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Date: July 31, 2011
Subject: Sugarwood Stingrays - 2011 wrap up email
Sugarwood Stingray Parents
What a great year end party at Mcfee Park. For those of you that were not
able to join the team it was great to reflect on the 2011 season, give
thanks to everyone that made 2011 so special, eat lots of food, have plenty
of room to spread out, and send Coach Stephanie out in style. I am looking
forward to 2012 swim season and I hope your family is also. The team and
organization is the strongest it has been since I have become president four
short years ago.
Something you may not know, but if all of our swimmer return next year, our
swimmer age groups will have the following totals.
21 - 8 and unders
29 - 9/10's
28 - 11/12's
23 - 13/14's
27 - 15 and ups
now all your family has to do is swim in 2012. I am excited about all our
age groups, but 27 senior swimmers will be fun to watch next year. I want
you to continue to bring in those great families to the stingray nation.
Also encourage your swimmers to recruit their friends to see how much fun we
have.
Financially the organization was able to put about $300 in reserve to take
on some of those replacement cost items like new lane lines.
Many of you have asked about the open head coaching position and whether I
had someone in mind. The new head coach will be announced sometime in March
2012 when the SWSR board of directors has reviewed and agreed upon which
candidate is the right choice. Many of you have emailed me possible
candidates and this is EXACTLY what we want. The Stingray Nation is all of
us put together and I cannot know all the possible candidates out there, but
collectively we can find them. Many of you are in relational circles that
can help SWSR get the next great head coach for the swim team.
With every set of new challenges come opportunities that may have not
normally reveled themselves. I am excited about 2012, as I hope you and
your swimmers are also.
SEE YA IN 2012
RAYS IN THE WATER
chet carbaugh
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Date: June 20,2011
Subject: 6/23 WORKER UPDATE ATTACHED
ATTACHED IS UPDATED WORKER SIGNUP FOR 6/23 HOME MEET.
DOUBLE CHECK YOUR SHIFT AND POSITION.
IF YOU HAVE A CHILD SWIMMING AND ARE NOT SIGNED UP - PLEASE PICK AN OPEN
POSITION AND EMAIL ME.
THANKS, MARY HELEN STORY
2011_SWSR_062311_HOME_meet_assignments_vs_RWST.xls
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Date: June 20,2011
Subject: dual meet 6/30 against GW
We have our 3rd dual meet at home next Thursday, June 30th against Gulfwood.
The meet is at home and it starts at 6:00 PM, our warm ups are at 5:00. I
would like ALL swimmers to be at the pool BY 4:40. This will give you time
to park, get into the pool area, and we can begin stretching.
Please respond to this email by Monday, June 27th letting me know of your
intentions to swim or not.
--
Stephanie
"Courage is the mastery of fear-- not the absence of it." - Mark Twain
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Date: June 19,2011
Subject: Sugarwood Stingrays - What's up this week 6/20/11 thru 6/26/11
SUGARWOOD STINGRAYS
6/20/11 Monday SMI and CITY MEET Registration Form DEADLINE
6/20/11 Monday Regular Practice Schedule (By Color see website)
6/21/11 Tuesday Regular Practice Schedule (By Color see website)
6/22/11 Wednesday Regular Practice Schedule (By Color see website)
6/23/11 Thursday Pre-Meet swim 9am -11am (No lil Rays)
6/23/11 Thursday Meet #3 HOME SWSR vs ROBINDALE WOODS SWIM TEAM
6/24/11 FUN FRIDAY
6/25/11 SATURDAY Age Group Practice (see website)LAST SAT. PRACTICE
SWSR vs RWST swim meet timetable
3:00PM Parking attendants need to be position setting up cones & directing
vehicles
3:00PM Pool set-up begins outside the fence
3:30PM Pool Set-up begins inside the fence
4:30PM SWSR swimmers to arrive and CHECK-IN and receive purchased PHOTOS
5:00PM SWSR warm-ups
5:30PM RWST warm-ups
5:45PM First shift Workers meeting at Scorers tent
5:55PM National anthem, Swimmers prayer & team cheer
6:00PM Swim Meet Starts
9:00PM(or right after completion of swim meet) SWSR invades Sonic to
celebrate the Swim Meet
SWIM MEET REMINDERS
The paved parking is reserved for the disabled and Senior (65+) visitors.
