Spirit Wear and Officials Clinics
Hello Parents and Swimmers,
First Week of Practice 9/16-9/19
Our practices for the 2024-25 season will begin the week of September 16th and have a staggered start.
The practice schedule is under the “Practice Schedule” navigation link above.
Please note the following first day of practice:
9/16 – 13&ups
9/17 – 9/10’s
9/18 – 11/12’s
9/19 – 8&under
BBD Spirit Wear
The first 2024-25 BBD Spirit Wear Online Store is officially open!!
Please use the following link to place your order:
BBD 2024 Online Store —> https://bbdfall24.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
A few important reminders:
This is the first online store, and it includes the required BBD apparel and equipment, as well as a selection of optional spirit wear items.
The REQUIRED ITEMS include:
Required Apparel: BBD swimsuit and a BBD swim cap which must be worn at all meets.
Required Equipment: All swimmers require fins, and the 11 & up swimmers also require a snorkel and mesh equipment bag.
STORE CLOSES Sun. 9/19 @ 11:59p.
Please note, that due to production, no orders will be accepted after this date. You will have the option to purchase these items again when we open the second store, but we do not recommend waiting as the second store does not open until later in the season and therefore you will not have your team suit for our first meet(s).
EXPECTED DELIVERY for all items will be before our first meet of the season.
Orders will be available at The Varsity Shop once they have arrived.
We will send a team announcement, and you will also be contacted via email directly by the Varsity Shop once everything is ready for pick-up.
Please remember that all of the items are made-to-order, and therefore we cannot accept any returns or exchanges of these products.
If you have questions about suit sizing, we recommend visiting The Varsity Shop as they will have many samples on hand.
The Varsity Shop
623 S. Adams Rd.
Birmingham, Mi. 48009
Phone: (248) 646-4466
email: office@thevarsityshop.com
Store Hours:
M – W 9:30 am to 6 pm
Th – F 9:30 am to 8 pm
Sat 9:30 am to 5 pm
Sun Closed
SECOND ONLINE STORE: We will be opening a second online store that will have additional BBD apparel like sweatshirts, pajama bottoms, hats, tee-shirts, and more. There will be lots of great BBD items for the whole family, and some great gift ideas for the Holidays in the second BBD online store!
If you have any questions about BBD Apparel, please contact Brooke Murphey at: losmurphey@gmail.com
Officials Clinics
YMCA of Metro Detroit and Farmington Family YMCA will host the YMCA Swim Officials Clinics at Farmington Family YMCA, 28100 Farmington Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248-553-4020).
Clinic Instructor: Tom Ludden
LEVEL 1: 9:00 am-1:00 pm, Saturday 10/05/24
Registration Link: https://lcdc.yexchange.org/s/c60a59k
Registration Deadline: 11:59 pm on Friday, 10/04/24
LEVEL 2: 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm, Sunday 10/06/24
Registration Link: https://lcdc.yexchange.org/s/c59w54d
Registration Deadline: 11:59 pm on Friday, 10/04/24
Prerequisites for Level 2 clinic:
For new Level II officials, you must have been certified for at least 1 year as a YMCA Level I Official and worked at least 8 sessions on deck as a Level I Certified Official. For recertification, you must have have worked at least 12 sessions on deck as a Level II Certified Official over the previous three-year certification period.
Note: YMCA of Metro Detroit will collect the clinic fee directly from the Birmingham YMCA. BBD team members do not need pay.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
All clinic participants need to sign up for the class on-line (via the appropriate registration link above) and fill in all the required information. Note: This account is different from the YMCA login you used to register for BBD. The attached PDF provides instructions on creating an account if you need assistance. Every clinic participant needs to have their own account – you cannot register others under your account.
Please contact BBD’s Head Official, Bill Clifford, at wcliffordjr@gmail.com with any questions.
THANK YOU!
BBD COACHES AND PARENT BOARD
