Spfld Newsletter/Practice Schedule June July 4-11, 2022
Academy Bullets Springfield - Stronger Together!
Practice Schedule – June 27-July 4
The single most important factor for continued improvement is consistent practice attendance!
Monday – July 4 - Happy Independence Day/ 4th of July!
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – 8:30-9:30 am Dryland at Lincoln Park/Nelson Center (with treats after practice)
Silver II - 8:30-9:30 am Dryland at Lincoln Park/Nelson Center (with treats after practice)
Gold - 8:30-9:30 am Dryland at Lincoln Park/Nelson Center (with treats after practice)
Tuesday – July 5 - Springfield Bullets Intrasquad Meet at Eisenhower Pool
Bee Bees - No Practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I - No Practice
Silver II- 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson
Gold - 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson
Wednesday – July 6
Bee Bees – No Practice
IncrediBullets – 5:15-6:00 pm at Nelson Center
Bronze - 5:15-6:00 pm at Nelson Center
Silver I – 5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson Center
Silver II - 5:15-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Gold - 5:00-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Thursday – July 7
Bee Bees – 5:00-5:40 pm at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 5:00-5:45 pm at Eisenhower
Bronze – 5:00-5:45 pm at Eisenhower
Silver I - 5:30-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:30 pm, Swim 5:45 pm)
Silver II- 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:00 pm, Swim 5:30 pm)
Gold - 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:00 pm, Swim 5:30 pm)
Friday – July 8 - Water Slide Friday - Champaign Illinois Open Meet
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze - 5:15-6:15 pm at Nelson
Silver I – 5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson
Silver II - 5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson
Gold - 5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson
Saturday – July 9 - Champaign Illinois Open Meet
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – No Practice
Silver II - No Practice
Gold - No Practice
Sunday – July 10 - CCMY/HEAT Illinois Open Swim Meet
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – No Practice
Silver II - No Practice
Gold - No Practice
Monday – July 11
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – 5:15-6:15 pm at Nelson Center
Silver I -5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson Center
Silver II – 5:15-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Gold – 5:00-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Practice Changes This Week
Tuesday, June 5 - All groups - No evening practices due to Springfield Bullets Intrasquad Meet at Eisenhower Pool
Thursday, July 7 - Silver I, Silver II, Gold - No morning practices. (Evening practices will still be running)
Friday, July 8 - Silver II, Gold - 5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson
Saturday, July 9 - All gorups - No practice due to Illinois Open swim meet
Springfield Bullets Intrasquad Meet # 1 - Tuesday, July 5th at Eisenhower Pool
Our first intrasquad meet of the summer will be on Tuesday, July 5th at Eisenhower Pool. Warm-ups will begin at 5:00 pm with the meet starting at approximately 5:30 pm. This is a low key, fun meet that allows our swimmers to practice swimming in meets with their friends/teammates. This meet is open to all of our swimmers in all practices groups - Bee Bees, IncrediBullets, Silver I. Silver II and Gold. We highly encourage all of our swimmers to participate in this fun meet. You can still register for the meet HERE .
Note - We will need parent assistance timing at this meet. You can volunteer when you show up at the pool. Thank you.
Warm-ups - 5:00 pm
Meet Starts - 5:30 pm
Questions? Please contact coach Jeff at j.skeels@academybullets.com
Reminder - Swim Meets Added to the Schedule
Please see the meet schedule below for meets we have added to our meet schedule. Note that these meets are open to swimmers in all practices groups - Bee Bees, IncrediBullets, Bronze, Silver 1, Silver II and Gold. These meets will provide all of our Springfield Bullets’ swimmers additional opportunities to swim in low pressure meets in Springfield (intrasquad meets) and in Decatur (Turbo Turtle meet August 15). We encourage all of our Springfield Bullets’ to swim in as many of these meets as they can. REMEMBER - Meets are an important component for your swimmer and for our team as a whole.
July 5 - Intrasquad Meet at Eisenhower Pool Warmups 5:00 pm Meet Starts at 5:30 pm - Click HERE to register.
July 12 - Intrasquad Meet at Eisenhower Pool Warmups 5:00 pm Meet Starts at 5:30 pm - Click HERE to register.
July 26 - Intrasquad Meet at Eisenhower Pool Warmups 5:00 pm Meet Starts at 5:30 pm - Click HERE to register.
August 14 - Turbo Turtles End of Summer Meet at Decatur Country Club Warm-ups 8:00 am Meet Starts at 9:10 am - Click HERE to register. (Sorry for any confusion - apparently this meet has been listed with differing dates. The correct date is Sunday, August 14th)
CCMY HEAT Illinois Open Meet - July 8-10, Champaign, Il
The CCMY Heat Illinois Open meet is this weekend in Champaign Illinois. Bullets’ team entries can be found HERE The updates and reminders sheet will be sent out later this week. Additional information can be found on the Bullets’ meet page HERE and on the host team’s meet website HERE
Water Slide Practice - Friday, July 1st
On Friday, July 1 we will have a special water slide practice at Nelson Center. Swimmers will be allowed to use the water slide the last 15 minutes of their scheduled practice time. Be sure to attend practice on Friday - This was a huge hit when we did this a couple weeks ago,
REMINDER - Stay Hydrated - Bring Water Bottles to Practice
It is always important for our swimmers to stay hydrated but I want to remind everyone of the urgent importance during the heat we are currently experiencing. All swimmers should be bringing water bottles to practice each day filled with cold water. Please put your name on the water bottle so it is easily identified by your swimmer. Also, no sharing of water between swimmers as we don’t want to share any potential sicknesses.
New Swimmers Always Welcome - Invite Your Family and Friends to Join Our Team
Know anyone that might be interested in joining our Bullets’ family? We accept new swimmers throughout the year and right now is a great time to join. Please pass our information on to family and friends and have them fill out our new interested swimmer form HERE . They can also get information from our new swimmer information sheet HERE We always accept new swimmers.
We also are hosting new member tryouts/placements every Thursday at 6:00 pm at Eisenhower Pool. If they cannot come on Thursday, please have them contact me by email at j.skeels@academybullets.com to arrange for another day/time.