Regional Age Group - Notice Board: May 2011

Sunday, 22 May 2011

City of Leeds B Grade Meet

Entries for this will be taken Monday 23rd May. Please have any forms ready to sign either tonight or tomorrow morning as I will be coaching from 4.15pm Monday night and will be unavailable to sign.

Thanks

Send

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Training Cancellations

There will be no training on

Monday 30^th May 2011 Facility Closed

Sunday 29^th May Kirkstall LC will be closing early, there will be no session on this day

Kevin

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Well done to all the swimmers who swum in the Rotherham meet over the weekend, some fantastic swims and brilliant times. Over all 12 Golds, 10 Silvers and 6 Bronze medals. Results can be found on the following link http://www.rotherhammetro.co.uk/documents/May2011/index.htm

Gold Medallists (4)

Sophie (3), Leah (3), Jake (4), Ellie (2)

Silver Medallists (4)

Sophie (3), Leah (3), Jake (2), Oliver (2)

Bronze Medallists (3)

Sophie(2), Leah (3), Jake (1)

GREAT JOB!!!

Kevin

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Entry Reminder - Monday 16th May

Harrogate B Grade Meet entries will be taken tonight.

Friday, 13 May 2011

Holiday Cover

Hello Everyone,

Please see below for my holiday cover for next week whilst I am away.

C Central
Mon 16th PM - Kevin/Helen
Weds 18th - Kevin/ Sharon
Thurs 19th as usual
Fri 20th - Kevin/(Lyn)
Sun 22nd - Kevin/(Lyn)
Mon 24th PM - Kevin/Helen

Keep working hard, you are all doing very well in training at the moment, the rewards will come.

Regards,

Ryan Mortimer.

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Land Training Guidance

Hello,
for all of you that want some additional guidance on land training for swimmers, Helen has some info for you.
Email helenloftus@gmail.com

Regards,

Ryan.

Follow Blog by Email

Hello Everyone,

If you would like to get an email every time a post is put on the blog, you can put your email address in the box on the right, then complete the random security check to prove you are not a not a spambot. You will then be emailed with a confimation link, that you need to click, to prove again you are human, and then you are set up and ready to go. You should get an email containing the latest post, every time we post.

Any questions let me know.

Regards,

Ryan.

The COLSC/Training Scheme Spring 2011 Newletter is now online.

It is on the right hand side, under the Heading News Letter Archive.

Regards,

Ryan

SATS Tests!

Me and Ryan would just like to wish every one who is doing SATS exams this week good luck and don't get too stressed.

Sports Aid Results

Another good weekend of racing. Well done to everyone who swam. There were 38 PB's out of 67 Swims, 4 more NER times, 4 Gold medals, 2 Silvers and 7 Bronze medals. The swims that were not PB's were very close. With the North Eastern Counties coming up very soon it is important each of you puts in 100% effort, concentration and determination in training over the next few weeks, it is this that will prepare you for your events.

Gold Medalists (2)

Liam (3), Hannah (1)

Silver Medalists (2)

Liam (1), Jacob (1)

Bronze Medlaists (3)

Shaheen (2), Jacob (2), William (3)

Great Job!

Something to think about.......

"You do not want to get on the block before your race thinking I wish I could have done more in training. Practice every start, turn and finish like you would do in a race, then all you will have to think about is winning."

"I swam the race like I trained to swim it. It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It is a lot easier if you let your body do what it is trained for."

Ian Thorpe

Kevin

Monday, 9 May 2011

Entry Reminder

Just a quick reminder.......

Entries for the North Eastern Counties in June will be taken tonight.

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Sports Aid (Sunday)

Just a quick note to say that the warm up is at the later time of 9.00am so please be on poolside at 8.30am and not the original 7.30am.

Friday, 6 May 2011

Sports Aid

Morning Session - Please be on poolside at 7.30am

Afternoon Session - Please be on poolside at 12.30pm

I will be there on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Swimmers are to see Alex on Sunday morning.

Good Luck! Race hard and lets chase those PB's.

Kevin

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Sports Aid!

Hello.
I have found the Sports Aid Programme for this year, I don't know if you have all seen it but its here if you need it.
http://www.yorkshireswimming.org/sports%20aid/Draft%20One%20SP11.pdf

Regards,

Ryan.

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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."

Regional Age Group - Notice Board

Sunday, 22 May 2011

City of Leeds B Grade Meet

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Training Cancellations

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Rotherham Meet

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Entry Reminder - Monday 16th May

Friday, 13 May 2011

Holiday Cover

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Land Training Guidance

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Monday, 9 May 2011

Entry Reminder

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Sports Aid (Sunday)

Friday, 6 May 2011

Sports Aid

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Sports Aid!