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From the Director of Swimming/Head
Coach
To all EKSC Members,
Welcome to all new and returning members to
the 2009-2010 swim season. The last season was a moving year for
the club where we saw improved performances in the pool that
resulted in podium results. Through commitment, hard work and
the pursuit of excellence, Keyano swimmers moved up the ranks and
were very competitive locally, nationally and at the international
level. For our newest
members, you will begin the journey of learning and enjoying all
this great sport has to offer. All Keyano swimmers must strive
to be the best they can be.
This season is year two of the Olympic
quadrennial, and we are on track of realizing one of our goals of
qualifying an athlete(s) on the London 2012 Olympic Team. For this to occur, all EKSC
swimmers must improve and become more competitive in their
respective age groups and in the senior ranks. We have gone from being a
participant to being a player and now must move to become a
winner. Our vision
is;
“To foster an atmosphere of swimming
excellence by attracting athletes of all abilities from the novice
to the international level by providing opportunities for all to
maximize their potential and by building strong community
support.”
The EKSC Board of Directors and Office staff
continue to develop the governance and business side of the program
and understand if our swimmers are to achieve their goals, we must
operate in a way that allows the coaches to coach and the swimmers
to swim. That is why
we are all here. With
the amended club bylaws in effect and the commitment to long term
planning, our chances of success have improved. The EKSC club website continues
to be our main hub of communication, and I encourage all members to
browse through it for information on the club and swimming in
general.
This season we welcome three new coaches to
the team and with our returning staff, we will lead this club to
improved performances throughout the season. Our group of hard working
parents/volunteers will again host well run swim meets this
season. We will be
hosting Novice Series Meets, Blue Bears, AB SC Age Group Champs and
EKI. Our goal
and expectation are to have all Keyano members contribute the
success of the club and working at swim meets is one area where all
can contribute.
This season we will continue with the theme of
“Team First” and that motto applies to all swimmers,
parents, coaches, office staff, and support staff of the Keyano
Swim Club. Every
member of Keyano is on the “team” and will be expected
to contribute to its success in and out of the pool. When you
register, you agree to all Keyano policies and procedures and club
ideals. To be a
successful team, we need everyone on board and supporting the club
direction. The
following Team Philosophy is one that all Keyano members and staff
will live by daily.
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Respect every team member. Treat everyone, including yourself, with
respect, dignity, and consideration. Respect everyone’s,
including your own, right to pursue goals consistent with team
purpose.
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Accept that each EKSC member is important. Everyone has the
opportunity to participate and to make a contribution. Your
acceptance and support of all team members is expected and greatly
appreciated.
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Acknowledge every team member. In our program, everyone counts. No
one is invisible. Let everyone know that s/he is noticed and
appreciated.
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Value Swimming Excellence. We choose to hold fast swimming, good
training and thorough preparation in extremely high regard. Welcome
difficult, goal-oriented challenges. Seek out challenges that will
help you swim faster and win. Seek out opportunities to swim more,
harder, and better. Act as if you want to train and you want to
race. Relish and protect each opportunity.
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Contribute. We expect you to continually contribute to our program
and to foster our mission.
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Support everyone’s action for excellence.
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Encourage everyone’s action for excellence.
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Challenge everyone to take action for excellence.
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Complement and applaud everyone’s action for
excellence.
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Advocate EKSC. We expect every team member to act as an advocate
for our program. Say nothing but good things about our program, our
staff, and our team members. If you notice inadequacies, raise the
issue within the club as per our policies on complaints, but
continue to serve as an EKSC ambassador to the swimming world. We
will not speak ill of any aspects of our program, members, coaches,
or staff.
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Appreciate everyone’s respect, acceptance, support,
encouragement, compliments, challenges, and
appreciation.
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Make it fun. Enjoy your swimming. Express your enjoyment of
training and competing. Please encourage others to talk about the
fun. Please note that there is a huge difference between making the
pursuit of swimming excellence fun and having fun at the expense of
the pursuit of swimming excellence.
Through our collective diligence in support of the Keyano Swim
Club, its members, staff and vision, we will create an environment
“Where Success is Inevitable”. Thank you for choosing to
be member of the Keyano Swim Club for the 2009-10 season and we all
look forward to fast swimming.
Go Bears!
Steve Price
Head Coach / Director of Swimming
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