Coaches Note 01-19-10
We have a lot of meets on the horizon, and a lot of other events coming up soon. The next few months will be the busiest time of the year for the club. In order to make sure that we all keep our sanity, we need to be on top of the events. That starts right here, right now!
Winter Invite – Ellensburg, WA: Jan 30 – 31
Winter Invite entries are due TODAY before midnight! Remember, this is a Saturday & Sunday meet only, and is NOT a split session—events for all age groups will run throughout the day. If you are still in need of a hotel room, here is the link for the hotel block.
IES Jr. Champs – Moscow, ID: Feb 12 – 14
This is our first team championship meet of the year! We highly encourage all swimmers 14 years and younger (even if you are new to the team) to attend this championship-style event. If you are in the Age Group, we want you there; if you are a Ripple, please, sign up for the meet. Entries will be due Tuesday, February 2nd. Again, this meet is one of the most important meets of the year—we hope to see you there! Please click on the Events & Meets section of the website to sign up; if you need a place to stay, click here.
IES Sr. Champs – Ellensburg, WA: Feb 26 – 28
Our second team championship requires qualifying times, and is the premier local meet of the season. We will be going head-to-head with the fastest swimmers from all of Inland Empire Swimming. It is at a fantastic facility, and we’ll be ready to swim fast. Sign up is now available, so please begin to reserve your spot on our championship team!
Swim-a-thon
I am looking for a few people to help out with swim-a-thon coordination. If you are interested, please contact Toni Endebrock @ 465-8098 or [email protected]. We’d like to have our first meeting ASAP, so please contact me!
Shamrock & Pentathlon
I know that March and April seem far away, but you’ll be surprised at how quickly they come and how much work we have to do to get ready. Make sure that all Waves families have the weekends of March 12-14 and April 17-19 blocked out so you can participate and volunteer for the swim meets that we host. These are a lot bigger and more complicated than our developmental meets, so we’ll need all hands on deck!
Training Tip of the Week
Check out this great backstroke video from David Marsh, former coach at Auburn University and current head coach of SwimMAC, one of the elite clubs in the country and home to several current and past Olympians.
Like we said, we have a lot going on and we’ll need your help to make it happen. Thanks so much for your commitment so far, and your dedication to keeping the team strong and vibrant. Let us know if you have any questions.
Kevin & Keddy
