Regional Age Group - Notice Board: March 2013

Thursday 28 March 2013

Easter Training Changes Reminder

Hi All,

Just a quick reminder of the training changes over Easter

Due to pool closures over Easter, training will be as follows:

Regional 1 & 2

Friday 29th March - 07:00 - 08:30 am

(10 yrs & under both squads = Bottom Pool closest to diving pit)

(11 yrs & over both squads = Middle Pool)

Sunday 31st March - No Training (Armley Closed)

Monday 1st April - 07:00 - 08:30 am

(10 yrs & under both squads = Middle Pool)

(11 yrs & over both squads = 25 x 25 Pool)

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Thursday 21 March 2013

Training Changes (Regional 1)

Regional 1

Friday 22nd March = 6.30 - 8.00pm

National Squad will be finished at 6.30pm on Friday which means Regional 1 can train at the earlier time of 6.30 - 8.00pm.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

The 100m time trial will take place at the Development meet on Saturday 27th April (Warm Up 8.00 - 8.30 am).

Some swimmers were rejected for the time trial as they will have the opportunity to swim the 100's at the Leeds Summer B Grade or the Harrogate Open Meet in June.

Swimmers who are within 3 seconds to Welsh National times or NER times will be given an entry form at traing. Entry forms must be completed and returned to the entry desk at the end of the balcony on Monday 8th April. The cost of each time trial is £2.

Please use the following formula to work out entry times for the younger swimmers who have never competed in a 100 m race before.

Formula for Estimated Times

PB = Personal Best

* Please note these are only estimated times

100m Estimated Times: 50m Pb x 2 = ? + 8

38.3 x 2 = 1.16.60 + 8 = 1.24.6

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Super Sprinters!

Some really good sprinting by the Regional Squads last weekend and some amazing times. You should all be very pleased with yourselves. Three weekends of racing and all of them swum great, we are very proud of you all. Lets keep up the hard work in training and start working towards the NER's, Welsh Nationals and Winter Yorkshires.

Regional 1

Overall as a group you achieved 79 PB's out of 96 Swims, 12 Final Swims and 1 Gold Medal.

Yorkshire Finalists (10)

Hannah B (2), Angelo (2), Charlotte (1), Jade (1), Tom J (1), Oliver (1), Matthew (1), Ella (1), Katherine (1), Sam (1)

Gold Medallists (1)

Charlotte (1)

BAG CAT POINTS (Top 10 Finishers)

Girls 9 Yrs

Hannah (6th) 968 points

Girls 10 Yrs

Charlotte (9th) 1328 points

Boys 10 Yrs

Angelo (10th) 829 points

Regional 2

Overall as a group you achieved 76 PB's out of 111 Swims, 26 Final Swims, 5 Gold Medals and 4 Silver Medals.

Yorkshire Finalists (13)

Jess (4), Jonathan (4), Joseph H (3), Tia (3), Phoebe (2), Sadie (2), Rebecca (2), Henry (1), Harvey (1), Ayesha (1), Stephanie (1), Hannah (1), Liam (1)

Gold Medalists (4)

Jess(2), Stephanie (1), Joseph H (1), Jonathan (1)

Silver Medalists (4)

Jonathan (1), Jess (1), Tia (1), Liam (1)

BAG CAT POINTS (Top 10 Finishers)

Girls 9 Yrs

Jess (1st) 1176 points

Stephanie (4th) 996 points

Girls 10 Yrs

Tia (2nd) 1468 points

Rebecca (3rd) 1387 points

Boys 10 Yrs

Henry (8th) 871 points

Liam (9th) 862 points

Boys 11 Yrs

Nathan (10th) 1054 points

"Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of "what ifs" and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win."
Shannon Miller (American Gymnast, two time Olympic gold medalist (Atlanta 1996)).

Keep up the hard work in training and the results will show in the upcoming meets.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Tuesday 19 March 2013

Easter Training Times

Hi All,

Due to pool closures over Easter, training will be as follows:

Regional 1 & 2

Friday 29th March - 07:00 - 08:30 am

(10 yrs & under both squads = Bottom Pool closest to diving pit)

(11 yrs & over both squads = Middle Pool)

Sunday 31st March - No Training (Armley Closed)

Monday 1st April - 07:00 - 08:30 am

(10 yrs & under both squads = Middle Pool)

(11 yrs & over both squads = 25 x 25 Pool)

Have a great weekend off and don't go too crazy on the Easter Eggs

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Parents Meeting "The Floor is Yours"

Hi All,

There is a parents meeting in the stadium from 7.00pm on Monday 15th April if any of you wish to ask Head Age Group Coach Richard Denigan any questions.

