Season Updates 6/30/13
Hi Everyone,
The season is off and running! We were all very disappointed that the weather did not cooperate for our first meet. I am working to possibly reschedule the meet for 7/8, and we are awaiting final confirmation. We will notify everyone ASAP. In other news, we had a great showing at the Cold Water Classic. Almost every swimmer had a time drop, which shows all our hard work is paying off.
As I said to the swimmers before time trials, we may all have different times, but we all have one thing in common, that we are all Warrington Dragons. A swimmer should not only be seen through his or her times, but the dedication, hard work, and commitment he or she shows to the team and teammates. Everyone has the chance to improve in swimming. As teammates, you have the ability to support each other and push each other in practice and meets, and this is why swimming is a great team sport. As coaches we can do the same thing for you, so make sure to talk to a coach after every one of your races to see what tips and compliments we may have for you!
We are looking forward to working with everyone for the rest of the season!
Julian
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
WST 2013
Hello Everyone!
Welcome to the WST 2013 Swim Season. I am very excited to yet again be a part of Warrington this year. I would like to outline my goals and expectations for this season, and how it differs from last year.
Last year was an extremely successful season where we went undefeated and moved up to the top Red Division. Congratulations! We worked very hard and did things like extended dryland and Saturday morning practices. This year we will be integrating dryland into typical morning practices and we will be giving the swimmers and coaches Saturday morning off.
We still stress practice attendance! We expect the most out of our swimmers, and the only way to do that is to come to practice to work on everything. Those who are new to competitive swimming will learn that there are a lot of small things to learn and improve on. If you have an older swimmer who is participating in USS, let me know and we can work something out as far as attendance goes.
During the initial afternoon practices, swimmers will be separated by age group. During those practices, coaches will assess your swimmers in terms of technique and comprehension of the practices to determine which practice group they will belong in. This is not to say we will be putting a new 17 year old swimmer in the developing group with 8 year olds. We will work hard to make a balance that promotes both sociability and fun. Parents will be informed before the morning practices start which group your swimmer will be in.
Meets are the most fun part of being a summer swim team member. If I still have fun with them after coaching for 8 years, then they must be fun!! This being said, I would like everyone to make an effort to come to as many of the meets as possible. We ask everyone to do a check in or out for meets in the meet sign up book. This makes it a lot easier for us coaches to make the lineup accurately. It is also why we ask for you to sign in or out in advance. The process of writing a lineup requires a great amount of time and paperwork and timely communication is necessary.
We are very happy to have Amanda and Erin back as Assistant coaches. Adding to the staff are Sarah Zaborowski and Amber Andrewlevich who will be great assets to the team.
In terms of added support, we offer private lessons at Warrington. If interested please contact us.
Thank you for reading, and get ready to have a fun and awesome summer!!
- Julian
Welcome to the WST 2013 Swim Season. I am very excited to yet again be a part of Warrington this year. I would like to outline my goals and expectations for this season, and how it differs from last year.
Last year was an extremely successful season where we went undefeated and moved up to the top Red Division. Congratulations! We worked very hard and did things like extended dryland and Saturday morning practices. This year we will be integrating dryland into typical morning practices and we will be giving the swimmers and coaches Saturday morning off.
We still stress practice attendance! We expect the most out of our swimmers, and the only way to do that is to come to practice to work on everything. Those who are new to competitive swimming will learn that there are a lot of small things to learn and improve on. If you have an older swimmer who is participating in USS, let me know and we can work something out as far as attendance goes.
During the initial afternoon practices, swimmers will be separated by age group. During those practices, coaches will assess your swimmers in terms of technique and comprehension of the practices to determine which practice group they will belong in. This is not to say we will be putting a new 17 year old swimmer in the developing group with 8 year olds. We will work hard to make a balance that promotes both sociability and fun. Parents will be informed before the morning practices start which group your swimmer will be in.
Meets are the most fun part of being a summer swim team member. If I still have fun with them after coaching for 8 years, then they must be fun!! This being said, I would like everyone to make an effort to come to as many of the meets as possible. We ask everyone to do a check in or out for meets in the meet sign up book. This makes it a lot easier for us coaches to make the lineup accurately. It is also why we ask for you to sign in or out in advance. The process of writing a lineup requires a great amount of time and paperwork and timely communication is necessary.
We are very happy to have Amanda and Erin back as Assistant coaches. Adding to the staff are Sarah Zaborowski and Amber Andrewlevich who will be great assets to the team.
In terms of added support, we offer private lessons at Warrington. If interested please contact us.
Thank you for reading, and get ready to have a fun and awesome summer!!
- Julian
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