Important Dates

Video Taping- THIS WEEK
The last two video taping sessions have been a complete success. Those who have been taped please be sure to watch your tape and listen to coach Brian's comments. There still remains many that have not been taped. I am going to hold another session of taping during practice this week on Thursday, January 29th. ALL Wahoos and Novas will have a chance to be taped between 5:00-6:00 PM during their practice. ALL DOLPHINS will have the opportunity to be taped between 6:00-7:00 PM during their practice. If you have not been taped please bring your VHS video tape to practice on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.

Here is a schedule for the last two taping sessions.
Session III- Thursday, January 29 @ Candler during practice
Please note: You will not be taped unless you bring your own VHS tape

All swimmers must provide their own VHS Tape.

RSA North Qualifier Entries
The qualifier entries are posted on the website. Please let coach Brian know if there are any problems ASAP. ALL 10 & Unders are in the morning, while 11-12's are in the afternoon sessions.

Click Here! Eastern Qualifier Meet Entries

Saturday Practice for January 31st
Practice this Saturday will be held at Pullen Aquatic Center. Please note the schedule for this weekend
Minnows: 11:15 AM - noon @ Candler
Novas & Wahoos: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ Pullen
Dolphins: 11:00 AM - noon @ Pullen

MINNOW PRACTICE GROUP SCHEDULE CHANGES

PLEASE NOTE the bolded schedule change for the next two weeks, where practice has moved to Mondays.
We will go back to normal Tuesday practice beginning Feb. 3, 2004

MONDAY 1/19	TUESDAY 1/20	WEDNESDAY 1/21	THURSDAY 1/22	FRIDAY 1/23	SATURDAY 1/24
MINNOW PRACTICE 4:15-5:00 PM @ Candler			MINNOW PRACTICE 4:15-5:15 PM @ Candler		MINNOW PRACTICE 11:15 AM-noon @Candler
MONDAY 1/26	TUESDAY 1/27	WEDNESDAY 1/28	THURSDAY 1/29	FRIDAY 1/30	SATURDAY 1/31
MINNOW PRACTICE 4:15-5:00 PM @ Candler			MINNOW PRACTICE 4:15-5:15 PM @ Candler		MINNOW PRACTICE 11:15 AM-noon @Candler

TECHNIQUE FOR THE WEEK
One thing that I have noticed in practice the last week or so is our streamlining after each start, turn, and each time we push off the wall, so I think we are all in need of a refresher on streamlining. I think we have gotten a little too comfortable in practice so we forget about the little things such as streamlining. Streamlining is a fundamental skill in competitive swimming that absolutly must be mastered. The tighter you streamline the farther you go underwater. With all of the other skills that we work on it is easy to forget. Please be sure to lock your hands together and squeeze those ears everytime you push off the wall. Try to push off the wall on your side, and streamline everytime. It is just like any other skill you work on in practice. If you do not streamline every single time you can develop a bad habit. This will be a focus for all groups this week in practice.

See you all at practice

Coach Brian