Everyone is expected to parking in the grassy areas around the pool as
directed by our Swim Team Parking attendants. Also note it is important
that you back in your vehicle to the parking spot identified for your
vehicle by the parking attendant. Doing this will help with safety of
children and your leaving after the swim meet when it is dark.
The sand volleyball court is off limits, parents help police this area
during the swim meet.
Be on time or be early!!!!
Below is the list of people signed up to help SET-UP the Pool.
Mike Langford
Patti Muraskin
Aime Pearson
Michael Coker
Rhonda McCown
Norma Aranda
Heidi Whitehouse
Below is the list of people signed up to help TAKEDOWN the Pool.
Renata Farley
Greg Maine
Jim Byrd
Shanna Edkin
Swartwood
Peeke
Cain
ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO HELP BEFORE OR AFTER THE MEET ARE ALWAYS NEEDED.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
6/30/11 Thursday Meet #4 HOME (6:00 PM) Gulfwood Swim Team
7/02/11 Saturday NO PRACTICE
7/04/11 Monday PARADE – NO PRACTICE SWSR IS IN THE FARRAGUT PARADE
Please check out the swim team website for all kinds of good info at
www.sugarwoodstingrays.org
or Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=354738444997&ref=ts
RAYS IN THE WATER
Chet Carbaugh
388-8201
chet.carbaugh@charter.net
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Date: June 19,2011
Subject: RE: Sugarwood Stingrays - IMPORTANT DUE DATE - SMI and City Meet
Registration Forms and Fees. - THIRD AND FINAL NOTICE
Stingray Parents
Each year SWSR participates in the Smokey Mountain Invitational (SMI
7/9-7/10) and the GKAISA City Meet(7/22,7/23,7/24). These meets are
optional, however we like to encourage every swimmer to participate if they
can. These Meets are day long events with swimmers from all over the area
participating. SMI is a meet that year around swimmers do NOT participate
and City Meet includes year around swimmers. SWSR has a lot of fun at our
team tent as we hang out all day and cheer on the SWSR Swimmers
individually. Don't forget we have those relay shirts we wear at City Meet
for any qualifying relay.
The reason for this email is that the FORMS and FEES for the swimmers to be
entered into either the SMI, CITY MEET or both must be received by CHET
CARBAUGH or COACH STEPHANIE by the end of day MONDAY 6/20/11 or your
swimmer(s) will not be entered in either of these meets as you may
desire!!!!!! The form was in your Registration Packet and I have attached
it again in this email.
I have attached two spreadsheets that identify who I currently have FORMS
and FEES from to enter these meets. There are some that still owe some
moneys. Please review the enclosed attachments to make sure the information
is accurate. Any questions call or email me.
I have also sent this email out as a reminder to many of you who typically
have entered the SMI and CITY MEET in the past. If your swimmers name is
not on the attachments to this email YOUR SWIMMER IS NOT CURRENTLY ENTERED
in SMI or City Meet. Please review the attached.
AGAIN THE DEADLINE FOR ALL SWIMMERS WANTING TO BE ENTERED IN SMI AND/OR CITY
MEET IS 6/20/11 MONDAY!!!!!!!!!
FORMS AND FEES MUST BE TURNED IN BY 6/20/11 MONDAY!!!!!!
Don't miss out on the fun because you did not turn your form and fee in on
time!!!!!!!!!
RAYS IN THE WATER
CHET CARBAUGH
388-8201
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Date: June 17, 2011
Subject: Sat. 6/ 18 optional practice
Don't forget optional practice tomorrow... I will be working on flip turns
for all strokes for anyone who wants to come. 10 and unders are from 9-10
and 11 and up are from 10-11. This is purely optional!
A few side notes:
Don't forget if you have not yet responded about swimming Thursday's meet
with Robindale Woods, please do so! I have already started working on that
line up!
If you plan to swim Smoky Mountain in July, get that form filled out that
was emailed filled to you and turned in by Monday!
Again, great job last night, I was very proud of swimmers who stepped up
to help the team, my assistant coaches who were at both ends of the pool
encouraging all swimmers on every swim, and also those parents who stepped
up to fill roles to make the meet a Stingray success!!!
--
Stephanie
"Courage is the mastery of fear-- not the absence of it." - Mark Twain
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Date: June 17, 2011
Subject: Fox Den meet vs sugarwood stingrays
Stingray Parents
SWSR 397 FDCC 306.
