Diver Homework

Let's use August to improve our tuck & pike positions.  We need to tighten up both!

Attention Breaststroker/IM'ers

Y'all have a little preseason assignment in August.

Several videos to help y'all correct wide/weak breaststroke kicks are below.

Work on the flexibility portion (SMR) at home (work both sides, of course):


Try either of the kick drills (buoy or band) during lap swim hours:



Either way, let's keep knees no wider than shoulder/hip width.  You can thank me in February...

From Jack Bauerle

via Swimming World

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Jack Bauerle's points of emphasis for long IM training/racing:

• High pain tolerance does not just happen, it has to be worked for.
• Speed into walls equals speed out of walls.
• Fly - Breathe
• Back - Tempo
• Breast - Build
• Free - 6 beat kick and finish
• Even splitting the strokes
• Have to be willing to work on hard stroke.
• IM work in practice with double and triple pullouts to build air capacity when tired (distance off walls).
• Yardage swum in IM and transition kick sets.

Final Spring Training Stats

April/May Girls

Glory V - 23 - Gold
Aubry M - 21 - Silver
Faith V - 14 - Bronze

April/May Boys

Michael V - 27 - Gold
Blake O - 26 - Silver
Felix R - 17 - Bronze
Jordan W - 10
Matthew B - 8
Jonathan P - 8
Jordan P - 5
Frankie M - 3
Zane H - 2

Quote of the Week

Don't worry about the horse being

blind, just load the wagon.

via SFGATE

John Madden

Quote of the Week

When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone.

When you're great at something, they'll tell you.

via Chicago Tribune

Walter Jerry Payton

Info

Tentative Schedule for this week:

Monday

8th period dry-land (A)
All Sports Banquet (5:30)

Tuesday

8th period All-Around Athlete practice

Wednesday

8th period dry-land (A)
Swim (4-5:30)

Thursday

Physicals (details below)
Swim 4-5:30

Friday

8th period dry-land (A)
Swim (4-5:30)

Saturday

Swim 7:30-9

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Physicals for the 2018-19 school year will be Thursday, May 10 until 4:30 p.m.  Here's the info Trainer G sent out to coaches:

Cost $20 cash

Where: Bay City HS Gym May 10th

When: Till 4:30  

Methodist will start physicals at 1:00pm during freshman girls athletics

Forms MUST BE COMPLETED in BLUE OR BLACK ink

Athletes must have a signed Methodist consent to treat form

Athletes must have signed Physical Medical history form completed.

Athletes must bring $20 cash
 

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Spring Training Stats

Blake O - 17
Michael V - 17
Aubry M - 14
Faith V - 14
Glory V - 14
Felix R - 13
Jonathan P -8
Jordan W -6
Jordan P -4
Frankie M - 3
Matthew B - 2
Zane H - 2

5/4 Free Kick Test Set (100's) 

Faith V – 12:37 – 1:43.9

Michael V – 12:46 – 1:49.4

Glory V – 13:09 – 1:52.7

Blake O – 13:56 – 1:59.4

Felix R – 13:57 – 1:59.6

Aubry M – 15:52 – 2:16.0

5/4 Free Kick Test Set (50's) 

Frankie M – 10:16 – 1:28.0

Jordan P – 10:59 – 1:34.1

Jonathan P – 11:00 – 1:34.3

5/5 Free Swim Test Set (100's)

Faith V – 9:13 – 1:19.0

Michael V – 9:40 – 1:22.9

Glory V – 9:59 – 1:25.6

Blake O – 10:18 – 1:28.3

Aubry M – 10:34 – 1:30.6

Quote of the Week

Everyone on your team is important.

Importance knows no rank.

via Bleacher Report

Mike Krzyzewski

Quote of the Week

Discipline is not a light switch.

Discipline is a way of life.

via YouTube

John W. Harbaugh

Cody Miller's Vlog

Olympic gold-medalist Cody Miller's YouTube site is here

Might be some naughty words now and then, but I've only caught one (1) so far.



Warm Up
400 Choice 6:30
4x50 BR kick 1:00
4x50 (25 fly/ 25 free no breath) :50
4x 25 Breaststroke Head Up Drill :30
200 fly Phelps Drill 3:00
4x 75's Fly/Bk/BR 1:15

3 Times
4x25’s Underwater Kick Fast :30
200 Kick on Board For Time 3:30

100 EZ

3 Times
4x 25’s Fast Tube Pull :30
200 Tube Pull For Time 3:30

100 EZ 

5 Times
5x 25’s Fast Double Pullout :40
75 All Out 1:45

100 EZ 

800 Backstroke w/ fins cruise

10 x 25's resisted Band Fins+Paddles ALL OUT 1:30

16x 50's BR Tube Pull best average 1:10

100 EZ

Quote of the Week

Little by little, one travels far.

via DW

John Ronald Reuel "J.R.R." Tolkien

NCAA-Bound? NAIA?

If you're thinking about swimming/diving after high school, you'll need to start the process by registering with the NCAA and/or NAIA.

Links have been added (right) to help you get started.

Once you've taken care of the initial paperwork, let me know so we can start contacting schools you're interested in.

Quote of the Week

The right attitude will help you be successful.

There are not many successful people

that don't have the right attitude.

via Living Prime Time

William Scott "Scotty" Bowman

After Six (6)

Blake O - 5
Aubry M - 4
Felix R - 4
Michael V - 2
Faith V - 1
Glory V - 1
Jordan W - 1

Here's just one (1) of many rotator cuff maintenance exercise videos.  Simple stuff, but make sure you pay attention to the directions!