Ahoy Pirates!

We wanted to provide a quick update on the 2022 season! We have about 1 month before practices start on May 10th!

Please check out our website at www.pearlandpirates.com. The website is updated with the current calendar of events, practice schedule, FAQs, meet schedule, and coaches’ information.

For our new swimmers:
-Emails to sign up for tryouts at the Pearland Natatorium on Sunday, April 24th between 3 and 6pm have been sent out. If you have a new swimmer to the team and you did not receive the email, please reach out to the swim board at pearland.swim.board@gmail.com. Please sign up your swimmer for a tryout time!
-Parents Meeting for NEW swimmers or parents of swimmers who were previously pre-racers and will now be participating in regular meets, will be in-person on Tuesday, May 3rd at 6pm at the covered pavilion next to the Silverlake Pool at 2715 Southwyck Pkwy. The board members will be there to give an overview of what to expect this season at practices and meets and to go over volunteer requirements, etc. Parents of returning swimmers are welcome to come but this meeting is geared for all our new swimmers.

-Practice Schedule:
Here is our practice schedule. You will be able to sign up for practice times beginning on Monday, April 25th.

May Practices (Begin Tuesday, May 10th)
4:00-4:40pm – 10 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
4:45-5:25pm – 14 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
5:30-6:10pm – 14 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
6:15-6:55pm – 18 and Under including high school/Jr coaches who want to practice @ Silvercreek only

​June Practices (Begin Wednesday, June 1st)
6:30-7:10am – 18 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
7:15-7:55am – 18 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
8:00-8:40am – 18 and Under @ Silverlake and Silvercreek
8:45-9:25am – 10 and Under and high school/jr coaches who want to practice @ Silvercreek only

Due to Dawson and Pearland High School graduations taking place on Friday, May 27th, there will be no practices this day!

Due to the pools being closed for cleaning after the Memorial Day holiday on Tuesday, May 31st, there will be no practices this day!

Packet Pickup:
Packet pickup will be on Thursday, May 19th from 5-7pm at Big Horn BBQ, 2300 Smith Ranch Road. We will have your swimmers’ team shirt, cap, and draw string bag. We will also have goodies from our sponsors to hand out. Please join us and stay for dinner. 15% of the sales from our team will go back to the Pearland Pirates.

Open Volunteer opportunities:

Please keep in mind, we are a volunteer organization and each family is required to volunteer for 1 shift per meet that your swimmer attends!
We still have following Committee Chairs open and 1 open Parent Board position. These positions count towards your entire season’s volunteer obligation.
-Ribbons Committee Chair
-Ready Area Committee Chair
-Spirit Shop Committee Chair
-Vice President, Parent Board
Please email the board with any volunteer questions! We would love to have you join us!

We are very excited about the upcoming season and are looking forward to meeting all our new swimmers and welcoming our returning swimmers back!

See you all soon at the pool!

Aargh!
Pearland Pirates Board
Pearland.Swim.Board@gmail.com

Ahoy Pirates!

​Registration for the 2022 season (our 21st year!) will open on Monday, March 7th!

​Please register by going to www.pearlandpirates.com. Then click on Registration. If you are new to the Pearland Pirates you will need to create an account to register.

​If you have not swam with Pirates previously, you will need to register as a new swimmer (unless you are a USA swimmer or high school swimmer) and you will need to try out.

​Tryouts will be Sunday, April 24th from 3pm to 6pm at the Pearland Natatorium. A sign-up genius link will be emailed to sign up for a time slot. Please don’t forget your suit, googles, and a towel! If you pay for registration but do not pass tryouts, your registration fee will be refunded. If your total is above $375 (our family maximum), we will be processing refunds for the overage. (The system does not allow us to set a maximum). If tryouts on this day will absolutely not work for your family, you will have an opportunity to try out the first day of practice.

​During the registration process, if your child is a current 6th to 8th grader, they can sign up for our RASH (Really Awesome Swim Helpers) program! This is our fun junior junior coaching program and allows kids the opportunities to volunteer at meets, get volunteer hours, and prepare for junior coaching down the road. They will also get a special RASH shirt!

​Please be sure to enter a cell number at registration so we can send out text alerts (these are usually weather updates, meet reminders, etc). And don’t forget to select a size for your team shirt! There are adult and youth sizes so select your size accordingly.

