Coach's Comments May, 2007
Dear BAC parents and swimmers,
I am proud to have the opportunity to
coach your children. It has been my honor to
develop these young athletes for the past
ten years. Now, as head coach, I hope to
bring in some enthusiasm, challenges, team
spirit, and a readiness to believe in
themselves. I need your help to do this.
To be a great athlete, or to even succeed
in life, you have to believe you can make
changes for the better. You cannot be
satisfied with what you have accomplished
yesterday you must always look forward with
what you can accomplish today. With goals in
mind everyday, you can strive to improve.
All of this starts with you, the parents
and the swimmers. I provide the vehicle it
is up to you to get on board. You must take
responsibility for improving in practice, by
being on time, having equipment with you,
taking bathroom breaks at appropriate times,
supporting team members by pushing each
other in practice and above all having a
positive attitude. This will make the sport
fun.
Team spirit is something that helps keep
everyone excited about what you are
accomplishing in and out of the water.
- Team effort meets are for everyone
- Parents sit together in team colors
to cheer the whole team on
- Swimmers stay to cheer on other
swimmers in relays
- Relays are an honor to swim on
- Team sits together at meets
- Social events should be organized
among age groups excluding no one (this
does not necessarily mean organized by
the social chair person) Have the group
to your house for pizza and a movie.
- No one comes to practice late or
leaves early (this sends a message that
practice is not important)
- Lead the lane at least once a week
- Stay after practice to work on
details
- Try not to miss a repeat of a set
- Leave the area better than when you
got there
- Everyone is important to make a team
- Invite a friend to try us out the
first week of the month
I will need the whole team and your
families help to keep our Gold Medal team
what it is today and in the future. There is
no "I" in Team we work together to keep BAC
strong and believing in what we can
accomplish everyday. We are one of 16 top
teams in the nation to be recognized as Gold
Medal. Lets keep up the good work.
Coach Teri
BAC Head Coach
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