Regional Age Group - Notice Board: January 2013

Friday, 25 January 2013

Training Changes

The British International Open Meet will be taking place at John Charles between the 6th & 10th March which means there will be some disruption to training.

Regional 1:

Wednesday 6th March (Pm): Normal

Thursday 7th March (Am): 5:00 - 6:30am (Open to all ages)

Thursday 7th March (Pm): No Training

Friday 8th March (Am): 5:00 - 6:30am (Open to all ages) with Elysha

Friday 8th March (Pm): No Training

Sunday 10th March (Pm): Normal

Regional 2:

Wednesday 6th March (Pm): No Training

Thursday 7th March (Am): 5:00 - 6:30am (Open to all ages)

Thursday 7th March (Pm): Normal

Friday 8th March (Pm): Normal

Sunday 10th March (Pm): Normal

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Solid Start to New Year at Grand Prix Meet

A good weekend of racing in our home pool at the weekend. It was good to see the first racing of 2013. We are looking forward to seeing some quality swimming at the Yorkshires in February.

Over all

Regional 1 achieved 113 Pb's out of 155 Swims, 41 more Yorkshire Qualifying Times, 6 NER Times, 15 Gold Medals, 22 Silver Medals and 14 Bronze Medals.

Gold Medalists (9)

Eleanor (3), Katherine (3), Viktoria (2), Angelo (1), Sam W (1), Ciara S (1), Ciara W (1), Abigail J (1), Thomas J (1), Jamie (1)

Silver Medalists (14)

Sam K (1), Katherine (3), Viktoria (2), Amber (1), Rebecca (3), Helena (2), Angelo (2), Sam W (2), Huzayfa (1), Charlotte (1), Lauren (1), Jade (2), Jamie (1)

Bronze Medalists (11)

Katherine (1), Viktoria (1), Amber (1), Danielle (1), Angelo (2), Huzayfa (2), John (1), Ciara S (2), Megan (1), Shaheen (1), Helena (1)

Regional 2 achieved 121 Pb's out of 196 Swims, 36 more Yorkshire Qualifying Times, 20 Gold Medals, 11 Silver Medals and 10 Bronze Medals. Brilliant!!!

Gold Medalists (12)

Ella (2), Jess (1), Hannah A (2), Joseph H (1), Rebecca C (3), Jake H (1), Tia (3), Daniel (2), Johnathan (1), Aaron (1), Jake H (2), Steph (1)

Silver Medalists (7)

Jess (2), Hannah A (1), Nathan S (1), Joe S (4), Johnathan (1), Liam (1), Steph W (1)

Bronze Medalists (10)

Ella (1), Jess (1), Maisy (1), Hannah A (1), Joseph H (1), Rebecca C (1), Nathan S (1), Joe S (1), Aaron (1), Jake S (1)

Keep up the hard work in the training pool and hopefully the results will pay off at the Yorkshires in the racing pool.

Well Done Everyone!!!

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Hi All,

As from Monday 28th January we will be conducting land training in squads rather than a younger and older age group. Therefore Regional 1 swimmers should attend one week and Regional 2 swimmers the following week.

As a trial for the following weeks we will also be allowing the younger swimmers to have an opportunity to do land training. This will be for a 15 minute period before the start of the session. This time will be used to introduce the exercises to the younger swimmers and teach correct technique and form. The younger swimmers should ensure they are already changed to go in the pool before land training and are just wearing t-shirt and shorts over their costumes as well as wearing suitable trainers.

It is essential that swimmers arrive on time for land training as it is in any pool session, so that everyone can join in the warm up before the session starts. We understand that it can be difficult with traffic and work commitments, however our main priority is the safety of the swimmers and to prevention any injuries, therefore anyone arriving after the warm up will be instructed to do stretches and band work on poolside.

For swimmers aged 11 years and over in each squad, land training will begin at 5.30pm and finish at 6.10pm.

For swimmers aged 9 and 10 in each squad, land training will begin at 6.10pm and finish at 6.25pm.

28/01/2013: Regional 2
04/02/2013: Regional 1
11/02/2013: Regional 2
18/02/2013: Regional 1
25/02/2013: Regional 2
04/03/2013: Regional 1

Thanks

Tom

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

NER 50m Qualifying Times 2013

Hi All,

I have attached a link on the blog to the new North Eastern Qualifying Times for 2013. This competition is the biggest in the Regional Age Groups competition calendar where you will race the best swimmers in the North East. Well done to those swimmers who managed to achieve a qualifying time over the weekend. There is still quite a while before the closing date so keep working hard and chancing those times. I am going to print you all a copy so you can see which times you are close to. In the upcoming meets I advise swimmers to enter races which they are closest to achieving a NER qualifying time in.

The link can be found under Qualification times for future meets on the right hand side of the blog.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Monday, 21 January 2013

Snow

Good afternoon all,

Happy Snow Day everyone….Hope your all ok and keeping warm in this lovely weather!

Training this evening will go ahead as normal…..we appreciate some kids physically just wont be able to get here but they are been advised too attend if they can as we are open as usual J

Vicky has said she will try get here for the Yorkshire Entries but if she can't then please do the process as below!

