SSC Weekly Update 01/02 - 01/08/23

Hello SSC Parents & Swimmers,

 

Happy Holidays! We hope that you all had a great break and are looking forward to a Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year!

 

We have one more big event to close out 2022! Please read below for all information regarding the 100 x 100s Team Challenge for current Senior & Junior Group Swimmers.

 

Please also take the time to read through this ENTIRE Weekly Update as there are several very important topics and changes to our program included below.

 

Too Long, Didn’t Read (TLDR):

- Alternate Practice Schedule Week of 01/02-01/08 (Effects all groups)

- New Training Group announced (01/02/23 Start - All Move Up Notifications sent)

- SSC Team Events (100 x 100s Info for 12/31/22)

- Group Remind Codes (New Advanced Codes)

- Merch, Gear, Promotional Content (MUST READ - Registration instructions for TYR TEAM STORE)

 

-Coach Kyle

 

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SSC Practice Schedule Week of 01/02 - 01/08

(Printable pdf)

 

Training Group		Monday 01/02 Schools Closed	Tuesday 01/03	Wednesday 01/04 SBV Away Vs Conn/EI @ 4pm IND @ North 4:30pm	Thursday 01/05	Friday 01/06	Saturday 01/07	Sunday 01/08
Beginner 1,2,3		Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Off	Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Sachem North	Off	Sachem North	Off
		BG1: 6:00 - 6:45pm		BG2: 5:00 - 5:45pm	BG3: 6:00 - 6:45pm		BG1 - 9:00-9:45am
							BG2 -10:00 - 10:45am
							BG3 - 11:00am - 11:45am
Beginner Plus 1, 2		Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Off	Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Off	Off*	Sachem North
		BG1+1: 7:00 - 8:00pm		BG+2: 6:00 - 7:00pm			BG+1 & BG+2 - Combined 8:00 - 9:00am
Developmental		Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Sachem North	Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Sachem North	Off	Sachem North
		7:00 - 8:00pm	7:00 - 8:00pm	7:00 - 8:00pm	7:00 - 8:00pm		11:00 - 12:00am
Novice		Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Sachem North	Sachem North	Off	Sachem East	Sachem North
		Swim: 6:00 - 7:00pm	Swim: 6:00 - 7:00pm	Swim: 6:00 - 7:00pm		6:15 - 7:15pm	Swim: 10:00 - 11:00am
		Dryland: 7:10 - 7:30pm		Dryland: 7:10 - 7:30pm
Junior		Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Off * NEW OFF DAY*	Sachem East	Sachem East	Sachem East	Sachem East
		Swim: 4:45 - 6:00pm Swim		Swim: 4:45 - 6:15pm	Swim: 4:45 - 6:15pm Swim	Swim: 4:45 - 6:15pm	Swim: 8:00 - 9:15am
		Dryland: 6:00 - 6:45pm			Dryland: 6:20 - 6:45pm		*3 lanes*
Advanced		Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Sachem East	Off	Sachem North	Sachem North	Sachem East
		Swim: 10:00 - 11:30am	Swim: 4:45 - 6:15pm		Swim: 4:45 - 6:15pm *3 lanes last 15min*	Dryland WU - 4:45-5:00	Swim: 8:00 - 9:30am
					Dryland: 6:20- 6:50pm	Swim: 5:00 - 6:45pm	*3 lanes*
Seniors	AM	Brookhaven ROE YMCA	Brookhaven ROE YMCA Skills Aerobic	Off	Brookhaven ROE YMCA Skills Anaerobic	Off	Sachem East Misc
		Dryland: 9:30 - 10:00am Conditioning	Swim: 5:20 - 6:20am *Open to Sr/Jr/Adv*		Swim: 5:20 - 6:20am *Open to Sr/Jr/Adv*		Dryland/Cardio Room: 8:45 - 9:15am *Core & Conditioning*
	PM	Swim: 10:00am - 11:30am	Sachem East AnGly Strokes	Sachem East Aerobic Free/Power	Sachem East Lactic / Relays	Sachem North	Swim: 9:30 - 11:00am
		Off	Dryland: 5:30 - 6:10pm	Dryland: 5:30 - 6:10pm	Dryland WU: 6:00 - 6:15pm	Dryland WU - 4:45-5:00	Off
			Swim: 6:15 - 8:00pm	Swim: 6:15 - 7:45pm Swim	Swim: 6:15 - 8:00pm	Swim: 5:00 - 6:45pm

