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THE MARSIAN MONTHLY

August 2018

THE MARSIANMONTHLYAugust 2018
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August 2018


Greetings from the pool deck,


We did it! Another great season in the books. Congratulations to all of our championship swimmers. Our MARSian crew was very impressive this summer. Dozens and dozens of uber fast performances. Our hard work paid off. What a great platform to begin the fall short course season.


Speaking of the fall season…we’ll resume our normal practice schedule on Tuesday, August 21st. Our fall schedule will remain the same. We’re looking at adding a section or two as we get through try-outs at the end of the month.


With the start of the fall season we have registration renewals for 2019 to get started with. September 1st is the start of the 2019 registration year. All renewing swimmers will need to be registered again by November 1st. Stay tuned for more information on how to renew your membership.


We have revised our Team Manual for 2019. Included are clarifications of team policies, group descriptions, and more. The new manual will be published before we return on the 21st. We will also be announcing our new tuition prices in the coming days.


A big push this fall will be for greater participation is swim meets by our athletes. Our kids work very, very hard to become great athletes. It’s important for their continued development to compete at the appropriate time and meets. Coaches will be talking to both the swimmers and parents about this in their meetings and weekly emails.


Our first events for the fall will be on September 15th. We’re hosting a Make-a-Splash Day at UTA with our friends at Sigma Gamma Rho, as well as an Intra-Squad meet at Grapevine. Stay tuned for more info on both of these events. Then, in November and December, we’re hosting divisional meets at Grapevine. We’re going to be looking for everyone’s help for all of these events.


I’d like to take a moment to give a special thanks to all of our parent volunteers who do so much for the team. We can’t do this without you. Our Super Parents and Elite Parents are truly special people. These folks are all amazing with their commitment to their child’s sport. Thank you!!


See you on deck!


Coach Brian

Parents Corner

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Ask MARSian Parent

Q: If I don't plan to swim with MARS in 2018/2019 what should I do?


A: You should email Coach Lauren at coachlauren@marswim.org or Office Manager at officemanager@marswim.org with your swimmers 30 day notice.


Q: How can I see how many service hours I owe?


A: Login to the Mars Team Web Site.

Select My Account on the right.

Select $My Invoice/Payments.

Select the Service Hours tab.

If your number shows a positive value, then that is what you owe.


Q: Why do we have to volunteer at our meets?


A: In order for us to host a successful and safe meet, we need our MARSian families to be part of every meet we host. We all lead very busy lives. However, I can promise you that your swimmer will feel even more supported seeing you as a timer, head timer, meet runner and/or working concessions or hospitality room. Everyone is good at something which means everyone has something to offer. Please be on the lookout for upcoming dates for training classes for each of our volunteer positions. ***Each person will receive volunteer points for attending the training class. ***Please Note: You will receive the points once you put that training into action at our hosted meets. In addition to the points you will receive for your volunteer work at the meet.


Q: Do the service hours start over in January?


A: Yes, service hours are per calendar year (January 1st through December 31st).


Q: How many service hours will we owe for 2018?


A: We will each owe 18 service hours for 2018 per family that have swimmers in Bronze and above groups.


Q: What is OnDeck Parent application and why do I need it?


A: OnDeck Parent is an IPhone or Android application which allows you as a swim parent to manage your MAR's account and follow your swimmer's accomplishments. See these web sites for more information about the application and download instructions. iPhone or Android


Once you download and install the application on your device you can login by filling in the following entries:

Username - Is your email address that you used to login to the MAR's (TeamUnify) web site.

Password - Is your password used to login to the MAR's (TeamUnify) web site.

Team alias - ntsmars


Q: How do I set up the SMS messaging?


A: How to set up and receive SMS from your coach's about pool updates or quick important info.


1- log-in to your account

2- Click on My Account then under the drop down click on My account again

3- Add up to two SMS number and the Carrier and click save

4- Then go to click on Not Verified and you will receive a code via text message that then you type in and hit verify.

5- Set to start getting text from the team when a pool is closed or we need to get you fast information.



Do you have a question for the MARSian parent? Email at askmarsparent@gmail.com

Celebrating August Birthdays

Rachel Medina, Weston Weise, Matthew Chalmers, Travis Everett, Derick Miller, Ethan Sewell, Shreeya Pokhrel, Cooper Crowell, Kaley Chen, Zoe Lange, Jaqueline Gonzalez, Seth Wilkerson, Maren Gehman, Carson Plamondon, Benjamin Kobel, Alyssa Tsing, Kadryn Parkhurst, Ayush Bindal, WIlliam Ingram-May, Ethan D'Souza, Cooper Myers, Bradyn Creecy, Justin Lee, John Bedell, Nathan Chugito, Ryder Cabiness, Arianne Romero, Skyler Vincent, Makayla Novitske, Carter Young, Vikram Kollipara, Katherine Constantine, Riley Wilhelm, Mia Bieri, Mohini Bhave, Jared Michael Ganzo, Jacob Chen, Peighton Kruzel, Jake Hung, Natali Velasquez, Farris Simental, Whitney Hey