Swimming Academic Awards

 

Academic All-District (12-4A) - Deadline 1/9/24

 

Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors can be recognized.

Using only fall 2022 semester grades (unweighted & unrounded), student/athletes with averages of 90 and above qualify.

Paperwork - Coach will research & then submit names at district meet entry meeting.

THSCA Academic All-State - Deadline 2/1/24

 

Only seniors can be recognized.

Using first seven (7) semester grades (weighted), student/athletes with averages of 92 and above qualify.

Paperwork - Student/Athlete must provide coach with SAT and/or ACT composite scores, overall seven-semester GPA, and class rank/size.  Coach will then submit nomination online.

TGCA Academic All-State - Deadline 2/12/24

 

Only seniors can be recognized.

Using first seven (7) semester grades (weighted), student/athletes with averages of 94 and above qualify.

Paperwork - Student/Athlete must provide coach with overall seven-semester GPA, and class rank/size.  Coach will then submit nomination online.

 

NISCA Academic All-America - Deadline 4/1/24

Only seniors can be recognized.

Using first seven (7) semester grades (weighted), student/athletes with averages of 93.75 and above qualify.

Paperwork - Student/Athlete will follow instructions and complete form on NISCA website.  Portal opens in January.  Links to submission instructions and portal are here.  Use my NISCA membership number 05-5284.  Student/Athlete will submit completed paperwork.  Please start working on this early, as NISCA has had issues w/processing applications in the past.

 

TISCA Academic All-State - Deadline 4/1/24

 

Juniors & seniors can be recognized.

Juniors use first five (5) semester grades (weighted) and seniors use first seven (7) semester grades (weighted).  Student/athletes with averages of 93.75 and above qualify.

Deadline/Paperwork - Student/Athlete will follow instructions and complete form on TISCA website.  Link is not yet available.  Please remind me to check for updates.  Student/Athlete will submit completed paperwork.

 

Episode XL: Jason Devine

 

Listen here

00:33 – Episode XL Highlights

04:10 – Eddie Reese Book Bundle

04:38 – Jason Devine intro

05:10 – Then & Now

06:45 – FCST 10 & under curriculum

08:06 – Breaking into coaching

09:22 – Takeaways from other coaches

10:20 – Recognizing diamonds

11:30 – Required fundamentals

12:35 – Drills?

15:25 – Beyond the kickboard & streamline

17:40 – Culture

20:10 – Parents as assistants

23:24 – Body awareness

24:05 – Focal points & progressions

25:28 – Butterfly timing

26:08 – Favorite facilities

26:44 – Meetings, updates, & the long haul

29:20 – What hasn’t changed?

31:00 – Staff cohesiveness

33:39 – Clinics?

34:35 – Attendance & typical practices

40:45 – Meet debriefing & recognition

41:56 – Parent recognition

43:45 – Which age group?

45:17 – Wrapping it up

Schedule Changes & More!

 

 

Sixteen (16) schools competed in Lufkin yesterday.  Our girls were 10th and the boys were 11th.  We finished 12th in combined scoring.

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Check Google Classroom for updated Scouting Report Monday afternoon.  We will decided on district events Tuesday.  District entry meeting is Wednesday.

 

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Message from Mark that impeller is out and company to repair will be here Tuesday or Wednesday.

 

Best case scenario would be repair Tuesday so circulation/chemicals/water temp would allow us to swim/dive Wednesday afternoon.

 

Going with that optimistic "plan", here's what the new practice schedule for the week would look like:

Monday

No Practices

Scouting Report in GC (afternoon)

Tuesday

Morning - No practice (1st period to B228)

Afternoon - Dry-land (4:00-5:00 p.m.)

District Events Selection

Wednesday

Morning - No practice (1st period to B228)

Afternoon - Swim (4:00-5:30 p.m.)

Thursday

Morning - Swim (6:00-7:30 a.m.)

Afternoon - Swim (4:00-5:30 p.m.)

Friday

Morning - Swim (6:00-7:30 a.m.)

Afternoon - Swim (4:00-5:30 p.m.)

 

Saturday

Morning - Swim (7:00-9:00 a.m.)

 

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Attendance

 

1 - Genaro F (71)

2 - Victoria S (60)

3 - Kaydence S (35)

4 - Lucie F (24)

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Make the most of whatever opportunities we have to practice this week!

 

Remember this from #TBW:

Be on time (to the pool, onto the bus, in the dry-land room, in the water, etc.).

 

Quote of the Week

 

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but

of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony.

 

via Bellarmine University

Thomas Merton

Reminders

 

• New tech suits for the Duck Dash
• Check G.C. for updated travel info
  
• Suiting up for Thu. p.m. practice
• Be early Fri. a.m.
  

Avery Adams on A2B

Listen to our visit with Elevate Performance Swim Academy's Avery Adams here

 

00:40 – Background of Avery Adams

02:25 – Eddie Reese book plug

02:55 – Welcome Avery Adams

03:25 – Focus on squat technique

07:30 – Athlete to coach ratio

08:50 – Elevate Performance Swim Academy

10:19 – Air Force Academy’s James Winterfield

13:00 – Building relationships

15:40 – Individual sessions, evaluations, & warm-up

18:20 – Multi-sport background

19:25 – Lakeside SeaHawks & Vern Gambetta (GAIN)

20:00 – Body line as linkage/connection

21:15 – Innovation & reaction time

23:55 – Sprinting & set design

26:15 – Sprinting & muscle tissue recruitment

29:10 – Sprinting vs. AFAP

30:05 – What drives long axis strokes?  Short axis?

