New Weekly Update (10/27-11/2)--Veterans Day meet & Friday practice

Announcements

• Please get your MSA Veterans Day Invite entries in BY TONIGHT--11:59PM.
• MSA hosts a board meeting each month to discuss matters related to the MSA team as a whole. These meetings are open to MSA swim families and are typically held on the first or second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 at 6:30 PM.

Practice Schedule 10/20/25-10/26/25

White: T/TH 3:30-4:30PM, F 4:00-4:30pm. T outdoor pool, TH/F indoor pool.

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

Blue: M/W 3:30-4:45pm, T/TH/F 3:30-4:30pm. M-W & F indoor pool, TH outdoor pool.

Bronze: M/W 3:30-4:45pm. T/TH/F 3:30-4:30pm. M-TH indoor pool, F outdoor pool.

Silver: M-F 4:00-6:00pm. M/W indoor pool, T/TH/F outdoor pool. F practice is at the outdoor pool from 4:00-5:30PM. Bring shoes to run at the indoor track on Friday. Saturday 8-10.

Gold: M-F 4:00-6:30PM. M/W/F indoor pool, T/TH outdoor pool. F practice will be from 4:00-5:30PM. Bring shoes to run at the indoor track on Friday. Saturday 8-10.

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.

Nov 7th-9th: Veterans Day Memorial Invite (Madison, AL)--deadline Oct 30th at 11:59pm

Nov 21st-22nd: AHSAA (Highschool State)

Dec 5th-7th: Auburn P/F Meet (Auburn, AL)

Jan 16th-18th: HSA P/F Invite (Huntsville, AL)

Jan 30th-Feb 1st: Ray Fogg Memorial Invite (Madison, AL)

Feb 6th-8th: Region 3 Champs (Birmingham, AL)-- **very important meet for 10&U**

Feb 13th: MSA Last Chance Meet (Madison, AL. Within reasonable/achievable time.)

Feb 27th-Mar 1st: SES SC Champs (Huntsville, AL)

Parent & Athlete Education: Optimistic Athletes vs Pessimistic Athletes

https://chrismance.com/2020/08/28/optimistic-athletes-vs-pessimistic-athletes-a-mindset-comparison/