| October 23, 2011  Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org ===================================================================== Parent – Coach Communication Guide Prepared By the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athlete Association Both parenting and coaching are extremely difficult vocations. By establishing communication and understanding of each position, we are better able to accept the actions of the other and provide greater benefit to our student athletes. To be successful, communication is vital and requires involvement, dedication, sacrifice, and commitment from parents, student athletes, and coaches. COMMUNICATION YOU SHOULD EXPECT FROM YOUR CHILD'S COACH 1. Coach's and program's philosophy. 2. Individual and team expectations. 3. Location and times of all practices and games. 4. Team requirements, i.e., practices, special equipment, off season conditioning. 5. Procedure followed should your child be injured during practice or games. 6. Any discipline that may result in the denial of your child's participation. COMMUNICATION COACHES EXPECT FROM PARENTS 1. Concerns expressed directly to the coach. 2. Notification of schedule conflicts well in advance. 3. Specific concerns with regard to a coach's philosophy and/or expectations. 4. Support for the program and the attributes of dedication, commitment, and responsibility that are ingredients for success and excellence. Encourage your child to excel. While your child is involved in interscholastic athletics, they will experience some of the most rewarding and inspiring moments of their lives. It is also important to understand that there might also be times when things do not go the way you or your child wishes. At these times, discussion with the coach is encouraged. APPROPRIATE CONCERNS TO DISCUSS WITH COACHES 1. The treatment of your child, mentally and physically. 2. Ways to help your child improve and develop. 3. Concerns about your child's behavior. It is very difficult to accept your child not playing as much as you may hope. Coaches are professionals. They make judgment decisions based on what they believe is best for the team and all athletes involved. There are certain areas and issues that can and should be discussed with your child's coach. Other things, such as those below, should be left to the direction of the coach. ISSUES NOT APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS WITH COACHES 1. Playing time 2. Team strategy 3. Play calling 4. Other student athletes IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN TO DISCUSS WITH A COACH 1. Call to set up an appointment with the coach. 2. Please do not attempt to confront a coach before, after, or during a practice or game. These can be emotional times for both the parent and the coach, and this situation does not promote resolution nor objective analysis. |
| October 17, 2011  Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org ===================================================================== The First Ingredient in Success….Learning to Deal with Failure. By John Leonard In the New York Times Magazine of October 2, is an article by Paul Tough (yep, real name) called "The Character Test." It's about Riverdale Country School, one of the elite private schools of NYC. The article deals in depth with the failure of great grades and great test scores to accurately predict success in highly competitive college environments, even for the "very best" of the elite private school graduates. The Headmaster has concluded that the missing piece is….. character. He said: "Whether it's the pioneer in the Conestoga wagon or someone coming here in the 1920's from southern Italy, there was this idea in America, that if you worked hard and you showed real grit, you would be successful. Strangely, we've now forgotten that." "People who have an easy time of it, who get 800's on their SAT's, I worry that these people get feedback that everything they are doing is great. I worry about that. I think we are actually setting them up for long term failure. When that person has to face up to a difficult