Peak performance timing and sleep cycle
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Practice Quote
"Shallow men (and women) believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men (and women) believe in cause and effect." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Practice quote
It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Monday, January 19, 2015
Classic Highlights
Great job to everyone!
Here are some highlights (which I think are accurate)
First Place finish at Miami A for both JV and Varsity Women's Teams!
Third Place overall following St.X and Versailles!
Dropped time All events:
Noelle
Allison - first place 100 IM, 3rd 50 fly @ Miami A
Anh - second place 100 IM, 50 breast @Miami A
Coleen
Emma
Allie
Competed in 1650
Claire - 2nd @ Miami A (also 3rd in 500 free @ Miami A)
Emma - 3rd @ Miami A
Achieved AA YMCA standard
Morgan 100 breastroke
Claire 1650 freestyle
Achieved Zone YMCA standard
Amanda 100/200 freestyle, 100 backstroke (finished 1st @ Miami A in 200 free and 100 back and 2nd in 100 free)
Finals Qualifiers
Amanda 100/200 freestyle, 100 backstroke
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Regular Practice Tomorrow - Monday 1/19/2015
Get some rest tonight after 2 early weekend mornings. Practice is at regular time tomorrow 645-830.
Amanda Finishes 8th at Classic Finals
Amanda finishes 8th overall in the 2015 Classic Finals - one of the (if not the) largest high school meet in the country! Great job Amanda!
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Nice job Amanda
Amanda qualified in both the 200 free and 100 back! Making top 16 in the Classic is a great achievement - congrats
Friday, January 16, 2015
Meet - Classic
Saturday:
Warmups: 7:30a
Arrive : 7:00a
Meet Start: 8:00
Sunday:
Warmup: 7:00a
Arrive/ 6:30a
Meet Start: 8:00a
Finals both days (qualifiers only)
@ St. X
Warmup: 5:30
Meet: 6:30
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Classic Psych Sheet
Check out the lineup for classic events.
http://www.swimmeet.com/meets/classic15/
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
SUA Meet Wrap
It was a chilly night outside - but the Keating Natatorium was plenty warm. I'm proud of the hard work our swimmers have put in over the holiday training and continue to put in at practice. This meet was what I consider a "practice" meet. A meet where we get a chance to try some new things. Maybe swim a new event - maybe try and incorporate a technical change you've been working on - but probably most importantly practice having faith in yourself, your teammate and your coaches. Often times as a season progresses tension can build up around having personal best swims. This can lead to lot and lots of energy going into worrying about races and getting fixated on time drops. Of course getting faster in your races is important - but PR'ing every race is just not realistic. The most successful swimmers I've worked with take each race as a learning opportunity.
If they drop time great - but what did they learn?
If they don't drop time - fine - but what did they learn?
As we approach the mid-point of the season these learning opportunities become more and more important. We want to maximize the effectiveness of our time in the water and to do this takes a combination of
Focus -
In practice:
Your coaches really want you to do your best - we spend a lot of time thinking about your practices and how to structure the limited amount of pool time we have. Often times each set during practice has a specific focus point or goal - be sure you know it and are working towards achieving it.
Outside practice:
You are going to be sore. Swimmers have tight and sore shoulders. If you want to minimize your discomfort you must do maintenance on your body EVERY DAY. During preseason daily stretches and stability work was given out - are you doing it? If you have sharp or severe pain that is different of course and needs to be evaluated. If you have any questions just ask - your coaches want to help!
Faith -
Trust in yourself, your coaches and your team. We are in this together and we all want the best for our team. We may be a small team with individuals of many different backgrounds but we are united by our dedication to bettering ourselves in and out of the water.
On a less philosophical note the results from tonight meet are available on meet mobile right now and will be posted on this site when the pdf is made available.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Meet 01/7/2015 - VS SUA @ STX
Warmup : 5:30
Meet Start: 6:30
Please review the lineup from Coach Eric's email and understand what you are swimming and where it falls in the meet.
Be prepared for an extended warmup before the meet - this is an excellent opportunity to practice our "meet skills"
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