Hood Hammerheads

Pups

Practice Schedule:

Pups practice is during the regular season only (no preseason practice).

Placements help us find the best lane for your pup and are held subject to FCPS's last day of school. Pups practices are only held in the mornings. Pups may not attend evening practice unless they are moved to the competitive team.

• Tentative Evaluations 6/1710:30-11:15
• Tentative Practice Monday-Thursday from 6/17 through 7/23 from 10:30-11:15
• No practice 6/24 (team picture day), 6/25, 7/4
• Makeup practices are typically not held except under extraordinary circumstances

Competitive Team

Practice Schedule:

Preseason (all swimmers must be registered and paid prior to entering the water) - NO Pups:

• 5/23: 12-1 PM 11 yrs & under, 1-2 PM 12+ yrs
• 5/24: 12-1 PM 11 yrs & under, 1-2 PM 12+ yrs
• 5/25: 12-1 PM 11 yrs & under, 1-2 PM 12+ yrs
• 5/27: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water
• 5/28: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water
• 6/1: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water
• 6/3: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water
• 6/4: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water
• 6/6 limited coaching staff available
• 12-1 PM 10-12 yrs (independent in the water)
• 1-2 PM 13+ yrs (independent in the water)
• 6/7: limited coaching staff available
• 12- 1 PM new swimmers 10 yrs and under NOT swimming year-round with a club team who are independent in the water
• 1-2 PM returning 10 yrs & under swimmers independent in the water + new 10 yrs & under swimmers who are current members of year-round club teams
• 6/8: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water
• 6/10: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water
• 6/11: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water
• 6/15: 8:15 PM-9:15 PM open to all competitive swimmers who are independent in the water 

Regular Season:

• Dates are subject to the last day of school for FCPS
• 6/17-7/17:
  • Monday-Friday mornings (9:30-10:30 AM 11 and under; 10:30-11:30 AM 12 and older)
  • Tuesday 8:15-9:15 PM (all ages)
  • Thursday 8:15-9:15 PM (all ages)
• All Stars Week (7/20-7/24): mornings, but groups may be combined
• No practice 6/24 (team picture day), 6/25, 7/4
• Makeup practices are typically not held except under extraordinary circumstances
• Swimmers may attend a maximum of 5 practices per week

The league's inclement weather policy is that we practice and compete if it's raining.

In the event that we have thunder/lightning when your child's practice is scheduled, practices will be cancelled (I'll send an email out as soon as I hear). Use your judgment before leaving home.

For meets, if you wake up and it's raining and an email hasn't been sent out, the meet is scheduled to go on as planned and we expect you to be there. If, while we're at the meet, thunder/lightning starts, we stop the meet for the required time (around 30-45 minutes) to see if we can continue. If it is raining hard with no thunder/lightning we still go on unless the visibility of the drain in the pool is obstructed. The stopping of the meet or a postponement, is called by the Pool Operator on Duty, not the Team Reps or coaches. Do not leave the meet without speaking to Coach Hayley!

If we have begun the meet and have to completely stop, here's what happens... If we have passed the first half of the meet (end of event #34), the two teams have the choice of calling the meet at that point "finished" or (if it's a close one) we can also choose to do a "make up meet" during the week. If we have not passed the half way point, we will have to schedule a make up day that both teams agree on to complete it. If that happens, we have to keep our same line up, we cannot add swimmers that we not on the original entries for that meet.

We will post on Facebook a notice if a cancellation is happening and send out emails through SwimTopia and the alternative distribution list I send from my personal email. Again, If you have not received an email or you don't see it on Facebook, we expect our swimmers/volunteers to show up.