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ANTICIPATION Well, we are getting closer to a start date for practice. We are anticipating June 8th, but it is not set in stone. With that, comes many challenges for practice. The County Health Department will only let us have 1 person per lane, except siblings may be in the same lane. So this presents a very difficult challenge as to how to get swimmers in the pool. We have also been given hours of 7-9:55am. We have worked on a plan to restart our practices, hopefully on June 8th....
Happy Memorial Day to everyone. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. We have had some beautiful weather lately and I hope that you are able to enjoy it. With Memorial Day being tomorrow and many people having plans, we will do our Zoom meetings this week on Tuesday for Gold and Wednesday for Silver, Bronze and Beginner. Both at 6:00pm. Same meeting number and the password is FONDY in all capital letters. For some reason, and I don't know why, Chromebooks are not working for my Zoom meeting....
I hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy even with "safer at home" being lifted. Please be careful when going out. We will continue o-ur Zoom meetings this week. Same number 955-416-0055. The password is FONDY in all capital letters. I know last week many of you were having issues loggin in. I'm not sure what the issue is/was but hopefully it is cleared up this week. I do know that kids with Chromebooks that it did not work at all. Please email me if you are having issues....
Zoom Meetings will continue this week. We have had to add a password to all of the ZOOM meetings (Zoom policy). The Meeting # is still the same 955-416-0055. The password for the Gold group is GOLD. The password for the Silver group is SILVER, and the password for the Bronze/Beginner group is BRONZE. Meetings are still at 6:00pm Goal Setting Have you thought about what you want to be doing when we are able to return to swimming? Are you clear about what your main objective at swim practice...
POSITIVE QUOTES I hope everyone is doing well in this very long, extended stay at home. I know that it is hard, especially now that the weather is nicer. We can take advantage of the nice weather now and exercise outside more than before. Please, stay safe, stay healthy and stay home. This week, I have decided to list a bunch of quotes with some common themes. We are still having our Zoom meetings (Meeting #955-416-0055) Mon-Wed at 6:00pm if you want to join in with us. We (the coaches...
CAN’T How many times do you say “Can’t”? To most people, it is a very prominent word in our vocabulary. When we have swim practice, I hear Coach Al saying that “can’t” is a dirty word. This is so true because by saying you can’t do something, you’re already doubting yourself, submitting to defeat, and you’re making that wall that some people build around their emotions even bigger. Can’t is a terrible word and it needs to be taken out of your vocabulary. When someone says, “I can’t do it”...
Half-Empty or Half-Full?? Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Do you believe the world is against you or working with you? Your thoughts make a huge impact on your life every single day. Whether positive or negative they will affect how you approach your daily tasks, goals, relationships, finances, work, family life, hobbies, health and fitness goals. What are you thinking? “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” ~ Willie Nelson Before trying to achieve a health and fitness goal, the most crucial point...
The Gift of Gratitude As we approach another week of quarantine, it seems a fitting time to reflect on the concept of gratitude for our swim team and community. How can gratitude impact us as coaches, athletes, family members and community members? Let's explore through a short example and research that can give some insight to my thinking. Most of us have experienced loss that goes beyond the field or court. In the aftermath of her husband's death, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg thought she would never again experience joy. The...
