REMINDER! BLAST Invitational Meet Dec.16-18

Please response by Thursday, Dec. 1 at Midnight, If your swimmer is planning on attending.

Fredericton Aquanaut Swim Team 2011-2012 Meet Information Sheet
Event:	BLAST Invitational (SC)
Date:	Friday, December 16 – Sunday December 18, 2011
Travel:	On your own
Pool/Location:	Bathurst Aquatic Centre Bathurst, N.B.
Host Club:	BLAST
Eligibility:	At least one SNB 'B' Standard
Meet Times:	Session #1 Warm Up: 4:00pm for 5:00 pm Start, On Deck for 3:45pm Session #2 Warm Up: 8:00am for 9:00am Start, On Deck for 7:45am Session #3 Warm Up: 3:00pm for 4:00pm Start, On Deck for 2:45pm Session #4 Warm Up: 8:00am for 9:00am Start, On Deck for 7:45am
Officiating:	Sylvie Wood – svd@nb.sympatico.ca
Meet Entry Fees:	$30.00 Meet Fee +$15 Coaching Fee ( ½ of the coaching fee was covered by the Club due to the Swimmer Funding Model) =$45.00 This amount will be charged to your meet fees account.
Deadline for Response for Attendance of Meet: Please Forward to meetresponse@gmail.com 12/01/2011 at midnight
Cancellation Deadline:	12/02/2011 at midnight
Session #1(Preliminaries) Warm Up: 4:00pm On Deck 3:45pm Start: 5:00pm		Session #2 (Finals) Warm Up: 8:00am On Deck for 7:45am Start: 9:00am	Session #3 (Preliminaries) Warm Up: 3:00pm On Deck for 2:45pm Start: 4:00pm	Session #4 (Finals) Warm Up: 8:00am On Deck for 7:45am Start: 9:00am
Events: 100 Free 50 Free PARA 200 Fly 50 Fly PARA 50 Back 100 Breast 50 Breast PARA 400 IM 50 Fly 200 Free 100 IM 800 Free 400 Free PARA		Events: 100 Free 50 Free PARA 200 Fly 50 Fly PARA 50 Back 100 Breast 50 Breast PARA 400 IM 50 Fly 200 Free 100 IM 800 Free (Fastest Heat) 4 x 50 Free Relay	Events: 400 Free 200 Free PARA 100 Fly 200 Back 50 Free 200 Breast 100 Breast PARA 100 Back 50 Back PARA 200 IM 100 IM PARA 50 Breast 1500 Free	Events: 400 Free 200 Free PARA 100 Fly 200 Back 50 Free 200 Breast 100 Breast PARA 100 Back 50 Back PARA 200 IM 100 IM PARA 50 Breast 1500 Free (Fastest Heat) 4 x 50 Medley Relay

Citrus Reminder

A reminder to all Fast Families who have an order for Citrus over 200$ that you MUST provide someone to help unload the truck on Friday morning December 2nd, 2011(time to be confirmed soon looks lie 11:00 ish) or your order exceeding the $200.00 will be donated to the food bank.  

Citrus pick up is scheduled for Saturday morning December 3rd, 2011 at 64 Spiro Dr. until 1:00, all Citrus that is not picked up will be donated to the food bank. Absolutely NO Exceptions will be made.

Thanks for your understanding with this matter,

Monique Pelletier  (Fundraising Chair)

Sport NB honours recipients of the 2011 Pitney Bowes Sport Awards/Sport NB rend hommage aux lauréats des Prix sportifs Pitney Bowes 2011

Sport NB honours recipients of the 2011 Pitney Bowes Sport Awards

Fredericton (Saturday, November 26th) – The winners of the Pitney Bowes Sport Awards were unveiled by Sport NB Saturday night. Among them, a Judo team that dominated the mat at Canada Games, a coach who has seen her athletes shatter records, and a seventeen-year-old wrestler who took Nationals by storm. There are stories of leaving behind loved ones, Olympic Dreams and proud parents who have watched their children grow to become among the very best in their chosen sport.

Over 200 members of the New Brunswick sport community gathered at the Crowne Plaza Hotel to see Sport NB present the 18th annual Pitney Bowes Sport Awards. The prestigious sport recognition event recognized the achievements of the top athletes, coaches, officials, sponsors, administrators and volunteers from across the province.

