Spfld Newsletter/Practice Schedule July 25-Aug 1, 2022
Academy Bullets Springfield - Stronger Together!
Practice Schedule – July 25-August 1
The single most important factor for continued improvement is consistent practice attendance!
Monday – July 25
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
Tuesday – July 26
Bee Bees – No Practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I - No Practice
Silver II- 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson - No Evening Practice
Gold - 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson - No Evening Practice
Wednesday – July 27
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 28 - Springfield Bullets Intrasquad Meet (see below)
Bee Bees – No Practice - Spfld Bullets Intrasquad Meet
IncrediBullets – No Practice - Spfld Bullets Intrasquad Meet
Bronze – No Practice - Spfld Bullets Intrasquad Meet
Silver I - No Practice - Spfld Bullets Intrasquad Meet
Silver II- 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson AND Spfld Bullets Intrasquad Meet
Gold - 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson AND Spfld Bullets Intrasquad Meet
Friday – July 29
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 - 5:15-7:15 pm at Nelson
Gold - 5:00-7:15 pm at Nelson
Saturday – July 29
Bee Bees- 9:15-10:00 am at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 9:15-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Bronze - 9:00-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Silver I - 8:45-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Silver II - 8:00-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Gold - 8:00-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Sunday – July 30
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – No Practice
Silver II - No Practice
Gold - No Practice
Monday – August 1
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, July 26 - No Practice all groups
Thursday - No evening practices - Intrasquad meet instead (see info below)
Springfield Bullets Intrasquad Meet Moved to July 28
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have to reschedule this week's intrasquad meet to Thursday, July 28. Please see details below.
Springfield Bullets Intrasquad meet.
Date - July 28 (moved from July 26)
Warmups - 5:00 pm
Meet Starts - 5:30 pm
Meet Registration - If you have not already registered for this meet you may still do do HERE
Reminder - We will need parents to help time at this meet.
Movie at the Park
Wow, what a great time at the movie in the park last Friday. Thanks to everyone that joined us for this fun and exciting event.
Summer Season to Continue Through August - Fall/Winter Starts Sept 11
The summer season will continue through the month of August and we hope everyone continues to practice with us during that time. Our current practice schedule using both Eisenhower and Nelson Center pools will continue through July 31st. After that time the practice schedule may change as our pool contract has us swimming exclusively at Eisenhower after that time (more specific practice times/locations will follow) We also have the End of Summer meet in Decatur on August 14th which we encourage all of our swimmers to participate in.
Families will continue to be billed their monthly training fees for the month of August. Any families choose not to continue practicing with us during the month of August will need to send an email to Kelly Capen, our team adiministrator, at k.capen@academybullets.com.
Our fall/winter season will begin the week of September 11 and we hope everyone continues to swim with the team this fall/winter. We are currently working on all details of our fall/winter season (practice schedules, meet schedules, parties etc) and will have those to our families in the next couple weeks. We have lots of exciting things planned and hope your family joins in on the fun!
Have you registered for our upcoming meets?
The July 5th Intrasquad meet was a huge success. Our Bullets’ swimmers did a great job and everyone had a blast. We hope that more of our swimmers take advantage of the other meets we have on our schedule. These meets 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 14). We encourage all of our Springfield Bullets’ to swim in as many of these meets as they can. REMEMBER - Meets are in important component for your swimmer and for our team as a whole.
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.