NEWSLETTER 2010-11 ISSUE 30
WORKOUT CHANGES
Fri Apr 22 All Group No Workouts Due to Good Friday Meet
COACHES MESSAGE
We would like to take a moment to remind everyone of the importance of arriving to practice on time...it seems as the year has progressed that punctuality has become an elusive ideal. We certainly understand that everyone leads busy lives, and also that our fair city's traffic grid is not the easiest one to negotiate, and these are legitimate considerations when it comes to evening practices, but the number of swimmers emerging from the change rooms for morning practice 3 or 4 or 12 or 17 minutes late is something of a concern to us. Ours is a sport defined by time...next to technique, time is the key factor we use to measure performance improvement. The warm-up which starts each practice is a critical piece of the session, especially in the morning, and the swimmer who arrives halfway through the warm-up will not be ready to perform at their best in the next set, usually a challenging one, whether technically or from an energy system perspective. During the week some swimmers are required to leave practice early to get to school on time...if this applies to you it is even more important to ensure that you are present for the start of practice. Three minutes of missed training time, twice per week, for 40 weeks, is 4 hours of lost practice time. It may not seem like much but this is one of the little things that makes a BIG difference. Let's make practice punctuality a goal for the rest of the year...there's not much time left, and we need to take advantage of every minute! Thank you!
IMPORTANT NOTICE - GOOD FRIDAY PENTATHLON
LAC Swimmers participating in Good Friday Pentathlon:
Please be advised that the Good Friday Pentathlon Swim Meet being held at CGAC on Friday, April 22 will be held as one session with the following a schedule:
9:00 a.m. warm-up; 10:00 a.m. start. Thank you for your patience and support and we look forward to seeing you on Good Friday.
Sheri Cappa & Joe Gati
Meet Managers, Good Friday Pentathlon
WESTERN REGION STING MEET
The Western Region is offering a Sting Meet at the University of Guelph on Sat May 28 for swimmers that have not yet qualified for Regionals. This meet is new to our meet schedule and is now available for sign up on the LAC website in the events section. The entry deadline for this meet is Thurs May 5.
LAC SUMMER SWIM CAMP UPDATE
Swim camp has is NOW FULL. If you have not handed in your July 1 post dated cheque payable to London Aquatic Club to Donna at CGAC or Linda at CHOCC to secure your spot in the camp please do so ASAP.
BINGEMANS DAY – MONDAY JULY 11
Day trip for LAC swimmer’s born before 1999. The bus will leave from Thames Park Pool at 9:00 am and return to Thames Park Pool at 5:00 pm. The cost of the trip will be approx $35 based on 30 swimmers. Please confirm your attendance on the “events page” of the LAC website before May 15.
AGE GROUP INTERNATIONAL ETOBICOKE - June 3&4
The team has a block of rooms for this meet at the Residence Inn by Marriott closest to the pool. The rooms are studio's which have a king size bed plus a pullout sofa bed, full kitchen and includes a hot buffet breakfast for $105 per night. If you wish to reserve a room call the hotel at 905-602-7777 or 1-866-806-4242 and quote group number LBBP the cut-off date for these rooms is May 4, 2011. Thanks Wendy
UPCOMING MEETS
Apr 22 Good Friday Meet CGAC
May 13 – 15 Hollandia Invitational CGAC Entry deadline: May 2
May 28 Regional Sting Meet Guelph Entry deadline: May 5
June 3-4 Age Group International Etobicoke Entry deadline: May 24
PLEASE ensure that you are checking the “EVENTS” section of the website – you will find all meet information here. You will be required to log in with your password to view this information.
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