Coaches Note 02-9-10
Here we are: Junior Champs starts Friday and Short Course Champs starts in 17 days! If you think that’s all that’s going on in the next few weeks, you must not read these things too often. Ready to dive in?
Swim-A-Thon: DATE CHANGE!
Due to some conflicts, we had to change the date of our annual Swim-a-Thon to FRIDAY, MAY 7. This is our only fundraiser of the year, and it’s essential to the health of the club that all swimmers participate and do it with enthusiasm. There will be prizes for the top fundraisers in each practice group. It doesn’t take much: for example, The Boise Swim Team raised over $35,000 in their swim-a-thon. But here’s the kicker—only one person raised over $1,000, and only 10 raised over $500 on a team that’s only slightly larger than ours. From Ripples all the way to Seniors, every effort goes a long way, so please be ready to work hard for the future of the team.
Moses Lake Mile Recap
Coach Kevin took a few Seniors to Moses Lake last Saturday to swim the mile. Read all about it.
Junior Champs—THIS WEEKEND: Moscow, Idaho
Well, our entries are in. It’s time to pack up, throw some gas in the rig, and head on down to Moscow and race! We have 42 swimmers participating, and 15 relay teams. We should be one of the biggest teams at the meet, so we’ve set ourselves up for some great success. Enjoy the week and get ready to have some fun this weekend!
IES Short Course Champs—Feb 26-28: Ellensburg, Washington
Entries are due by Feb 16 at midnight. Simply sign up—we’ll take care of the rest.
Shamrock Shake Up T-Shirt Contest
Our annual Shamrock Shake Up T-shirt design contest is in full swing again this year. Show off your artistic abilities and create a great design for the shirts that will be sold at the meet. You can win a free t-shirt and other prizes. Please have your design into Ashley or Mathew Christoff’s folder by February 16. Please make sure to attach your name to your design. Good luck, and have fun!
Shamrock Shake Up and Triple Pentathlon
We are getting ever closer to March and April and we still have a lot of work to do to get ready. Make sure that you have the weekends of March 12-14 and April 16-18 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! The on-line job sign-ups will be posted soon; remember that the family volunteer hours need to be fulfilled, and these meets are just about the easiest way to do it.
Training Tip of the Week
Here is a fantastic article from USA Swimming about stretching; click here.
That’s it. Keep everyone going to Junior Champs in your thoughts this week—send them your well wishes and, if possible, all your athletic ability. Every little bit counts! Thanks so much; have a great week.
Kevin & Keddy