Note: With the start of our new group, and with several school events, varsity meets, and holidays on the horizon, our new “winter” practice schedule is subject to some fluctuations, changes, combinations, etc. Please be sure to review each week’s schedule in detail and let us know if you have any questions!

 

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Letter to the Club: Creation of a 5th Competitive Group - Advanced

 

Dear SSC Families,

 

It is with great excitement and enthusiasm that I write to you today to notify you of the creation of a 5th competitive training group here at SSC. For many years the club has operated with a 4-group structure, and recently, our club has grown quite a bit. With many new athletes joining and moving through our program at the younger levels, we have been forced to expand out to utilizing additional facilities more frequently to manage the sheer size of the groups we train here at SSC. We are so thankful for all of you and your continued commitment to the program to allow us to do this!

 

Our 5th group, Advanced, will fall between the Juniors Group and the Seniors group and will be geared toward building up the technical and physical requirements at the Senior Level, educating athletes on our team training philosophy, and aims to provide a meaningful and effective training platform for athletes who would otherwise be training in the same group for 4+ years. This new Advanced group will be Headed by Coach Evan Byrnes. We hope that this addition serves to create continued incentives and more frequent “achievements” by allowing for a platform in which the younger athletes can continuously receive promotions throughout their athletic careers and continue to be challenged at each level, progressively, by the content, physical demands, and character building lessons implemented. The creation of this group also aims to allow for a better understanding and facilitation of goal-setting, qualification times, pacing, race strategy, sportsmanship, periodization, etc. just to name a few. 

 

Additionally, in creating this 5th group, we are able to review and renew our standards and protocols for move-ups at every group level. The new group standards that we have detailed and will be utilized in the future are as follows:

 

 

Please note that all of these standards aim to provide the individual and their families a more broad understanding of the objective requirements of each level. There will always be some degree of subjectivity, and outliers within the program as many athletes receive a late start to the sport and could demonstrate the need for more training volume quicker than is possible to complete the required events. In all cases, group Coaches reserve the subjective right to review individuals on a case by case basis for move-ups. With these new changes, there will be no downward movement or demotions of individuals from their current group placement.

 

Each season, these requirements will continue to be reviewed and adjusted in a way that is most fair and serves the Sachem Swim Club community in the most practical and meaningful way possible. Each training group will continue to receive opportunities to work together, additional team amenities, resources, and special events, etc.

 

We hope that this change in structure allows for the best possible outcome in all of our athletes and can help to facilitate continued growth to our team. The Advanced group will begin its practice on January 02, 2023 and will be added into our weekly practice schedules moving forward. Additional information about these groups and group standards will be available on our website and will include these highlighted standards, recommended training equipment, etc. Individual move up emails will be sent out in the very near future.

 

Thank you again to our wonderful SSC Members and Families for making this all possible. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns.

 

See you at the pool!

 

-Coach Kyle & The SSC Coaching Staff

 

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Meet Chart & Events

Team Amenities & Events

 

1 - SSC 2023 Team Challenge - 100 x 100s SCY

Once again, we are bringing back the SSC annual 100 x 100s Challenge! This event is for any current Junior, Advanced, or Senior swimmers interested! There will be a prize t-shirt made for each athlete that completes the 100 x 100s within 3 hours. Any sit outs or missed laps DO NOT COUNT.

 

Make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes early! We will be starting all together at exactly 11:00am! There is no sign up! Just show up and know which pace lane you are going to be in beforehand!

