Thank you families for your patience as we navigated afternoon practices this summer before school got out. For the rest of the season, our practices will be held in the morning prior to the pool opening. Just a reminder that the practice schedule is on the team website. You can find it by navigating to this link:

https://www.greenbriardolphins.org/practices

There are some items you need to be aware of for morning practices.

First of all, the pool is NOT OPEN at this time for anything other than swim team practice. This means the following areas are not to be used:

• The main pool wings, including steps
• The baby/wading pool
• The playgrounds
• The volleyball court
• The sidelot (pickleball and basketball courts)

Second, if you are at the pool with your non-swimming children waiting for your swimmers to finish practice, please keep them with you. It should go without saying that the last place children should be unobserved, regardless of swim skill level, is at a swimming pool with no lifeguards on duty.

Finally, once practice is over, please exit the pool through the side gate. Please do not stay on the pool deck after our last practice session ends at 10:30am as the pool does not open until 11:00am.  At 11:00am, when the pool opens to the membership, you may check in at the front desk to enter the pool.

Also related to morning practices, we have received a significantly higher than usual number of requests for swimmers to attend our Early Bird practice lane. We strongly encourage all swimmers to attend the practices that are intended for their age group (see schedule link above), but we do understand there are times when this may not be possible. Please be aware, however, that our Early Bird practice lane has limited space, and we may not be able to accommodate all requests. We also may not be able to accommodate all swimmer skill levels at Early Bird as the majority of our coaching staff are attending their own practice at this time. Do not assume your swimmer can drop-in for Early Bird. If your swimmer requires access to the Early Bird lane, the Google form to register for it is here:

https://forms.gle/EhUX2tANKLoGBUaE8

Thanks for your cooperation!

Dan & Rob