Hello! My name is Trinity Patterson, and I will be the head coach of the Chanticleer Swim Team during the 2023 season! I live in Moon Township and have been a member of the Chanticleer Swim Team since I was 9 years old. In addition, I have been an assistant coach under Heidi Gariti since 2019! I just finished my first year of college at The University of Findlay where I am a member of the Oilers Swim and Dive Team, as well as a student in the Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program.
I will have several assistants, too, who will be running Monday Practices, overseen by Julie Armstrong! I am beyond excited to work with the kiddos this summer! Apologies for the lengthy email, but I wanted to provide the seasons information to you for your reference. Please read below and save this email for your feature reference!

Swim Team SIGN UPS:
      Swim Team registration form

Chanticleer Swim Team is a program for kids that offers the flexibility and positivity that is needed in the summer. If your family has a Chanticleer Pool Membership, your children can join the team! If your family is on vacation for a week…or two…if your child is in camp…or several…we get it! We are thrilled when your child is there, and understand when they aren’t! The only requirement is that they need to be able to swim a length of the pool independently. Oh, and they have to be 17 or younger as of June 1st!
Contact me with any questions!

Trinity Patterson: trinityfpatterson@gmail.com     412-273-0979

Swim Team Gear:

I will send out an additional email with a link to order Swim Team Gear as soon as Swim Outlet replies back and finalizes our team order information! I’m hoping to get that order form and information out later this week!

Parent Volunteers:

Information will come out soon after the below meeting on volunteer positions that need filled during meets. All swim team families are required to sign up for 1 volunteer position per swimmer in the family. I ask you to consider volunteering more than the minimum requirement if you are able Some volunteer positions require a brief and simple training every-other year. PLEASE consider attending an Officials Training this year. Dates and times are on the calendar. 7 PM at Clearview on Thurs. June 22 OR 6 PM at Wyngate on Tues, June 27. We cannot host a meet without enough people who have been to the training, so this is important!
For now, I am looking for several parents to fill “lead” roles this season, as I am a college student who is taking a few college classes this summer. These roles include overseeing several events/responsibilities including swim team apparel orders, parent volunteer manager, glow dance, 4th of July Party, and banquet. Please let me know if you are willing to lead one of these events!

I held a meeting on Zoom to hopefully allow more parents to be able to attend. It was held on THURSDAY, MAY 25 at 7 PM. Topic: Swim Team Parents
Thank you to all of you who were able to join the Zoom meeting tonight! We covered a lot in the meeting so I wanted to share a re-cap of some of the great ideas that were discussed.

1. We would like to create a parent swim team committee to partner with me and help organize the activities and traditions that help create an amazing team atmosphere for our kids! We are looking for 3 or 4 parents to work directly with me this season! If you are willing, please let me know!

2. We need a parent to help coordinate the volunteer sign-ups for the meets. This person would set up the sign-up genius and help to make sure all of our required volunteer positions are filled (before the meets) and email the team as needed if vacancies exist.

3. Each season, we need to solidify our team with "Certified volunteer positions" to ensure eligibility for running and judging meets. These positions are the Starter, Judge, & Referee. There are 2 SHORT 1 hour training to choose from: June 22, 7 PM Clearview & June 27, 6PM Wingate. Please let me know who is willing and able to attend this training! The more we have trained, the safer we are to ensure we always have these positions filled for our meets.

4. We also need parents to assist with our social events (Glow Dance & Banquet). Please let me know if you can help lead one or both of these events (or if you are willing to be part of the committee).

5. Finally, we are looking for someone to take pictures throughout the season (so we have an awesome video for the end of season banquet).

**Many Hands Make Light Work**
Looking forward to a great season for our kiddos! Thank you for all you do!
Best,
Trinity Patterson

Calendar: ****Practices may be pushed back 30 min. if/when swim lessons are scheduled at the pool. This would be at the most the first 2 weeks of practice. The first day of practice will be June 13th! Can’t wait to see you all there! Go Roosters!

Thur. July 6 – Clearview at Chanticleer - HOME     Tues. July 11 – Chanticleer at Wyngate - AWAY
Thur. July 13 – Chanticleer at Woodland – AWAY     Tues. July 18 – Treehaven at Chanticleer - HOME
Thur. July 20 – Chanticleer at Chapel Valley – AWAY      Tues, July 25 – make-up date if needed

Arrival Times:
Home Meets – Arrive at 5:00 to get events – bring GOGGLES—CAP—SHARPIE, if you have one! Warm-ups begin at 5:30

Away Meets – Arrive at 5:30 to get events – bring GOGGLES—CAP—SHARPIE, if you have one! Warm-ups begin at 6:00

All Meets Will Begin at 6:30 pm (approx. end time is 8:30 PM)

Find our team when you arrive to receive event numbers. Swimmers need to stay near our team area to cheer on their teammates, and be readily available for their events.
Remember to bring cash to support the hosting pool’s snack bar!
After Meets the Tradition is GO FOR ICECREAM AT BRUSTERS!
(not required - - haha!)

Addresses of all pools:
Chanticleer – 1032 Chanticleer Dr. Crescent 15046
Wyngate – 100 N Jamestown Rd. Moon Twp. 15108
Woodland – 526 Woodland Rd. Edgeworth 15143
Clearview – 5430 Martin St. Aliquippa 15001
Treehaven - 110 Lantern Ln. Aliquippa 15001
Chapel Valley - 118 Bainbridge Dr. Aliquippa 15001