"These individuals – many of them still very young – represent the best of the best, not only provincially but on a national and international scale. Every single nominee sets a great example for not only the sporting community, but the province as a whole," said Sport NB Executive Director Darcy McKillop.

McKillop adds, "Sport NB is very fortunate to have a title sponsor like Pitney Bowes so we can continue to recognize these great New Brunswickers for all of their achievements."

For the list of winners please see attachment.

 

Attached are photos of the BellAliant Team of the Year and the Roly McLenahan Award

 

Sport NB rend hommage aux lauréats des Prix sportifs Pitney Bowes 2011

 

Fredericton (le samedi 26 novembre) – Sport NB a dévoilé le nom des récipiendaires des Prix sportifs Pitney Bowes samedi soir. Figurent parmi eux une équipe de judo qui a dominé le tapis aux Jeux du Canada, une entraîneure dont les athlètes ont fracassé des records et un jeune lutteur de 17 ans qui a pris d'assaut les championnats nationaux. On a entendu des histoires de jeunes qui ont quitté leur famille, d'athlètes en quête de leur rêve olympique et de fiers parents qui ont vu leur enfant grandir pour se hisser parmi l'élite de son sport choisi.

 

Quelque 200 membres de la communauté sportive du Nouveau-Brunswick se sont rassemblés à l'hôtel Crowne Plaza pour voir Sport NB présenter les Prix sportifs Pitney Bowes 2011. Ce prestigieux gala de remise de prix reconnaît les exploits des meilleurs athlètes, entraîneurs, officiels, commanditaires, administrateurs et bénévoles de la province.

 

« Ces personnes – dont beaucoup sont encore très jeunes – représentent la crème de la crème, non seulement au niveau provincial, mais aussi sur la scène nationale et internationale. Chacun des candidats donne l'exemple tant pour la communauté sportive que pour l'ensemble de la province », affirme le directeur général de Sport NB, Darcy McKillop.

 

« Sport NB est très chanceux d'avoir un commanditaire en titre comme Pitney Bowes grâce auquel il peut continuer de reconnaître ces excellents ambassadeurs du Nouveau-Brunswick pour tous leurs exploits », ajoute-t-il.

 

Pour une liste des gagnants s'il vous plaît voir l'attachement.

 

Des photos de : le Prix Roly McLenahan et Équipe de l'année BellAliant

 

Lindsey Sparkes

Communications and Events Coordinator

Coordonnatrice de communications et événements

Sport NB

900 Hanwell Rd

Suite 13

Fredericton NB

E3B 6A2

(P) (506) 451-1341

(F) (506) 451-1325

Twitter @SportNB

Facebook Sport New-Nouveau Brunswick

 

 

Fishes and Sharks Registration

 

FAST Fishes and Sharks (old Advanced) Registration    FAST registration event is now open for Fishes and Sharks (Advanced) levels.  Next session January 10th to March 22nd 2012.  

If you would like to register your child for the program please contact Marta at swimming@rogers.com  All returning members please inform Nancy, Team Registrar nancy.corbett2@forces.gc.ca if there is any change in your personal information.  New members please fill out the registration form

Swim Fees:  Fishes $150.00  Sharks $200.00  If you had your swimmer registered in the fall session and you have paid insurance you will only be  required to pay swim fee. Insurance is valid till Aug 31 2012.   Insurance   and under 8 $25.00  9-10 $60.00 11-14  $100.00 and over 15  $130.00    Please pass on the information to anyone interested. If you require assistance or need more information please contact Head Coach Marta Belsh   swimming@rogers.com  

 

 

 

Marta Belsh, ChPC

FAST Head Coach

Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team

Phone 506-206-2718

Email swimming@rogers.com

www.swimmingfast.com

FAST INVTN

Heather could you please send the below to all FAST families.

" As Meet Manager of the FAST Invitational, I would like to sincerely thank the Organizing Committee of our recent meet; Coach - Marta Belsh, Hospitality - Michele Livingston, Programs - Sonya Hull/Nancy Corbett, Officials/Awards - Heather Horwood, Computer Operator - Diane Foreman, Meet Manager Instructor/Evaluator - Michelle Reid, and Mentor Referees - Per Paasche/Don Hawkes.

