ASC This Week - Oct 3-9, 2021

Mark Noetzel

Swim Families,

Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated in the Intra-Team Pentathlon on Saturday.  All swimmers performed 4 50's (IM order) and 100 IM.

  • SILVER GROUP: Alara, Braeden, Chase, Cole, Darwin, Finley, Kili, Michele, Naia, Nanea, Olivia, Penelope, Taylor, and Tulsi
  • GOLD GROUP: Beaudin, Hani, Eddy, Avery H., Alex L. Noah, Austin, Edelweiss, Mackenzie
  • SENIOR GROUP: Ariana, Eve, Ione, Minnow, Sofia, Vaitea, Coleson, Florian, Hulton, Kaiea, Kouske, Lucas, and Nereo  
  • OFFICIALS: Referee: Melissa Schad, Starter: Laura Robertson, Timing Console: Ignacio Soler, Timing Confirmation: Maki Soler.
  • Coaches: Jacqueline, Jane, Barbara, and I attended

This was a great meet for many reasons. One, it allowed some new swimmers to experience what competition feels like. For older swimmers, it was their first competition since July or earlier in the year.  It also serves as a warm-up for the October 30, all-island pentathlon at our facility.  The officials were able to give pointers to swimmers who need some minor corrections to make their swims legal, which was really valuable. The results are posted at the pool for the swimmers to see. Many swimmers performed Personal Records (PR's, aka Best Times). Congratulations to all!

Practices 

  • REGULAR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK - Here’s the link to regular PRACTICE TIMES, with an exception to the GOLD Group (below).

  • Gold Group - Friday will begin at 5 pm and end at 6 pm, until further notice (M, T, Th remains 5:15-6:30 pm).

  • Senior Group Bonus Morning Swims, M-W-F,, show up at 5:30 to help, swim 5:45 - 6:45 am.

No-Cell Phone Policy

  • Parents, thank you for your continued support of our swimmers, but in order to best create a team culture, the coaching staff is asking that swimmers do not use their cell phones on deck, important calls to/from parents are allowed. We would like swimmers to talk to each other, versus looking at their devices.

  •  It is asked that if a swimmer is expecting an important call right before the start of practice, that they alert their coach to the need to take a call. Calls can also be made or taken outside of the pool area. Per USA SWIMMING RULES, cell phones are not allowed in bathrooms or locker rooms.

  • Coaches continue to use their cell phones for work-related (attendance on the OnDeck app, looking up parent phone numbers, looking up swimmer’s best times…).

USA - Swimming/US Center For Safe Sport

Many families have continued to have their swimmers take the SafeSport course, as well as taking it themselves. The coaching staff thanks you for doing this. Here’s the link to the USA Swimming SafeSport/US Center for Safe Sport.  Keeping our athletes safe is the responsibility of all of us.

T-SHIRTS will arrive this week. All Parkas and Backpacks were ordered. Custom Swim Caps (ASC logo with your swimmer's name) will come out this week.

All for now,

Coach Mark
 

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