This Week

We'll be starting a new dry-land/weight room cycle this week during 8th period.

Please be ready to start our work ASAP each day.

Monday

8th period ("A" day dry-land)
Practice Prep 3:30-4:00 (lane ropes & issue gear)
Swim/Dive 4:00-5:30

Tuesday

8th period ("B" day dry-land)
Blue/Gold/Alumni Draft (captains)
Swim/Dive 3:30-5:30

Wednesday

8th period ("A" day dry-land)
Swim/Dive 3:30-5:30

Thursday

8th period ("B" day dry-land)
Swim/Dive 3:30-5:30

Friday

8th period ("A" day dry-land)
Swim/Dive 3:30-5:30

Saturday

Blue/Gold/Alumni Meet (8:00 set-up, 9:00 warm-up, 10:00 start)

Quote of the Week

Start where you are.

Use what you have.

Do what you can.

via CMG Worldwide

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.

January Invite Time Standards

In order to travel for the January 4th & 5th meet, athletes must attend holiday training and meet the follerin' time standards for their individual event(s):

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Event 3

FYI - Scoring as follers:

Girls - 1st = 6, 2nd = 4, 3rd = 3, 4th = 2, 5th = 1
Boys - 1st = 8, 2nd = 6, 3rd = 5, 4th = 4, 5th = 3, 6th = 2, 7th = 1

Points are split for ties.

Free Throw results:

Top girl (G Vargas) and boy (C Peralta) tied with 8 each.

Girls

1 - G Vargas - 6
2 - F Vargas - 4
3T - J Garcia - 2
3T - M Grimes - 2
3T - A Miller - 2

Boys

1 - C Peralta - 8
2T - M Brooks - 5 1/2
2T - S Estraca - 5 1/2
4T - D Dye - 3 1/2
4T - J Pesina - 3 1/2
6T - G Kolojaco - 1 1/2
6T - J Wright - 1 1/2

Overall Standings after three (3) events:

Girls

1 - G Vargas - 15
2 - F Vargas - 13
3 - M Grimes - 9
4 - A Miller - 7
5 - J Garcia - 4

Boys

1 - S Estraca - 21 1/2
2 - C Peralta - 17
3 - M Brooks - 15 1/2
4 - D Dye - 11 1/2
5T - J Wright - 8 1/2
5T - J Pesina - 8 1/2
7 - G Kolojaco - 4 1/2

Event 2

Vertical Jump results:

Top girls, tied at 16", were M Grimes & F Vargas.  Boys' leader was S Estraca at 23 1/2".

Girls

1T - M Grimes - 5
1T - F Vargas - 5
3 - G Vargas - 3
4 - A Miller - 2
5 - J Garcia - 1

Boys

1 - S Estraca - 8
2 - C Peralta - 6
3 - M Brooks - 5
4 - D Dye - 4
5 - J Pesina - 3
6 - G Kolojaco - 2
7 - J Wright - 1

Overall Standings after two (2) events:

Girls

1T - F Vargas - 9
1T - G Vargas - 9
3 - M Grimes - 7
4 - A Miller - 5
5 - J Garcia - 2

Boys

1 - S Estraca - 16
2 - M Brooks - 10
3 - C Peralta - 9
4 - D Dye - 8
5 - J Wright - 7
6 - J Pesina - 5
7 - G Kolojaco - 3

Quote of the Week

Hyperbole is the worst thing in the universe.

via Foundation for Economic Education

Bryan Douglas Caplan

All-Around Athlete

8th period all-around athlete competition started today.

Results are for jump rope (1 minute).

G Vargas led the way for the ladies with 146.

S Estraca was top finisher for the gentlemen with 152.

Girls

1st - G Vargas - 6
2nd - F Vargas - 4
3rd - A Miller - 3
4th - M Grimes - 2
5th - J Garcia - 1

Boys

1st - S Estraca - 8
2nd - J Wright - 6
3rd - M Brooks - 5
4th - D Dye - 4
5th - C Peralta - 3
6th - J Pesina - 2
7th - G Kolojaco - 1

Breaststroke Drills

Here are a couple of drills from a couple of guys you may have heard of:

Hosing Gear/Sweeping the Sheds

Maybe it's time to adopt a new post-practice procedure for hosing off our gear.

We've been assigning junior high and/or freshmen to handle the task.

Let's start sending a different message:

Instead of looking at it as who "has to" do the job, maybe it's time to learn something from New Zealand's All Blacks rugby program and decide who "gets to" do the job.

Before leaving the dressing room at the end of the game, some of the most famous names in world rugby – including Richie McCaw, Dan Carter and Mils Muliana – stop and tidy up after themselves. They literally and figuratively 'sweep the sheds'.

Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens describes it as an example of personal humility, a cardinal All Blacks value.

Though it might seem strange for a team of imperious dominance, humility is core to their culture. The All Blacks believe that it's impossible to achieve stratospheric success without having your feet planted firmly on the ground.

Taken from "The All Blacks guide to being successful (off the field)"

Quote of the Week

Perhaps the toughest call for a coach is weighing what is

best for an individual against what is best for the team.

via The Dallas Morning News

Thomas Wade "Tom" Landry

Quote of the Week

Everyone teaches you something.  You listen to

everyone and, bit by bit, you figure things out.

via Lax Journal

William Stephen "Bill" Belichick

Quote of the Week

One's destination is never a place, but

rather a new way of looking at things.

via Book of Days Tales

Henry Valentine Miller