Thanks to all the parents and swimmers that worked so hard during last nights
meet. I know hearing and communication during the meet was difficult on all
of us, but as the stingray nation alway does, we adapt and step above the
circumstances. Make sure you tell your Stingray Swimmers two things about
their TEAM this year. It has been 6 years since the SWSR has won it first
dual meet, and been undefeated. The second is that is has been over 7 years
since SWSR has scored 397 or more points in a dual meet. This is what TEAM
is all about.
If none of that seems to interest your stingray, then make sure they know I
have never seen so many Stingrays at Sonic than I saw last night!!!! Impressive
and Fun.
It takes all of the Stingray Nation (swimmers, coaches, and parents) to make
this thing called "summer swimming" fun so go ahead and jump on board.
GO STINGRAYS!!!!
RAYS IN THE WATER
chet carbaugh
388-8201
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Date: June 9,2011
Subject: change of time for SWSR mock meet - 6/11/11 set-up only
last minute change for the set-up of the mock meet so that we are not
setting up so early in the morning. We will be at the pool FRIDAY night at
8pm when the pool closes for an hour. If you have any time friday please
come to the pool and help us set the pool up for saturday morning. sorry
for the last minute notice. I will be at the pool at 7:30pm
thanks
chet
388-8201
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Date: June 9,2011
Subject: SWSR reminders about Saturdays mock meet - 6/11/11
Sugarwood Stingray Parents and Swimmers TIMELINE
Intra-squad/time trials swim meet timetable for SATURDAY (I know it is early
but work with me)
6:00AM - Pool unlocked and pool setup starts (concessions, parking
attendants, Pool set-up volunteers)
7:00AM - Swimmer Check-in (outside fence on east side of pool)
7:00AM - Parent Check-in (outside fence on east side of pool)
7:00AM - 7:30AM Individual picture taking (optional)
7:30AM - TEAM PHOTO - all swimmers to participate
7:45AM - Swimmers meet with coaches for meet training
7:45AM - Parent Workers meet with referee for meet training
8:00AM - Swim Meet Starts
11:00AM - Meet ends
11:00AM - NOON - Pool Takedown volunteers restore the pool to pre-meet
orientation
Top Ten Parent Reminders
1. Parents - Be on time it is vital to the team function.
2. Parking - park in the grass on the east side of the pool and follow the
parking attendants directions. DO NOT park on the subdivision streets or
the street leading to the pool.
3. Parents - Come to the meet ready to help. If your family has swimmers
swimming in the swim meet it is expected that a parent will be working one
shift of the swim meet. The stingray nation always participates as a team,
if it has been determined that swimmers have been dropped off at a swim meet
with no parent participation, the team will have to remove the swimmer from
the line-up and the swimmer will not be allowed to participate. Typically,
we do not have a problem with this but I do want to make sure the Stingray
Nation understands. Those parents willing to work double shifts are very
much appreciated and true to the stingray spirit of "stepping up" when
needed.
4. Parents - If you are a new family in the stingray nation this year,
please ask questions. Things move fast and can be confusing for anyone not
familiar with a swim meet event. Every family on the stingrays at one time
was new to the stingrays.
5. Parents - come ready to place your swimmers in the ready bench area when
it is their time to swim. If a swimmers misses an event it is NOT the
parent workers fault. The parent workers are there to help facilitate the
swim meet not find your swimmers.
6. Parents - prepare your swimmers to listen to the events being called and
teach them about the layout of the pool and were the ready bench is when
they hear their event being called to report to the Clerk of Course(Ready
Bench).
7. Parents (especially veteran families) pick out a new family and mentor
them.
8. Parents bring lots of patience everything will not run smoothly there are
always situations that develop that takes time to communicate, train, and
respond.
9. Parents during the mock meet try worker positions you may have never done
before if anything just to try it, this saturdays meet is to teach you as
much as to teach the swimmers what occurs during a swim meet.
10. Do what Stingrays do HAVE FUN AND SWIM FAST!!!!!!!
Summation
124 swimmers
64 families
128 parents
40 worker positions per shift to be filled
1 head coach
4 assistant coaches
1 meet director
1 president
Controlled Stingray chaos!!!!!!!
Stingray Nation has been doing this for 12 years so lets lets continue the
great tradition as TEAM.
Its a lot of fun when we all get on board and participate.
