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The 2010 - 2011 Shamrocks. Coach Dunworth…. Starting his sixth season as Head Coach of the Catholic Central program
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Coach Dunworth… • Starting his sixth season as Head Coach of the Catholic Central program • Led the Shamrocks to a 2nd Place Finish at the Catholic League Championships last season, along with winning the Schack Invitational (winning 16 of the 36 events), and taking 7 individuals to the Division I State Meet. • Has led teams to Six Michigan High School State Championships – including 3 in a row at Mercy! • Has been named “Coach of the Year” six times by the Michigan Inter-Scholastic Swimming Coaches Association • Has won seven straight Catholic League Championships and five Oakland Country Championships – and THREE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in his six seasons at Mercy • Captain of the 1978 University of Tennessee’s NCAA National Champions • Tennessee won the SEC Championship each year he was a team member • An Olympic Trial qualifier in the Backstroke and IM events
Our goal… To build a Swimming and Diving program (in and out of the water) that is respected by every high school, in the State of Michigan
A Partial Schedule of Events 2010 – 2011 Season
Great Lakes States Invitational @ Notre Dame Catholic Central will compete in The 2nd Annual – Great Lakes States Invitational • Saturday, January 22nd at the University of Notre Dame’s Rolfe Aquatic Center • Catholic Central will be representing the State of Michigan at this event • Representing the State of Ohio: Archbishop Moeller High School (Cincinnati) • Representing the State of Illinois and hosting the event this year: Loyola Academy (Chicago) • Representing the State of Indiana: TBD
Travel Meet @ University of Notre Dame Here are the specifics of this event – TENTATIVEfor the Team (NEED APPROVAL FROM CC) • Team will depart on a chartered bus to Notre Dame at NOON -- Friday, January 21st from the Catholic Central campus. • We will arrive at Notre Dame at approximately 3:15 PM – and will meet with Notre Dame officials at their Eck Visitor Center. We will be greeted to the campus, watch a ten minute movie and will then have a short tour of the campus. • A block of 20 rooms have been reserved for the team and coaches close to Notre Dame’s campus – and rooms have been blocked for parents – Final selection of the hotel is still TBD (we have blocked rooms at 2 different places-Comfort Inn, Jameson Inn). • A dinner for the team has been arranged that evening at Notre Dame’s South Dining Hall • The team will also have a breakfast at the hotel -- the next morning -- prior to leaving for MASS. • A team and fan MASS is scheduled for Saturday morning on Notre Dame’s campus for all four teams. • Swim Meet will be held Saturday early afternoon • The charter bus will leave Notre Dame for Catholic Central campus immediately after the meet.
Travel Meet @ University of Notre Dame Here’s what we’re looking to do - for the Parents: • We will be “selling” the extra seats on the 56 passenger charter bus @ $45 per seat. • We’ll have approximately 18 seats to sell. If we have more requests than seats, Senior Parents will have first priority, then Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen Parents. • We have reserved a block of rooms for CC Parents – once all the details are finalized, this information will be available on our team website and in a team email blast. • The Campus Tour begins at 3:15 PM at the Eck Visitor Center. Parents are invited. • Dinner for the Parents will also be at Notre Dame’s South Dining Hall. The price is still to be determined. It’s been voted the nation’s best college dining hall… • Those of you who are driving down to Notre Dame on Friday – and want to take part in the Campus Tour, be at the Eck Visitor Center (right next to ND’s Bookstore) by 3:15 PM • More information to come as we get closer to the event!
East Grand Rapids Invitational Catholic Central will make a return trip to the East Grand Rapids Invitational • Saturday, January 29th • Catholic Central will be competing against schools such as; • East Grand Rapids HS • Birmingham Groves HS • Holland HS • Etc. This Meet has been Cancelled due to conflict of dates
It’s our first home meet of the season… Let’s make itSPECIAL Let’s make it FUN And, let’sBEATBrother Rice.
