GOALS AND KICKING

HELLO SWIMMERS.  We hope your first couple of days back in the classroom went well.  Seeing old friends and meeting new ones is always exciting.  We are excited and looking for the same experience at our first workout  in 15 days.  Use the next couple of weeks wisely and settle into your academics before we add swimming to the mix.  Remember you are a STUDENT/ATHLETE.

Last we we talked about getting mentally prepared for our upcoming season and the importance of setting some good habits from day one.  Another way to mentally prepare yourself for the upcoming season is to sit down and ponder on what you would like to accomplish as you work through the season ahead, and it starts with setting some goals.  Goals don’t always have to be about your time.  They can involve many different areas of your swimming, but they will usually all affect your times in the end.  I came across this list the other day and immediately thought of you all and how it could help you start thinking outside of the box when you start setting your goals.  After reading the list grab a pen and put your thoughts to paper and see what you can come up with for your swimming journey this year.  

FIRST LOOK

   Early practice’s 

So what's our first couple of weeks in the pool shaping up to look like.  Our focus will be on some high intensity kicking.  Why?  First off is that along with your core it will serve as a good foundation for some fast swimming this season and its also is a great way to get into shape at the beginning of the season.  If your not sold on kicking yet let's look at it this way, the majority of your muscle mass is in your legs.  Let's set the groundwork now for some fast swimming.

I would like to ask the swimmers in Mike's Senior prep and Junior Gold groups to purchase the following piece of equipment for our workouts.  They are available on the Finis web site and through amazon.

Finis Alignment kickboards

 

Finis tempo trainer

Have a good week