Also, I would like to extend thanks to all those families who lent a hand by donating items to hospitality, set up/took down the pool deck, officiated and helped in hospitality. As stated before these meets take a huge effort for all of us to ensure the kids have a great experience. We should be proud of the excellent job done.

A special thanks as well to outside clubs who helped, and to Per and Nancy Paasche and Don and Ruth Hawkes.

Thanks you as well our FAST Board.

As a point of interest 21 officials received on deck evaluations during the meet - Way to go everyone and congrats!!

Patti Ramsey
FAST Meets/Officials"

Pat could you please post this to the Swim NB Site.

week Nov 28-Dec04 Update

 

week Nov 28-Dec04 Update

 Monday and Tuesday no change

Wednesday- Sen2 group practice 7-8pm

Thursday no change

Friday -Laval trip(qualifiers)

AG1, SEN1, SEN2- practices cancelled on Fri(am and pm)

AG2,AG3 regular practice on Friday including dry land

Saturday

LES Premier Div Meet-Tracadie-Sheila

Nov 1,2,3 morning practice cancelled

AG1, SEN1, SEN2- practices cancelled

AG2, AG3 regular practice 3-4pm

Sunday

AG1, SEN1, SEN2- practices cancelled

 

Heads up-We'll be sending Christmas Schedule this week

Coaching Staff

 

 

 

Marta Belsh, ChPC

FAST Head Coach

Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team

Phone 506-206-2718

Email swimming@rogers.com

www.swimmingfast.com

Wednesday practices are on

Hi All,

 

All afternoon and evening practices for Wednesday NOv23rd are on. The coaches will be on the pool deck ready for practice if you can make it to the pool.

Please as always in inclement weather situations drive carefully,

 

Marta

Wednesday practice is still on-Novice groups

Just a quick note that Wednesday practice (all Novice groups) is still on for today despite lovely blanket of white stuff on the ground. Please drive carefully,

 

Marta

 

Motivation - Swim Parent News for Week of November 21

 

November 21, 2011 Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org =====================================================================   Motivation Guy Edson, ASCA Staff and Senior Coach of a Club Team   Years ago in the early days of MS Word and before the internet, I was writing an article on motivation when a squiggly red line showed up under the word "motivator."  I thought the proof editor was mistaken.  I checked out Webster's unabridged dictionary – the 2042 page edition – and guess what, the word "motivator" was not in the dictionary!  So I went to the library and looked in the Cambridge-Oxford unabridged dictionary – the one that is 5 volumes in size – and "motivator" was not there!   The word is certainly in popular use, however.  If you search Google you will find 13,100,000 hits.  On Amazon.com there are 561 books with the word "motivator" in the title.  And now, Word doesn't underline "motivator" anymore and several online dictionaries I checked now include the word.   Is it odd that we have gone from an unrecognized word to one used regularly.  I wonder if it means that at one time we expected motivation to come from within, but in today's world which is filled with blame shifting, self proclaimed victims, and shying away from adversity, we now want someone else to be responsible for our motivation.   And of course that "someone else" is the coach.   When I first learned that motivator is not a recognized word I felt a huge weight lifted from me because I reasoned that if the word doesn't exist then I need not think of myself as a motivator!   Instead I chose to think of myself as one responsible for creating the proper environment where motivation from within can occur, if the athlete is willing.  What does this mean for the parent?  You also are responsible for nurturing an environment where motivation can occur.   What is Motivation?  Very simply it means striving to meet one's needs.   Where does motivation come from?  It comes from internal desires and external influences.  Internal desires include intangible rewards, satisfaction, and self esteem.  Internal desires are often influenced by external influences such as rewards or, unfortunately, fear of reprimand.  Coaches prefer motivation by internal desires because these are the most long lasting, most genuine, and most satisfying.  Motivation from fear is undesirable in our swimming world.  Threatening and seeking to force swimmers do things is a sure way to drive them away.   What does it mean to say that "one is not motivated"?  Commonly, it means that one is not a hard worker but more accurately, it usually indicates that a person has needs which are not being met in their present situation.   What kinds of needs are there?  Many!  Here are a few...                The need to achieve, to be challenged                The need to learn new information, improved techniques                The need to be part of a team, or group                The need to be unique                The need to be recognized                The need to improve weaknesses (not so obvious)                The need to exhibit strengths                The need to be cared for                The need to have fun                The need for structure, discipline.   The coach's role is to identify the need(s) and then provide the right environment.  The parent's role?  It's the same!

