Mavs Swim & Dive Booster Club meeting Minutes – March 4, 2019

Attendees: Coach Foss, Coach Carter, M. Harris, D. Hess, H. Freeman, J. Wilson, B. Wilson, J. Moran, E. Crowley, E. Buchanan, AM Escherich, K. Mashburn, K. Shomper

Agenda:

1. Banquet update- Venue of Fern Bluff community center is set, senior parents will need help with set up and tear down of chairs and tables. Food- Bates & Scruggs families have put together a BBQ menu. Patrick has asked teammates about desired side dishes (catered). Price will be $12 per person. Will need RSVP’s from all families 2 weeks in advance. Most likely will be a Google form. Money for BBQ in check or cash form will be turned in to Foss. Team members’ meals will be covered (swimmers, managers, coaches). Senior parents are organizing cakes, decorations, etc. Debbie is hosting a planning meeting, Tuesday evening at her house for senior parents. Shelley Kurgan (former Mavs parent)  is again helping consult and create decorations for our banquet.

2. Executive Board members for next year: all positions – president, vice president, treasurer, and secretary are open for next year. Interested persons should contact Kara Shomper or Anita Frey with position interested in. They will update with names at next booster meeting. Voting (ballot) will take place at banquet.

3. Training season- If below freezing in the a.m., no practice. No practice Tuesday or Wednesday (SAT day) this week. A Days- 7:30-9:30- technique training/ no drylands. B Days- 6:30 – 8 – weight room at McNeil. This schedule will run to the first week of May. Seniors aren’t required to attend either day, but are always welcome. Seniors on A days, must make an appearance to Foss.

4. Swim Meet- We have the possibility of hosting a swim meet next fall at Waterloo. Mike Varozza has given Foss a contract and has outlined the type of help we will have to have as well as associated costs.  Would be about 10 selected teams or less. Most likely we will co-host with Round Rock (they have timing and computer equipment needed/ computer Rep). The Goal is to ensure that we will have the parent participation to host this and make it a smoothly run (well behaved) meet. We would also make some profit, even after splitting with RR.

5. Intra- squad meet- possibly looking into setting one up before the meet we host, in order to train parents, officials, etc. Foss is looking into the possibility of doing this during a regular morning practice. (at Waterloo).

6. No water polo this year. There was a lack of interest.

7. Team size next year. Foss has been talking with swimmers about securing their spot by continuing to train & work hard this summer. Only current juniors on the team are guaranteed a spot and will help at tryouts. There are only 7 seniors leaving and Foss has to keep our team a size to ensure safety in the water, the ability to coach and give attention where needed, and to fit on a school bus. Team size can grow a little, but no firm number set. The possibility of getting an extra lane at Waterloo is up to our athletic director (and Mike V., owner at Waterloo). It most likely is not a money issue, but rather an equity issue as director has to look at what all 5 high schools have access to. Foss will ask if the extra lane is a possibility.

Meeting adjourned at 7:00.