Regional Age Group - Notice Board: September 2015

Wednesday 30 September 2015

Winter Yorkshire's 2015

Hi All,

The draft programme is now out for the Winter Yorkshire's taking place at Ponds Forge Sheffield on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October.

Winter Yorkshire's Draft Programme Version 2

The Regional Team

Tuesday 29 September 2015

Junior League - Northern Final

Hi All,

Please ensure you arrive on JCCS on Sunday morning for 08:45am, in Leeds Kit. That is children AND PARENTS alike. (If you want to share in our success then share our colours).

We will depart JCCS at 09:00.

Arrive at Venue: 12:00pm (Stechford Cascades, Birmingham, B33 8QN)

Warm-ups will commence at 13:00.

Event will commence at 13:30.

We will hopefully be done by 16:30.

Arrival back at JCCS: TBC

Please remember, all children should have 2 x costumes (just in case), 2 x goggles, 2 x swimming hats, recommend 2 x towel, snacks for the bus, snacks for the pool (which you can give to them once we arrive at the venue in order to limit boredom eating on the bus), lunch (best give this to the children in case the supporters bus breaks down!), PLENTY OF WATER TO HYDRATE (it is a long day), TEAM KIT.

PS. Parents not only should you be wearing Leeds colours but we expect you to make more noise than the swimmers this time. You need to get behind every Leeds Child more than your own.

Let me remind you… "A Team Above all… BUT ABOVE ALL… A TEAM"

Good Luck Everyone!

The Regional Team

Sports Nutrition Presentation

Hi All

Below is a link to a copy of the Nutritional presentation from last week.

Sports Nutrition

The Regional Team

Thursday 24 September 2015

Super Sprinters!

Well done to the swimmers from Regional Development who competed in the 33rd Annual Teaspoon Meet over the weekend.

The swimmers achieved an excellent 39 PB's out of 46 Swims and 5 Final Swims.

Finalists (2)

Thomas Spencer (5th, 6th, 6th & 6th), Jolie McGreavy (7th)

Some fantastic PB's!

A great start to the new season. Keep up the hard work and try to attend as many sessions as possible going into the Yorkshire Championships.

The Regional Team

Competition Refunds

Please collect refunds in the Denison Room on a Monday evening

Yorkshires Winter Championships Rejections
Regional Performance
Matthew Walker - 100m Fly = £5

Regional Development
Henry Williams - 100m BK = £5

City of Sunderland Rejections
Regional Performance
Safwan Shaikh - 4 = £26
Isong Udom - 100m BK = £6.50
Jack Milner - 100m BR = £6.50
Harry Milner - 100m IM = £6.50
Emily Kite - 200m IM = £6.50

Regional Development
Thomas Spencer - 100m IM = £6.50
Harrison Smith - 100m FR & 200m BR = £6.50
Charlotte Bryan - 100m IM = £6.50

Sheffield City "B" Grade Rejections
Regional Performance
Freddie Stonelake - 50m FR = £5.50
George Smith - 100m BK = £5.50
Charlie Broome - 50m FR & BK = £11.00
Zak Moran - 50m FR = £5.50
Isong Udom - 50m FR = £5.50
Millie McNally - 50m FR = £5.50

Regional Development
Rhys Riddiford - 200m IM = £5.50
Kasja Rickleton - 50m BR = £5.50
Charlotte Kenneth - 50m BR = £5.50
Martha Everett - 50m FR, BK, BR & Fly = £16.50 (Query as only £15 chq stated)
Leah Schlosshan - 50m BK, BR & Fly = £16.50

The Regional Team

Wednesday 23 September 2015

Yorkshire Winter Meet 2015

Hi All,

As you may be aware, British Swimming have introduced a new competition structure for the 2015/16 season. As a result of this restructure, the organisation of some meets have changed. The Yorkshire Winter Meet has been directly affected by this restructure, and as such, the entry criteria for 9/10 year olds at this year's Winter Competition will be different.

