Age Group Development Squad 1 & 2

Friday, 3 April 2015

Land Training

Hi All,

This season has seen the introduction to 3 Land Training Sessions per week for the Regional Squads. Land Training is part of the session and should not be missed. The aim of the gym session is to introduce exercises with focus on safety and correct form. Emphasis will be placed on developing flexibility, core stability, strength and power using body weight only exercises

Monday PM: Alternate weeks between Regional 1 & Regional 2

Swimmers aged 11 years and over, land training will begin at 5.30pm and finish at 6.10pm.
Swimmers aged 9 and 10 years, land training will begin at 6.10pm and finish at 6.25pm.

Thursday AM: Regional 1 & 2

Swimmers aged 11 yeas and over, land land training will begin at 6.30am and finish at 7:00am.

An expectation when moving to National Age Group squad is to attend the full pool session 5:00am until 7:00am, attending this will help you get in the routine to stay until 7:00 am should you be selected for promotion.

Sunday PM: Regional 1 & 2

Regional 1 land training will begin at 5.20pm and finish at 6.00pm

Regional 2 land training will begin at 5.00pm and finish at 5:40pm

As we are coming towards Summer on some occasions land training may take place outside on the running track in the Stadium. Please ensure you come prepared with the correct kit. Swimmers should come to land training in City of Leeds Club Kit and appropriate footwear. Please bring a Jumper in your bag in case we go outside.

Thanks

The Regional Team

Squad Promotions

Well Done to the following swimmers who were promoted from Regional Age Group to National Age Group after some fantastic racing at the Yorkshires and achieving Long Course NER Qualifying times for June.

Regional 1

Ella P

Hannah B

Regional 2

Phoebe

We have had 18 new swimmers join the Regional Squads over the last month. Please make them feel welcome and introduce them to the Regional spirit. They maybe a little nervous at first as moving up can be a scary experience.

Please Welcome to

Regional 1

Luke

Alex R

Alexandra

Lilla

Lucy

Charlotte

Harrison

Thomas

Hugo

Martha

Regional 2

Joshua

Kendra

Sam

Amelia

Jack Sc

Lara

Josie

Edie

Keep training hard and be ready to storm the Harrogate or Development Meet in 3 weeks time! Lets show the other clubs what you we are made of.

The Regional Team

Regional Squad SMASH the Yorkshire Championships!

So after two hard weekends of competing, Regional 1 & 2 performed outstandingly posting some fantastic times on the board.

Overall,

Regional 1 achieved 58 PB's out of 78 Swims, 2 Bronze Medals and 26 Top 10Finishes and Finalists. Great Stuff!

Bronze Medalists (2)

Matthew (1), Isabelle G (1)

Top 10 Finishers & Finalists (13)

Ella P (4th, 5th, 5th, & 8th), Hannah B (5th, 8th & 9th), Emilio (4th, 7th & 8th), Eve (6th, 9th & 10th), Isabelle G (3rd & 8th), Matthew (3rd & 6th), Faith (7th & 8th), Louis (5th & 8th), Charlie (6th), Joanna (7th), Zak (8th), Elizabeth (8th), Leah (9th)

Regional 2 achieved 37 PB's out of 61 Swims and 16 Top 10 Finishes and Finalists . Well Done!

Top 10 Finishers & Finalists (11)

Millie Ag (4th & 5th), Phoebe (4th & 6th), Ben S (5th & 5th), Niamh (4th & 10th), Jacob B (7th & 10th), Akal (6th), Ella C (7th), Lucy (9th), Joseph (9th), Jack S (9th), Jenna (10th)

Results can be seen using the links below:

Yorkshire Championships 2015 (50m)

'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)

The Regional Team

SUPER SPRINTERS!

Some really good sprinting by the Regional Squads at Sheffield and some amazing times. You should all be very pleased with yourselves. Keep up the hard work in training and keep working towards Harrogate, Doncaster & NER's.