 

 

 

Week Nov 21-27 Update

 

Week Nov 21-27 Update

No changes from Monday to Thursday.

Friday Nov 25th

All Novice groups(1,2,3) 3:30-4:30pm practice cancelled due to high school swim meet

Morning practice for AG1, SEN1, SEN2 on Friday cancelled

Evening practice for AG1, 2,3 is still on(including dry land for AG2,3)

Saturday 26th

Novice practice is regular

AG1,SEN1,SEN2 6:30-8:30am practice cancelled, dry land is still on at 11am

AG2, AG3 3-4pm practice is on

Sunday 27th

Regular schedule

 

 Coaching staff

 

 

Timers and Officials

Hi Folks,

I have attached the Official's List for this weekend.

Please check in the Officials/Hospitality room (A116) at least 45 minutes before the start of the session. We still have a few spaces we need to fill especially for Saturday afternoon.

Morning sessions start at 9am and afternoon session starts at 3:15pm...Please have swimmers on deck by 8am and 2:15pm...

See you at the pool,
Heather

Fishes and Sharks Registration

 

FAST Fishes and Sharks (old Advanced) Registration    FAST will a registration event on Nov 22 and Nov 24 for Fishes and Sharks (Advanced) levels.  The registration will take place 6:30-7:30pm in the UNB pool stands, please look for Nancy.  Next session January 10th to March 22nd 2012.  All returning members please inform Nancy if there is any change in your personal information.  New members please fill out the registration form.  Swim Fees:  Fishes $150.00  Sharks $200.00  If you had your swimmer registered in the fall session and you have paid insurance you will only be  required to pay swim fee. Insurance is valid till Aug 31 2012.   Insurance   and under 8 $25.00  9-10 $60.00 11-14  $100.00 and over 15  $130.00     If you require assistance or need more information please contact Head Coach Marta Belsh   swimming@rogers.com  

 

 

 

Marta Belsh, ChPC

FAST Head Coach

Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team

Phone 506-206-2718

Email swimming@rogers.com

www.swimmingfast.com

Pool Set Up

"Hey folks I am looking for people who could help with the pool deck set up for our meet this weekend. If you are able to, I will be at the pool at 5:30pm. It shouldn't take any longer than 30-40 min.

Thanks so much,

Patti Ramsey, Meet Manager FAST Invtn"

Sports Drinks vs Energy Drinks

USA Swimming earlier this week posted an article on the differences between sports drinks (e.g. Gatorade) and energy drinks (e.g. Red Bull). This article can be found on the USA Swimming website.  Link below.   Description:    The USA Swimming Sports Medicine and Science Committee has recently reviewed the risks and benefits related to energy drinks and is providing information to call attention to the differences between energy drinks and "sports drinks" used for rehydration, to point out the risks associated with such drinks, and to provide suggested alternatives to use of these drinks. Full article:  http://www.usaswimming.org/Vie wNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&item id=3923&mid=8712 Cet artcle n'est pas disponsible en francais.  Earlier this week USA Swimming posted an article on the differences between sports drinks (e.g. Gatorade) and energy drinks (e.g. Red Bull). This article can be found on the USA Swimming website.  Link below.   Description:    The USA Swimming Sports Medicine and Science Committee has recently reviewed the risks and benefits related to energy drinks and is providing information to call attention to the differences between energy drinks and "sports drinks" used for rehydration, to point out the risks associated with such drinks, and to provide suggested alternatives to use of these drinks. Full article:  http://www.usaswimming.org/Vie wNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&item id=3923&mid=8712 Copyright © 2011 Canadian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association. All rights reserved If you have received this email in error, please reply with 'Error Mail' in the Subject field of the email or contact CSCTA Support support@csca.org.

