practice for the week of Monday, December 1, 2025

Thor Anderson

Greetings πŸ‘‹ MARLINS Swimming FAMILY

week #1 of our 2025/2026 Short Course Winter Season for our Senior Team...we begin with an overhaul on drills, strokes, turns & starts for

freestyle this week...

week #1 of our 2025/2026 Short Course Winter Season for our Age Group and Developmental Teams...we are going to keep getting after it… freestyle emphasis this week...practices are oriented towards stroke work and skill development for about a third of the practice daily and/or divided into different groups at practice...

 

NEW Information:

  • Senior Team morning practice @Moorhead High School (MHS) this week on M, Tu, Wed & Th @6:00am - 7:30am
  • NO morning PRACTICE for Senior Team @Hulbert Aquatic Center (HAC) this week
  • PLEASE check the schedule weekly for the most up-to-date practice schedule
  • we NOW have access to the boys lockeroom at the beginning of practice
  • no high school home meets till December
  • NO PRACTICE - the afternoon/evenening of Friday, 21, 2025 due to FMY IMX & Fall Invites meets
  • Krista Rust INVITATIONAL this week @Hulbert Aquatic Center​​
  • Senior Team practice until 7:30pm THIS WEEK

 

If you are new to our Swimming family ... 

WELCOME!!! 

Please read through the information below and let me know if you have any questions...


General Information:​

  • ALL swimmers MUST be registered with Marlins Swimming of The NORTHERN LIGHTS (NLSA) & USA Swimming in order to practice.
  • Swimmers NOT registered with BOTH the Marlins & USA Swimming will not be able to practice, or they must register online at the pool in order to practice.  NO EXCEPTIONS...Thank you!
  • Swimmers that will be in 7th grade this fall '25 / register with the Senior Team (reach out to Coach Pat if you have questions)​

If you have any questions please reach out to Coach Anderson ([email protected] / text 701-261-9144)

 

Protocols for Practice:

  • Practices at Moorhead High School (2300 4th Avenue S, Moorhead, MN 56560)  
    Enter thru the MAIN SCHOOL entrance to Moorhead High School door#19 (thru doors past weight room, turn right down the hallway to the pool on the left…use door by coaches office to enter the pool) which is a turn left down the hallway once you get to the pool
  • Illness -  PLEASE keep your swimmer(s) home from practice if they are running a fever, are nauseous, vomiting, or may be contagious to others. β€‹Thank you for working with us to keep everyone safe and maintain our opportunity to swim!!
  • DROP OFF/PICK UP at the POOL-

              1. Please wait until your swimmer(s) are inside the school doors / pool doors before leaving when dropping them off. 
                 We want to ensure the doors are open at the school / pool before your swimmers are left at the pool without a ride home

              2. Please come inside to pick them up as we have our swimmer(s) wait inside the school/ pool area OR inside the school

 

Practice Attendance Expectations:

  • Senior Team (no limit on weekly practice attendance / would like at least 3 / practice attendance should be reflective of GOALS!)
  • Age Group Team (up to 5 practices weekly / would like at least 3)
  • Developmental Team (up to 3 practices weekly)

 

Practice for the week of:  Monday, December 1st, 2025

 

Monday, December 1st 

Morning practice:

  • 6:00am - 7:30am ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL  

Evening practice:

  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm ... Age Group Team @Moorhead High School POOL
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm ... Developmental Team @Moorhead High School POOL
  • 6:00pm - 6:45pm ... INTRO to competitive swimming MON session #3 @Moorhead High School POOL

 

Tuesday, December  2nd

Morning practice:

  • 6:00am - 7:30am ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL 

Evening practice:​

  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm ... ALL Teams...RELAYS, prizes, pizza and fun, Fun, FUN!!! @Moorhead High School POOL

 

Wednesday, November 3rd

Morning practice:

  • 6:00am - 7:30am ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL  

Evening practice:

  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL 
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm ... Age Group Team @Moorhead High School POOL 
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm ... Developmental Team @Moorhead High School POOL

 

Thursday, November 4th

Morning practice:

  • 6:00am - 7:30am ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL 

Evening practice:​

  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm ... Age Group Team @Moorhead High School POOL
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm ... Developmental Team @Moorhead High School POOL
  • 6:00pm - 6:45pm ... INTRO to competitive swimming THU session #3 @Moorhead High School POOL

 

Friday, November 21st

Morning practice:

  • NO PRACTICE 

Evening practice:

  • to be announced

 

 

Looking forward to seeing EVERYONE at the pool!

Respectfully,

Coach Anderson πŸ˜Ž and MARLINS Swimming of The NORTHERN LIGHTS Coaching Staff πŸ˜Š

[email protected]        

701-261-9144 cell / TEXT