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

100m Time Trials Reminder!!!

Hi All,

The 100m Time Trials will take place during the Development Meet on 27th April. Any swimmers who need 100m times to enter upcoming meets please send me an email by Thursday at the latest. I cannot guarantee everyone will get to swim due to the small amount of spaces we have. I will put a list on the blog over the next week of all the swimmers who get accepted to race. Priority will go to swimmers who are close to Welsh National times who cannot swim at the Sports Aid and who have never swum a 100m in a competition before

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Thursday 14 March 2013

100m Times

Hi All,

Any swimmers who need 100m times to enter upcoming meets please send me an email to register your interest ASAP. We are looking into possible options of a time trial.

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Wednesday 13 March 2013

Yorkshire Sprints & Teams

This weekend is the third round of the Yorkshires and it's time to get ready to Sprint!!!!! Remember, in sprints it is vital to get all the elements of the race right. If you get your start, transition and finish spot on this can be the milliseconds needed to move up a few places in the results. Also in the 50m sprints it is your chance to shine and earn your place in selection for relays.

As nearly everyone is racing over the weekend in Sheffield, training on Friday night will just be an hour.

There will be NO TRAINING on Sunday night.

The draft programme for the weekend can be viewed by using the link below:
http://www.yorkshireswimming.org/championships_files/2013%20Champs/MASTER%20PROGRAM%20GALA%203.pdf

If there is anyone down in the programme who cannot compete this weekend, can you please let me know by text or email so I can pass on the information to the team managers. Please remember it is City of Leeds policy to arrive 30 minutes before the warm up and check in with the team manager. Team managers have the right to pull swimmers out if they arrive late as the Club can be fined if a swimmer does not show for their race.

Saturday Am
Arrive: 07:30
Warm Up: 08:00
Start: 09:00

Saturday Pm
Arrive: 12:30
Warm Up: 13:00
Start: 02:00

Sunday Am Teams
Arrive: 08:30

Warm Up: 09:00

Start: 10:00

Sunday Pm Teams
Arrive: 12:30

Warm Up: 13:00

Start: 14:00

I am looking forward to seeing some fast swimming this weekend as some of you have achieved a PB in training within the last 2 weeks. Get down that first 25m hard and keep picking up the effort every 10 metres. Don't slow down into the finish, smash through the wall. When swimming in the relays be careful on the takeovers, block out the background noise and concentrate on your team mate swimming in. It is better to go late than early and get your team disqualified.

'Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualisation. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was gonna be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally.' Michael Phelps, 6 Gold medals, 2004 Olympic games

Good Luck Everyone!

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Training Changes

Hi All,

Here are a few changes to training over the next few days due to the Yorkshire Sprints & Teams

Regional 1

Friday 15th March - Earlier time 18:30 - 19:30 (Just an hour)

Sunday 17th March - No Training on due to Yorkshires

Regional 2

Friday 15th March - 18:30 - 19:30 (Just an hour)

Sunday 17th March - No Training on due to Yorkshires

Kevin, Tom, Elysha Josh & Mark

Tuesday 12 March 2013

Team Photo

Hi All,

Just to let you know we will be having a team photo for those swimmers who are competing in a Yorkshire team this weekend. Can swimmers please wear team kit and meet by the middle boom at 1830 on Monday evening.

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Monday 11 March 2013

Success at a stroke as City of Leeds Swimming Club win 165 medals

Hi All,

Here is a newspaper article on the recent Yorkshire Championships for you all to see

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/success-at-a-stroke-as-city-of-leeds-swimming-club-win-165-medals-1-5481180

Well Done Everyone

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

National Qualifying Meet

Hi All,

Just a reminder for those of you that have qualified. Entries for the National Qualifying Meet on 13th & 14th April will be taken tonight.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Quote Bank!

"Kevin!, On the whole I think C Central have swum absolutely fantastic this year". Jacob Butterfield - C Central.

"Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit"

"I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it". Michael Phelps.

"Train insane, or remain the same".

"Dream. Believe. Achieve".

"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get". Michael Phelps.

"I can definitely take more off my world record - a lot more. I have no doubt about that. I'm by no means putting pressure on myself, it's just the belief I have in myself ..... I'm not going to limit myself by nominating times or anything like that. I never thought I'd do 14:34 and I did. I thought I'd maybe do 14:38 or 14:39 that day, and I went nearly five seconds quicker so I don't want to limit the possibilities". Grant Hackett.

