Regional Age Group - Notice Board: July 2013

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

200m Max Kick Test

I have added the results of the 200m Max Kick Test onto the blog for you all to see. We will continue to do this test next season and hopefully you will see quite large progressions. At the moment you will be able to see where you rank against other swimmers in the Regional Groups and the National Age Group Squad. Next season we will hopefully get all squads performing this regularly so you can see where you are ranked within the club.

200m Max Kick Test Results

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Monday, 22 July 2013

Mark Leaving

Hi All,

I am sad to inform you all that we will be losing Mark at the end of this week. Mark is leaving us to go to Loughborough University in September. Mark has done a great job whilst working on the Regional Squads and have had some great results with his help. I would like to thank him for all his effort and hard work. He will be missed. His last session will be Thursday 25th July. Mark will not be leaving coaching all together, he hopes to continue to coach swimming whilst he is studying at University.

I will be circulating a card during the week for everyone to sign.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Wales

We are aware some swimmers are not travelling back after the final session, please could you confirm asap and no later than Wednesday 24^th July at 12 noon if you are intending to pick your swimmer up (even if you have already informed someone). We can then make a list of who to expect on the bus for the journey back to Leeds.

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Welsh Summer Nationals Supporters

Food/ Refreshments

If you are joining us down in Wales to support there is a Cafe located to the right of the reception area providing a range of food options and vending machines.

LIVE STREAMING/ MEDIA

Swim Wales will be live streaming this event for the full 7 days to enable friends, family and loved ones to watch you compete if they have had to stay at home. To watch go to www.swimwales.org and click on the banner to view.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Welsh Summer Nationals 2013

Hi All,

I hope you are all now getting excited and raring to go. Below are just a couple of reminders before we depart.

Emergency Contact Number: 07900 861 121 (This number will be available 24hrs during the competition)

The Wales Travel Itinerary:

Meet at JCCS Aquatics Centre: 09:00

Coach Departs: 09:30

Arrive in Swansea: 15:00 (approximately)

Depart Swansea 3rd August: 10:00 (approximately)

Arrive at the JCCS Aquatics Centre: 16:00 (approximately)

Kit List

2 x Club T Shirt

Club Tracksuit (or plain blue/ black tracksuit trousers)

Club Hoodie

Club Shorts (or plain blue/ black shorts)

Welsh Summer Nationals 2013 T Shirts

2 x Towel

2 x Swim Kit

2 x Drinks Bottle

Bottle of Cordial

Cereal Bars/ Snacks for poolside

Mobile Phone and Charger

Alarm Clock

Suncream

Sun Hat/ baseball cap

Games, Puzzles, Cards etc

Welsh Summer Nationals T-shirts will hopefully be distributed this evening.

Swimmers are required to travel in Welsh Summer Nationals 2013 T-Shirt and full Club Kit. Swimmers should not wear shorts to travel. Please label all clothing and possessions clearly with swimmers names.

Medicine

All medicine should be clearly labeled with the swimmers name and dosage requirements in a small plastic food bag and given to David Broome before departure.

Money

Swimmers will need a packed lunch or money (please keep on you) to be able to get lunch on the journey down and will need money for the lunch on the return journey. You may leave money for emergency and food on the return journey with Jolene Larner. If you wish to do this please put the money in an envelope with the swimmers name and amount clearly written on the envelope.

Good Luck to everyone competing in Wales! Have a fantastic trip and finish the season off in style. SMASH IT!!!

"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; American Swimmer, 14-time Olympic Gold Medalist (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008)

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Training Changes

Hi All,

Below are a couple of changes to training due to Welsh Nationals and School Holidays.

Thursday 25th July Am - Open to all ages. We will for those who can stay behind have a team breakfast in the cafe after training until 7.15am

Friday 26th July Pm - As half the members from each squad are travelling to Welsh Nationals on Friday morning, Pm training will be 18:30 - 20:00 at Armley for both squads with Tom.

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Monday, 15 July 2013

National Junior League - White Rose Gala

Date: Saturday 7th September

Venue: Harrogate Hydro

Warm Up: 05:30pm

Can the following swimmers please confirm your availability to Craig (craig.robinson@leeds.gov.uk) by Friday 19th July.

Boys 12 Years

Liam Birrell

Jacob Lambert

Nathan Larner

Jonathan Milner

Girls 12 Years

Leah Crisp

Sophie Hobbah

Emily Johnson

Ellie Jones

Ciara Schlosshan

Boys 11 Years

Stephen Cooper

Matthew Enright

Jospeh Hawkins

Benjamin Rayner

Robert Shillito

Girls 11 Years

Rebecca Clynes

Victoria Gnandt

Eleanor Howcroft

Katherine Russell

Charlotte Gibbs

Boys 10 Years

Daniel Jones

Zak Moran

Nathan Russell

Jospeh Turner

Girls 10 Years

Ella Cowan

Phoebe Dawson

Jessica Teale

Tia Ward

Boys 9 Years

Louis Ainley

Jack Harris

Edwin Munoz

Nealson Orange

Matthew Walker

Girls 9 Years

Holly Anderson

Joanna Bingham

Grace Coagan

Isabelle Goodwin

Eve Jones

Thanks

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Saturday, 6 July 2013

Welsh Nationals

Just a reminder for anyone going to Welsh Nationals. Please return your lunch orders back to me ASAP. Please tick two sandwich choices per day.