Regional 1

Overall as a group you achieved 49 PB's out of 68 Swims, 1 Silver Medal, 1 Bronze Medal, 6 Final Swims and 18 Top 10 Finishes.

Silver Medalists (1)

Matthew W (1)

Bronze Medalists (1)

Ella P (1)

Yorkshire Finalists (2)

Ella P (3), Hannah B (3)

Top 10 Finishers (8)

Louis (4th, 6th, 6th, & 9th), Ella P (3rd, 9th, & 9th), Emilio (8th, 8th & 8th), Isabelle G (6th & 10th), Ella B (7th & 8th), Hannah B (9th & 10th), Matthew (2nd), Charlie (7th)

Regional 2

Overall as a group you achieved 47 PB's out of 77 Swims, 8 Final Swims and 14 Top 10 Finishes.

Yorkshire Finalists (4)

Akal (3), Phoebe (3), Joseph (1), Anouska (1)

Top 10 Finishers (8)

Akal (6th, 9th & 10th), Phoebe (7th, 8th & 8th), Joseph (10th), Anouska (7th), Millie Ag (9th & 10th), Jack M (5th), Caitlin (7th), Ella C (8th), Harry (10th)

"Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of "what ifs" and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win."

Shannon Miller (American Gymnast, two time Olympic gold medalist (Atlanta 1996).

Keep up the hard work in training and the results will show in the upcoming meets.

The Regional Team

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

New Competition Structure

Hi All,

British Swimming have released further information relating to the new competition structure... You can read it via the link below...

Competition Pathway Handbook

The Regional Team

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Easter Training Changes

Hi All,

Due to pool closures over Easter, training will be as follows:

Regional 1 & 2

Friday 3rd April

14:00 - 15:00 (10 yrs & under both squads)

15:00 - 16:00 (11 yrs & over both squads)

Sunday 5th April

Normal Training

Monday 6th April

07:00 - 08:00 (11 yrs & over both squads)

08:00 - 09:00 (10 yrs & under both squads)

The Regional Team

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Rejections for Doncaster Dartes Meet

Hi All,

The following swimmers need to collect their refunds from the Denison Suite on Monday evening.

Regional 1
Finlay W (1 Swim) £5
Freddy S (1 Swim) £5
Aimee W (1 Swim) £5
Evie M (2 Swims) £10
Ella B (1 Swim) £5

Regional 2
Harry M (2 Swims) £10
Caitlin W (1 Swim) £5
Akal R (1 Swim) £5
Jack M (1 Swim) £5
Alyssa VB (1 Swim) £5
Elle H (1 Swim) £5
Charlotte T (2 Swims) £10
Abby W (2 Swims) £10
Milie Ag (1 Swim) £5
Ben S (1 Swim) £5

The Regional Team

National Arena League Final

Arena League Final (Sunday 26th April 2015)

Cardiff International Pool (Team Bus)
Arrive: TBC

Warm Up: TBC

Start: TBC

Can the following swimmers please confirm their availability to Craig Robinson (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk) no later than Monday 9th March.

Regional 1
Louis A

Zak M

Hannah B

Matthew W

Regional 2
Akal R

Jacob B

If you have already entered the Harrogate meet on Sunday 26th April and have been selected to swim at the National Arena League Final please make competing for the team in the Arena League your priority on this day. Any events you have already entered on the Sunday session at Harrogate will be refunded in full.

Thanks

The Regional Team

Saturday, 7 March 2015

Training Changes

Hi All,

There is an Underwater Hockey event being hosted at the John Charles Centre on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8^th March. Therefore there will be no training on Sunday 8th March.

Enjoy your weekend off!

The Regional Team

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

200m Max Kick Test & 15m Underwater Fly Kick Test Results

Hi All,

Here are the results from this months kick test. PB's are highlighted in green. The next kick test will be held on Monday 6th April.

All times from the start of the season can be viewed using the link below.

Regional Kick Tests

Well Done!!

