Woodland’s Kermit Pals is a swim instruction program designed for those children, ages 3 and older who want to be on swim team but haven’t yet developed the swimming skill-set to transition to our 6 and under group.

To learn more about Kermit's Pals, read the introductory Kermit's Pals Letter.

It takes approximately 48 Woodlands parents to staff a home meet and about 25 parents at Away meets. In order to ensure an equitable distribution of this commitment, all parents are asked to begin the season by selecting a minimum of 9 dual meet assignments. In addition, each family will be expected to work at the Conference Meet and the Invitational. For more details on the volunteer job requirements for our 2012 season, click here. For a description of the jobs and what may be appropriate for you and your family, click here.

Volunteer support is vitally important to the running of a meet. When you sign up to work a meet, you must show up on time and ready to work - or someone will have to replace you. If you sign up to work and then you cannot fulfill your obligation, we ask that you find another parent to cover the job for you and that you notify the jobs coordinator - Patti Leigh - of the substitution. We do not allow anyone under 18 to work any of the jobs. If you fail to show up for a job or fail to have a replacement, $50 of the Worker Deposit fee will be assessed. If you exceed the $100 deposit fee, your child will not be able to swim until additional fees are paid.

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Recreational Swimmer Eligibility

Katie Rector is our new member liaison. She will work with each new family to ensure a smooth transition and welcome to our great team.

She is available now and throughout the summer to answer any questions. E-mail Katie, or call her at 478-8014.

Swim Meets include a wide range of swimmers, events and tasks, and it can seem overwhelming to new families. Once you've figured out the routine, however, you won't be dazed by the excitement.

Find out all about meets by reading our Swim Meet Overview.

Woodlands swimmers practice every weekday beginning April 16 during preseason workouts. Regular season practices begin May 21, and will be moved from afternoons to mornings after school gets out on June 14. For a complete schedule of practice times, click here.

Private lessons during times other than practice are also offered by the swim coaches. Stroke instruction serves to augment workouts and improve and "fine tune" swimming skills. Instruction is held throughout the summer. Private instruction from individual coaches will be offered weekly. Sign-up sheets and prices will be in a notebook by the coaches shed. You can also put a note in the coaches' mailbox to request a time for the following week.

Woodlands offers a robust incentive program to reward our swimmers. Click here to find out more about it.