Welcome to winter sports on the Swain Campus! Please use this link to register your child for their winter sport of choice.The first day of sports is November 28th and the last day is February 21st. Below you will find descriptions of each sport along with items they will be provided with or will need to bring. Directly below you can locate all paperwork needed for your child to participate along with the sport calendar. It is required for a student in 5-8 grade to participate in at least 2 seasons of sports at Swain.
Paperwork Protocol
All students must have the appropriate paperwork turned in and approved by Friday, November 25th, 2022. The following paperwork must be submitted.
There will be no admittance of play beyond this date for safety protocols.
Athletic Director Email: kbuczynski@mamail.net
Calendar: click this link
Boys Basketball
Head Coach: Ed Jennings
Email: 1bballcoach@gmail.com
Swain’s Basketball Program is designated for anyone who has a passion for learning. We encourage all students in 5-8th grade to come out and play for our team. After a couple weeks of practices, teams will be divided into Varsity and JV. The teams will practice either 3 days a week from 3:30-5:30 or 2 days a week.
Items Needed: Basketball Shoes
Items Provided: Basketball Jerseys, Warm Ups, Basketballs
Girls Basketball
Head Coach: Katie Buczynski
Email: kbuczynski@mamail.net
Swain’s Basketball Program is designated for anyone who has a passion for learning. We encourage all students in 5-8th grade to come out and play for our team. After a couple weeks of practices, teams will be divided into Varsity and JV. The teams will practice either 3 days a week from 3:30-5:30 or 2 days a week.
Items Needed: Basketball Shoes
Items Provided: Basketball Jerseys, Warm Ups, Basketballs
Cross Training
Head Coach: Sarah Kleppinger
Email: skleppinger@mamail.net
Assistant Coach: Leah Rubart
Email: lrubart@mamail.net
Swain’s Cross Training program is designed for students to strengthen their own bodies through a multitude of exercises. We will focus on using our own body weight and correct form to build muscle. Teams will practice twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Items Needed: Athletic sneakers, athletic clothing
Items Provided: None
Dance
Head Coach: Leah Rubart
Email: lrubart@mamail.net
Assistant Coach: Kellsey Egner
Email: kegner@mamail.net
Dance will consist of learning choreography to jazz, hip hop, and lyrical dances. Dancers will learn dance terminology then will work together to choreograph their own dance. Dancers will also have the opportunity to perform during the halftime of home basketball games.
Items Needed: comfortable clothing to be able to stretch in
Items Provided: music
Yoga
Co-Coach: Erin Coffey
Email: ecoffey@mamail.net
Co-Coach: Katie Tran
Email: ktran@mamail.net
With this yoga class students will learn techniques for concentrating, reducing stress, and connecting to their bodies in a loving way, while still being playful and fun. Students who join winter yoga will also have fun getting fit, improving strength, balance, flexibility and endurance with challenging poses. They'll develop emotional equilibrium, self-esteem, and concentration with the deep breathing, relaxation and meditation components of the sessions. There will be opportunities to share learned yoga poses & techniques with the entire class/middle school at Town Meetings.
Items Needed: yoga mat, comfortable clothing for stretching, water bottle
Items Provided: yoga props & music
Ski Club
Ski Club takes place at Bear Creek Mountain and Resort. We have collaborated with the Downtown Campus to intermix our experiences! We look forward to seeing everyone on the slopes!
The ask me anything session is Monday, November 7th. There was a typo with the date in the screencast!
Bear Creek Registration Information
The web address to the purchase site is:
https://websales.skibearcreek.com/e-commerce/grpLogin.aspx
To log into the account, you will need the group name and password which is listed below:
CLUB NAME: WS339
PASSWORD: 23SWAIN
Below are the rules and regulations for the passes:
Multi-session/season passes are non-transferable
Passes expire at the end of the 2022-2023 season and may not be rolled over to another year
No refunds will be issued for unused portions of the session passes
No refunds will be issued for any reason on a season pass
Minors renting equipment require the signature of a parent or guardian. Parental release forms are available on our website once signed it is valid for the season.
If you lose your pass there is a $10 replacement fee
Multi session passes are valid Monday through Friday all day (non- resort holiday)
Resort holidays for the 2022-2023 season are December 24, 2022 through January 1, 2023, January 14-16, 2023 and February 18-20, 2023.
When purchasing your pass or passes, you will need to have handy; credit card for purchase, full name, address, phone number and birth date of each of the pass holders. If renting equipment, height and weight information is also required.
If you have any questions feel free to call the Group Sales Office-610-641-7180
Or email us at Bearcreeksales@BCMR.com.
Coaches: Anna Crerand, Sarah Locke, Katie Tran, Christal Harding, Gabe Velazquez
Items Needed: Students are encouraged to bring their personal skiing/snowboarding items for the slopes. If a student does not have boots, skis, a snowboard, helmet, boots, or poles, they have the ability to rent them through Bear Creek.