 

Whether you are participating or spectating, you are welcome to join us! This is a tough challenge and the athletes could use some occasional snacks, water, etc.

 

Athletes and parents not participating are encouraged to bring small snacks, water, etc for the athletes.

 

 

2 - HEAT Sports LI - Speed and Agility Clinics - 01/16

Time: TBD

Sign Up: Link Coming Soon

Charge: $25.00 per athlete

Location: 925-3 Lincoln Avenue, Holbrook, NY 11741

Contact: Coach Rob - 516-660-1702

 

 

Note: HEAT Sports offers one on one strength and conditioning opportunities for all athletes. SSC Athletes will receive a special rate of $25.00 per session and can contact Coach Rob at HEAT Sports 

 

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Group Reminds

 

All parents and swimmers are encouraged to join your respective group's Remind class. We will share things with the group like cut times, weekly updates, reminders, and swimming content to help keep everyone up to date and expand on our communications as a program. Many athletes already have this app set up for their school assignments! Swimmers under 17 must have parental supervision when communicating directly to a class owner. 

 

Seniors: remind.com/join/sscseni

Advanced: https://www.remind.com/join/sscadv

Juniors: remind.com/join/sscjr

Novice: remind.com/join/sscnov

Developmental: remind.com/join/sscdev

Beginner 1,2,3: https://www.remind.com/join/sscbg123

Beginner Plus 1 & 2: https://www.remind.com/join/sscbgplus

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TEAM Promotions

 

1 - Deep End Swimming Merch

Our Deep End Sale has come to an end. We hope that you were able to take advantage and get some great gifts for your swimmers this season. As always, please use the following links to check out the gear and clothing they have to offer!

 

- Share the sale with friends and family using this link (the discount code will automatically be applied): https://deepend.me/discount/SACHEMSC

- Bestsellers: https://deepend.me/collections/best-sellers

- Gifts under $30: https://deepend.me/collections/gifts-under-30

2 - DMC Fins

Please take advantage of our member-exclusive Discount Code from our friends at DMCFins! DMC makes great fins that are some of the best fins out there. They are made with soft materials and wide toe-boxes. The blades are short, wide, and come with a heel strap rather than a boot, which helps with maximizing torque in the water, quad activation, minimizes cramping and foot pain, as well as heps to create a more natural kick. We have had many SSC Swimmers begin using these fins and hope that they are of interest and help to many more.

 

Website: Click Here
Discount Code at Checkout: DMCSSD

Current Promotions: Free shipping on all Elite Max and Elite II fins

 

3 -  TYR Team Newsletter

 

Dear SSC Families,

 

SSC Has an incredible fund-raising opportunity, but it needs your help to accommodate our goal.

 

If SSC is able to get 100% of the team accounts registered as users by January 2nd, 2023 our sponsors at TYR will be issuing a $6,000 voucher for the team to use on TYR Gear. We will be looking to pass that onto you, our members, by purchasing new equipment from TYR to outfit our facilities with, backup SSC gear for meets, etc. All will go back towards SSC directly.

 

In order to register your account on our team store, you will need to do the following:

 

Portal Registration Info:

1. Link:  teams.tyr.com

2. Click "Create an Account"

3. Use Access Code: SACH25

 

Discounts

10% off all Custom Team Gear

25% off all non-custom team gear

 

Additional Promotions on the Team Store:

Take advantage of the WELCOME10 discount code for an additional 10% off through the end of the year! 

 

Please take the time to set up your TYR account as many of you will eventually need to do so. If we can reach this goal, it would be a huge boost for the program. 

 

Please also note that this is not the same thing as your USA Swimming registration. If you have not completed your USA Swimming Registration, you must do that ASAP in addition to this team store account registration.

 

If you have any questions at all about how to register your Team Store Account, please email or call our TYR Reps, Isabelle Seward  (516-254-6533,  [email protected] ) and Michael Galindo ( [email protected] ).

 

Thank you for your help and for your cooperation!

 

-Coach Kyle