BC Dawgs 2010 summer swimming is underway! The coaching staff is excited to get the kids back in the pool. Gold practice commenced last night and the rest of the groups will get in the water this evening. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to find a coach or board member. We would all be happy to help.

Coach Erin & the BCD Parent Board have given me permission to "blog" this year. While I have no idea what that word means, I will do my best to provide helpful hints, tips, suggestions throughout the season. I have been a swimmer, a swim parent, a board member's spouse and now a coach. I hope this perspective will allow me to come at an issue from several angles.

One that has already been brought to my attention is how we determine the practice groups. They are not designated by ability, event times or any other statistical measure. It is simply our way of segregating the team by age. Gold is for swimmers who are 11 years and older on June 1, 2010. Silver swimmers will be either 9 or 10 years old on that date and Bronze is for ages 8 & under. Little Dawgs are 8 & under swimmers who have graduated from swim lessons but cannot yet swim enough yards to complete a standard practice. Each group will then be separated (somewhat) by ability so each lane can work at their own pace.

Coach Chris