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

Next Week (Updated 4:54 p.m.)

Edits in red:

The pool pump motor is down, so we will not be swimming until that's back up and running.  The water looks pretty good, but that will likely change soon if they don't restore circulation.

Let's keep our fingers crossed for a SCAR* pool this year!

Here's our tentative plan for next week:

Tuesday - Teacher Work Day

Wednesday - 8th period athletics report to gym, short athlete meeting in Blackcat Room at 3:00 p.m.

Thursday - 8th period athletics report to gym, parent meeting in BCHS Cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.

Friday - 8th period athletics report to gym

Saturday - Pool work day** (8:00 a.m. - noon), pizza lunch



*Safe, Clean, Available, Reliable

**If Sweeny Cross Country trip is canceled

Garrett Weber-Gale on Nutrition (Originally posted on 9/21/15)

Former Longhorn Garrett Weber-Gale is one of the smartest, hardest working athletes out there.  Bobby was fortunate to be Garrett's "Locker Buddy" in his freshman year at UT.  He's a great teacher and motivator!

Unfortunately, a battle with high blood pressure almost ended GWG's swimming career...then he got into eating healthier.

Using only the best foods to "fuel" him, Weber-Gale not only qualified for the 2008 US Olympic team, he was a huge part of one of the greatest relays in our nation's history:


2008 Beijing Olympics Swimming Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final from Meazza on Vimeo.
Here's Series 1 of GWG's nutrition videos:








p.s.  Bobby was fortunate to be Garrett's "locker buddy" during his freshman year at UT.  GWG was a great influence on the entire team...especially that Button kid...

GWG - Series 2 (Originally posted on 9/24/15)

Update:

Garrett did some great swim clinics for our club swimmers in Mansfield (MAC) and El Campo (Red Wave).  He makes a positive impression on athletes, coaches, and parents!

He's now coaching with Nitro in Austin.

He still runs a great nutrition site for swimmers (and other athletes) called Athletic Foodie.

Quote of the Week

Throughout my career I swam for

form.  Speed came as a result of it.

Johann Peter Weißmüller,

a.k.a. Johnny Weissmuller

Streamline Shadow

It's easy for the coach to see that her streamline is better.  Her teammates can see it, too:

via Guy Edson