A pancake breakfast after practice -- Saturday, February 26th The Parents Group will put on their annual Pancake Breakfast for the team after practice at Catholic Central’s Cafeteria We will need the following talents and items: • Cooks! • Food donations • Cooking utensils • Etc.
The Parents Group’s role… It’s quite simple -- we’re here to assist Coach Dunworth with any team activity he’d like our assistance with...PERIOD. OUR SOLE PURPOSE To make the Catholic Central Swimming & Diving team experience -- wonderful, fun and first-class -- for all involved.
How we’re organized… A Leadership Committee: Made up of any Parents who want to get involved. We’re looking for at least two Freshman families to get indoctrinated, for continuity… FRANKLY, WE’RE ALL ON THE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE!! Committees established: • Competition Committee: responsible for all activities of Parents during home meets at the Livonia Recreation Center/Mercy High School (Leaders: Baldus Family) • Training Table Committee: responsible for the scheduling and coordination of the proper feeding of our athletes after morning practice, before and after meets (Leaders: Karen Kowalczyk & Karen Semaan) • Welcoming Committee: responsible for all efforts to indoctrinate incoming and current Parents into the world of “swimming and diving” and the Catholic Central program. (Looking for Leaders) • Promotion / Communication Committee: responsible for the promoting of the Catholic Central Swimming & Diving program to the media, in-school, at meets -- team website, meet programs, cheat sheets, and official team apparel and accessories. (Leaders: Newman/Baldus Family) • Pep Rally Committee: responsible for the scheduling and coordinating of events for the Team and Parents during the season (Looking for Leaders) • Unities, other activities – see sign up sheet! • Banquet Committee: responsible for the scheduling and coordinating of the year end event. (Chabala/Semaan) • Yearbook Committee: responsible for the publishing of the team’s yearbook. (Leaders: Chabala / Semaan families) WE NEED ALL -- TO GET INVOLVED!!!
Our responsibility to this program… The Parents Group is a “VOLUNTEER” organization FYI: Everyone’s been volunteered! We know some can do more than others and that’s okay -- what’s not okay is not getting involvedat all!
We make it fun -- we really do! Here’s how we help out -- the basics: • Hosting our home swim meets (timers, admissions, etc.) • Feeding the boys and visiting team -- after our home meets • Planning, hosting or helping at the “motivation’s” for the team • Planning and facilitating our end of season celebration • Etc. If your son commits to morning practice: We share the responsibility to bring “breakfast” to the boys after each morning practice, before they head off to Catholic Central. A schedule is created -- along with a list of the “do’s and don’ts” of what to bring and what not to bring.
Parents Group Budget2010 – 2011 $175 / per Athlete: helps to pay for • Food for athletes at all home meets • Banquet costs / rental • “The Meet” • Senior night gifts • Pancake breakfast • Charter bus for swim team to Notre Dame • Team dinner/ hotel rooms at Notre Dame • ND miscellaneous (pool rental, officials, etc.) • Miscellaneous expenses ( catholic league fire-up party, unities, travel meets, etc.)
How we pay for all this! REVENUE EXPECTATIONS for 2010 – 2011 Season • Parent’s Group Fees • Sponsorships • Charter Bus Seats ND Meet • Ticket Sales at home meets
Official Sponsors -- Catholic Central Swimming & Diving • Gold Sponsorship - $ 275.00 (we have one so far!) • Lane Sponsor Sign • Framed Team Picture • CD of Swim Season • Advertisement in meet programs • Sponsor Announcement at all home meets • Website link • Silver Sponsorship - $175 • CD of Swim Season • Sponsor Announcement at all home meets • Website link • Bronze (Donation) Sponsor - gift donation (prizes) • Gift donation for ‘The Meet’ (We need 12 – one for each swim event) • Parents committee to approve donations • Donation sponsor will have company announced at ‘The Meet’
Apparel for 2010 – 2011 season • Team swim suit (brief style) • Team t-shirt and shorts • Team Swim Bag (Optional) • Swim Towel (Optional) (Team sweat suits are provided for the season) Optional Equipment for purchase(highly recommended) • Fins • Paddles • Kickboards • Pull buoy • Finis Snorkel • These Items are available @ Different Strokes w/significant discount given if you mention CC!
