Hey Wavemakers,

Again, congrats on the big win last week!  Now we have to focus on Hammond Hills this week...please see below for important info for the week.

 

IN THIS EMAIL

• Schedule and Meet info
• Those not in meet
• Practice/clinic reminders
• Parking reminder
• Volunteers
• Links to swim videos/filming your child

 

SCHEDULE AND MEET INFO

We have normal practice schedule this week.

    Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri morning at Mark Trail: 8:30-9:30 7-10 year olds, 9:30-10:00 6&unders, 10:00-11:00 11 and ups

    Wed morning at Mark Trail: 9:00-10:00 all 10 and under; 10:00-11:00 all 11 and ups

    Mon, Wed, Thurs evenings at Princeton Square: 5:30-6:00 6&unders, 6:00-6:45 7-10 year olds, 6:45-7:30 11 and ups

 

Our meet this Tuesday is at Mark Trail.  Please arrive by 5 to get your events written on your arm before warm ups.  Reminder: if your child is going to be late or gets sick the day of, please email Coach Julie as soon as you know this.  There will be a coaches fun relay at the end of the meet for those that would like to stay to see it, and we will all go to eat again afterwards.  At this point, we are planning on Steak and Shake again (we know it takes a long time to make the shakes...there is nothing we can do to speed that up though)...if that changes, we will send an email.

 

The meet will be on Meet Mobile this week.  So you can download the app (for free) and follow the results lives.  Search "Mark Trail" on Tuesday and you will find the meet!

 

THOSE NOT IN MEET

Here is the list one more time...this time it includes juniors as well.  All swimmers on this list will not be entered this Tuesday unless Coach Julie hears otherwise by a parent.  All swimmers not on this list will be entered.

Beck and Evie B.

Piper and Sully B.

Katie Brandt and Charlie B.

Thomas and Will B.

John and Lilly C.

Charlie C.

Jackson C.

AJ E.

Alex, Isaac, Madeleine F.

Abigail G.

Reece G.

Mary Adelaide G.

Mya H.

Loulou and Nath H.

Ty K.

Jon K.

Kira K.

JP L.

Ian L.

Mitch L.

Madelyn M.

Mollie M.

Sophie M.

Alex M.

Connor M.

Mollie M. (entered in events after 7:00)

Smith O.

Charley P.

Lucy P.

James R.

Joshua R.

Eli S.

Drew S.

Gabi and Tyler S.

Eliza T.

Kate V.

Ethan V.

Will W. (events after 7:30)

Kaitlyn W.

Eva W.

 

PRACTICE/CLINIC REMINDERS

• Just a reminder that if at all possible, you have your 7-10 year olds to Mark Trail by 8:30 for that practice.  Last week we only had 2-3 kids at the pool at 8:30.
• For the 11 and up practice especially, encourage your child to bring a water bottle to practice.
• Many swimmers want to sign up for clinics, so if you sign up, please make every effort to attend the clinic.  If you are going to cancel, please do so 24 hours in advance.

 

PARKING REMINDER

Please remember to park on only one side of the street at Princeton Square (and all other pools) for afternoon practice...this is required by Sandy Springs Police Department so emergency vehicles can pass.  When walking to the pool, please walk close to the side of the road and not in the middle of the road.  We have had a few complaints from members of the pool, so we want to make sure we are trying our best to inconvenience them as little as possible.  Thanks in advance for your attention to this!

 

VOLUNTEERS

We are still in need of a few slots for this week's meet.  If you are able to sign up, please do so at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0948a4ab22a02-volunteer1.

 

LINKS TO VIDEOS AND FILMING YOUR OWN CHILD

Watching video can be an invaluable tool with swimming.  If you film your child swimming in races and/or practice, make sure he/she watches the video to see what he/she looks like while swimming.  Ask him/her what the coaches have been telling them about their stroke and then see if they can pick it out in the video.  Seeing yourself do something is a great way of changing it going forward.  Below are some instructional links that have helped my high school swimmers in the past, so have your child check them out!

 

Freestyle from different angles (Michael Phelps)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=Eo2sNuxOlYQ&NR=1

Backstroke from different angles (Ryan Lochte) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CmM_Z3Zt5U

Fly under water slow motion (Misty Hyman) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=zmiyhPop6GI&NR=1

Breaststroke under water (Kosuke Kitajima) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sjjv-vNExs

 

Racing dive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCsQyU4Zops

Relay start and freestyle finish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjyktIOGX1U&feature=related

 

Flip turn http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=8EL3v1saCQw&feature=endscreen

Breaststroke pullout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmYtxQ16Bls

Breast and fly turns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0wfO9e1r0I