The Regional Team

Regional 1	200m FS Kick
Maxim	03:22.59
Ella B	03:26.07
Louis	03:27.81
Chloe	03:28.34
Mia	03:28.48
Joanna	03:28.65
Hannah B	03:28.94
George	03:36.65
Ella P	03:37.93
Elizabeth	03:45.99
Tom	03:49.12
Emilio	03:51.31
Isabelle	03:54.31
Joe	03:56.34
Jacob G	03:57.97
Leah	03:58.96
Charlie	03:59.03
Finlay	03:59.09
Faith	03:59.39
Charlotte B	04:00.47
Eve	04:05.35
Matthew W	04:10.10
Lucy S	04:19.00
Evie	04:20.49
Lillia	04:33.71
Zak	04:37.31
Aimee	04:37.81
William	05:07.37
Charlotte K	05:35.31
Millie	Absent
Freddie	Absent
Thomas	Sick

Regional 1	15m U/W
Ella P	8.45
Chloe	8.64
Isabelle B	8.85
Ella B	8.91
Hannah B	9
Louis	9.31
Maxim	9.45
Tom	9.82
Charlie	9.84
Faith	9.86
William	9.87
Evie	10.05
George	10.11
Joanna	10.22
Mia	10.25
Jacob G	10.27
Elizabeth	10.57
Zak	10.59
Emilio	10.79
Charlotte B	11.25
Joe	11.47
Leah	11.51
Matthew W	11.71
Finlay	11.79
Eve	11.79
Lillia	12.38
Lucy S	12.59
Aimee	14.29
Charlotte K	14.64
Millie	Absent
Thomas	Absent
Freddie	Absent

Regional 2	200m FS Kick
Ella C	03:18.77
Benjamin B	03:20.20
Joseph H	03:20.42
Akal	03:30.52
Ben S	03:32.49
Jacob B	03:34.60
Eve B	03:35.03
Phoebe	03:35.99
Caitlin	03:36.27
Lucy P	03:38.92
Millie Ai	03:41.38
Isabel B	03:41.71
Libby	03:42.24
Millie Ag	03:43.45
Amelie	03:44.71
Anouska	03:45.49
Jenna	03:45.53
Niamh	03:46.38
Charlotte T	03:48.81
Alyssa	03:51.90
Jack S	03:53.53
Emily	03:54.31
Jack M	03:54.56
Jasmine	03:56.78
Eldrick	03:56.78
Harry	04:03.34
Abby	04:04.56
Elle	04:11.03
Isong	04:24.03
Edwin	Absent

Regional 2	15m U/W
Benjamin B	8.06
Akal	8.09
Phoebe	8.78
Jenna	9.02
Joseph H	9.03
Jacob B	9.07
Ella C	9.11
Isabel B	9.27
Alyssa	9.28
Jack M	9.38
Harry	9.47
Millie Ai	9.53
Ben S	9.53
Caitlin	9.59
Charlotte T	9.6
Libby	9.62
Anouska	9.65
Jasmine	9.84
Eve B	9.91
Jack S	9.97
Lucy	9.97
Isong	10.07
Millie Ag	10.09
Abby	10.09
Amelie	10.12
Eldrick	10.18
Niamh	10.19
Elle	10.25
Emily	10.99
Edwin	Absent

Sunday, 22 February 2015

National Arena League Final 2015

Arena League Final (Sunday 26th April 2015)

Cardiff International Pool (Team Bus)
Arrive: TBC

Warm Up: TBC

Start: TBC

Can the following swimmers please confirm their availability to Craig Robinson (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk) no later than Monday 9th March.

Regional 1
Nathan R

Zak M

Hannah B

Regional 2
Akal R

Jacob B

If you have already filled in your entry form for Harrogate on Sunday 26th April and have been selected to swim at the National Arena League Final please make competing for the team in the Arena League your priority on this day. Any events you were going to enter on the Sunday session at Harrogate please enter the week after at the Doncaster meet held at JCC.

Thanks

The Regional Team

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Yorkshires 2nd Weekend & Training Changes

Hi All,

Just a reminder of the arrival times at John Charles this weekend. A fantastic weekend of racing last week, now lets finish it off in style.

