Practice Schedule
RHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Wednesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Monday 5:00-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:00-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30
Practice notes: I will be attending New Prairie on Wednesday this week. No practice on Tuesday at RHS due to a high school meet and no practice on Thursday at NPHS due to a high school meet.
Event Selection
I have received a few emails and some notes in our meet commitment section concerning events swimmers will be put in for meets. I do read every email and note I receive and when situations warrant the requests I do try to honor them. For example if there is knee injury that I am made aware I will avoid selecting breaststroke events and the same with butterfly if there are serious shoulder injuries. I will also honor anyone wanting to limit the number of events because of family budget constraints.
Some of the requests I have received have been centered around limiting the number events so swimmers can perform better in the other events in which they are competing. I have also been asked to avoid "longer" events because some parents feel their swimmers are not ready. I do put swimmers in events that will challenge them. There are times when swimmers swim in these events will struggle but it isn't because they are not physically ready it is almost always because they are unsure of how to pace the swims. All of our swimmers 11 and over swim thousands of yards at every practice. While it may not seem like it, every one of these swimmers are capable of swimming the 200 free or even the 500 free. Our 10 and under swimmers may not swim quite as much in practice but all of those swimmers are also capable of swimming the 100 free and most are capable of swimming the 200 free.
My philosophy is to put swimmers in as many events as allowed in every meet. I will also put swimmers in varying events as often as possible. I do not believe specialization in one or two events is best for their development as a swimmer or as a person. For our newer swimmers I try to add a new event each time they swim in a meet. Sometimes our newer swimmers struggle learning the breaststroke or the butterfly and I am not able to add new events each time. But, as soon as I believe they are close to getting it correct I will add those events to their list.
Swimming can be a very challenging sport but it also can be one of the most rewarding. Having a swimmer succeed or achieve a long time goal can be very gratifying for the swimmer, parents, and the coaches. But there really is nothing that can replace the smile that comes across an athletes face (no matter what the swimmer's age) after they accomplish something they thought they could not do. If I only placed swimmer in events they were comfortable in they would never get the chance to experience these incredible personal victories.
So trust me as a parent I understand the hesitation that occurs when your child is getting ready to swim in a new or longer event. I think as adults we have a tendency to underestimate the resilience of our kids. I have been as guilty as anyone else when it comes to my own children in this regard. But each time my concerns were completely alleviated when they climbed out of the pool after those events with a smile that seemed to last for days.
IA Meet January 8th-10th
I will post all of our results within the next day or two. SBSC is having an outstanding meet with 3 sessions left. Lets go SBSC!
Dual Meet Vs Irish Aquatics January 16th Rolfs Aquatic Center
The deadline for opting out of this meet is tonight January 10th, one week from today
GSI Invite/MSC Invite
Our entry has been sent for both meets. You can check your swimmer's entries by logging into your account on our website or by using the OnDeck Parent app on your Apple or Android device. I will post all pertinent times for both meets in next week's email.
NCISC Championship Meet
Our meet declaration system has been turned on. The deadline for opting out of this meet is Sunday January 31st. This is a meet our club is hosting and we will need the help of everyone to a run a successful meet.. The jobs (volunteer) section for this meet has also been activated.
The following items are needed for the hospitality room and our concession stand. If you are able to donate these items please go to the job section for this meet and list what you are able to bring. The donations will need to be brought to the pool by Thursday the 11th. If you can't bring those items by that time please do not volunteer to bring them. On Friday our hospitality and concession stand coordinator will be picking up any items not donated. Last fall we had several people bring their donations the day of the meet and we had several items left over
Pop- 2 cases of coke and 4 cases of diet coke
Water- 6 cases. Please bring at least one case for donation of the 16 oz. bottles
Gatorade/PowerAde- 3 cases of the 24pk 20oz bottles
Baked goods
Hamburger Buns- Please donate at least 4 8 count packs of hamburger buns
Coffee: Maxwell House/Folgers or Dunkin Donuts
Muffins
Coffee Cake
Bagels: 2 dozen plain, 1 Blueberry and 1 Raisin
Bananas
Apples
Upcoming meet & dates/location/deadline to decline attending
IA Vs. SBSC dual meet Saturday 1-16/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/tonight, Sunday 1-10
NCISC Winter Championship Saturday 2-13/Riley High School/Sunday 1-31
CON Last Chance Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2/26-28/Concord High School/Sunday 1-24
Divisionals Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/4-6/Northridge High School/TBD
Senior State Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/11-13/Pike High School, Indianapolis/TBD
Age Group State Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/18-20/IUPUI/TBD
Speedo Sectionals Thursday-Sunday 3/31-4/3/Geneva, OH/TBD
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me
RHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Wednesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Monday 5:00-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:00-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
NPHS Practice Groups
Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30
Practice notes: I will be attending New Prairie on Wednesday this week. No practice on Tuesday at RHS due to a high school meet and no practice on Thursday at NPHS due to a high school meet.