The Yorkshire Swimming Association are aware that very few 9/10 year old children have competed in 100m events. So this year, they are willing to accept additional entries from 9/10 year olds who have already entered this competition.

If your son/daughter has ALREADY ENTERED the Yorkshire Winter Meet, they are now permitted to swim in ALL available events in their age category:

9 year old children have the opportunity to compete in 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle and 100m Individual Medley.

10 year old children have the opportunity to compete in 100m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle and 200m Individual Medley.

If you would like your son/daughter to enter additional events at this competition (as per the guide above), please email them to leedsentries@gmail.com BEFORE 12:00 NOON ON FRIDAY 25^TH SEPTEMBER 2015. We appreciate that this is extremely short notice, but we must return our submission to the Yorkshire Swimming Association before the end of the week!

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact James Richards (james.richards@leeds.gov.uk), please note he will be away from the office Friday-Sunday, for the British Coaches Conference.

The Regional Team

Thursday 17 September 2015

Northern Junior League Final Tickets

Hi All,

We have a supporters coach going to Birmingham for the Junior League Northern Final on Sunday 4th October. Please make sure you are there to support our team. Your own child and others will not hear 10 voices cheering for them… But 52 could make a difference!

Every parent is entitled to one ticket at a cost of £20 that will include coach travel.

Anyone wishing for more than one ticket will be put into a draw for a second one. In total we can take 52 supporters. If you do not wish to take up the offer of a ticket please let Emma Ferriman know.

Please can you text (07812353820) or email (emmaferriman@doctors.org.uk) ASAP if you would like a ticket (s).

Emma will be at John Charles on Monday night to take payment.

Many thanks,

The Regional Team

"A team above all, but above all a team"

The City of Leeds Swimming Club Supporters Committee was formed to raise funds to support all our swimmers. Over many year's we have funded swimmers in several ways. Including transport to team Gala's such as Junior League and The National Arena League and also transport to Swansea for The Welsh Summer National, T-shirts, Meals at Championships, Subsidies for training camps, Banner's and assorted items for supporters at team events.

Every Monday evening every swimmer in the club comes to the JCCS to swim. During the evening the members of the supporters committee can be found on the balcony. We have had a second hand book stall and a lucky dip (sweets). You will also find Bob selling lucky numbers for a cash prize draw. The draw is done every Monday evening and the prizes are £30, £20 & £10. Each ticket costs £1. All profits go towards supporting our City of Leeds Swimmers.

We have had another very successful year of fundraising. We could not have done this without your support.

We would like to get the new season off to a great start. To do this we need your help. There are several Gala's before Christmas and we would like to use these Gala's to raise funds to support our swimmers over the coming year. If you would like to make a donation for the fundraising we would like second hand books, children's books. Any items that would be suitable as a raffle prize and toys/ teddy's for the tombola.

Any donations can be passed on to Helen Butterfield on the bookstall on a Monday evening. We can be found on the balcony from 4:30pm onwards. We are also looking for volunteers to help with fundraising at Gala's. If you are interested please contact Lucie Black (tonylucie1@googlemail.com).

Thank you for your ongoing support

Lucie Black
COLSC Supporters Committee

Tea Spoon Sprints Meet 2015

Sunday 20th September 2015

Arrival Times (Ponds Forge)

Am Session

Arrive - 07:30

Warm Up - 08:00

Start - 09:00

Draft programme can be found by clicking the link below:

33rd Annual Tea Spoon Gala 2015

Info Pack

Swimmers are to report to Philip Mansfield & Lyn Hughes who will be the coaches for this meet.

Good Luck to everyone competing!

The Regional Team

Thursday 10 September 2015

Information Evening

Hi All,

The coaching team would like to invite you to a meeting on Wednesday 23^rd September, 6.45-7.45pm in the Grandstand Suite, Main Stadium Building, JCCS.

N.B..if you have a child in one of the County Squads or Regional Fast track squad this is a separate meeting to the one on the 14^th Sept and it would best if you attend both meetings..apologies!

This will allow the coaches to go through the competition calendar along with some other important information you will need when doing entries etc.

