Weekly Update
Weekly Update
Announcements
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Thank you volunteers, officials, coaches, and parents for all your help at the Veterans Day Meet this weekend! Swimmers, great job racing and representing MSA! Go Marlins!
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The John Servati Memorial Meet has been canceled completely. Additionally, we are looking into attending the CTA Santa Splash, on December 14th, in Birmingham, AL at the Crossplex. This is a 12&U meet and the information is going up under the events tab currently. Please go check the event out for your 12&U swimmer(s). The entry deadline is December 3rd.
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Thanksgiving Break dates: November 25th-December 1st. There will be no practice during this time. Dublin is closed November 25-29. We will resume practice December 2nd.
PracticeUpdates:
Upcoming Schedule Changes (11/11/24-11/17/24)
Practice Schedule:
No Practice today (Nov 11th), pool is closed for Veterans Day.
White: T/TH 3:30-4:30PM. T/TH (always indoor).
Yellow: W/F 3:30-4:30PM. W outdoor, F indoor.
Blue: T-F 3:30-4:30PM. W indoor, T/TH/F outdoor.
Bronze: T-F 3:30-4:30PM. T-F indoor.
Silver: T-F 4:30-6:00PM, Sat 8-10AM. T/W/F indoor, TH/SAT outdoor.
Gold: T-F 4:30-6:30PM, Sat 8-10AM. W/TH/F indoor, T/SAT outdoor.
**beginning taper for AHSAA this week, if you do not swim on a high school team, you will still benefit from what we will be doing in practice until state
MSA Gear and News
The “swim outlet” link and “apparel lab” link are updated now for the 2024-2025 MSA Season gear. You can click on the links to check out our new merch, the team suits for swim meets, and the gear lists. All of this is also on our website.
This is what each group will need, we recommend purchasing an equipment bag as well.
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Yellow & White: Fins/KickBoard/Pull Buoy
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Blue & Bronze: Fins/KickBoard/Hand Paddles/Pull Buoy
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Silver: Fins/KickBoard/Hand Paddles/Pull Buoy
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Gold: Fins/KickBoard/Hand Paddles/Pull Buoy/Snorkel/Tempo Trainer
https://www.swimoutlet.com/collections/msa
Get Involved!!!
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Become an Official
MSA regularly needs officials to host meets and run the consistent and high-quality competitions we have become known for. Each MSA Meet must have certified USA-S certified officials conducting the meet for each swimmer to receive official credit for their swims/times.
If you have any questions about the process, please contact our MSA Officials Point of Contact, Heather Koehler at [email protected]
Parent Education
I have been adding a few readings onto the Weekly Updates. Here you will be able to find articles written by coaches, parents, athletes, psychologists, etc., about team sports, importance of parent involvement, and roles that seemingly assist coaches, parents, and athletes in their endeavors through the greatest sport in the world (swimming).
Consistency Kills (part 2)- An article about swimmers and how their focus can improve consistency in training and performances
Optimistic Athletes vs Pessimistic Athlete
https://chrismance.com/2020/08/28/optimistic-athletes-vs-pessimistic-athletes-a-mindset-comparison
Swim Parents: Your Stress & Expectations Are Contagious
https://swimswam.com/swim-parents/
Other:
12 Things All Swim Parents Should Know
MSA Sponsors and Affiliates
Please remember that when you support our sponsors you are also supporting MSA! If you have or know of a business that would like to help a local non-profit organization support young swimmers and growing program, please have them contact Anne Wright at [email protected]
Boars Head
Papa Johns
PJ’s Coffee
Long Range Planning
Please note the schedule of the following events which will take place several months from now
Signup deadlines are generally 2 weeks before the event.
December 14: CTA Santa Splash (Birmingham, AL)
January 10-12: Ray Fogg Memorial Meet (Madison, AL)
January 17-19: HSA SC Invite (Huntsville, AL)
February 7-9: SC Region 3 Championships (Birmingham, AL)
February 20-23: SC SES Championships (Huntsville, AL. Qualifiers only)
