PARENT MEETING 9-11-22 Welcome new families: I just wanted to start out by welcoming new families to the team. Club swimming can be a little overwhelming at first, and we want to help you as much as possible as a new family to our team. Don't be afraid to ask questions. You can talk to a coach before or after practice, or send us an e-mail.Dave: castcoachdave@gmail.com Also, please allow us 1-2 weeks to get your account originally set up. New applications often go from a coach , to our...

Hello and Happy New School Year! I hope that you have enjoyed or at least noticed the two-week swim break and that parent and swimmer alike are looking forward to the return to the pool. Practices The first practice will be Tuesday September 6. There are 4 groups which correspond to practice time and coach. NOVICE AG (Age Group with Coach Ben) SD (Senior Development) and SR (Senior) with Coach DawnElla (for now) The practice times are up on the website and look like this: Novice 6-6:45 MTWF No practice...

Wrap up meet this Saturday.....Hopefully you got the email last sunday stating the change for the summer's final meet. It will be on Saturday at Southwestern College instead of Sunday at Coronado. Please be ready at 7:15a.m. for check in and stretching....we get in the water for warmup at 7:30 am. Be sure to wear CAST related clothes. Estimated timeline General info - including parking (buy a $3 pass online) Psyche sheets A job sign-up invitation was recently sent out. Please fill a spot or two. 2 Week break! You...

First of all - Tonight is the last night to sign up for the wrap up meet on Aug 21st. This is the final meet offered this summer. It is short course and is "for anyone who wants to go" all levels - all abilities. If you have specific questions please ask your coach at the pool toinght ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Long course championship (JO) information The meet is at Coronado High School Swimmers must check in for their events each day (except relay-only swimmers - just report to your coach). A...

Dave's notes 7-25-22 New Coach on Deck As you are probably aware , Coach Cassidy left CAST at the end of June (she will be back on deck to help out on Saturday at the meet this weekend). I had found her replacement back in March, but he didn't move to San Diego until mid July. If you've been around the pool deck, you may have met Coach Ben Butler. He comes to us from Nebraska, where he was coaching high school aged A and B swimmers. He will be...

JO Max meet In doing the entries for the JO max meet, I noticed that many of the swimmers are committed for Saturday only. Then I noticed that the event file (provided by the host team) had options of, "Day 1 Session 1" , and "Day 1 Session 2". Making it appear as though the meet was a one day meet with an early and late session. It should have listed a Day 1 and a Day 2 for Saturday and Sunday. When the host makes a mistake on the...

Making CAST a better place for all to enjoy Please take the time to read through this....... Volunteering – We need your help Most of the time our volunteer requirements are very low. They most often come up when we have swimmers attend a regular non-CAST-hosted meet, and are typically: canopies, and timing assignemnts. For championship meets, we may have other obligations as well, things like deck marshall or head timer. For CAST-hosted meetsthe number of volunteer hours skyrockets to hundreds of hours needed. Example:This coming weekend we have 11...

Info for the 12&U mini meet this weekend (if you're not in it - please disreguard) Location: Mater Dei High School, 1615 Mater Dei Drive, Chula Vista, CA 91913 Warmup: Please be on site at 7:55 am. We are part of a team. We want all swimmers to sit together at the team canopy area, wearing whatever CAST items you can, as well as warm up with the team. We ask that you all plan ahead and arrive on time - there is a couple minute walk from the parking...

Practice alterations: Novice - Thursday 6-16 practice cancelled. Sorry for the late notice, we hope you're able to make it on Friday at 5:30pm Senior - Thur 6-16 4:15 --6:00 pm; Friday 4:30 - 6:00, Monday 4:15 - 6:00 all other practices remain as published on the June schedule calendar. Splash and Dash Swim meet this weekend: Granite Hills HS This is a very fun meet, and for those who make the top 8 in the 50's splash and dash events you get to race 1 other swimmer while the...

Quick notes June practice calendar is now posted online. Link Here 12&U mini meet Tomorrow at Granite HIlls High School. If you're entered, please show up at 8:00 am for check in and stretching. Meet begins at 9:00 am and ends around 11:00. Swimmers do need to check in for their events when they arrive (at the check-in table) as well as report to the coach. If your swimmer is in their very first meet make sure the coach is aware so all steps can be explained to the individual....