moment, then I think they are screwed, to be honest. I don't think we've given them the opportunities to grow the capacity to be able to handle that." A review of those who DID succeed in competitive colleges showed a real prevalence of skills in specific areas: optimism, persistence and social intelligence. They were the ones who were able to recover from a bad grade and resolve to study and do better next time. They were the ones who could bounce back from a fight with their parents, recognize the nature of family (and friends) and re-secure those relationships into balance, and those would could resist the urge to go to the movies with friends and stay home and study instead. They were the kids who could persuade teachers to give them help after class. "Our kids don't put up with a lot of suffering," says a Riverdale teacher, "and when they do get uncomfortable, we tend to hear from their parents. The parents miss the point that being uncomfortable is what helps the child grow." Since swimming is simply a part of life education, the parallels are obvious. No matter what part of life is involved, the ability to deal effectively with failure and use the lessons provided to move you closer to success is clear. Parents who spend time "protecting" their children, do them a disservice, and actually disrespect the child who is always stronger and more capable than we, as parents, think. Everything we do for our children that they can do for themselves, makes them weaker, not stronger. Seek adversity for your child. Allow them the honor of struggling. It's what made you successful. If you remove the struggle, you remove their opportunities to get stronger in life. |
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Cui Cynthia Cordoso-Grant Dax Cui Leo Demerchant Bailey Hawkins, Allie He Rose Iotafa Paul Kim Jenny Moore Sam Wang Julia Wielemaker Dan Wielemaker Tom | Cossette Jessie Gallant Jacob He Emma Ingalls Alicia Isobella Mehlitz Kelly Sarah Ramsey Annabel Smith Grace Tozer sarah Trites Emily | Astles Danielle Belsh Veronica Connors Nikki Goodyear Ben Grant Jacob Ingalls Nadia LeBlanc Claire Nixon Kylee Roy Jack Shashkov Dominique Trites Hannah | Babcock Lauren Harris Natalie Hawkins Nia Joyce Matthew Morrison William Piercey Owen Samuel Joseph | Amos, Roan Gaudes Sarah Kim Iris Lougheed Bea Smith Trendon Soontiens Hilary Catherine Kennedy |
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| Cui Cynthia Cordoso-Grant Dax Cui Leo Demerchant Bailey Hawkins, Allie He Rose Iotafa Paul Kim Jenny Moore Sam Wang Julia Wielemaker Dan Wielemaker Tom
| Cossette Jessie Gallant Jacob He Emma Ingalls Alicia Isobella Mehlitz Kelly Sarah Ramsey Annabel Smith Grace Tozer sarah Trites Emily | Astles Danielle Belsh Veronica Connors Nikki Goodyear Ben Grant Jacob Ingalls Nadia LeBlanc Claire Nixon Kylee Roy Jack Shashkov Dominique Trites Hannah
| Babcock Lauren Harris Natalie Hawkins Nia Joyce Matthew Morrison William Piercey Owen Samuel Joseph
| Amos, Roan Gaudes Sarah Kim Iris Lougheed Bea Smith Trendon Soontiens Hilary
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We would also like to take the opportunity to thank the sponsors who provided prizes for the event. It is thanks in part to our Sponsors' amazing community mindedness and support that we were able to raise over $8,000 for the club. The prizes allow us to thank the swimmers who dedicated their time and effort to ensure that FAST has the funding it needs, to operate a first class program for all swimmers.
Sponsors who donated prizes included:
Kingswood– prizes valued at over $588.00
Crabbe Mountain – $197.00 prize
Team Aquatic Supplies – $175.00 prize
Radical Edge – prizes valued at 122.00
Hair Hunter's Styling – $75.00 prize
Pizza Twice - $50.00 prize
Avalon SPA – $20.00 prize
We would also like to extend a special thanks to our Corporate Sponsors, who's $1000.00 donations makes a significant difference for the Club:
In Ortho – orthodontic services
Scotia Bank
Mike Joyce at Barwise Realty
Once again, thank you to our sponsors and to everyone who helped make the Swim-a-thon a huge success.
