NEW & IMPROVED Stingrays Meet Schedule; September Pool Closures
The TJCC Stingrays team is proud of its team diversity and welcomes children of all abilities, races, religions and backgrounds. We are thankful to be housed and financially supported by the Tucson Jewish Community Center, which has provided us with a top-notch facility and outstanding staff for many years. Each year our coaches and Board put together a practice schedule and meet schedule that coincides with the JCC holiday closures and also serves our diverse membership. As most of you know, due to the depth of our pool and the lack of diving blocks, the JCC cannot host USA swim meets. Our team competes only at meets that are hosted and scheduled by other teams, and we cannot control the dates and times of these meets.
This year a number of the meets fall on Jewish holidays. After consultation between the Parent Board, Coach Amy and the JCC Management, we made some adjustments to the fall meet schedule. The team will not attend the September 20th Sprint Meet as it falls over the Jewish High Holiday of Rosh Hashana. The team will attend the October 3rd and October 10th Fall Festival Meets which fall, respectively, during the Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret holidays. The coaches and Board fully understand and respect the fact that some of our swimmers may not attend these October meets due to their observance of the holidays. We also appreciate the understanding and cooperation of our non-Jewish swim families. Finally, we added a Season Opener Meet to the schedule for Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Flowing Wells Jr. High school pool. This meet offers a variety of races for every age and ability level. More information and registration for this meet will be emailed shortly, but put it on your calendar now!
In addition to the meet schedule changes, please see below for the practice changes and cancellations for September, 2009. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Coach Amy or our team president, Nichole Hocheder, by phone at 299-3000 or at tjccstingrays.
Thank you!
TJCC Stingrays Coaching Staff and Parent Board
September, 2009 Practice Schedule Changes and Cancellations
- Monday, 9/7/09 - Labor Day: Platinum/Gold/Pre-Gold practice 4:00-5:30 pm (JCC closes at 6:00pm). No practice for White, Blue and Silver.
- Sunday, 9/13/09 - Season Opener meet added!
- Friday, 9/18/09 - Erev Rosh Hashana: No practice for all color groups (pool closes at 4:00 pm).
- Saturday, 9/19/09 - Rosh Hashana: No practice (or swim meet) for all color groups (JCC closed all day).
- Monday, 9/28/09 - Yom Kippur: No practice for all color groups (JCC closed all day).
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Events:
- Labor Day: Platinum/Gold/Pre-Gold practice 4:00-5:30 pm (JCC closes at 6:00pm). No practice for Wh—September 7, Monday 12:00am
- Erev Rosh Hashana: No practice for all color groups—September 18, Friday 12:00am
- Rosh Hashana: No practice (or swim meet) for all color groups (JCC closed all day).—September 19, Saturday 12:00am
- Yom Kippur—September 28, Monday 12:00am