| | Meetings
with Murray
After
Olympic trials we are all taking inventory and refocusing for the summer season.
All athletes will have their start up indivdual 20 minute meetings with me scheduled
for Wednesdays and Fridays between 6-7pm. The agenda includes a) meet commitments
b) goal times and tactics c) training adjustments and d) stroke modifications.
Be prepared and know what you intend to commit to.
Team Champs
The
Team Champs were better than expected for our group considering we swam well at
Trials. Some of you really outdid yourselves and if we had not done well at Trials
I would have thought we missed the taper. Michelle @ 1:01:63 for 100 Fly - yikes
- very good for stretch in every event especially 200 Free! Head
Shaving
There is just one thing I want to talk about and that is the head
shaving by the boys. You all must remember that you are role models for the rest
of the club. If there is any intimidation or forced behaviour it borders on bullying
and that is unacceptable - by the way, since when do we do this at Team Champs?
This is a National thing and any rookie iniations always need to be okayed by
me - no exceptions - no one will feel they have to do anything if they are uncomfortable
with it. That's why I'm involved. We are lucky those two boys in John's group
were okay with it and even more so, their parents. We could have had some parents
who would have been way more extreme. Besides, this is something for when you
get to my group and when we all understand things better. Anyway, I thank those
parents and apologize just in case. However, I have not heard anything and don't
expect to as I know them well and believe they trust me.
Pyramid of
Success
To recap April: I really hope you enjoyed the reading sessions
on the "pyramid of success". Remember the two foundation stones: 1.
Enthusiasm
You really have to honestly enjoy something if you intend to be
good at it.
2. Work Ethic
You cannot do well at anything if you do
not work hard to get what you want. No excuses. No primadonnas. No exceptions.
All the other building blocks such as loyalty, honesty, trust, etc. rest upon
these two corner stones. They apply to life as well and that is the great thing
about our sport.
Looking Ahead
Look forward to the May Performance
Meet on the 10-11 weekend. Also May is a hard-work month with a training camp
on the May longweekend. Yes, real athletes will be slogging it up and down while
the rest will be enjoying the cottage. Our group is getting ready to swim fast
and this year, because of the trials in April, we have to train even harder.
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