Anyone who has no already received a menu can collect one from me at Sunday's session.

Thanks

Kevin

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Welsh Summer Nationals

Due to a significant increase to last years entries with over 1200 swimmers wishing to take part some swimmers have been rejected from some of their races. Any rejected entries will be refunded by Wales during the next week.

Any swimmers who are a reserve for a race will be put on a waiting list for that event and will be moved into a space if there are any withdraws etc. Wales will contact the relevant swimmer if a place becomes available pre meet. If swimmers have not been contacted about a place becoming available they should still attend the session ready to take the place of any 'no show' swimmers. Any swimmers placed as a reserve who do not get a swim during the meet will receive a refund.

REJECTIONS

Regional 1

Jade - 200IM, 100 Fc, 200 Fc

Jamie - 200 Bk, 100 Fc, 200 Fc

Charlotte - 400 Fc, 100 Fc, 200 Fc, 200 Bk

Thomas J - 200 IM, 100 Fc

Huzayfa - 100 Br, 400 Fc, 1500 Fc, 200 IM, 200 Bk

Zara - 200 IM, 100 Fc, 200 Fc

Katherine - 200 IM, 400 Fc, 200 Br, 200 Bk, 100 Fc, 200 Fc

Regional 2

Hannah A - 200 IM, 100 Fc, 200 Fc

Maisy - 200 Br, 100 Br, 100 Fc, 200 Fc

Abbey - 200 Br, 100 Fc, 200 IM

Rebecca - 400 Fc, 200 Bk

Ella - 100 Br, 100 Fc, 200 Fc, 200 Br, 200 Bk

Joseph H - 200 IM, 200 Bk, 100 Fc, 200 Fc, 100 Br, 400 Fc

Harvey - 200 IM, 100 Fc, 200 Fc

Jenna - 200 IM, 100 Br, 200 Br, 200 Bk

Jess - 200 IM, 200 Br

RESERVES

Regional 1

Thomas J - 200 Fc

Regional 2

Hannah A - 200 Bk

Maisy - 200 Bk, 200 IM

Abbey - 200 Fc, 100 Br

Harvey - 100 Br

Jess - 200 Fc

Tia - 100 Br

Kevin, Tom, Elysha, Josh & Mark

Wednesday, 3 July 2013

City of Leeds Summer B Grade Meet

Well done to everyone who competed over the weekend, most of you annihilated your PB's. We are very proud of you all.

Regional 1 achieved a whopping 165 PB's out of 197 Swims, 32 Gold's, 31 Silver's and 38 Bronze Medals. Great Job!

Gold Medallists (13)
Eleanor (6), Hannah (5), Matthew E (5), Angelo (4), Jack (3), Charlotte (2), Jade (1), Ben (1), Jake (1), Hollie (1), Huzayfa (1), Danielle (1), Thomas J (1)

Silver Medallists (17)
Jack (4), Katherine (3), Huzayfa (3), Ciara (3), Zara (3), Jade (2), Danielle (2), Matthew E (2), Eleanor (1), Jamie (1), Ben (1), Ella (1), Timur (1), Jake (1), Tiegan (1), Abigail (1), Angelo (1)

Bronze Medallists (22)
Jake (4), Abigail (3), Ciara (3), Danielle (2), Jade (2), Jamie (2), Hannah (2), Ella (2), Timur (2), Hollie (2), Tiegan (2), Thomas J (2), Huzayfa (1), Kimberley (1), Sam (1), Joanna (1), Oliver (1), Eleanor (1), Jack (1), Katherine (1), Zara (1), Angelo (1)

Regional 2 achieved a fantastic 134 PB's out of 205 Swims, 47 Gold's, 37 Silver's and 28 Bronze Medals. Brilliant!

Gold Medallists (20)
Nathan (4), Emelye (4), Jess (4), Jonathan (4), Steph (3), Aimee (3), Harvey (3), Tia (3), Carl (2), Ella (2), Megan (2), Hannah A (2), Jake S (2), Jake H (2), Ayesha (2), Alice (1), Liam (1), Maisy (1), Joseph T (1), Abbey (1),

Silver Medallists (18)
Steph (4), Hannah A (3), Harvey (3), Jess (3), Abbey (3), Joseph T (2), Jake H (2), Eve (2), Liam (2), Jonathan (2), Hannah B (2), Aimee (2), Nathan (2), Jake S (1), Emelye (1), Megan (1), Ayesha (1), Maisy (1)

Bronze Medallists (18)
Hannah B (4), Harvey (3), Ayesha (3), Alice (2), Ella (2), Hannah A (2), Jake S (1), Robert (1), Aimee (1), Nathan (1), Steph (1), Niamh M (1), Emelye (1), Joseph T (1), Jake H (1), Jess (1), Henry (1), Carl (1)

Keep up the hard work and keep focused on achieving those Yorkshire and North Eastern times. Not long to go now until our Olympics (Welsh Nationals). Try to attend every session between now and then to give you the best possible chance of success. Lets smash it!!!!!!

Try to always practice Olympic starts, turns and finishes in training and then transfer this into your race.

Lack of concentration on skills in training only means you will be getting great at performing poor starts, turns and finishes.

Remember............

Speed + no skill = only good until the skilful swimmers catch up

Skill + no speed = looks pretty but can't quite manage to achieve the qualifying time

Speed + Great Skills = recipe for success

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."