Please make every effort to attend, we hope this will minimise the many questions you may have!

Many thanks

The Regional Team

Tuesday 8 September 2015

City of Sunderland Entries

Hi All,

We have now received the details for the City of Sunderland Meet due to take place 17-18 October.

As this meet is on the Regional competition calendar please make every effort to enter and attend this competition.

Details for the meet along with qualifying times and further info can be seen by clicking the link below

City of Sunderland Meet

As this meet is Level 2 licensed, swimmers must have already posted a time on the swimming rankings in the event they wish to enter to be accepted into the competition.

Entries will be taken in the Denison Suite Monday 14^th September

Please remember to get all entry forms to coaches before Monday pm as we will be coaching from 4.30pm onwards and be unavailable to discuss entries.

The Regional Team

Friday 4 September 2015

Team Managers Training

Modules 1 & 2

John Charles Centre For Sport

Saturday 17th October 2015

Module 1: 13:30 - 16:30

For volunteers who are looking to become Team Managers and take athletes to local competitions.

Module 2: 09:30 - 12:30

For those that already attended Module 1, this module focuses on overnight stays and travel abroad.

If you are interested in attending either of the above Team Manager Training Courses, please do not hesitate to contact Rod Wardle.

Thursday 3 September 2015

Competition Entries

Entries will be taken for the Yorkshire Championships and the Sheffield B Grade onMonday 7th Spetember.

Yorkshire Championships

Saturday 10^th & Sunday 11^th October 2015

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield

*Age as at 11th October 2015

Short Course (25m)

The Yorkshire Championships is one of the bigger competitions in the Regional calendar where swimmers will race against the best in Yorkshire. As this meet is a qualifying meet swimmers will only be able to enter races they have achieved a qualifying time in. Swimmers should enter ALL events they have qualified for.

Yorkshire Championships Entry Form
Yorkshire Championships Event Schedule & Qualifying Times

City of Sheffield B Grade

Saturday 21st November 2015

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield

*Age as at 21st November 2015

Long Course (50m)

9 Yrs = 50m all four strokes + 200 IM

10 Yrs = 50m & 100m all four strokes + 200 IM (Anyone who has 50m Yorkshire times you do not need to swim them again at this meet)

(Swimmers in Regional Development who have never done 100m fly before just enter 100 Bk, Br & Fc + 200 IM unless told otherwise)

City of Sheffield B Grade Entry Form

City of Sheffield B Grade Event Schedule & Qualification Times

Those swimmers who do not have any 100m times or a 200m IM time can use the link below to work out an entry time.

Competition Entry Standard Times

Swimmers who only have short course times can convert their short course PB's to long course using the link below.

Swimming Course Converter

Coaches will be available to sign forms after training on Thursday pm, Friday Pm, Saturday Am and Monday Am. Please remember to get all entry forms to us before Monday pm as we will be coaching from 4.30pm and be unavalable to discuss entries.

The Regional Team

Nutrition Meetings

Hi All,

Andy Shepherd will be delivering nutrition presentations to the parents of Regional Performance & Regional Development on the following dates:

Monday 21^st September 6.45 - 7.45 pm in the Grandstand Suite, Main Stadium Building, JCCS.

Please make every effort to attend your relevant squad meeting.

The Regional Team

Welcome Back

Hi All,

Welcome back to training, hope you all had a nice restful break. The hard work will start again very soon.

At the moment we will be working hard on perfecting the skills and stroke techniques, like they were just before we broke up. The quicker the skills are in place again the quicker we can get to the hard stuff.

Just a reminder that the first morning of the season will start on Monday 7th Spetember. We look forward to seeing you all there.

