Rookies are usually 5 and 6 in age. Advanced 4 year olds and less advanced 8-10 year olds are also welcome.
Rookies must be able to at least earn a red band by doggie paddling or another attempted type of swimming.
They will learn starts off the blocks and all four strokes over the 4 week course.
First day of practice: Tuesday July 6th
Last day of practice: Thursday July 29th. This will be the Rookies Mini Meet.
The Rookies Mini-Meet will run from 8am-10am, then normal swim team will have a modified practice from 10-1. The pool will open at 1 pm on this day.
There will be two sessions; 9:00-9:30 and 9:30-10:00.
Each session will be capped at 8 swimmers for a total of 16 rookies.
The sign up sheet will be posted on the swim team bulletin board at KBGH on Saturday, June 18th and will be taken down on Saturday, July 3rd.
Those who sign up are committed to the team and must pay $40. They can turn in the check to a member of staff for the attention of the Swim Team Coordinator beforehand or give it to Coach Rachel on the first day of practice. Please make the check payable to KBGH Swim Club.
The first day will be a parents session from 9:00-9:15 for the 1st group and 9:30-9:45 for the second group. The swimmers will get in the water from 9:15-9:30 and 9:45-10:00, respectively.
There is a Valley Swim League 8 & Under Mini Meet on Saturday July 17th at Alburtis, that more advanced Rookies may want to participate in.
Rookies Calendar
This year we are using an online calendar that you can see in the right hand column.
There is a small version that you can see in the right hand column. You can see upcoming events, change the month and click on days to see the events. To view the full-size version you need to hold down the Shift Key and click on "See more events."