"In training everyone focuses on 90% physical and 10% mental, but in the races it's 90% mental because there's very little that seperates us physically at the elite level". Elka Graham.

"The hardest thing about climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom".

"We need to create a way of working, and that's why I felt the need to set some rules. For example, we will all eat together, leave the table together - it is all about respecting each other. And being punctual is key". Fabio Capello.

"Unleash the Inner Beast!".

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing". Muhammad Ali.

"Many people say you are as only good as your last race, but we know we are only as good as our next race!".

"It was not the 10 work outs I did every week for four years that allowed me to overcome my competitors, it was the ones that they missed". Graeme Smith (1996).

"It's how you prepare months before in the training pool that will determine your performance at the main event. Your ruthless attendance, quality and consistency of your training will serge you forward to a result you will be happy with!"

"Winning the Gold Medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career, mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience". Frank Shorter (American Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist) (Munich 1972).

"Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of 'what if's' and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win". Shannon Miller (American Gymnast, two time Olympic Gold Medalist) (Atlanta 1996).

"As the years go by I train physically harder and I am always trying to go faster, further and higher. I train seven days a week and at the end of the day, I'm pretty tired but I never wish I was anyone else. If I miss a days training I feel guilty and I know I should have done it. I'm conscientious and unless I have a very good reason to, I never miss a session. It seems unfair to train for years and miss days just for the hell of it, and if I ever start to skip days, I would realise my attitude was not right and it was time for me to finish". Olympic Champion.

"Have a clear goal in your head of where you want to be and never give up!".

"Remember what doesn't challenge you, doesn't change you!"

"Not a day goes past where I don't go to bed with aching limbs ..... I have lost friends over it ..... I have lost girlfriends because of it ..... My family hates it ..... The only person that understands it wants to beat me ..... But I love it more than anything in the world!"

"Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning". Robert Kiyosaki.

'Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday'. William Rudolph (American Athlete, three-time Olympic Gold medalist) (Rome 1960).

"It's been told that swimming is a wimp sport, but I don't see it. We don't get timeouts in the middle of a race; we can's stop and catch our breath; and we can't ask for a substitution".

"We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can".

"In 2004 , I won a bronze. This is a silver. Maybe in 2012, it will be a gold. Slowly, slowly". Eliud Kipchoge (Kenyan Athelete, Olympic silver medalist) (Beijing 2008).

"I came out here to beat everybody in sight and that is exactly what I'm going to do. Sure, I can do anything". Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson (American Athlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist) (Los Angeles 1932).

"Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualisation. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was going to be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally". Michael Phelps. (6 Gold Medals, 2004 Olympic Games).

"Success comes with determination to get up the morning after the hardest practice of your life and do it all over again!"

"There is nothing like the smell of chlorine in the morning, and nothing like the smell of victory in the evening"

"Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment and quit worrying bout winning and losing". Matt Biondi. (American Swimmer, eight-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992).

"You only get one shot, go out there and do your best". Chad le Clos (200m Butterfly Champion).

"No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them". Danny Harris. (American Athlete, Olympic Silver Medallist. Los Angeles 1984).

"When I go out and race, I'm not trying to beat opponents, I'm trying to beat what I have done ... to beat myself, basically. People find that hard to believe because we've had such a bias to always strive to win things. If you win something and you haven't put everything into it, you haven't actually achieved anything at all. When you've had to work hard for something and you've got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that's where you get satisfaction from". Ian Thorpe.

"I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let other swimmers think about me, not me about them". Amanda Beard.

"An athlete cannot race with money in his pockets. He must race with hope in his heart and dreams in his head". Emil Zatopek. (Four Time Olympic Gold Medallist).

"If you win something and you haven't put everything into it, you haven't actually achieved anything at all. When you've had to work for something and you've got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that's where you get satisfaction from". Ian Thorpe. (Australian swimmer, five-time Olympic gold medallist. Sydney 2000, Athens 2004).

"No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up and never give up!".

"Push harder than yesterday if you want a different tomorrow".

"Champions train, losers complain".

"Success isn't overnight. It's when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up." Dwayne Johnson.

"Life is full of disappointments, failures and setbacks. None of those things can permanently stop you. You have the power to overcome anything that life throws at you. There is nothing as powerful as a made up mind. Surround yourself with people who remind you that you matter, and support you in the ways that matter most to you. No person, situation, or circumstance can define who you are. Don't give up. cave in, or stop believing that it's possible. It's not over until you win."