​Please register by April 4th to guarantee a team shirt and draw string bag for the season.

We also have a limited number of scholarships for families that are experiencing financial hardship. Please reach out to the swim board if you are in need of having your registration fees waived.

​Other upcoming important dates to add to your calendar for the season:

-Practice signups: Monday, April 25th
-Parent meeting: Tuesday, May 3rd at 6pm by ZOOM
-After school practices start: Tuesday, May 10th
-Shirt/cap/bag/packet pickup and Spirit Night: Date tp be determined (mid-May) at Big Horn BBQ (288 location) from 5-730pm. Stay for dinner and a portion of the sales will go to the Pearland Pirates!
-Individual and Team photos at Silvercreek: Early June during practice times
-1st meet: June 4th @ Pearland Natatorium vs PineBrookWood
-2nd meet: June 11th @ Deer Park
-3rd meet: June 18th @ League City
-4th meet: June 25th @ Friendswood
-July 4th weekend off!
-5th meet: July 9th @ Clear Lake Forest
-Reserve meet: Saturday, July 16th @ Location TBD (for those swimmers with qualifying times)
-Champ meet: Saturday, July 17th @ Location TBD (for those swimmers with qualifying times)

As always, please email pearland.swim.board@gmail.com if you have any questions!

Aaargh,

Pearland Pirates Swim Board

Welcome to the kickoff of the 21st year of Pirates swimming! There is a lot of important information in this so please read carefully!

​Here are the current nominees for Board Positions for this year. Please let the board know if you would like to nominate someone for the one open position or if you have any objections.

​Board members continuing service:

At Large – Narelle Thrift
At Large – Lauren Witte
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Nominations for Board positions up for election:

President – Sara Orsi
VP Operations – Jason Sharp
VP Ways and Means – OPEN
Treasurer – Charles Witte
Secretary – Sondra German

​Non-elected positions:

• Head official – Troy Orsi
• Clerk – Narelle Thrift

​2022 Registration

• Registration Opens for all swimmers: March 7, 2022
• Registration will be via the online registration process @ www.pearlandpirates.com
• Signup for pool & practice times will be later in April (ie – not a part of the registration process)
• Please note that we are a swim TEAM and not lessons. Swimmers must be able to swim freestyle and backstroke independently (25 yards of each for 8 and under swimmers and 50 yards of each for ages 9 and up). Tryouts for new swimmers will be in late April/early May. More details to come.

​2022 Fee Summary

• New and returning swimmers – $185
• USA swimmer – $160
• Junior coach – $65 (All junior coaches MUST register)
• High School swimmer (completed 9th grade) – $80
• Pre-racer – $155 (limited to 8 and under swimmers)
• FAMILY MAX OF $375 – If your total is more than $375, please pay the total and the difference will be refunded to you.

​2022 Practice Pools – For the 2022 season, practices will be at both Silverlake and Silvercreek pools. May practices will be after school and June practices will be early mornings.

​2022 Sponsorship Opportunities

• We are actively looking for additional sponsors for the upcoming swim season. We can use all of the community support that we can get and it would be great to get your help.

• If you have a local company and are looking for advertising or community support opportunities, please contact us.

• Do you want to save money on your summer swim team registration? Of course you do! We have a program this year to help benefit Pirates and to save you money. We are looking for local businesses to sponsor our team and you can help us. For each sponsor you bring in, you will receive a credit back on your registration. Once you turn in their check and their logo, you will earn a credit on your account based on the schedule below:

• Olympic Sponsor ($1000): $100 Account Credit

• Gold Sponsor ($750): $75 Account Credit

• Silver Sponsor ($500): $50 Account Credit

• Bronze Sponsor ($250): $25 Account Credit

• Please see attached sponsporship letter explaining the levels and benefits for you to give to the potential sponsors.

• Please be sure to put your family’s last name on the form so you receive credit for any sponsors you bring in!

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Volunteer information

• All families will be required to volunteer in some capacity at every meet that your swimmer participates in. We will have plenty of opportunities for volunteering including floating positions and more!

• If you are unable to volunteer during meets, there are preseason and support positions available to you.