Changes to Training

Regional Development

Week 2

Wednesday 2^nd - 6.45-7.45pm JCCS

Thursday 3^rd - 6.30-8.00pm Armley

Friday 11^th 7.00-7.50pm & Land 8.00-8.30pm JCCS

Saturday 5^th - 7.30-9.00am JCCS

Week 3

Monday 7^th - 5.00-6.30am JCCS

Monday 7^th - 6.30-8.00pm JCCS

Wednesday 9^th - 6.45-7.45pm JCCS

Thursday 10^th - 6.30-8.00pm Armley

Friday 11^th 7.00-8.00pm & Land 8.00-8.30pm JCCS

Saturday 12^th 7.30-9.00am JCCS

Week 4 (full training schedule starts)

Monday 14^th - 5.00-6.30am JCCS

Monday 14^th - 6.30-8.00pm JCCS

Wednesday 16^th - 6.45-7.45pm JCCS

Thursday 17^th - 5.00-6.30am JCCS (Specific swimmers only as informed by Kevin)

Thursday 17^th - 6.30-8.00pm Armley

Friday 18^th 7.00-8.00pm & Land 8.00-8.30pm JCCS

Saturday 12^th 7.30-9.00am JCCS

N.B. the land training will take place in the dance studio (upstairs at the aquatics centre) there is no viewing and parents are advised to just stay seated on the balcony.

Regional Performance

Week 2

Wednesday 2^nd - 6.30-7.30pm JCCS

Thursday 3^rd - 6.30-8.00pm JCCS

Friday 4^th – 7.00-8.30pm JCCS

Saturday 5^th - 7.30-9.00am JCCS

Week 3

Monday 7^th - 5.00-6.30am JCCS

Monday 7^th – 5.30-6.20pm JCCS – Land Training Boys

Monday 7^th - 6.30-8.00pm JCCS

Wednesday 9^th - 6.30-7.30pm JCCS

Thursday 10^th - 6.30-8.00pm JCCS

Friday 11^th 7.00-8.30pm JCCS

Saturday 12^th 7.30-9.00am JCCS

Week 4 (full training schedule starts)

Monday 14^th - 5.00-6.30am JCCS

Monday 7^th – 5.30-6.20pm JCCS – Land Training Girls

Monday 14^th - 6.30-8.00pm JCCS

Wednesday 2^nd - 6.30-7.30pm JCCS

Thursday 17^th - 5.00-6.30am JCCS (Swimmers aged 11& Over only, unless told otherwise)

Thursday 17^th – 6.30-7.00am Land Training (Swimmers aged 11& Over only, unless told otherwise)

Thursday 17^th - 6.30-8.00pm JCCS

Friday 18^th - 7.00-8.30pm JCCS

Saturday 12^th - 7.30-9.00am JCCS

The land training sessions for Regional Performance will then keep alternating on a Monday evening between boys and girls. If for any reason a Monday is cancelled then whichever group were due to have the session that day will have it the following week (or when the next session is due to take place).

The Regional Team

Quote Bank!

"Kevin!, On the whole I think C Central have swum absolutely fantastic this year". Jacob Butterfield - C Central.

"Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit"

"I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it". Michael Phelps.

"Train insane, or remain the same".

"Dream. Believe. Achieve".

"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get". Michael Phelps.

"I can definitely take more off my world record - a lot more. I have no doubt about that. I'm by no means putting pressure on myself, it's just the belief I have in myself ..... I'm not going to limit myself by nominating times or anything like that. I never thought I'd do 14:34 and I did. I thought I'd maybe do 14:38 or 14:39 that day, and I went nearly five seconds quicker so I don't want to limit the possibilities". Grant Hackett.

"In training everyone focuses on 90% physical and 10% mental, but in the races it's 90% mental because there's very little that seperates us physically at the elite level". Elka Graham.

"The hardest thing about climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom".

"We need to create a way of working, and that's why I felt the need to set some rules. For example, we will all eat together, leave the table together - it is all about respecting each other. And being punctual is key". Fabio Capello.

"Unleash the Inner Beast!".

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing". Muhammad Ali.

"Many people say you are as only good as your last race, but we know we are only as good as our next race!".

"It was not the 10 work outs I did every week for four years that allowed me to overcome my competitors, it was the ones that they missed". Graeme Smith (1996).