Correction to Fri change

 

Correction to the Fri practice time:

swim practice 5:30-6:30pm, dry land 6:45-7:30pm

 

Alexander

 

 

 

 

Canada Games Technical Camp

 

Swimmers and Parents,

 

The Provincial section is organizing Canada Games Technical Camp. The camp takes place on January 7th 2012 in Moncton. Below you will find selection criteria:

Eligibility:

Must be eligible for Canada Games 2013

18 years of age and younger

 

Team size:

40 male/40 female

 

Selection Criteria:

Combined FINA points for best stroke (including IM)in single event plus 200 or 400 IM

The events must have been swum between January 1st 2011 and Dec 5th 2011

 

The team will be announced by Dec 15th. Please note that swimmers are responsible for their own transportation to/from Moncton.

 

Camp Schedule

Saturday January 7th 2012

10:00 am – 12:00am POOL

12:30 pm – 12:30pm LUNCH

12:30pm – 1:15pm CLASSROOM / DRYLAND

1:15pm – 2:30pm DRYLAND / CLASSROOM

2:30pm – 4:30pm POOL

4:45 PICKUP

 

Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions,

 

Marta

 

 

 

 

Marta Belsh, ChPC

FAST Head Coach

Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team

Phone 506-206-2718

Email swimming@rogers.com

www.swimmingfast.com

Fw: Correction to Fri change

 

PLease forward to AG2 and AG3

 

Correction to the Fri practice time:

swim practice 5:30-6:30pm, dry land 6:45-7:30pm

 

Alexander

 

 

 

 

Hospitality

Hi everyone,

Thanks to everyone who is bringing in food for the hospitality suite!  The request form is now full. 

Please bring in donations to room A116 on Saturday morning.

Thanks again

Michele

AG2 and AG3 practice change

Friday Nov18th practice is moved to 5:30-7:00pm time slot. The UNB team is away at the competition so we can use their pool time and our swimmers can go home earlier and get good sleep before the meet on Saturday.

 

Marta

Practice Change

 

 

Nov 18th, Friday :
Morning practice will be at UNB 6:00-7:30am and the afternoon and evening practices on Friday are cancelled.

 

Marta

Hotel Booking Chart

FAST has secured block of rooms for the away meet. Parents are responsible to claim a room under their own name before the deadline response.

 

Meet	Hotel
BLAST Invitational Swim Meet Bathurst, N.B. Dec. 16-Dec. 18, 2011	Lakeview Inn777 St. Peter Avenue Bathurst, New Brunswick E2A 2Y9 ph: 506.548.4949 fx: 506.548.8595	Total of 20 rooms: 8 ground floor rooms with two double beds 6 rooms with two double beds 6 two room suites with a king size bed with a sofa pull out Rate of $80/night plus tax Release Date: Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011 Cancellation date:Dec08, 2011 no charge Complimentary continental breakfast, parking, INTERNET Reservation: FAST swim team
NB Open Short Course Championships Moncton, N.B. Feb. 3-Feb. 5, 2012	Holiday Inn Express & Suits 2515 Mountain Rd Magnetic Hill, Moncton, N.B. E1G 2W4 Phone: (506) 384-1050	25 Rooms Blocked @ $119.00 + tax (Two Queen Beds) Release Date: Tuesday Jan 03, 2011 Complimentary Hot breakfast, Internet and Parking Check-In Time: 4:00pm Check-Out Time: 11:00 am
East Coast Short Course Charlottetown, P.E. Mar. 1-Mar. 4, 2012	Holiday Inn Express & Suits 400 Main Street St. John, N.B. E2K 4N5 Phone: (506) 642-2622	30 Rooms Blocked @ $119.00 + tax (Two Queen Beds) Release Date: Monday March 12, 2012 Complimentary Hot breakfast, Internet and Parking
Halifax Invitational Halifax, N.S. May 04-May 06	Holiday Inn 101 Wyse Rd Dartmouth, N.S. B3A 1L9 Phone: 1-888-434-0440	5 Rooms Blocked @ $119.00 + tax (Two Queen Beds) Release Date: Friday Apr. 13, 2012 Check-In: 3:00pm Check-Out: 12:00 Noon Complimentary Breakfast Included
NB Long Course Championships May 31- Jun. 3, 2012	Holiday Inn Express & Suits 400 Main Street St. John, N.B. E2K 4N5 Phone: (506) 642-2622	25 Rooms Blocked @ $119.00 + tax (Two Queen Beds) Release Date: Monday Apr. 30,2012 Complimentary Hot breakfast, Internet and Parking
East Coast Long Course Halifax, N.S. July 5-July 8, 2012	Holiday Inn 101 Wyse Rd Dartmouth, N.S. B3A 1L9 Phone: 1-888-434-0440	15 Rooms Blocked @ $119.00 + tax (Two Queen beds) Release Date: Thursday June 14, 2012 Check-In: 3:00pm Check-Out: 12:00 Noon Complimentary Breakfast Included

