“WIN”. What’s Important Now

Hope you all were ready for your first day and everything went smoothly for you.  Lots of new friends, classes and exciting new assignments.   As we are about to launch into our journey in the pool, lets lay some groundwork.  As you start this journey you may find yourself in a new group that will provide new challenges as you move along.  You will find some of the challenges easy, and some will probably push you to limits that you thought were impossible.  All of this is meant to put you in a good position come championship season come March and April.  The first part of our journey will involve building a strong foundation which will allow you to become a better swimmer and put you in a great position to attain your goals.  Although this may seem easy, we want you to focus in on all the little things as this will build a good base as we enter into the harder works.  What are the little things you may ask?   Leaving the wall correctly EVERY time ( on your sides with tight streaml

The sound of school bells are not that distant away as your headed into your last free weekend.  What all that means is that the start of the swim season and our journey cannot be too far behind.   Last week we spent time on how to start preparing for that first day of school and so I thought we should take a little time this week on how to prepare for the upcoming season.  We already mentioned that 2 or 3 times in the next couple of weeks it might be a good ideal to find your old summer pool (remember that watering hole) and go for a few swims to help with that heavy feeling the first week   One of the key areas for all athletes is the core, and this is also true for swimmers.  Your core will effect your explosiveness in your turns, your hip rotation in your strokes, and it will help in your kicking.  The other area to focus in on the next few weeks are your legs.   Here are some drylands tips to work through a couple of times the next three weeks.   CORE   Basic plank (keep

Hope all of you are enjoying the last few days of your summer vacation.  We hope your summer season went well and you were able to reach some of your goals that you had laid out.   As the days start getting shorter and the nights a little longer, with the leaves beginning to drop it must be time to turn the page on the past year and look forward to the future with anticipation of the possibilities in and out of the pool. In about a week you will face the first step in the new season, and it has nothing to do with the pool.  Yes it’s the new school year with all the challenges that will come with it.  Everyone will be starting a new grade level, some may be attending a new schoo, all will have new teachers, and yes we will all be reacquainted with old friends, and will make some new ones.  There will be new lessons to be learned, homework and projects to be completed, an exciting time to look forward to. In about three weeks it will be time to grab the goggles,cap,snorkel,paddles and ki