Regional Age Group - Notice Board: December 2010

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

Last Session Tomorrow Night...

Hello Guys..

A reminder to bring PJ's to training tomorrow night!
And also we want as many parents as are willing to get in for a kids vs Parents relay for the last 20 mins of the session on Thursday night, so please dig out them old speedo's, shorts, costumes and come join in the fun!
Any questions, let me know.

Ryan.

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Fame hits the Junior League Team....

Sunday, 12 December 2010

Christmas Party Menu

Options for £4 inc Inflatable
Nuggets
Scampi
Popcorn Chicken
Spicy Wings
Donner Meat

Options for £5 inc Inflatable
Pizza of your choice

Ryan

Saturday, 11 December 2010

Christmas Party - URGENT!

Hello.

Right, the plan for the Christmas party,
Friday 17th December at Armley.
7.30pm until 8.15/8.30pm Inflatable pool party.
8.30/8.45pm until 10pm Food/ Music/ Party at Dany's Cafe, literally just over the road from the pool.
Party wear please, get yourselves all glamored up!
We have managed to negotiate a good price for the pool and food, Which means the combined cost for the full night including food will be £4/£5 depending what food you order.

I NEED PAYING TO CONFIRM YOUR PLACE BY WEDNESDAY AT THE VERY LATEST, SO I CAN ORDER THE FOOD. IF YOU DO NOT PAY BY THEN YOU WILL MISS OUT ON THE FOOD.

Sounds a bit heavy I know but I do not want people missing out.
Siblings welcome for food only.
So please try pay me Sunday, and I'm sure we will have a lovely night.

Thanks,

Ryan.

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

C Central Xmas Party and Xmas Break

Xmas Party

After all the great swimming this season me and Ryan thought you all deserve a Christmas Party. This will take place on Friday 17th at Armley. We have booked the inflatable from 7.30 - 8.15pm (we would have liked it for longer but the centre will only give us it for 45 min) then after we will go over the road and eat in Danny's Cafe. The party should finish between 9.45 and 10 ish. The price to go on the inflatable will be £1 per swimmer and we are still negotiating a deal with Danny's Cafe for pizzas but we will let you know as soon as we do. Parents are welcome to join us for food over in Danny's with the swimmers if you like.

Xmas Break

Due to centre closures over the Christmas period our Last session will be Thursday 23rd December and our first session back will be Wednesday 5th January. This gives you time to go out see you friends and family, play with your toys and have a well deserved break before starting the hard work again in the new year.

Message from me & Ryan

Hope you all have a great Xmas and New Year, we hope Santa visits you all, stay safe, have fun and we will see you all in 2011.

Kevin & Ryan

National Arena Legue - North East Region Round 3

Sunday 12th December- JCC

Arrive 13:00

W/Up 13:30

Start 14:00

If you are on the list below and you have not confirmed your availability can you please let Alex know by email alex.gray@leeds.gov.uk or text 07515 254 245

Euan Liam

William F John

Brannon Amelia

Jacob Phebe

Thanks

Kevin

Development Meet Entries

I now have the entry form for the Development meet on the 23rd January 2011. Each time trial is £2 each. I have entered all the swimmers events on the entry form that I have received, Ryan will be coming around collecting the money along with the swimmers ASA registration number over the next few sessions. The deadline for money in to Ryan is Thursday 16th December. Entry is not confirmation that swimmers will defiantly swim due to numbers. Priority will go to swimmers with no 200m times on the rankings and then swimmers who are closest to Yorkshire times. If you are unfortunate to be rejected you will be refunded your £2 per event.

Kevin

C Central End The Year In Style

Bradford Xmas Meet

Another great weekend at Bradford achieving 142 PB's out of 164 swims and 37 more Yorkshire Qualifying times from our squad.