Am Sessions

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

Pm Sessions

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:30

Start: 14:30

The programme of events for the weekend can be viewed by clicking the following link:

Programme of Events

Draft Programme

Swimmers are to report to Kevin on Saturday and Josh on Sunday.

Please remember that there is no training on Sunday (22nd Feb) and everyone has got Monday am (23rd Feb) off to have a lie in after two weekends back to back of hard racing.

Good Luck Everyone!!

The Regional Team

Upcoming Competition Entries

Hi All,

Just a reminder of the entry dates for the two upcoming competitions in the Regional Calendar. All Regional swimmers should be entering these meets.

ENTRIES TO BE TAKEN ON MONDAY 23rd FEBRUARY
Doncaster Dartes Mayday - 2nd & 3rd May at the John Charles Centre
Details
Entry Form

ENTRIES TO BE TAKEN ON MONDAY 2nd MARCH
Harrogate Spa - 25th & 26th April at the Hydro in Harrogate
Details
Entry Form

It would be best to try and spread the events over the two weekends so the swimmers aren't in every single race at one competition. This will allow the swimmers to focus, race hard and give themselves the best chance of achieving PB's. Any events you have all ready achieved NER times in please leave out until the NER's.

We will start signing forms now. Please remember we will be unavailable to sign forms on Monday evenings as we will be coaching from 4.30pm onwards.

The Regional Team

URGENT

Hi All,

Quite a few swimmers still have their Club and ASA membership fees outstanding.

Just a reminder that the fees MUST be paid IN FULL by 16th March.

Any swimmer still unpaid by then will be presumed to have lapsed and will be removed from the ASA register which means that you will no longer be able to compete or be part of the swim training scheme.

If you wish to continue training and competing please make sure your fees are paid by Monday 16th March at the latest.

John Clayton
Club Memberships & Registration Secretary

Thursday, 12 February 2015

NER Qualifying

Hi All,

After the Yorkshire Championships have finished, we will be entering a block of harder training for 8 weeks leading into the next competitions. During this time the focus is not on racing and therefore we haven't scheduled any competitions until the end of those 8 weeks. At the end of the block we are targeting two meets for swimmers to race at and hopefully achieve NER qualifications. These are as follows:

Harrogate Spa - 25th & 26th April at the Hydro in Harrogate (Details)
Doncaster Dartes Mayday - 2nd & 3rd May at the John Charles Centre (Details)

It would be best to try and spread the events over the two weekends so the swimmers aren't in every single race at one competition. This will allow the swimmers to focus, race hard and give themselves the best chance of achieving PB's.

The Regional Team

Yorkshire Championships & Training Changes

Hi All,

We are looking forward to seeing some fast racing this weekend. The turns are looking great at the moment, make sure you transfer them into your race. Remember use the walls to pick up speed not loose speed, every millisecond counts. I know some of you have got close to your pb's in training over the last few weeks which suggests you are ready to smash the Yorkshires.

Just a reminder of the arrival times at John Charles this weekend.

Am Sessions

Arrive: 07:30

Warm Up: 08:00

Start: 09:00

Pm Sessions

Arrive: 13:00

Warm Up: 13:30

Start: 14:30

The programme of events for the weekend can be viewed by clicking the following link:

Programme of Events

Yorkshire Championships Draft Programme

Below is also a great guide for recovery snacks to take with you at the weekend:

Recovery Snacks

Hopefully you all now have a copy of the North Eastern times which I printed out for you, if not they can be found on the right hand side of the blog under qualifying times. Get chasing those times!!!

'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)

Please remember Training Changes for Regional 1 & 2 due to the Yorkshires:

Friday 13th February 2014 - 7.00 - 8.00 pm (Just 1 hour due to Yorkshires)

Sunday 15th February 2014 - Training Cancelled due to Yorkshire Championships

Monday 16th February 2014 - No Am Training (Recovery after Yorkshires)

Best of luck to you all

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."