August Newsletter

Hello Everyone,

Here is the letter for August.  Please read it over.

A reminder to all with balances owed in escrow to please pay these balances by the end of August.  

Thanks

Coach Dave

 

August 20, 2013

 

  To:     All New Green Bay YMCA Swimmers & Parents

  From: Coach Dave - voice mail-436-9624

Email- [email protected]   team unify website - www.teamunify.com/wigbymca

 

 Re:      1) Swim Team Survey Results  2)  Some updates for Fall  3)  Fall All-Parent Meeting  4)  Schedule of Stroke Clinics/and Fall Winter practices are posted  5) No practices August 17-September 2

 

  1. Thank you for all the families that took time to complete the Survey for our Swim Team.  I appreciate the many positive comments about the team and the coaching staff but also appreciate the feedback regarding your experiences on the team.  We have already begin implementing some changes but will have a  number of exciting changes for the fall.  Listed below.
  2. Coaches-  We are going to staff an extra coach at most practices.  Finding good coaches and training them to do the task are a top priority.  The goal is to have all new coaches in place by the start of our Fall programs.  Both the Stroke Clinics and Fall Silver Shark classes are a great place to begin teaching new coaches.  I am still looking for interested people for our coaching positions. If you know of anyone have them contact me.

 

Gold Dryland Trainer -  We will start using a staff person from the BV Health & Fitness Department for Dryland training.  This will allow this Trainer to get to know the team members and work more to meet the needs of each individual.  Also with a Health & Fitness Trainer this will allow us some access to other areas such as the weight room for our Dryland program.  Last season only about a dozen GBY swimmers regularly attended Dryland.  This program will serve the needs of those who regularly attend to get the Dryland work that they need.  I will work with the Trainer to give him guidance in what the team members should be doing.  There still will be running in the early season.  More info later.  This will be begin on Monday, October 14th on the first day of practices. Gold Dryland is not required but highly suggested for our full-time Gold Team swimmers.

 

Group Placements -  To ensure that groups are all a workable size and that the right ability of swimmers are in the right group, we will use the first two weeks of fall practices as group tryouts.  Swimmers who swim in the wrong groups effects their development as a competitive swimmers.  We want to ensure proper technique is learned and avoid development of any bad habits.  Swimmers will be allowed to try out where with the group they feel fits them best.  Because I have a good idea of where most swimmers fit on the team, I can tell most team members where they will swim now.  But it is the borderline swimmers that I will be evaluating carefully.  We will move swimmers to the proper group during the first two weeks. Registration forms for all team members are due the 3rd week of practices.  Thus for those not sure of where their swimmer will be placed can wait until a group placement decision is made.

 

(Bronze Team)  Silver Transition Practice Group– Because of the amount of Silver Age Swimmers, those not ready for the Silver Practice Group will become part of the Silver Transition group in the Bronze Practices.  From the first day of practices a coach will have these swimmers do a program that fits their needs and will help them advance to the Silver Practice Group as soon as they are ready.  We still will have groups inside of Bronze that will also meet the needs of all swimmers who are new to competitive swimming and the GBY Swim Team.

 

Parent Group Committee-  Will continue to work with our Parent Group Committee.   Parent sub-committees are very important to the running of the GBY Swim Team.  All GBY parents will be asked to get involved with a sub-committee and really would like to see all GBY parents involved in some way with the team.

 

 

 

  1. Fall All-Parent Meeting – I have schedule Tuesday evening October 1 for the Fall All-Parent meeting.  Not sure where the meeting will be held but it will be from 6-8pm.  A parent from all current GBY families should attend.
  2. Stroke Clinic & Fall/Winter Practice schedule is posted– I have posted the Stroke Clinics and the Fall/Winter practice schedules.  There may be some cancellations not posted yet but will keep everyone updated if practices are cancelled.  I will try to get the meet schedule posted in early September.  Need to get all the dates from the host teams.
  3. No practices August 17 – September 2 – Only for the remainder of this week we have practices for year-round swimmers at the DT Y, 3:45-5:30pm.  After Friday the entire team is off until after Labor Day.  Have a great rest of the summer!!