conditioning from over the summer.
I hope everyone will come back in shape to start training for the upcoming season; we plan on doing some extensive running and dry lands early in the season, harder than we’ve done before. So be ready to work.
Finally, if you have any questions about suits, equipment, or any other general questions, talk with your Captains - they will be happy to help in any way. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone next month.
Coach Cole