Questions and Answers… • How does my son get to practice during the school week? Answer: Catholic Central does not provide transportation to Mercy High School for practice. Options -- try to be nice to an upperclassmen who has a car and offer to pay gas money for a ride - or, you drive your son. • How do we get involved? (THE MOST ASKED QUESTION OF ALL TIME!) Answer: Just reach out to a Parent heading up a Committee. We promise to have a paper roster and “Cheat Sheet” created before Christmas that has all of the Athletes names -- with their Parents names, phone numbers and email addresses. • How long do the meets typically last? Answer: A dual meet typically lasts no longer than 90 minutes. They’re over quite quickly. The invitational meets: Great Lakes States Invitational, MISCA and the Championship meets: Catholic League and State Meet -- can last three to four hours, per session. • How do we keep track of what’s going on with the team? Answer: Coach Dunworth doesn’t believe in hand outs -- he believes the boys are “old enough” to pay attention at practice and translate important messages to their Parents. However, we do have a “website” -- www.ccswimteam.com -- that has plenty of updated information. Please visit your site. • Where can we buy practice suits, goggles, towels, etc., for our Son? Answer: You can buy them anywhere you want. Different Strokes has a Catholic Central team discount, if you choose to shop at one of their locations. Just be sure to ask for it!
Additional Questions and Answers… • Where do we practice and when? Answer: We practice at Mercy High School - Monday to Saturday. After school during the school week and Saturday mornings. Some swimmers are invited to swim on select mornings -- before school, during the week. Coach Dunworth will extend this invitation. Please note: we do practice during the Winter Break -- every day except for the Holidays and Sundays. The divers make other arrangements -- see Coach Dunworth. • When will practices begin? Answer: The official first day of practice is Monday, November, 22rd at Mercy High School’s pool -- 3:30 PM start. Practice typically runs until 6:00 PM. • Can we attend a practice to watch our son? Answer: No. The pool is off limits to all parents, no exceptions -- during practice. You can always stop in before or after practice -- just not during! • What will we need to purchase for our son to be on the team? Answer: There are only three items required to purchase: A team Speedo suit, team shorts and a team dry land t-shirt. Once you’ve purchased the team shorts and dry land t-shirt you don’t have to purchase them again for subsequent seasons. Official team apparel and accessories will be made available (for order/purchase) today and the first week of practice. Deadline: 12/8/09 • Where do we have our home meets? Answer: Catholic Central rents the Livonia Recreation Center’s pool for our home swim meets. Located off of 5 Mile Road, in Livonia and some home meets this year will be at Mercy High school. • Who do we write our checks to? Answer: Make all checks out to: Catholic Central Swim Team.
What you’ll find at the team website…www.ccswimteam.com • Updated Team news and information • Parents Only Section • Team Pictures • Team Calendar • Meet Schedule • Meet Results • Meet Driving Directions • Updated Current Best Times / Points -- for College Coaches • Qualifying Times / Points -- for Invitational Meets and State Meet • Links to other websites • Morning Food Schedule rotation for those boys swimming/lifting weights in the AM. • Team News/Press articles & links
Please put these dates on your calendar. • First Meet: Saturday, December 11th – Warrior Relays • Team Travel Meet to Notre Dame: Friday, January 21st and Saturday January 22nd • East Grand Rapids Invite: Saturday, January 29th - Meet Cancelled • “THE MEET” our first Home Meet: Thursday, January 27th • Oakland County Championships: Saturday, February 5th • MISCA: Saturday, February 12th • Senior Nite: Thursday, February 24th against U of D • Catholic League Motivation/Fire-up Dinner: TBD • Catholic League Championship: Friday, March 4th and Saturday March 5th • State Meet Motivation Dinner: Wednesday, March 9th • State Meet Diving Finals: Monday, March 7th • State Meet: Friday, March 11th and Saturday March 12th
