Yuma Heat’s

 

News Splash

 

September 9, 2007

 

www.yumaheat.org

The Heat’s internet home is the place to go for complete team information !

 

 

Contact Information

651 E. 24th Street #12, Yuma, AZ 85365

928-580-7404

andersen@yumaheat.org

 

Apparel

Team Parkas ($160) and Team Swim Bags ($55) will be ordered this month (see the parka on the Equipment & Apparel page of the website). These items are custom made by TruWest in California and must be pre-ordered ! The deadline for orders will be Saturday, September 15 (at our first Mini-Meet). See Troy Maryniak or Virginia Cardinal for details.

 

As always, Troy has team suits, practice suits, and goggles available every day at the pool.

 

Meet Info

A preliminary schedule can be viewed on the NEWS!! page of our website. The early meets are solid … it get’s shakier as the season progresses (the Arizona calendar has not been approved beyond December). Complete meet information (when it becomes available) can be found on our Meets & Results page.

 

Below are the first competitions of the Fall Season. The swimmers will check-in on deck for the Mini Meet. To swim in the Goodyear meet, swimmers must complete the pre-registration form (available on the Meets & Results page of the website) and return it with their entry fee by Tuesday, September 18.

 

Mini Meet  

  • Saturday, September 15
  • Marcus Pool
  • 1:15 PM Warm Up … we should finish up around 4 PM
  • Deck entry
  • This is for EVERYONE !

 

Fall Season Opener

  • September 28-30
  • Southwest Valley YMCA, Goodyear
  • 8 & Unders will swim Friday evening … 5 PM Warm Up / 6 PM Start
  • 10 & Under, 11 & 12, and 13 & Overs will swim three sessions … Saturday AM (8 AM Warm Up / 9 AM Start), Saturday PM (1 PM Warm Up / 2 PM Start), and Sunday AM (8 AM Warm Up / 9 AM Start).
  • This is a No-Time-Standard (NTS) meet, which means it is open to everyone.
  • Entry deadline is Tuesday, September 18.

 

Board Notes

Many of our families might not know that the Heat has a Board of Directors ! Well we do, and they meet each month to handle the business end of the team. In an effort to keep everyone up to speed on what the Board is up to, a summary of the Board business will be included in the News Splash.

 

Your Board: Andy Gould (President), Ron Corbin (VP), Troy Maryniak (Development Director), Alison Keough (Registrar), Nancy Jones (Communications/Registrations), Virginia Cardinal (Apparel), Brad Edmondson, Vicky Tmm, and Allan Andersen (Secretary). Katie Edmondson is your Treasurer (while not a member of the Board, she is very important to the organization !).

 

September 4th

  • Jenny Hieber and Sheridan Osborn were approved as new member, replacing Rick Frabasilio and John Paul Plante.
  • The Fall Fund Raiser will be a Flea Market. Details will be released very soon. Alison Keough will heading up this event.
  • The Heat will host a Golf Tournament this year (most likely in April). Troy Maryniak is organizing a committee to run the tournament.
  • A Facility Development Committee will be formed to a) improve usage of existing facilities, b) develop plans to renovate existing facilities, and c) develop plans to build new facilities in Yuma.
  • The Heat has participated in the Veteran’s Day Parade and the November Craft Fair. We are looking for someone to organize these activities.

 

From USA Swimming

 

Why Should My Child Be a Swimmer?

1.       Swimming is an outstanding activity for young people.

2.     Swimming promotes fitness and teaches a child to strive for physical achievement. Many super-stars in other sports started out as swimmers and gained strength and coordination that helped them to excel.

3.     Swimming is an exciting individual and team sport.

4.     Swimming is a technical and specialized activity involving extensive skill development.

5.     Swimming is a healthy "lifetime" activity. Participants may be 1 or 101 years old.

6.      Swimming is relatively injury free in comparison to other youth sports.

7.     Swimming teaches the life lessons of sport and sportsmanship which include learning to deal with winning and losing, as well as working with officials, teammates and coaches.

8.     Swimming motivates participants to strive for self improvement and teaches goal orientation. 

9.     Swimming cultivates a positive mental attitude and high self-esteem.

10.  Swimming can prevent drowning.

Did you know?

Drowning is a leading killer of American children.

In ethnic communities, drowning rates are nearly three times the national average.

More than 30% of kids are at risk for obesity-related illnesses.

Swimming is a cure.