Here’s a great Q&A with a college coach regarding college recruiting. Even if you’re not planning to swim in college, it’s got some great advice to help with your college visits.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
5 Ways Swimmers Hold Themselves Back in the Pool
All too often we catch ourselves being our own worst enemy. Here are 5 ways that we hold ourselves back in our swimming.
Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer based out of Victoria, BC. In feeding his passion for swimming, he has developed YourSwimBook, a powerful log book and goal setting guide made specifically for swimmers. Sign up for the YourSwimBook newsletter (free) and get weekly motivational tips by clicking here.
It’s often be said that we can be our own worst enemies.
I know that I have been my own worst enemy on more occasions than I can count, not only in the pool but in life outside of it as well. From missed opportunities to incomplete efforts, the effect of self-inflicted defeat is endlessly infuriating.
While we all have our idiosyncratic list of ways that we choose to sabotage ourselves, here are 5 of the common methods in which we hold ourselves back in the pool:
GOT GOALS?
By Dr. Alan Goldberg-Sports Psychology for Athletes, Coaches & Parents
Posted on 09/15/2008
In swim training there's a term called "garbage yardage" which refers to the swimmer physically putting in the time training but while doing so, being mentally out to lunch. You know, it's the old, "going through the motions" thing.
If you want to get more out of your training this year, then you need to train with a purpose. You need to train with a reason. If you have a reason for putting all this time in, sacrificing and physically suffering, then you will indeed get far more out of your training then if you just go through the motions.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Spring / Summer Meet Schedule–Senior Group
Below is the list of meets the Senior group will attend during the LC season. We have carefully selected meets that will allow swimmers to work throughout the summer as well as being conscious of travel costs. Swimmers are expected to attend the meets with an asterisk. You will have plenty of notice to make work arrangements.
*May 17th only - BSC Spring Classic
*June 6-8 - Spring into Summer (all days since it's local and SCY / LCM) – you need not attend all 3 days of the meet
*June 13-15 - Flag City (We will pick a day).
*June 28-29 - BSC Summer Splash (We will pick a day).
July 4-6 – Mike Peppe / John Bruce Invitational – This is not a required meet since it is over a holiday and some of you may have out-of-town plans
- YOU MUST RESPOND BY FRIDAY, May 2 if you plan to attend this meet
July 21-24 – Central Section 3, Oxford, OH (Miami University) Those qualified have agreed to go only one or 2 days so only 1 overnight and all will go the same days. If you have qualified (or are close), please make hotel reservations NOW.
*July 24-27 - Ohio Senior Meet – plan to attend all days
Please register for meets on the team web-site. BE AWARE OF ENTRY DEADLINES!
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