SWIM AND ROCK REVIEW
If i hear YMCA🎧 again anytime soon I believe I’ll go “nuts”. It’s ringing in my ears, and yes I know how to spell it. We had a good weekend of racing with a large number of 11 and over’s returning for finals on Friday and Saturday. Some of these swimmers were making their first trip to the finals for the first time and performed very well as, did all of thier Mako teammates. The energy that you all had over the weekend was amazing to watch. It all started with the way you all handled our meet warm-up, and the way you worked with each oter as you went through it. You may ask why I don’t run warm-ups like other coaches and the simple reason is that I wan’t YOU to take ownership of your swimming. I also believe that one of the most important jobs I have at meets is to take the pressure off each of you and make you as comfortable as I can so you can RACE. I can’t do that if I am acting like a traffic cop at the end of your lane. You all also cheered for your teammates and supported each other all the way through the meet. When things did go wrong, and they always will at some point I did not have to deal with that “pity party”, which is a sign that you are growing as an athlete and a good person.
The racing in the pool was really awesome to watch, our turns look better each time we go out. We are more aggressive around the walls both on the turns and the finishes, so your hard work is starting to show. Our underwater off the walls will always be a work in progress as each of you become stronger and more comfortable being underwater. The stroke look really good, although there is always work to be done, but i was really happy with the effort I saw from all of you.
We had some of you try new events and distances was great to see as that is a big part of the process in this sport. In this sport it is always good to try new things to help yourselves become a better overall swimmer and person. I was so proud of all you for the great TEAM and INDIVIDUAL effort this past weekend, keep up the good work.
WEEK AHEAD: Don’t forget there will be no Practice Thursday or Friday, and on Saturday practice is from 12:00-2:00.
Some of you asked about doing something outside of the pool so here is a thought for you so you can get out of the house. Take a 30 to 40 minute run where you run for 1 minute and than walk for 2 to 3. You can also walk 2 minutes run 30 seconds, 20 pushups, 20 leg lifts, 20 squats, and back to walking. Do this for 30 -40 minutes and that will help if you need to get out. Actually you should do it!
SET OF THE WEEK:
This week I spent some time in the library doing some work on the computer and some light reading and came across these two stories I thought I would share with you for Thanksgiving; Enjoy and have a great Thanksgiving!
See you at the pool!! Mike
THE SIGN
A Little blind boy sat on the stairs of a building, holding up a sign, “I’m blind. Please help me!” He even had a hat by his side , which had just a few coins.
While wriing last week in the library last week, I came across these two stories for a Thanksgiving thought and thought of sharing them with you all. Happy Thanksgiving
After a few hours, a man came and stood beside the child. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them in the kid’s hat. He then took the sign, turned it around and wrote a few words. He put the sign back so that other people could read the new words.
The hat soon began fill up with notes and coins. That same afternoon, the man who changed the sign came to see how things were going. The boy recoginized the footsteps of the man and asked him “Were you the one who changed my sign board this morning? What did you write?” The man replied “I only wrote the truth, but in a different way. The sign read, “Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it”.
Both the signs meant the same. But the firs sign implied that the boy was blind and the second sign said that people were lucky that they were not blind. No wonder the second sign was so effective!
PUMKIN PIE
8 year old Sally lived in the countryside with her family and hardly had any visitors from ther city. One day, Sally’s mother informed her that daddy was bringing two guests for Thanksgiving supper. Everyone enjoyed the delicious turkey together, and now it was time for pumpkin pie. Sally went to the kitchen to help her mother with the pie. She proudly presented the first piece of pumpkin pie to her father, but he passed the plate to one of the guests. Sally came with the second slice of pie and faster gave it to another guest. It was getting too much for little Sally, who blurted out, “It’s of no use, Father. All the pieces are of the same size”.
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