Hope all of you had a nice day off from school yesterday.
MEET INFORMATION: JANUARY OPEN Warm-up times this weekend are as follows 11 and 12 year olds 6:30- 7:20 AM 13 and overs ALL EVENTS ARE POSITIVE CHECK IN Saturday Warm-Up 2:00PM, Sunday Warm-up Is at 3:00 PM Please wear Mako Team Attire.PRACTICE WRAP-UP: 
Last week we had a good week of practice for all of the groups. If the Senior Prep groups have noticed the warm-up have been basically the same just about a second or two faster 
(depending on how I think you are progressing) each session. From this you should feel a little stronger 
at each session. Last week we talked about habits of successful 
athletes, and some of the discussion revolved around DOING THE LITTLE THINGS CORRECTLY at practice. I notice a real good effort by some of you in this area, but at the same time I am a little frustrated with some of you. At the meets the coaches try and watch 
all the swims and when we go over the races with you we are giving you information to take back to practice and work on and correct. The problem is that there are a few of you who do not try and make the corrections necessary in order to move forward. The same mistakes are made in practice over and over again and I have to ask Are You Kidding Me? It is now January 19, and these groups are suppose to be the more competitive groups, and everyone should be aware of what I expect out of them. So what is the problem 
? Let's everyone pull themselves together and really focus in on the little things and making the corrections necessary to become better swimmers! Another area that we are working on each day now with more emphasis is sprint kicking. We will need our legs to finish off our races during Mach, but yet again a few of us who have weak kicks refuse to work this area of our races. YOU WILL NEED YOUR 
LEGS!
Last week we had a good week of practice for all of the groups. If the Senior Prep groups have noticed the warm-up have been basically the same just about a second or two faster (depending on how I think you are progressing) each session. From this you should feel a little stronger at each session. Last week we talked about habits of successful athletes, and some of the discussion revolved around DOING THE LITTLE THINGS CORRECTLY at practice. I notice a real good effort by some of you in this area, but at the same time I am a little frustrated with some of you. At the meets the coaches try and watch all the swims and when we go over the races with you we are giving you information to take back to practice and work on and correct. The problem is that there are a few of you who do not try and make the corrections necessary in order to move forward. The same mistakes are made in practice over and over again and I have to ask Are You Kidding Me? It is now January 19, and these groups are suppose to be the more competitive groups, and everyone should be aware of what I expect out of them. So what is the problem ? Let's everyone pull themselves together and really focus in on the little things and making the corrections necessary to become better swimmers! Another area that we are working on each day now with more emphasis is sprint kicking. We will need our legs to finish off our races during Mach, but yet again a few of us who have weak kicks refuse to work this area of our races. YOU WILL NEED YOUR LEGS!WEEKLY TOPIC: "WIN" 
Ever notice how that word is spelled? I am sure some of you great students who love English could figure out an acronym such as "What's Important Now." As athletes we all have goals that we are striving for, but sometimes we forget to ask ourselves what's important now to achieve them. It nay be as simple as saying no to 
or 
when we are in the important training period of our seasons. it could be giving up that sleep over with 
in order to stay healthy and well rested. It could even be at practice and making sure that all equipment is ready and you are ready to begin with the group. You know what the warm-up is and you work through it with proper technique so that when we are ready to swim fast, your body is ready to go. If it's not important for you every time you leave the wall 
in practice than we must be honest with ourselves and assume that your races are not as important as you think Now let's take the word NOW "NO OPPORTUNITY WASTED". We talked about this last week and as you see from the items above there are lots of wasted opportunity that you will be confronted with each day. We will use one of those opportunities from today's workout as an example. Our warm-up was 12x100's but I observed quite a few of you who got in late and missed 1, 2 or some even 3 and 4 of the 100's (some of the same people everyday), and if that happens 3 times a week that adds up to 12 x 100's or more that you are missing and that's not even mentioning that you are not in the best position to do the workout. You leave me to ask the question "If it's not important to you, Why should I give you extra attention?
or when we are in the important training period of our seasons. it could be giving up that sleep over with in order to stay healthy and well rested. It could even be at practice and making sure that all equipment is ready and you are ready to begin with the group. You know what the warm-up is and you work through it with proper technique so that when we are ready to swim fast, your body is ready to go. If it's not important for you every time you leave the wall in practice than we must be honest with ourselves and assume that your races are not as important as you think Now let's take the word NOW "NO OPPORTUNITY WASTED". We talked about this last week and as you see from the items above there are lots of wasted opportunity that you will be confronted with each day. We will use one of those opportunities from today's workout as an example. Our warm-up was 12x100's but I observed quite a few of you who got in late and missed 1, 2 or some even 3 and 4 of the 100's (some of the same people everyday), and if that happens 3 times a week that adds up to 12 x 100's or more that you are missing and that's not even mentioning that you are not in the best position to do the workout. You leave me to ask the question "If it's not important to you, Why should I give you extra attention? "Some suggestions for applying WIN
- Elimination: eliminate those things that are unimportant or lead you away from your goals' (interruptions or distractions, unimportant tasks and other clutter.
- Single Tasking: Try doing one thing at a time so you can do it RIGHT- this can be applied to swimming especially with drills...focus on one drill at a time to make sure you are doing it correctly.
- Plan tomorrow today: Be prepared for what is to come. In swimming are we eating
right? are we warmed up correctly and have we warmed down? All necessary for that next race! In school 
stay on top of your work so that you don't miss a workout and your mind is relaxed - Start your day with WIN: Be able to focus on what is important on that certain day and Jump in
! - Deconstructing WIN: Sometimes a goal can be large and a little overwhelming
... break it down into smaller ones that you can focus on that will help you reach the larger one in the end. An example is work on taking out your race a little faster so that you can do it in the race and thus be in a better position for a best time
Have a good week see you at the pool 