Parents…….If you don't manage to get here and you need to submit your Yorkshire Entries, you can do this by emailing them across to Ophelia. They need to be sent no later than 5pm on 23.01.13 email address cityofleedssc@hotmail.co.uk. Please clearly state all the details which are required. You will then need to go to the Denison next Monday night to pay for the entries.

If we have any other changes then I will get the information out asap, so keep your emails on!!

Take care everyone.

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Training Changes

Friday 18th January

Both squads will be training for just one hour before the meet so you can all get home and go to bed early.

Regional 1 will train at the earlier time of 6.30 - 7.30pm rather than 7.00 - 8.30pm.

Sunday 20th January

There will be no training at Armley due to nearly everyone competing in the New Year Meet.

If you are not competing on this day and would like to still train there will be a session available at Kirkstall 1800-1930 with Lyn and Emily.

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Yorkshire SA Championships & Yorkshire SA Sprints Championships Entries

Entries for this competition will be taken on Monday 21st January. The Yorkshire Championships is one of the biggest competitions in the Regional Squads calendar and therefore swimmers should enter all races they have achieved a qualifying time in. For some swimmers it may look like you have a lot of events to swim when you fill your forms in, however the meet is spread across three weekends so you won't have to swim everything all in one go.

We will be available for signing forms on Friday night after training, over the weekend at the meet and on Monday morning. We will not be able to sign forms on Monday evening as we will be coaching from 4.30pm on wards. Please try your best to get your forms to us before Monday night.

Entry forms can be downladed and printed using the link below:

http://www.swimleeds.org.uk/meets/yorkshire-championships-2013-leeds-entry-form.pdf

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

City of Leeds New Year Grand Prix Meet

The City of Leeds New Year Grand Prix Meet is our first meet of 2013. Some of you are going to try and grab those last minute Yorkshire times before the official closing date next week.

Please remember it is City of Leeds policy to arrive 30 minutes before the warm up starts.

Session 1 on Saturday will warm up at 08:00, start at 09:00 and finish about 12:00

Session 2 on Saturday will warm up at 13:00 star,t at 14:00 and finish about 17:30

Session 3 on Sunday will warm up at 08:00 start, at 09:00 and finish about 12:00

Session 4 on Sunday will warm up at 13:00 start, at.14:00 and finish about 17:00

The programme for the weekend can be viewed by clicking the following link.
http://www.swimleeds.org.uk/meets/leeds-new-year-grand-prix-2013-programme.pdf

"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)

Good Luck lets make it a good one.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Swimathon

One of our swimmers Hannah Abassi is taking part in the Swimathon in April to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care . All the money she raises will go towards providing hands on care and emotional support to people with terminal illnesses, in the comfort of their homes. If you would like to sponsor Hannah or read her story please click the link below.

http://my.artezglobal.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=415685&langPref=en-CA&Referrer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.swimathon.org%2fpage.php%3fpage%3dsponsor_a_swimmer

Hannah thanks you for your support.

Monday, 7 January 2013

Training Changes

Hi All,

Just to let you all know in advance that there will be no training at Armley on Sunday 20th January due to nearly everyone competing in the New Year Meet.

If you are not competing on this day and would like to still train there will be a session available at Kirkstall 1800-1930 with Lyn and Emily.

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Shop-a-holics Wanted

The Club is holding its first bag packing event of 2013 at Sainsbury's,Colton on February 3^rd. The store is open from 11 till 5 and it would be great for everyone to get involved to raise funds for our club. All money raised will go towards the Junior League, Arena League, Welsh Summer Nationals, Nationals and anything else that may support the swimmers.

Please contact Liz Rogers on 07534467348 or lizhrogers@hotmail.co.uk to register and for more information.

Happy New Year!

Hello Everyone,

Welcome back to training. Hope you all had a fantastic Xmas and New Year.

We have now started the block of training which will take us through to our next big meet which is the Yorkshires in February. Entries for this will be taken in the Denison Suite on Monday 21st January. All Qualifiers should enter as this is one of the biggest meets in the Regional Calendar.

Just a reminder that the club membership/ ASA registration fees are due on the and must be paid by the end of February at the latest. Failure to do so will result in the swimmer being removed from the ASA register which will mean having to reapply before they can compete in any swim meets. A re-registration fee of £25-00 will then become payable in addition to full fees. As a concession once again this year the club are giving an early payment discount for each class of full membership below of £5-00 if the fees are paid before 31st January 2013. In addition anyone holding a current Leeds Card Extra will be entitled to a further 40% discount off club membership fees only, not ASA registration etc. This year for the first time you will have the option of paying by card. There will be no charge for debit cards but a flat fee of £6 will apply to credit card transactions.

Only ASA registered swimmers times will transfer to the ASA database which is used for entry times. Consequently any swimmer failing to apply or renew their ASA registration will not be able to enter meets as entry times will not be available. Also they will have no insurance in force.

As agreed at the AGM, the membership fees have not been increased this year. The ASA registration fees have been increased slightly. In addition we have to pay capitation to NEC and YSA which have also increased slightly. The figures below, which are the due amounts, include all fees and capitation and take into account these increases.

1st child in family £105.00

2nd child in family £ 74.00

3rd and further child in family £ 59.00

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

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."