Just remember I got my start with STINGRAY NATION parking cars and I loved
that job. No position is to difficult to do as long as you are willing to
do something, which is what the Stingray Nation is all about.
RAYS IN THE WATER !!!
Chet Carbaugh
388-8201
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Date:June 8, 2011
Subject: DUAL MEET vs Fox Den
We have our first official dual meet next Thursday, June 16th against Fox Den
Country Club. The meet is at Fox Den's pool and it starts at 6:00 PM, our warm
ups are at 5:30. I would like ALL swimmers to be at the pool BY 5:10. This
will give you time to park, get into the pool area, and we can begin stretching.
Fox Den is only a mile or so west of Sugarwood as you drive on Kingston Pike,
so it is close!
Take first entrance into Fox Den and go left at stop sign. Follow this around
and it should take you to club house which is where the pool is located.
The address if you want to put in your GPS system:
Fox Den Country Club
12284 N Fox Den Dr, Knoxville, TN 37934
Please respond to this email by Monday, June 13th letting me know your intentions
to swim.
Theme for this meet: hats! Wear your favorite head gear; it can be a chef's hat,
pirate hat, a cowboys gallon hat, or even your favorite baseball hat... whatever,
but remember please look for stuff around the house, don't go out and buy something.
--
Stephanie
"Courage is the mastery of fear-- not the absence of it." - Mark Twain
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Date: May 10,2011
Subject: Sugarwood Stingrays - ADDING another registration time!!!!!!
Stingray Parents
I have gotten quite a few emails from stingray families that have conflicts
this saturday for registration. So I have added another opportunity for you
to get your swimmers registered for this years team. As follows:
5/13/11 Friday (kinda) Late Swimmer Registration & Parent Sign Ups (6PM-8PM)
at the Carbaugh Residence, 12401 butternut circle.
and
5/14/11 Saturday Late Swimmer Registration & Parent Sign ups (9AM – NOON) @
POOL
Any Questions email or call me
RAYS IN THE WATER
chet carbaugh
president
388-8201
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Date: May 10,2011
Subject: late registration
Hello Stingray nation!!! I want to first wish a 'belated' Happy Mother's Day
to everyone! It was a beautiful weekend to celebrate moms!!! This Saturday
is late registration and I am looking forward to seeing my Stingrays that I
have not yet reconnected with for this summer! Also, we will be starting
dryland soon and getting into the full swing of summer swimming.... I can't wait!!!
Have a great rest of the week and hope to see you Saturday!
--
Stephanie
"Courage is the mastery of fear-- not the absence of it." - Mark Twain
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May 8,2011
Subject: Sugarwood Stingrays - Reminder ... Late Registration Saturday 5/14/11
Stingray Parents
THE SUMMER SWIM SEASON HAS ARRIVED!!!!!!!!
REMINDER this saturday 5/14/11 is Late Registration 9am to Noon at the pool.
If your family / swimmers have not officially registered with the team you
need to make sure you get this done this Saturday. Your family is not going
to want to miss out on the 2011 Stingrays. Lots of fun, competition, and
controlled chaos.
BRING YOUR CHECK, HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION, CALENDAR, AND YOUR RAY
SMILE.
After this Saturday the team goes immediately into Dry land practices.
These practices help build team unity and help introduce this years new
swimmers to what is the "STINGRAY NATION". Also on Monday 5/16 after
drylands is when Coach Stephanie shares her coaching philosophy and Chet
Carbaugh shares the organizations purpose. This is a perfect opportunity
for parents to ask questions, understand the expectations, and meet other
great RAY families.
DATES OF INTEREST
5/14/11 Saturday Late Swimmer Registration & Parent Sign ups (9AM – NOON) @
POOL
5/16/11 Monday Dryland Practice – 5PM to 6PM – ALL AGES
5/16/11 Monday Parent Instructional and Coaching Philosophy Seminar (6:00
PM-8:00 PM)
5/19/11 Thursday Dryland Practice – 5PM to 6PM – ALL AGES
5/21/11 Saturday Swimmer evaluation – PLACE AND TIME (TBD)
NEEDS OF THE TEAM
-Register your swimmers !!!!!
-RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT!!!!
