Information Session
8/25/15
We are… South Forsyth!
Meet Our Coaches
 Head Coach
 Corinna Spurlock: cspurlock@forsyth.k12.ga.us
 Assistant Coach
 Paige Fairbanks: pfairbanks@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Meet Our Captains
 Jack Landrum
 Jordan Thomas
 Sam Steinmetz
 Micaela Bessette
How do I make the team?
 Attend time trials
 Club swimmers may give me times from club team
 Do you have previous swimming experience?
 If you swim with “age group”/ Senior 2 level, I would
like you to swim at high school practices
Upcoming Dates to Remember
 Sept. 8th - Registration Meeting in the evening for
parents and students
 Oct. 7th - Physicals due
 Oct. 19th - Time trials (9th graders or new to the team)
 Oct. 20th- 1st Day of Practice
 We will have a kickoff party the first weekend in the
season, and will be hosting spaghetti dinners
throughout the season.
Practice Schedule
 Practice Starts October 20th
 Monday 6:45am-7:30am Conditioning at SFHS Track
(weather permitting; conditioning ends after Holiday
break)
 Tuesday-Thursday 6:00am-7:15am at Cumming
Aquatic Center
Athlete Expectations
 You are a student-athlete, not an athlete-student. You must maintain
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satisfactory grades, attendance and attitude in all of your classes to
participate with a minimum of 2.5 grade point average.
Some of the meets will be capped this year so not all of the swimmers
will be able to participate in each meet. This is a varsity team so those
with the fastest times will be entered in those meets (tba).
90% attendance is mandatory for lettering consideration.
ALL CLUB swimmers must check in with Coach Spurlock at 8am on
Tuesdays after or during conditioning.
Club swimmers must attend at least 5 practices throughout the
season.
Deliberately skipping a meet will result in suspension from the team.
If another high school sport overlaps swimming at the beginning of the
season practices will not be mandatory until the prior sport has
concluded. (note needed from coach)
Practice Expectations
 Swimmers need to be in the water promptly at the
start of practice. Practices are only 1 hour 15 minutesevery minute counts!
 Keep open-lines of communication – with team
captain and coaches. Any negativity will be promptly
addressed.
Meet Expectations/Sportsmanship
 Swimmers must wear their team suits and their team caps – swimmers may wear their
fast skins and dome caps for the county and state meets.
 Know which events you are swimming and be on time to each event. IF YOU ARE
ENTERED INTO AN EVENT BUT MISS IT YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE COST OF
THE EVENT – USUALLY AROUND $5.
 Relays MUST be swum in the order designated by the coaches – the heat sheets will not
always be right
 Cheer for all of your teammates
 At the conclusion of each race, shake hands with the opposing swimmer next to you.
 Be on time for the busses to away meets. If you are late, you will be left behind.
 All athletes are required to be on the bus to and from designated meets. Buses will be
provided for the following meets:
 12/11 Tallulah Falls Winter Invitational
 County Meet
 State Meet
 In the event you absolutely have to go home with a parent – the parent must inform
Coach Spurlock. Last year several swimmers left without communicating this.
 As in practice, everyone stays to help clean up the pool; no one leaves until everything is
done!
Communication
 Follow us on Twitter @SFHSswimteam
 Sign up for Remind 101 Texts for all updated news.
 Text @sfhs-wwe15 to 81010 to receive alerts.
 Look us up on Facebook at SFHSSwim
 Once you register with Team Unify, go ahead and
“declare” all meets.
Dues
 $250, additional $25 for Senior Athletes
Handbook
 Is posted on our website. Please review.
Questions?!