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Booster Club Meeting Minutes April 10, 2019

Booster Club Meeting Minutes

April 10, 2019, at the McNeil Swim and Dive Banquet

The following nominees were presented and voted on and have been approved for positions on the Mavs Swim and Dive Booster Club executive board: President - Donna Trevino, Vice president – Heather Freeman, Treasurer – Joy Moran, Secretary – Anna- Maria Escherich

 

Booster Club Meeting minutes – May 7, 2019

Attendees: Coach Foss, Coach Carter, D. Trevino, M. Harris, H. Freeman, S. Hess, J. Wilson, J. Moran, K. Mashburn

Agenda:

1. Budget – Incoming monies- state t-shirts, percentage of sales from Tony Molleur photography, money from water polo team using our equipment.

2. A motion was passed to reimburse Mavs UIL officials who worked a number of swim meets, the $30 UIL registration fee. Debbie Hess will be in contact with them soon.

3. Post banquet – again, an excellent meal! Thank you to the Scruggs and Bates for a fabulous meal. The facility was great & flexible with the timing. Next year, banquet may be moved to a Friday due to the number of seniors. The video will be posted so all can enjoy it soon. Foss is deciding how best to do this with the seniors.

4. Website- the booster club will begin work on the new website this month so that it is up and running this summer and ready to take orders for gear after tryouts.

5. All monies/checks need to be in by June 1 so Debbie can finalize account and ready it to turn over to new treasurer.

6. Next year’s Mavs hosted meet- “MavWood” – hosted with Westwood at Waterloo facility. Date is set – Wednesday, October 30. Mark your calendars as we will need lots of parent involvement to put on a well run meet and make some profit for our team. Along with timers, we have a list of positions to ensure swimmers’ safety and that the facility is taken care of. We will run a concession stand and rely on donations from swimmers and stores and local restaurants. Looking to invite up to 10 teams. Early morning start (warm ups-8:00 am, meet @9:00 – tentative). Meet will end and we will clean up and be out between 2:00-3:00.

7. This year we made $1204.90 from fundraisers. We plan on fundraising again next year towards the charter bus for Aggieland Invite and being able to secure a bus sooner.

8. Senior boys and girls have decided on suits for next year. Foss will start looking into team apparel soon after hearing how the RRISD contract with athletic teams and Under Armour affects us.

Meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.

Mavs Swim & Dive Booster Club meeting Minutes – April 1, 2019

Attendees: Coach Foss, Coach Carter, M. Harris, D. Hess, H. Freeman, D. Trevino, E. Buchanan, J. Moran, C. Katzman, K. Shomper, J. Estes, A. Scruggs, A. Frey, AM. Escherich, J. Wilson, B. Bibb

Agenda:

1. Budget/ Balance review- treasurer (Hess): still on target to end year with about $2,500. District t-shirt monies are in/complete. State t-shirt monies are still being collected by Foss from swimmers who ordered shirts.

2. Foss had meeting with school personnel before spring break- Moving forward, booster money will be through the new website (probably swimtopia) and will be booster run and managed. Foss and Carter will be freed up to coach the swimmers. Emails to team could be sent through the website.Foss will likely set up a “remind 101” team account. Next year “Meet food”- swimmers will fill out detailed restaurant/ menu choice sheets at the beginning of the season and seniors will set meet/restaurant schedule well in advance.

Foss let swimmers know –no need to take an academic day this Tuesday or Wednesday for awards ceremonies. Most of team will be attending/ receiving awards. (High achievers!)

A days- pool. B days – weight room. This schedule will wrap up near the end of April.

3. Foss has asked RRISD Atheltic Director Dwayne Weirich about an extra lane (9th lane) for us to use/ purchase through Waterloo and has not heard back from him yet. Waterloo does have the lane available. The purpose of looking into this is so that Foss has the flexibility to “grow” the team with tryouts this summer and looking forward to graduating so many Mav seniors in 2020.

4. Officer nominations: President: Donna Trevino, Vice President: Heather Freeman, Treasurer: Joy Moran, Secretary: Anna Marie Escherich. Nominations are still being accepted. Please contact Kara Shomper or  Anita Frey. Nominations will also be taken from the floor the night of the banquet.