 

 

 

Marta Belsh, ChPC

FAST Head Coach

Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team

Phone 506-206-2718

Email swimming@rogers.com

www.swimmingfast.com

Updated meet calendar

 

Meet Calendar 2011-2012 Season

Pr Div (open, no standard required) one day meet

Date	Host club	Place
Dec 2-4, 2011	LES	Tracadie
Jan 20-22, 2012	MWC	Miramichi
Feb 24-26, 2012	WVST	Woodstock
March-31, 2012	FAST	Fredericton
May 13-15 2012	AQUA	Campbelton

Meets Regionals

Invitational (B standard or up)

Date	Host club	Place
Nov 19-20, 2011	FAST	Fredericton
Nov 25, 2011	fredericton	NBIAA Regionals
Dec 3-5, 2011	Laval	Quebec City, qualifiers
10/12/11	NBIAA Prov	St John one day
Dec 16-18,2011	BLAST	Bathurst
21/01/12	Tri Meet(NB, NS, PEI)	TBD, qualifiers
Mar 23-25, 2012	GOT	Oromocto
Apr 27-29, 2012	CBAC	Charlottetown, PEI
May 6-8, 2012	Halifax	Halifax, NS
May 19-20, 2012	TIDE	St John

Championships meet

Date	Host club	Place
Feb 3-5, 2012	NBSC Open, CVAC	Moncton (A standard )
Feb 16-20, 2012	Easterns Championship	Gatineau, Quebec, qualifiers
Mar 2-4, 2012	ECSC	Charlottetown, PEI, EC qualifiers
Apr 13-15, 2012	MLTC, TIDE	St John(B and up)
May 18-20, 2012	Atlantic camp/meet	Halifax, NS, qualifiers
June1-3, 2012	NBLC Open, TIDE	St John (B and up)
July 7-10, 2011	ECLC	Halifax, NS EC qualifiers
Jul 28-31, 2011	Canadian Age Group Championship	Calgary, AB, qualifiers

 

 

 

Marta Belsh, ChPC

FAST Head Coach

Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team

Phone 506-206-2718

Email swimming@rogers.com

www.swimmingfast.com

LES Premier Division Meet Info Sheet

Fredericton Aquanaut Swim Team 2011-2012 Meet Information Sheet
Event:	LES Premier Division Meet (SC)
Date:	Saturday, December 3, 2011
Travel:	On your own
Pool/Location:	Piscine S A Dionne Tracadie-Sheila, N.B.
Host Club:	LES
Eligibility:	Swimmers may have up to 7 B Standards and no A standards
Meet Times:	Session #1 Warm Up 10:00am-Start 11:00am, on pool deck 9:45am
Officiating:	Carole Paulin – tissou@nb.sympatico.ca
Meet Entry Fees:	$16.00 Meet Fee +$18.00 Coaching Fee ( ½ of the coaching fee was covered by the Club due to the Swimmer Funding Model) = $34.00 This amount will be charged to your meet fees account
Deadline for Response for Attendance of Meet: Please Forward to meetresponse@gmail.com 11/21/2011 at midnight
Cancellation Deadline:	11/25/2011 at midnight
Session #1 Warm Up : 10:00am On Deck 9:45am Start : 11:00am
Events: 200 Free 50 Back 50 Back Para 200 Breast 100 Fly 50 Breast 50 Breast Para 400 Free 4 x 50 Free Relay 100 IM 50 Free 50 Free Para 200 IM 200 Back