Weekly Update

Erin McCann

Weekly Update

 

Announcements

  • We will attend 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 as we receive more info. Please go check the event out for your 12&U swimmer(s). The entry deadline is December 3rd.

 

  • With Thanksgiving and Christmas quickly approaching there will be breaks/no practice to enjoy the holidays. We are excited to offer White group the opportunity to join Yellow group’s Friday practices until Jan 1. This is optional, but we think this will give a little extra swim time to the little ones.

 

  • Our MSA Christmas party will be Decmber 13th. Save the date! (more info to come)

 

  • Thanksgiving Break for MSA will be November 27th-December 1st. We will have normal practice on November 25 & 26. Practice will resume on Monday, December 2nd.

Practice Schedule Changes

Upcoming Schedule Changes (11/18/24-11/24/24)

Practice Schedule:

White: T/TH/F 3:30-4:30PM. T/TH/F (always indoor). Friday’s are now open to join Yellow group until Jan 1.

 

Yellow: M/W/F 3:30-4:30PM. M/W outdoor, F indoor. 

 

Blue: M-F 3:30-4:30PM. M/W indoor, T/TH/F outdoor.

 

Bronze: M-F 3:30-4:30PM. M-F indoor.

 

Silver: M-F 4:30-6:00PM. M/T/W/F indoor, TH outdoor. No Saturday practice.

 

Gold: M&T 4:30-6:00PM, W&TH 4:30-5:30PM. M/W/TH indoor, T outdoor. No Friday or Saturday practice (AHSAA). 

**continuing taper for AHSAA this week. If you do not swim on a high school team or are not going to state, you will still benefit from what we will be doing in practice until state. enjoy the rest & recovery for a bit!
 

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.

  • Yellow & White: Fins/KickBoard/Pull Buoy
     

  • Blue & Bronze: Fins/KickBoard/Hand Paddles/Pull Buoy
     

  • Silver: Fins/KickBoard/Hand Paddles/Pull Buoy
     

  • Gold: Fins/KickBoard/Hand Paddles/Pull Buoy/Snorkel/Tempo Trainer
     

https://www.swimoutlet.com/collections/msa

Get Involved!!!

  1. 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

https://www.coachandrewsheaff.com/single-post/consistency-kills-part-ii#:~:text=As%20swimmers%20become%20more%20consistent,mercy%20of%20how%20they%20feel.

 

Optimistic Athletes vs Pessimistic Athletes

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)

March 7-9: Best of the South (Atlanta, GA)