• We are still in need of volunteers to step up and become a committee head. Please remember this fulfills your volunteer responsibilities for the year! As with all volunteer positions you will never be asked to miss your child’s events. The board and fellow volunteers will always step in so you can step away and cheer on your swimmer. The following committees are in need of volunteers:
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• Roster Coordinator: This position will be responsible for submitting the completed roster to the CCSL with any changes prior to the start of the season and on Mondays during the meet portion of the season.

• Sponsorship Coordinator: Responsibilities include coordinating a committee of volunteers to obtain sponsors, gather sponsor information and logos, and coordination of credits for members that participate in the sponsorship/tuition program.

• Marketing/PR: We want to spread the word about Pirates, our mission, the fun things we do and accomplishments our swimmers make. This will include helping with the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter account. Possible coordination of yard signs, car decals etc. May also create flyers to be distributed at nearby elementary schools prior to registration start.

• Ready area coordinator: You will be in charge of coordination of volunteers to staff the ready area during home meets. This will not mean that you work the ready area the whole time. Just make sure your volunteer slots are full and everyone arrives on time.

• RASH chair: Really awesome swim helpers (RASH) is our junior junior coaching program. It was designed to get 6th to 8th grader ready and excited about making the transition to junior coaching. Responsibilities include coordination and signups, getting tank tops made for the kids, and coordination of signing volunteer forms for their hours for NJHS.

• Please email pearland.swim.board@gmail.com with any questions or to let us know you are ready to sign up!

​Miscellaneous

• Tryouts are required if you are a new swimmer to the Pirates. 8U swimmer will need to swim 25 yards freestyle and 25 yards backstroke safely. Ages 9 and up will be required to swim 50 yards of each.

• Packet pickup and meet your new coaching staff in May.

• The swim meets will all be held on Saturdays in late May and June. We will update the meet schedule and send them out as soon as we have them from the Clear Creek Swim League (CCSL).

• The champ series dates will be in early/mid July.

• Practice will begin early May and pool signups will be announced as we confirm practice schedules for the year.

Finally, stay tuned to your email, our website, and our social media sites for all of the latest information leading up to the season.

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Aargh!!

Pearland Pirates Board

pearland.swim.board@gmail.com

Ahoy Pirates!

Thank you for all of your amazing swimming! We defeated the Southbelt Sharks 438-345. Way to go Pirates! The meet results are attached. Remember, if your swimmer has a CHMP next to their time, they have earned a Champ cap. If there is a RES next to their time, they have earned a Reserve cap. Swimmers who make a Reserve or Champ time, and swim in 2 meets, are eligible to swim in the League Championship Series the weekend of July 9-10 in Angleton. Your caps can be picked up at the next meet.

We are working on a distribution plan for those were not able to attend the meet to pickup their Pirates shirts.

Our preracer mini-meets will be this Friday, June 11 and next Friday, June 18. They will be held at the Silverlake pool. (If you normally practice at Silverlake and are not a preracer, you will not have practice that day). The mini-meet will be from 7 to 9:30 am.

Our next Spirit Night will be 6/14 at Marco’s Pizza (12810 Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77584).

Invitations for our next two meets (6/12 at Pinebrookwood and 6/19 home meet versus Deer Park) have been sent. Please declare your swimmers for these 2 meets. Volunteer sign up is also live for both meets. Remember, if your swimmer is swimming in the meet, you must volunteer!

Volunteer for Pinebrookwood – https://vmodcui.active.com/volunteer/jobs?eventGroupId=2098434
Volunteer for Deer Park – https://vmodcui.active.com/volunteer/jobs?eventGroupId=2098632

Thank you all for a great season so far!

ARGHH!!!!

Good morning Pirates,

We are POSTPONING the Pirate pictures, originally scheduled for today, for next Tuesday, May 25th at the Silvercreek pool (3403 Silvercreek Dr, Manvel, Texas 77578) from 3:45pm to 5:45 pm. This will allow more time for families to get team swim suits for the pictures.

Please come by the Silvercreek pool and have your individual pictures taken before or after practice. on May 25th.

Team photos will be virtual this year. The photographer will be using individual photos to create a team photo!

Please email pearland.swim.board@gmail.com if you have any questions!