Coach's Comments December, 2007
Dear Athletes and Parents,
Happy Holidays!
The High School girls are slowly
trickling back into the pool. It is vital to
your training to come to every practice. If
practice is spotty you are always starting
over instead of moving forward. I base my
workouts on the season not on who is there.
I am moving forward with the plans for the
season and hopefully the few swimmers who do
come regularly will get the most out of the
training and drop the times they were hoping
to as stated on their goal sheets.
Remember, if you want to swim fast in the
meet you have to swim meet times in practice
and watch the pace clock. Check when you
leave and when you come in. Do the math to
figure out how fast you went. The idea is to
be able to get at least 10 seconds rest each
repeat so you are ready to swim fast the
next repeat of the set. If you are not
getting rest you either need to go faster or
we need to adjust your yardage so you can
make the interval. That is what interval
training is all about.
I am preparing you for our annual Holiday
Break training. When we all do doubles and
get the most out of the season. You put in
the work so far this season, this is not the
time to take off and take a break. This is
the time to take advantage of doubling your
opportunity to improve. The doubles will
give you the boost to take you to the next
level of training and help you to meet your
goals you wrote up in the fall. Doubles are
a great time to get to know your teammates
between practices with activities such as
going out to breakfast, movies, hanging out,
play games, and with all this snow it looks
like sledding (just don't get hurt)!
I wrote up 10 tips to help you improve:
- Trust your coach
- Be on time to practice (this means
in the water on time)
- Practice meet times (not just on the
last one)
- Talk to your coach ( before or after
practice)
- Do not take the day before the meet
off to rest. ( I plan the season, let me
rest you)
- Practices are planned around a
seasonal cycle (you miss practice, you
miss what we are working on that day)
- Be consistent
- Cheer your teammates on. (Practice
is not easy and teammates need to
encourage one another not bring each
other down)
- Stay positive (even when everything
hurts, I have you right where I need you
at this point in time. Hopefully if
you've put in the work you will be ready
for the big meet)
- Have fun! (fulfilling your goals is
fun, keep your goals in mind)
I wish all our high school boys well in
their season.
Believe
Achieve
Compete
Yours in Swimming,
Teri Ohlgren
BAC Head Coach
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