Meeting adjourned at 6:50.

McNeil Swimming & Diving Tryouts for 2019-2020 Season

All interested McNeil HS Swimming & Diving prospects, this year's tryouts will be...

Monday, July 15th AND Tuesday, July 16th

10:00 am - 1:00 pm (both days)

Location

Waterloo Swim Center

12332 N. FM 620 North

Austin, TX 78750

***Please be early in order to complete information forms, confirm physical evaluation clearance, turn in grades, AND give yourself a good warm-up before tryout begins promptly at 10 AM***

YOU MUST BRING...

1. Physical examination by a doctor on RRISD form(see below link to find physical exam form and to complete required online forms)
https://roundrockisd.rankonesport.com/New/Home.aspx
If you got your physical through McNeil HS you still have to bring a copy of the physical to tryouts. NO PHYSICAL = NO TRYOUT!...NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

2. COPY of most recent report card(new athletes only)

3. Swimming apparel and equipment(goggles, suit, cap, etc.)
     - Divers should expect to attend Monday's session only.  I only need contact information for you and your parents as well as contact information for the club and coach in which you train(divers must be trained by a licensed diving coach outside of RRISD).  You will NOT be required to dive at tryouts.

4. Running apparel(shoes, shirt, shorts, etc.)(we will run first)

5. Phone number(parent's AND swimmer's)

6. Email Address(parent's AND swimmer's)

Here at McNeil HS Swimming & Diving we are looking for talented, experienced, and committed team members that are interested in continuing a tradition of successful competitiveness, school/team spirit, and camaraderie among all team members. We look forward to welcoming such individuals to this year's tryout experience.

For ANY questions and concerns:

Johnny Foss
McNeil Swimming & Diving Head Coach
johnny_foss@roundrockisd.org
512.626.7448(cell)

Thank you, good luck, and see you at the pool!

GO MAVS!

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.

Mavs Swim & Dive Booster Club Meeting minutes- February 4, 2019

Attendees: Coach Foss, Coach Carter, M. Harris, D. Trevino, D. Hess, H. Freeman, J. Hancock, W. Wilson, K. Shomper, E. Buchanan, A. Frey, S. Frangenberg, C. Katzman, K. Crowley, A. Scruggs

Agenda:

1. STATE- in about 2 weeks- February 15 (prelims) & February 16 (finals, if top 16). All info on UIL website. http://www.uiltexas.org/swimming-diving/state  Tickets can be purchased online =      highly recommended!

    T-shirt order will be made on Tuesday (2/5), swimmers can pay later. T shirt will be soft and short sleeved.

    Foss can take a team of 10-11 for the relays & individual events. Foss will have special silicone caps made & will order lunch for them. Swimmers will ride the bus on Friday & Saturday.

    McNeil is providing 16 timers for Friday. They will ride the bus & eat lunch from “hospitality” . If they wish to attend on Saturday, they can ride the bus down and must have a purchased     ticket to sit in stands.

2. Regionals- It was a phenomenal weekend for Foss and the swimmers. Lots of personal bests. Everyone advanced to finals on Saturday!

3. “Off Season” – some “study halls” at school, goal meetings. After state & after a good break, “A” days will be back in the pool. “B” days will try some weight room workouts.

4. Water Polo – no word yet on coaching/ interest

5. Banquet – Wednesday, April 10th. The budget is set, venue is reserved, food is being planned by Scruggs & Bates families. Shelley Kurgan will likely mentor & help with decorations. The slideshow is being planned.

6. Mavs website- Ideas for a new platform? How easy will it be to use? Who will have access to it? Will it be a direct link to McNeil swim for parents who are new or looking at our program? Ideas and thoughts- please contact Foss.

7. Nominating committee- President- Kara Shomper. Other members- Anita Frey & Abigail Scruggs. Please contact them if interested in running for a Booster board position next year. All positions – President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary will be up for election. The current secretary will present candidates at the April meeting (Banquet)

8. Yard Signs – Anita Frey has a new design and this year’s signs will be sturdy. Order form coming soon.

Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.