COSA Scholarship Application

Dear Central Ohio Swim Teams,

Last year COSA was able to award four $500 scholarships to local athletes heading off to college!  The Scholarship Committee faced a difficult process of selecting recipients and we anticipate that the Class of 2015 will again present worthy applicants.

COSA is a not-for-profit organization that supports swimming in Central Ohio through the following activities:

• Scholarship Awards
• COSA Developmental League
• Ned Reeb Memorial Invitational
• COSA All-Star recognition
• and other activities that support swimming and diving in Central Ohio.

If you have questions regarding the application or process, please feel free to e-mail COSA.  Link to application:  COSA Scholar-2014   ( http://bit.ly/1a9s9YO )

Please refer your eligible athletes to the COSA website:  http://www.eteamz.com/COSA  The application can be downloaded from the “HANDOUTS” page by navigating from the left side-bar.

Thank you for your support of COSA and our support of YOUR athletes,

COSA Scholarship Committee

Dayton Raider Meet Sign-up

 

The registration deadline for the Dayton Raiders Gunnar Listerman Memorial (11/14/14 - 11/16/14) swim meet is just around the corner and we are asking that you login to declare whether or not you're going to the meet. If you are going, you will need to declare by the registration deadline, 10/27/14.

Please ask if you wish to discuss event choices.  Seniors agreed to swim a “full” event schedule at this meet in exchange for no John Bruce and one day of KCST.

For more information about this event click here

Hand Paddles

Senior swimmers:  Please order your Finis Instinct Sculling Paddles.  Most of you will need size M.  Shipping costs are high, so consider going together to order.  I would like for everyone to have these by the end of October.

When ordering, please enter the discount code JRBEST to receive a 20% discount on your order.

Click the picture below to be taken directly to the FINIS Inc. web-site:

What's holding you back?

Sometimes the things that hold us back aren't as big as they appear.

Head, Hands, Hips, Heels

What are you looking at?

I can see at least three things here that should stand out to you based on what we've been working on in practice.

What can you identify?

10 First-Time Questions to Ask a College Coach

From yourswimlog.com

I put an asterisk by my faves…

The following is a list of questions to ask your prospective college swim coach. Getting as thorough a picture as possible of what the team atmosphere and the coach’s philosophy is before you commit to a school for four years is understandably critical. Many swimmers will focus solely on selling themselves to a coach and program, but you should remember that they are recruiting you.

SEE ALSO: How to Get Recruited for College Swimming

Each conversation with prospective coaches will be different. As the speed with which the recruitment process varies from school to school, the questions you ask will rely on what stage of the process you are at. At the end of the day, however, each of the following questions are designed to help you build a clearer picture of whether or not the university program is a good fit for you.

Here goes:

1. Does the team have a year-round program? If you’re looking at taking your swimming beyond NCAA’s and beyond, will the program support these goals?

2. What’s the team culture like? Is the team more about having fun, or is it a competitive environment?

* 3. What is the team’s goal for the season? How high is the program aiming? Is it going to be a rebuilding year for the school or are they charging ahead with a specific goal in mind?