Event Selection
I have received a few emails and some notes in our meet commitment section concerning events swimmers will be put in for meets. I do read every email and note I receive and when situations warrant the requests I do try to honor them. For example if there is knee injury that I am made aware I will avoid selecting breaststroke events and the same with butterfly if there are serious shoulder injuries. I will also honor anyone wanting to limit the number of events because of family budget constraints.
Some of the requests I have received have been centered around limiting the number events so swimmers can perform better in the other events in which they are competing. I have also been asked to avoid "longer" events because some parents feel their swimmers are not ready. I do put swimmers in events that will challenge them. There are times when swimmers swim in these events will struggle but it isn't because they are not physically ready it is almost always because they are unsure of how to pace the swims. All of our swimmers 11 and over swim thousands of yards at every practice. While it may not seem like it, every one of these swimmers are capable of swimming the 200 free or even the 500 free. Our 10 and under swimmers may not swim quite as much in practice but all of those swimmers are also capable of swimming the 100 free and most are capable of swimming the 200 free.
My philosophy is to put swimmers in as many events as allowed in every meet. I will also put swimmers in varying events as often as possible. I do not believe specialization in one or two events is best for their development as a swimmer or as a person. For our newer swimmers I try to add a new event each time they swim in a meet. Sometimes our newer swimmers struggle learning the breaststroke or the butterfly and I am not able to add new events each time. But, as soon as I believe they are close to getting it correct I will add those events to their list.
Swimming can be a very challenging sport but it also can be one of the most rewarding. Having a swimmer succeed or achieve a long time goal can be very gratifying for the swimmer, parents, and the coaches. But there really is nothing that can replace the smile that comes across an athletes face (no matter what the swimmer's age) after they accomplish something they thought they could not do. If I only placed swimmer in events they were comfortable in they would never get the chance to experience these incredible personal victories.
So trust me as a parent I understand the hesitation that occurs when your child is getting ready to swim in a new or longer event. I think as adults we have a tendency to underestimate the resilience of our kids. I have been as guilty as anyone else when it comes to my own children in this regard. But each time my concerns were completely alleviated when they climbed out of the pool after those events with a smile that seemed to last for days.
IA Meet January 8th-10th
I will post all of our results within the next day or two. SBSC is having an outstanding meet with 3 sessions left. Lets go SBSC!
Dual Meet Vs Irish Aquatics January 16th Rolfs Aquatic Center
The deadline for opting out of this meet is tonight January 10th, one week from today
GSI Invite/MSC Invite
Our entry has been sent for both meets. You can check your swimmer's entries by logging into your account on our website or by using the OnDeck Parent app on your Apple or Android device. I will post all pertinent times for both meets in next week's email.
NCISC Championship Meet
Our meet declaration system has been turned on. The deadline for opting out of this meet is Sunday January 31st. This is a meet our club is hosting and we will need the help of everyone to a run a successful meet.. The jobs (volunteer) section for this meet has also been activated.
The following items are needed for the hospitality room and our concession stand. If you are able to donate these items please go to the job section for this meet and list what you are able to bring. The donations will need to be brought to the pool by Thursday the 11th. If you can't bring those items by that time please do not volunteer to bring them. On Friday our hospitality and concession stand coordinator will be picking up any items not donated. Last fall we had several people bring their donations the day of the meet and we had several items left over
Pop- 2 cases of coke and 4 cases of diet coke
Water- 6 cases. Please bring at least one case for donation of the 16 oz. bottles
Gatorade/PowerAde- 3 cases of the 24pk 20oz bottles
Baked goods
Hamburger Buns- Please donate at least 4 8 count packs of hamburger buns
Coffee: Maxwell House/Folgers or Dunkin Donuts
Muffins
Coffee Cake
Bagels: 2 dozen plain, 1 Blueberry and 1 Raisin
Bananas
Apples
Upcoming meet & dates/location/deadline to decline attending
IA Vs. SBSC dual meet Saturday 1-16/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/tonight, Sunday 1-10
NCISC Winter Championship Saturday 2-13/Riley High School/Sunday 1-31
CON Last Chance Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2/26-28/Concord High School/Sunday 1-24
Divisionals Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/4-6/Northridge High School/TBD
Senior State Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/11-13/Pike High School, Indianapolis/TBD
Age Group State Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 3/18-20/IUPUI/TBD
Speedo Sectionals Thursday-Sunday 3/31-4/3/Geneva, OH/TBD
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me
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