Kind regards,
Marta
| October 10, 2011  Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org ===================================================================== Pre and Post Race Conversations with The Athlete by John Leonard If you've been to swim meets, you will have noticed that both before a race and immediately after a race, the coach speaks with your child. This is an important part of the race experience. Before the race, the purpose is to remind the child of the singular thing that the coach wants the child to concentrate on in that race. Or, in the words of famous Coach Confucius, "He who chases two rabbits, catches neither." The purpose of the coach's communication with your child is to make sure they are focused only on the item that the coach has chosen for that race. (This is based on what we've been doing in practice.) The reason we practice, of course, is to prepare to race. Post Race, the coach wants to meet IMMEDIATELY with the athlete once they get out of the water to discuss with the athlete if they achieved that singular goal. Did they do what they set out to do? If so, "great, good job!" If not, why not? Or if the athlete can't remember what they were supposed to do, that's not a good and back to the drawing board in learning how to concentrate! Both communications are critically important in the development of the athlete. If a parent wants to know what the child is supposed to be concentrating on in any particular race, ASK THE COACH! We'll be happy to tell you. You might check afterwards and see if your child also remembered, post race, what we said about it. Then you can reinforce the need to focus and learn. |
| Fredericton Aquanaut Swim Team 2011-2012 Meet Information Sheet | |
| Event: | CGB Gagetown Dive Into Fall Premier Meet (SC) |
| Date: | Saturday November 5, 2011 |
| Travel: | On your own |
| Pool/Location: | Gagetown Fitness Centre Building M-2 2 Hackaberry Rd CFB Gagetown Oromocto, N.B. |
| Host Club: | Gagetown-Oromocto Titans |
| Eligibility: | Swimmers may have up to 7 B Standards and no A standards |
| Meet Times: | Session #1: Warm up 9:00am-Start 9:45am, On pool deck 8:45am |
| Officiating: | Sean Jessop – sadsac@nb.sympatico.ca |
| Meet Entry Fees: | $16.00 Meet Fee +$10.00 Coaching Fee ( ½ of the coaching fee was covered by the Club due to the Swimmer Funding Model) =$26.00 This amount will be charged to your meet fees account |
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Deadline for Response for Attendance of Meet: Please Forward to meetresponse@gmail.com
10/21/2011 at midnight | |
| Cancellation Deadline: | 10/24/2011 at midnight |
| Session #1 Warm up- 9:00am Be on pool deck for 8:45am Start- 9:45am | |
| Events: 200 Free 50 Back Para 50 Back 200 Breast 100 Fly 50 Breast Para 50 Breast 400 Free 100 IM 200 Free Relay 50 Free Para 50 Free 50 Fly Para 50 Fly 200 IM 200 Back | |
| Fredericton Aquanaut Swim Team 2011-2012 Meet Information Sheet | ||||
| Event: | Fredericton Invitational (SC) | |||
| Date: | Saturday November 19-Sunday November 20, 2011 | |||
| Travel: | On your own | |||
| Pool/Location: | Sir Max Aitken Pool, University of New Brunswick Fredericton, N.B. | |||
| Host Club: | Fredericton Aquanaut Swim Team | |||
| Eligibility: | At least one SNB 'B' Standard | |||
| Meet Times: | Session #1 Warm Up 8:15am-Start 9:00am, on pool deck 8:00am Session #2 Warm Up 2:30pm-Start 3:15pm, on pool deck 2:15pm Session #3 Warm Up 8:15am-Start 9:00am, on pool deck 8:00am Session #4 Warm Up 2:30pm-Start 3:15pm, on pool deck 2:15pm | |||
| Officiating: | Heather Horwood – horwood@nb.sympatico.ca | |||
| Meet Entry Fees: | $30.00 Meet Fee +$5.00 Coaching Fee ( ½ of the coaching fee was covered by the Club due to the Swimmer Funding Model) =$35.00 This amount will be charged to your meet fees account | |||
| Deadline for Response for Attendance of Meet: Please Forward to meetresponse@gmail.com 10/21/2011 at midnight | ||||
| Cancellation Deadline: | 10/28/2011 at midnight | |||
| Session #1 Warm Up: 8:15am Start: 9:00am | Session #2 Warm Up: 2:45pm Start: 3:15pm | Session #3 Warm Up: 8:15am Start: 9:00am | Session #4 Warm Up: 2:45pm Start: 3:15pm | |
| Events: 100 Fly Para 100 Free 100 Free Para 50 Breast 50 Breast 200 IM | Events: 50 Fly 200 Breast Para 100 Back 100 Back 400 Free Para 200 Free 200 Free Relay | Events: Para 50 Free 50 Free 200 Back Para 100 Breast 100 Breast 400 IM | Events: 200 Fly Para 100 IM 100 IM Para 50 Back 50 Back 200 Free 200 Medley Relay | |