31:40 – Teaching “gears”

34:50 – Gamification

37:35 – Overcoming limitations

40:15 – A few favorite drills

46:10 – Finishing races (last 15m)

49:35 – Wrapping up & contact info

Quote of the Week

 

Be at war with your vices, at peace

with your neighbors, and let every

new year find you a better man.

 

Benjamin Franklin

 

Madison Yelle

 

Madison (r) learns from Garrett Weber-Gale (l)

Latest episode of Swim Talk A2B features Madison Yelle.

Listen here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0:20 – MAC Gold Group

1:45 – Heard of the Eddie Reese book?

2:30 – Welcome Madison Yelle

3:00 – Age Group to High School to D-II

8:10 – Coaching with Swim Ft. Lauderdale

9:10 – TAGS, FLAGS, & JO’s

11:00 – Outdoor swimming issues

11:45 – HOF facility & 27m platform

13:00 – Was that a cement truck?

14:27 – Florida high school swimming

15:39 – That dreaded “P” word

17:48 – More on high school swimming

19:45 – Group criteria & LCM vs. SCY

23:13 – Veterans setting examples

26:01 – ASCA World Clinic

26:55 – More on the “P” word

30:30 – How many per week?

Last Week of 2023

 

 

Note:  Saturday's workout will be a 10,000 yarder!  Let's plan on a post-meet meal at the Hotel Blessing Coffee Shop at around 11:00.

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Our team shirts are in.  You'll get those at practice next week.

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Look for a January practice schedule next week.

 

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We're in the middle of the UIL-mandated five-day "OFF" period.

 

As noted last week, there is NO SUBSTITUTE for two-a-day practices.

 

Take advantage of your holiday training opportunities - we're less than four (4) weeks away from the district meet!

 

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Attendance

 

1 - Genaro F (61)

2 - Victoria S (55)

3 - Kaydence S (35)

4 - Lucie F (24)

 

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A reminder about #TBW:

 

Improve your general fitness, flexibility, core strength, and shoulder stabilizer strength.

 

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If you haven't already, please check Google Classroom for Duck Dash meet info and a tentative Lufkin trip itinerary.

 

 

Quote of the Week

 

People fall forward to success.

Mary Kay Ash

 

 

Reminders

 

We only have four (4) more practices before the UIL-mandated five-day "OFF" period.

 

In our sport, there is NO SUBSTITUTE for two-a-day practices.

 

Take advantage of your holiday training opportunities - we are only one (1) month away from the district meet!

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Attendance (updated just now)

 

1 - Genaro F (57)

2 - Victoria S (54)

3 - Kaydence S (35)

4 - Lucie F (24)

 

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A reminder about #TBW:

 

Make technique a practice priority (quality relay starts, 1 up/1 down breathing on fly, breathe every 3 on free, minimize resistance, maximize streamline speed/distance, improve distance per stroke, emphasize kicking and breath control, etc.).

 

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Please check Google Classroom for Duck Dash meet info and a tentative Lufkin trip itinerary.

Quote of the Week

 

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

 

via National Portrait Gallery

Charles Buxton

 

Finally!

 

The world's second most exciting podcast has returned!  Listen here

00:57 - Shameless Eddie Reese book plug

01:24 - Welcome Bonnie Adams

02:22 - Recap of 2023 OZ Mile/Michele Weber

06:36 - Preview of 2024 OZ Mile

09:55 - Bikes, or Bikes?

11:35 - What to expect at OZ

15:01 - Prepping athletes for open water

20:34 - Making memories in our sport

22:31 - Why September?

25:10 - Pool "Open Water"

28:05 - Alcatraz

29:27 - Canandaigua

30:45 - Germany

32:11 - More on the 2023 OZ Mile/Michele Weber

37:04 - Event feedback

41:10 - Wrapping it up/Podcast rankings

December 11-16

 

 

An updated December practice schedule is in Google Classroom.

Prepping for the January 5/6 Lufkin overnight trip REQUIRES your immediate attention!

Tomorrow (Monday):

• return completed paperwork to me, and
• get me your tech suit* size.

Divers should get together and decide what they want for a District/Region/State suit.

*We're using the same brand (A3) as last year.

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Monday

Morning Swim:  6:00 - 7:30 a.m.

Evening Swim:  5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday

Evening Swim:  4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday

Evening Swim:  4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

El Campo Travel Info

Thursday

Evening Swim:  4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Friday

Evening Swim:  4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

 

Saturday

El Campo Invite

 

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Attendance

 

1 - Genaro F (53)

2 - Victoria S (50)

3 - Kaydence S (33)

4 - Lucie F (23)

 

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Quote of the Week

 

The joy of leadership comes from seeing others achieve

more than they thought they were capable of.

Simon Oliver Sinek