This Week

First, some good news.  The City of Bay City pool now has an operational diving board!

This week, divers will work on front and back approaches/take-offs and front, back, & twisting dives.  We're working toward having a six-dive list in time for the Brazosport dual on October 24.

Since we weren't able to practice Friday, please get your card money to me Tuesday.  If, for some reason, you weren't able to sell them all, I'll need unsold cards returned.

Please be ready to swim/dive by 3:30 each day this week so practices do not run long.  Be prepared daily and have a back-up plan for yourselves and teammates if something (forgot goggles, tore cap, etc.) comes up.

Monday

School Holiday

Tuesday

8th period dry-land (even day) & run
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Wednesday

8th period in classroom
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Thursday

8th period in classroom
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Friday

8th period in classroom
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Saturday

Manvel Sprintathlon meet (more info by mid-week)

Quote of the Week

Keep your face always toward the sunshine -

and shadows will fall behind you.

via Uplift

Walter "Walt" Whitman

Practice Schedule Update

Friday, I'll be working with the cross country meet all day.

8th period athletes will meet in B228 for a study hall.  Bring work and don't ask my sub if you can leave!

After school practice will be from 3:30 to 5:00 (swim only, no dry-land).

This Week

Saturday's results:  Gold 221 - Blue 154

I'll email a pdf of event results soon.

Both dry-land and in-water training will ramp up this week/month.  As they say, it's Rocktober!

Monday

8th period dry-land (even day)
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Tuesday

8th period dry-land (odd day)
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Wednesday

8th period dry-land (even day)
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Thursday

8th period dry-land (odd day)
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Friday

TBA

Quote of the Week

Even when we weren't running
good, we were having fun.



Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart

Blue/Gold Rosters

So far, here's what I've got (alumni in bold italics):

Blue

Female:  B Bricker, N DeWitt, A Miller, C Reyes, B Richards*, T Richards, K Skaggs

Male:  C Allison, M Brooks, B Button, M Ely, J Fortenberry, Z Havel*, A Howe, C Medina, T Ryman, J Smith, J Tanguma, M Vargas

Gold

Female:  S Attaway*, J Lashlee, S Lucas, H Sliva, S Thacker, F Vargas, G Vargas, D Wolfe

Male:  K Ashcraft, L Button, S Estraca*, W Frazier, B Holden, J Kacko, B Oros, F Rodriguez, M Sardelich, J Wright


*Captains

This Week

Last Thursday, Angela told me the filter repairs were going well.

Friday, I'll share some of the great things that were presented at the TISCA coaches' clinic over the weekend.

We'll ramp up our dry-land and swimming this week, so eat right and get plenty of sleep.

Monday

8th period dry-land (odd day)
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Tuesday

8th period dry-land (even day)
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Wednesday

8th period dry-land (odd day)
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Thursday

8th period dry-land (even day)
After school swim (3:30 - 5:00)

Friday

8th period in classroom (B228)

Saturday

Blue/Gold & Alumni Intrasquad Meet*



*JH/HS swimmers report at 8:30 for setup and warmup

Quote of the Week

Success ain't falling in your lap.  Be aggressive in

your approach and relentless in your hard work.

via Pinterest

Dwayne Douglas Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock

This Week

Plan for week of 9/18/17:

Monday - 8th period athletics dry-land at pool, all (JH & HS) swim 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday - 8th period athletics dry-land at pool, all (JH & HS) swim 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday - 8th period athletics dry-land at pool, all (JH & HS) swim 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Thursday - 8th period athletics dry-land at pool, all (JH & HS) swim 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Friday - 8th period to B228 for study hall


Note:  The six week grading period ends on the 29th.  Please don't wait until then to take care of your academic commitments!  Use the next two (2) weeks to bring C's up to B's and B's up to A's.

Quote of the Week

Between saying and doing, many

a pair of shoes is worn out.

via Writing Women

Jean Iris Murdoch

Quote of the Week

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow

I can accomplish what others can't.

via Mangin Photography

Jerry Lee Rice

Facebook Post

Maggie tagged my high school teammate, Mike Smith, in the following post about her daughter's swim team start.

Mike was my high school team captain way back when I was a squirrelly freshman.

He has coached junior high swimming for many, many years.  Truly a one-of-a-kind guy.

Guess who's 7th grader decided to join the swim team this year? I picked her up from her first day of practice in tears.. she's never swam on a team before and felt there was no way she was a strong enough swimmer to stick with it.. then came the Maggie stories of how hard it was for me, and how I rarely placed in anything but last..but how swimming made me learn to push myself mentally and with the support from great coaches, like you, I always felt encouraged to keep pushing myself along. Yesterday at practice pick up...she was full of smiles and declared to me "I love it, Mom, I'm gonna do it!"

Next Week

Plan for week of 9/11/17:

Monday - 8th period athletics dry-land at pool, all (JH & HS) swim 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday - 8th period athletics dry-land at pool, all (JH & HS) swim 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday - 8th period athletics dry-land at pool, all (JH & HS) swim 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Thursday - 8th period athletics dry-land at pool, all (JH & HS) swim 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Friday - 8th period to B228 for video session

Junior High Swimmers

I forgot to have y'all get some important info to Coach Hagg last evening.

Please send the following to Coach Hagg:


Last Name, First Name, ID#, DOB, shirt size, suit size (waist for boys), non-swimming activities (football, band, etc.), and athlete contact info (cell # &/or email, if they have them)

Thanks!

Quote of the Week

It's not the daily increase, but daily

decrease.  Hack away at the unessential.

via Bruce Lee Bio

Lee Jun-fan, a.k.a. Bruce Lee