"It's how you prepare months before in the training pool that will determine your performance at the main event. Your ruthless attendance, quality and consistency of your training will serge you forward to a result you will be happy with!"

"Winning the Gold Medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career, mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience". Frank Shorter (American Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist) (Munich 1972).

"Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of 'what if's' and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win". Shannon Miller (American Gymnast, two time Olympic Gold Medalist) (Atlanta 1996).

"As the years go by I train physically harder and I am always trying to go faster, further and higher. I train seven days a week and at the end of the day, I'm pretty tired but I never wish I was anyone else. If I miss a days training I feel guilty and I know I should have done it. I'm conscientious and unless I have a very good reason to, I never miss a session. It seems unfair to train for years and miss days just for the hell of it, and if I ever start to skip days, I would realise my attitude was not right and it was time for me to finish". Olympic Champion.

"Have a clear goal in your head of where you want to be and never give up!".

"Remember what doesn't challenge you, doesn't change you!"

"Not a day goes past where I don't go to bed with aching limbs ..... I have lost friends over it ..... I have lost girlfriends because of it ..... My family hates it ..... The only person that understands it wants to beat me ..... But I love it more than anything in the world!"

"Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning". Robert Kiyosaki.

'Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday'. William Rudolph (American Athlete, three-time Olympic Gold medalist) (Rome 1960).

"It's been told that swimming is a wimp sport, but I don't see it. We don't get timeouts in the middle of a race; we can's stop and catch our breath; and we can't ask for a substitution".

"We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can".

"In 2004 , I won a bronze. This is a silver. Maybe in 2012, it will be a gold. Slowly, slowly". Eliud Kipchoge (Kenyan Athelete, Olympic silver medalist) (Beijing 2008).

"I came out here to beat everybody in sight and that is exactly what I'm going to do. Sure, I can do anything". Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson (American Athlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist) (Los Angeles 1932).

"Before the (Olympic) trials I was doing a lot of relaxing exercises and visualisation. And I think that that helped me to get a feel of what it was going to be like when I got there. I knew that I had done everything that I could to get ready for that meet, both physically and mentally". Michael Phelps. (6 Gold Medals, 2004 Olympic Games).

"Success comes with determination to get up the morning after the hardest practice of your life and do it all over again!"

"There is nothing like the smell of chlorine in the morning, and nothing like the smell of victory in the evening"

"Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment and quit worrying bout winning and losing". Matt Biondi. (American Swimmer, eight-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992).

"You only get one shot, go out there and do your best". Chad le Clos (200m Butterfly Champion).

"No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them". Danny Harris. (American Athlete, Olympic Silver Medallist. Los Angeles 1984).

"When I go out and race, I'm not trying to beat opponents, I'm trying to beat what I have done ... to beat myself, basically. People find that hard to believe because we've had such a bias to always strive to win things. If you win something and you haven't put everything into it, you haven't actually achieved anything at all. When you've had to work hard for something and you've got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that's where you get satisfaction from". Ian Thorpe.

"I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let other swimmers think about me, not me about them". Amanda Beard.

"An athlete cannot race with money in his pockets. He must race with hope in his heart and dreams in his head". Emil Zatopek. (Four Time Olympic Gold Medallist).

"If you win something and you haven't put everything into it, you haven't actually achieved anything at all. When you've had to work for something and you've got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that's where you get satisfaction from". Ian Thorpe. (Australian swimmer, five-time Olympic gold medallist. Sydney 2000, Athens 2004).

"No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up and never give up!".

"Push harder than yesterday if you want a different tomorrow".

"Champions train, losers complain".

"Success isn't overnight. It's when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up." Dwayne Johnson.

"Life is full of disappointments, failures and setbacks. None of those things can permanently stop you. You have the power to overcome anything that life throws at you. There is nothing as powerful as a made up mind. Surround yourself with people who remind you that you matter, and support you in the ways that matter most to you. No person, situation, or circumstance can define who you are. Don't give up. cave in, or stop believing that it's possible. It's not over until you win."