14 Gold Medals

Ellie J (1), Ellie P (1), Abigail B (1), Phebe (5), Euan (2), Liam (2), Rachel M (1), Rachel P (1)

18 Silver Medals

Leah (2), Ellie J (1), Anna (1), Abigail B (2), Euan (2), Liam (4), Huzayfa (1), Thomas (1), Oliver (1), Kit (1), Amelia (1), Rachel M (1)

19 Bronze Medals

Ellie J (3), Ellie P (1), Anna (1), Abigail B (1) Billy (1), Euan (3), Abigail J (1), Layla (2), Hannah (1), Sophie (3), Kit (1), Maisie (1)

Fun Relay with me and Alex = 1st and won £100 for charity

Phebe Robinson = 2nd in Top Girl

A great end to 2010!! Great swimming C Central.

Kevin

Christmas Holiday Dates are here!

Last Session

Thursday 23rd December

First Session Back

Wednesday 5th January 2011

Friday 17th December - Night of Christmas Party, Swimming part is planned, we are working on some food for the children, please bare with us.

Ryan.

Time Trial - Final Development Gala Entries

The final copy of Development Gala entries from our group is below. If your name is on the list it does not mean you will definitely swim, places for the time trial are limited. Priority will go to swimmers with no 200m times on the rankings and then swimmers who are closest to Yorkshire times. I will put a confirmed list up as soon as I know.

200 Fly
Matthew Lowe
Leah Crisp
Sophie Hobbah
Oliver Bingham
Layla Black
Billy Walker

Shaheen Alghofari

Megan Bannon

Abigail Burton

200 Back
William Finn
Matthew Lowe
Jake Lambert
Sophie Hobbah
Rebecca Fisher
Emily Rice
Thomas Coates

Megan Bannon

Shaheen Alghofari
Rachel Mawson

Kit Lawless-Coombes

Huzayfa Kayani

Abigail Jack

200 Breast
Amelia Clynes
Matthew Lowe
Jake Lambert
Thomas Coates
Huzayfa Kayani
Billy Walker

Megan Bannon

Shaheen Alghofari

Rachel Mawson
Kit Lawless-Coombes

Emily Braginton

200 Free
Amelia Clynes
William Finn
Layla Black
Jake Lambert
Hannah White
Thomas Coates
Billy Walker

Huzayfa Kayani

Shaheen Alghofari

Sophie Hobbah

Megan Bannon

Rachel Mawson

Kit Lawless-Coombes

Rebecca Fisher

Emily Braginton

Kevin

Monday, 6 December 2010

Development Gala Entries

Hi,

So far these are the entries I have for the 200m time trials in the Development Gala for swimmers who are slightly off there Yorkshire time or who do not have a time for the event on the rankings. If I have missed you off or made any mistakes please email me so I can get the entries correct ASAP.

200m Fly
Matthew Lowe 3.29.30
Leah Crisp 3.43.90
Sophie Hobbah 4.03.25
Oliver Bingham 3.41.09
Layla black 3.18.27
Billy Walker 4.24.52

Shaheen Alghofari - 3.47.50

200m Back
William Finn - 3.05.49
Matthew Lowe - 3.12.82
Jake Lambert - 3.27.02
Sophie Hobbah - 3.32.62
Rebecca Fisher - 3.55.15
Emily Rice - 3.27.89
Thomas Coates - 3.42.32

Shaheen Alghofari
Rachel Mawson

200m Breast
Amelia Clynes - 3.36.34
Matthew Lowe - 3.50.69
Jake Lambert - 3.50.32
Thomas Coates - 4.18.11
Huzayfa Kayani - 4.23.50
Billy Walker - 3.36.34

Shaheen Alghofari

Rachel Mawson

200m Free
Amelia Clynes - 2.50.17
William Finn - 2.55.43
Layla Black - 2.58.46
Jake Lambert - 3.12.75
Hannah White - 2.51.31
Thomas Coates - 3.55.15
Billy Walker - 3.16.39

Huzayfa Kayani - 2.57.28

Shaheen Alghofari - 3.05.50

Rachel Mawson

Thanks

Kevin

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Snow causes training to be cancelled

Due to the weather, training will be cancelled tonight (Wednesday 1st December) and in the morning (Thursday 2nd December). Keep checking the blog for updates.

Have fun and enjoy the snow!

Kevin & Ryan

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."