-Team fund raiser
-Meet Director(s), Referee, stroke and turn judges
NEEDED PARENT POSITIONS - If you have been with the Sugarwood Stingrays more
than two years. The team needs you to consider being a Meet Director,
Referee or Stroke and Turn Judge. These positions take a little more
training, but are VITAL to the success of the team. Please consider these
Needs of the team and let me know of your interest as soon as possible so
that I can get you lined up for the necessary training. If these positions
go unfilled the team is penalized and it is impossible to run a quality swim
meet.
FUND RAISING OPPORTUNITY - The organization is always considering ideas to
raise money for the team to help keep the registration cost down. This year
we have what could be an opportunity, however I need to know Swimmer and
Parent participation. This saturday 5/14 is our team registration, also on
this day 5/14 is the Sugarwood Neighborhood Garage Sale. A lot of
individuals will be in the subdivision looking to spend money. My thought
would be that this is a great opportunity to do a team Car Wash or to put
the team tent up and sell hot dogs / stuff. I will be running registration,
so I need know who would be willing to help and/or organize the efforts.
This needs to stay simple and raise funds from individuals not normally
associated with the stingrays. LET ME KNOW if your are interested in
helping.
Registration Fees this year per family.
$135 - first child
$125 - second child
$115 - third child
$50 - every additional child over 3.
SENIOR SWIMMERS REGISTER FOR $50.00!!!
Please check out the swim team website for all kinds of good info at
www.sugarwoodstingrays.org
or Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=354738444997&ref=ts
Any Questions email or call me
RAYS IN THE WATER
chet carbaugh
president
388-8201
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Date: March 30, 2011
Subject: STINGRAY NATION - REGISTRATION DATE CHANGES!!!!!
Stingrays Parents
We had to change the Registration dates for SWSR due to some schedule
conflicts. Please note the below changes!!!!!!
4/16/11 Saturday Early Swimmer Registration & Parent Sign ups (9AM – NOON) @
POOL)
5/14/11 Saturday Late Swimmer Registration & Parent Sign ups (9AM – NOON) @
POOL)
Registration Fees are different this this year per family.
$135 - first child
$125 - second child
$115 - third child
$50 - every additional child over 3.
SENIOR SWIMMERS REGISTER FOR $50.00!!!
Please check out the swim team website for all kinds of good info at
www.sugarwoodstingrays.org
or Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=354738444997&ref=ts
SENIOR SWIMMERS REGISTER FOR $50.00!!!!
so what should you do now????
-Register your swimmers as early as you can.
-RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT!!!!
-Let me know if you can hand out fliers in your neighborhood!!!!
On another note for all those that made it to the end of this email a new
Lil' Ray has joined the stingray nation. Momma Ray and Lil' Ray are doing
fine, and all the other carbaugh rays are excited.
RAYS IN THE WATER
chet carbaugh
president
388-8201
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Date: March 13, 2011
Subject: STINGRAY NATION
Sugarwood Stingrays
WOW WHERE DID WINTER GO? ... GLAD ITS GONE!!!!!
Now it is time to start thinking about RAY water and a RAY kind of
summer!!!!
I hope the past seven months have been great for you and your family. I
know I have missed the Stingray Nation for the past seven months and I am
looking forward to this summer. I hope you and your Stingray swimmers are
considering swimming this summer in the RAY pool. I have had families
inquiring about the sugarwood stingrays and many of them were referred to
the team by great families like yours. It is the Stingray families that make
our team quite special.
The Sugarwood Stingrays Board of Directors, Coach Stephanie and Assistant
Coaches have been planning a great RAY summer filled with FUN, centered
around the Sugarwood Stingrays.
Below are some significant dates to write down so you and your Stingray
swimmers don't miss out on this years 2011 team.
4/23/11 Saturday Early Swimmer Registration & Parent Sign ups (9AM – NOON) @
POOL)
5/07/11 Saturday Late Swimmer Registration & Parent Sign ups (9AM – NOON) @
POOL)
Please check out the swim team website for all kinds of good info at
www.sugarwoodstingrays.org
or Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=354738444997&ref=ts
SENIOR SWIMMERS REGISTER FOR $50.00!!!!
so what should you do now????
-Register your swimmers as early as you can.
-RECRUIT, RECRUIT, RECRUIT!!!!
-get ready because May will be here before you know it.
Any Questions email or call me and always remember
"ONCE A STINGRAY...ALWAYS A STINGRAY"
RAYS IN THE WATER
chet carbaugh
president
388-8201
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