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    Parklawn Dive

    Parklawn has invited DT pool members to participate in their 2021 Dive Team. Review the following information for all the details on this fun opportunity.

    The Parklawn Piranhas Dive Team is gearing up for Summer 2021! We’re looking forward to our first full season of dive (caveat: we still have some COVID-related unknowns). Registration is now open! Quick facts:

    How to Register:https://www.parklawnpool.org/dive-team/dive-team-registration/ -- please read REGISTRATION section below first.

    Who Can Register: All divers can sign up now. No diving experience necessary but a diver must be able to swim independently to the side of the pool after his/her dive.

    Schedule: June 1-July 25, will include Mon-Fri practices, five Tuesday NVSL meets and divisionals (a Sunday) plus an optional Sunday meet or two. Practice times are still being worked out and depend on registrations -- see PRACTICES & COVID CONCERNS below. Full schedule will be on TeamSnap; check for meet schedule on NVSL site: https://dive.mynvsl.com/schedules?year=2021&div=8&date=

    Coaching: Coach Tom Blakeman is returning. Assistant Coach TBD.

    Cost: $125 (one child) / $225 (two children) / $325 (three children) / $425 (four or more children)

    If you’re interested, please register your child this month. We need to know the team size ASAP in order to finalize the practice schedule, coaching needs, and T-shirt/cap order. Priority will be given to 2020 team members. Of course, much depends on COVID restrictions by the government, NVSL and the Pool Board--we don’t know what June will look like.

    PRACTICES & COVID CONCERNS

    We may have up to 8 divers per diving board per practice, which means practices may run for at least 3-4 hours to accommodate the number of divers we are expecting. Logistically, we won’t be able to maintain social distancing in the dive areas and our coaches and parent volunteers will not be enforcing it. Depending on COVID restrictions, parents might not be in the pool area watching our morning practices. The dive and swim teams will be practicing at the same time so it’s possible that there will be 50-75 swimmers/divers in the pool or pool area. However, between our coaches and parent liaisons, we will have enough adult supervision. We need to minimize the risk of any break-out among the team, which could require us to shut down practice and possibly forfeit a meet! Please only register if you are comfortable with these plans!

    We will have evening practices from 4:30 to 8:30 pm (Mon - Fri) between June 1 and June 11; starting June 14, practices will be from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (Mon - Fri). There’ll be no evening practices after June 11, except for a limited evening practice on June 15-17 just for divers who attend Alexandria and Arlington schools (which will still be in session). Please indicate on the registration form whether you will need to attend evening practice on June 15-17. Because of the complexity of the scheduling this year, we will likely assign specific practice times to each diver, and will not be able to handle requests to change times from week to week or day to day.

    SNACK BAR

    Dive families need to do three shifts at the Snack Bar as it’s how we help financially support our Piranhas. If you also have kids on the swim team you have a total of four Snack Bar shifts. For families who don’t want to volunteer, can’t volunteer for work, family and personal reasons, or are not comfortable volunteering for COVID-19-related reasons, we have an opt-out fee of $150. No explanation is needed for why your family opted-out; we respect your family’s decision. If you need a payment plan for the opt-out fee, please contact our Team Treasurer, Caroline Molina ([email protected]).

    REGISTRATION

    Divers must complete ALL THREE registration steps by Sunday, May 16, to attend dive-team practice. Just like any other sport or activity, you must satisfy registration requirements before your diver can attend practice. No exceptions. Registrations are on a first-come, first-served basis with priority given to returning 2020 dive-team members until April 30. Registration for new and returning families closes no later than Sunday, May 16. We need to close registration early to plan the practice times given that we likely will have some restrictions. Please register by doing the following three steps:

    Please take 5 minutes today to complete these simple registration steps!

    NVSL Summer 2021 - Division VIII. Parklawn is in Division VIII in the NVSL. The other teams in our division are Annandale, Commonwealth, Ilda, North Springfield and Springfield.

    Piranhas Take Vacation in August! Please plan to be in town for all of our Tuesday meets. Schedule is on TeamSnap and https://dive.mynvsl.com/schedules?year=2021&div=8&date=.

    Our Team Suit is Available Now at Sport Fair (5010 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207,www.sportfairusa.com). There is also a swimsuit sale at Parklawn on Friday, June 11.

    PICTURE DAY -- JUNE 27

    We will have our team picture on Sunday, June 27, at 9 a.m.If you would like to have pictures taken of your diver(s), please sign up here:www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AA5A929A0FF2-swim2. One sign-up per family please.

    TEAMSNAP

    The summer meet/practice schedule will be on TeamSnap. If you are a returning family, please review the contact information on TeamSnap to make sure it is still accurate. Feel free to post a photo of your diver to help the coaches, parents, and our photographer recognize your diver on deck and at meets. Please also include contact information for your diver if he/she has his/her own phone or email. New families, we will send you an invitation after we have processed your registration and your diver has attended an assessment. The pool’s website as well as Facebook will often have updates, but you should rely on TeamSnap as your primary information source. Facebook links:www.facebook.com/ParklawnPool andwww.facebook.com/groups/ParklawnPiranhas.

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