PRACTICE THURSDAY 12/23

Practice tomorrow, 12/23, will be from 8 TO 10 AM.  Swimmers were notified at practice this morning.  Sorry for the short notice!

GIRL'S BANQUET

So, we have a new, official date for the girl's banquet: Monday, January 3 at 6:30 (the Monday we return to school from break).  We will eat in the high school cafeteria and do awards in the AV Room.  It will be a desserts and drinks affair, so plan on eating a meal before attending.   Seniors bring a dessert to pass; Juniors bring drinks to pass (juice, pop, etc.).  I know it's not ideal to have it after break, but Monday was the only free day this week due to basketball games, both at the high school and middle school, and the Collage Concert, which many of our athletes are in.   Have a safe and enjoyable break, and we'll see you on Monday the 3rd!

Practice CANCELLED Today & Results from Last Night

Practice is CANCELLED for this afternoon.  I'm home sick with bronchitis...fun fun.  We'll see you tomorrow at 3.


Meet results from last night can be found HERE. For those who swam one or more of the same events as last week, the numbers on the far right represent the time gain or drop (negative = drop).  Many good improvements, especially on turns, though we still have a ways to go!  Fortunately, with Christmas Break ahead of us, we have plenty of uninterrupted training time!

The Week Ahead: 12/14 to 12/18

Notes for This Week:

• Meet vs. Bridgman  Tomorrow (Tuesday).  Swimmers need to be on-deck by 4:45; we will hop in by 5:00.  Meet starts at 6:00.
• Suits  Should be coming in this week.  $36.  I need your money before you can get your suit!
• Saturday Practice  Will be from 10:00 to Noon.  Some drills and skills, and one fast set.  We had a good turnout last week.  Hopefully, I'll have a chance to grab a griddle this week so we can have some pancakes afterwards!
• Christmas Break  See the calendar HERE for our practice times over break.  I need to know if you are going to miss any practice over Christmas Break AHEAD OF TIME.  Bring a note or shoot me an email.  If I do not receive notice, it will be considered an unexcused absence. 
• Music  I got a cable that will allow us to play tunes over the speakers in the pool area (so we can actually hear it!).  If you want to make a playlist for us to listen to at practice, burn a CD or put the songs on a flash drive so I can put them into my computer.
• Quote for the Week

• "There's a choice you make
  in every thing you do.
  But keep in mind that in the end,
  the choice you make makes you."
  -John Wooden
  
  
  Everyday, we make choices that determine our life's path.  In school, they effect our success in the classroom; in the pool, they effect where we are going to end up at the end of season.  Are we consistently making the the choices that will maximize our potential, both as swimmers and as individuals?

SNOW DAY...

Obviously, we have an unfortunate snow day today...  For the boys that have not heard, we do NOT have practice today.  A phone tree was supposed to be started by the captains, but apparently it didn't get around to everyone as I've gotten a few calls.  For the girls, the banquet scheduled for tonight is CANCELLED.  I'll have to check tomorrow to see if there's another day this week when we can get the cafeteria and either Listiak or the av room.  Right now, I believe Wednesday is the only possibility due to basketball and the collage concert, but I'll have to check with Janet Lynam tomorrow to make sure.  Be safe today!

Girls' Swim Team Banquet

Finally, our banquet date is set!  We will be having our banquet on Monday, December 13 in the high school cafeteria and AV room.  It will be a desserts and drinks affair, so plan on eating dinner before coming.  A flyer will be going out tomorrow at the high school, so look for that to come home with your daughters!

Results vs. St. Joe

Results for our team can be found HERE.

The Week Ahead: 12/6 to 12/11

First, Results from Yesterday:

• You can check out the results HERE.  If you switched the order of your relay during the meet (for example, Bobby and Davis switched in the 200 Back Relay) the names did not get switched in the results.  Also, check out CONFERENCE RESULTS from last year to see how your times compare.
• Overall, I thought the meet went well.  The meet saw many of us swimming new, different events and/or strokes.  Now, we have a starting point and plenty of work ahead of us!  Remember, it's the little things (starts, turns, streamlines, pushoffs, underwaters, etc.) that are going to take us where we want to be come Conference and State.  We need to be as efficient as possible in order to maximize our training.  Also, we did an excellent job of cheering on our teammates.

And, notes about the upcoming week:

• Practices  Be ready to go at 3 each day!  If the locker rooms are open, you are expected to be changed and ready to go as soon as the pool is opened!  Remember, no changing in the stands.  If you don't have a lock for a locker, get one!  Also, once in the pool, we need to FOCUS!  It is not a time to shut off the brain; we need to be sharp and in-tune with what we're doing in the water.
• Suits  Our suits should be coming in this week, hopefully in time for our meet on Thursday.  The cost for the suits will be $36.  Checks can be made payable to South Haven High School.  Get your money in to Coach Herrman ASAP.  You will only get a suit if you have your money turned in!
• Meet Thursday  Our meet on Thursday is at Home against St. Joe.  Swimmers need to be on-deck at 4:45 and ready to hop in the water at 5 sharp.  Let's not have any stragglers like we did on Saturday! The meet begins at 6.

Ludington Meet Info

For all swimmers, the meet at Ludington begins at Noon with Warm Up beginning at 11:00.  Plan on meeting at the high school at 8:15am, departing by 8:30.  Eat a big breakfast and bring along some snacks and drinks for the meet.  Also, bring enough money ($10 or so) to cover a meal as we will grab a quick bite to eat on our way home.  Weather permitting, we should be back by at least 5pm.