WEEKLY UPDATE: All practices this week will be held as normal. No changes.
VSC MEET INFORMATION: Warm-up times for this weekend's meet are as follows; 10 and Unders 12:10 to 12:35 Meet starts at 12:45. 11 to 14 year olds 3:00-3:30. Meet starts at 3:35. This meet will be crowded especially due to lack of pool space so pay attention, and know your events prior to arriving at the pool! Remember your 
. If your not drinking during the meet you won't be able to perform. You need to be drinking before you become thirsty! ALL MAKO SWIMMERS SHOULD HAVE MAKO CAPS AND WHILE ON DECK MAKO SHIRTS OR SWEATS. THERE IS NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER IF YOU ARE IN MY GROUPS. I HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE!| DISTANCE MEET |
WRAP UP: We had several of our teammates swim the 1000 on Saturday and the 1650 (1 mile) on Sunday. On Saturday Christina G. went out with a 34 on her first 50 and than pretty much held a 39 for the rest of the race. When asked to go faster she reacted and dropped to a 38 on a few of the 50's. Logan M. went out in a 33 and than pretty much held 39's also when asked to faster she also responded with 9 38's and 2 37's and a 35 on her 50's. Both girls finished by posting best times. 
Sunday dawned with our 2 milers ready for their plunge. Katie S. hit the pool first going out in a 33, followed by a 38 and than a couple of 39's before settling in with 40's. She also responded whenever we pushed a little bit. Her average 100's were 119.3.
Now it was Rachel A. turn at it and she opened with a 34 followed by a 38 and than settled in at 40 also. When pushed Rachel was able to put some 37's in the race. Her average 100's were 119.0.
. Both girls also posted their best times and had the courage to step into the land of unknown's.
Now it was Rachel A. turn at it and she opened with a 34 followed by a 38 and than settled in at 40 also. When pushed Rachel was able to put some 37's in the race. Her average 100's were 119.0.. Both girls also posted their best times and had the courage to step into the land of unknown's.WEEKLY TOPIC: 
"THE BEST COACH YOU WILL EVER HAVE"
"THE BEST COACH YOU WILL EVER HAVE"What is one of the first things that you say to yourself after a bad swim? It may be something like I'm no good at this 
, or I'm not getting any faster! The thing that you should be saying is "I have some things to work on in this part of my swimming. As a Coach we can help point out areas of weakness that you can take back to practice to work on. We can give you some tips to correct flaws, and we can encourage you to change. We can't do the practice for you, or swim your races! That RIGHT is reserved for the Best Coach You Will Ever Have...YOURSELF!
, or I'm not getting any faster! The thing that you should be saying is "I have some things to work on in this part of my swimming. As a Coach we can help point out areas of weakness that you can take back to practice to work on. We can give you some tips to correct flaws, and we can encourage you to change. We can't do the practice for you, or swim your races! That RIGHT is reserved for the Best Coach You Will Ever Have...YOURSELF!When YOU finally decide that there is some flaw in your swimming, you become more aware of what you are doing, or maybe not doing! You become aware of the things that you SHOULD be doing to help correct the flaws, and you start to encourage yourself to work to the best of your abilities to fix things. It helps to have a coach on the deck to help you along the way. We have that critical 
to help guide you, but the more dependent that you become on that individual, the more accountability you take away from yourself.
to help guide you, but the more dependent that you become on that individual, the more accountability you take away from yourself.As a champion, don't' be afraid to take on your weakness, head on. Remember if your goal is to do something you have never done before (like swim faster times than you ever have), than you need to change something and if you don't your be like the 
working but not really going anywhere. The BEST COACH you will ever have will always be there to assist you.
working but not really going anywhere. The BEST COACH you will ever have will always be there to assist you.Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.
