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Tidal Wave Team Information
A Word from the Coach !!!
Swimming With a Purpose
What I’d like to see from you now, is what I saw from one of
our 7 year old swimmers Saturday. Laine Thomas was
entered late, in the 50 free which caused him to be put in a slower
heat than he normally would have been in. What made
Laine’s swim special was that he swam the race as if everyone
was ahead of him and he was trying to catch them. In
reality, he was leading his heat and there was no one close to
him. He wasn’t racing everyone else, he was racing
himself.
Laine had what psychologist’s call “intrinsic
motivation”. All that means is that he
“willed” himself to swim faster. He
wasn’t pushed by Coach Randy, his Mom or Dad, or someone else
in the race; all of these are “extrinsic motivators” or
come from the outside. Congratulations Laine for
learning a very valuable lesson early in your
life. Don’t lose it!
Let’s all look for something inside you that makes you want
to swim fast, all the time, not just when your in a close race or
someone is yelling at you. I know you all can do
it. Look hard, it’s there.
Check Your Messages
It is the swimmer’s responsibility to check the web site and
their folder (in crate at Apache Pool) each week in order to stay
informed about upcoming events. After meets, ribbons
will also be placed in each family’s folder. Please do not
try to get your ribbons at the meet.
Unable to Attend a Meet
If you are unable to attend, please let the coaches know as soon as
possible (send email or
leave a note in the coaches folder). You must
give the
coaches 9 days notice if you will not be attending
a meet. This is very important. We do not
want to disappoint any children by having to scratch their relay
team because someone was unable to attend and did not notify the
coaches in a timely manner.
Please be
courteous to your teammates.
Volunteers
We can always use a few more volunteers. Please do your
part and sign up to help out. Most of the assignments
take very little training, and are fun to do.
Click on the link for more
volunteer information.
2009 Tidal Waves Handbook
Looking for specific information about meet rules, invitational
times, or what is expected of you as a member of the Tidal
Waves???
Check out our official
Handbook.
Not a member of the team yet?
Registration Forms can be downloaded
here...
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