Hello Mini-Rapid Families!

Here are the details on the Mini-Rapid evaluations, "Splash Arounds" and some other important information.

• Mini-Rapid Evaluations will take place on June 13th and June 14th!
• HERE is the link to the Signup Genius.  
• If you can't make one of the times, or the timeslots all get filled up, PLEASE don't panic.  Coach Caroline and the coaches will be monitoring all the kids and putting them in the right groups the first week of practice.  
• Coach Caroline is going to assign each Mini-Rapid a group, which is going to be the name of a fish, by skill level. (example: minnow, goldfish, barracuda, etc.)  We'll let you know your kid's group either at of before the first morning practice on June 17th.  Please work with your kids to learn the group name they are in, which will make the beginning of practice go a little quicker.  
• As your child progresses, they might be moved to a new group OR the entire group might just start getting more advanced together.  
• We are also conducting several "Splash Arounds" with coach Caroline and some of the Junior Coaches.  A "Splash Around" is simply a time to get in the water with some of the coaches, get comfortable and meeting new friends.  Your kids can attend as many or as few of the "splash arounds" as they like for as long as they like, it's completely optional. (But should be a lot of fun!) 
  
  We do recommend kids who are new to swim team altogether to attend one of them so they see a  face they recognize during practice. 
  
  There's no reason to RSVP, just come! A coach will have a "Splash Around" sign so if you don't know the coaches, you can find the group. 
  
  Here are the times of the Splash Arounds.
  • Tuesday June 4th: 5:00-5:45pm ** Tomorrow!
  • Friday June 7th: 5:00-5:45pm
  • Sunday June 9th: 2:00-2:45pm
  • Tuesday June 11th: 4:00-4:45pm
• Mini-Rapids are invited to ALL Rapids Social functions! We want all of our swimmers age 4 through 18 to feel part of the team.  This includes the Fun Friday breakfasts, Friday evening pep rallies, July 4th float building, the end of season Banquet and anything we come up with during the season.  
• Mini-Rapids will be included in some way in the first ever Rapids Olympics on Monday July 8th at 6pm.  We don't know exactly what that's going to be, but Mini's should plan on coming and having fun with the team! Stay tuned for more information on this.  
• Swim Lessons: If you want to supplement the Mini Rapids program with Swim Lessons, either talk to any coach directly to organize lessons with them, or email [email protected].

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out and ask! We look forward to seeing your Mini Rapids in the pool starting tomorrow!

Your Team Reps

- Mandy, Noelle and Shaq