| Jun 10, 2013 - Junior Jaguar Meet Results | |
 | The Augusta Junior Jaguar Meet is in the can. We had some strong swims, Maggie Davis was top ten in four events with a 3rd in the 200 butterfly and 5th in the 800 free. Ryan Davis had five top ten fin... | |
| Apr 23, 2013 - YMCA Camp Special For Swim Team Members | |
| Summer Camp is an integral part of the growing up process for many of our Nation's Youth. YMCA Summer Camps have played a vital role in that journed through childhood. This summer the Albany YMCA Y ... | |
| Apr 23, 2013 - Share With Your Friends: Summer Pool Memberships | |
| Jump in and Join the Fun! Sports Park Pool Opens May 4 Open only on the weekends for the first few weeks. Expanded schedule begins when school is out. 4508 Gillionville Road, Albany Directly across... | |
| Apr 16, 2013 - CRCT Tests, Some Thoughts | |
| How Exercise Boosts Your Brain If you're like a lot of teenagers, you may think that exercise is not a necessary part of your academic plan. However, If you're not being active, you are cheating you... | |
| Apr 15, 2013 - All Star Swimmers | |
|  Six members of the Quad-A/Y-Rapids swimming program received Georgia All Star awards at the Georgia All-Star Banquet. Recieving awards were David Murphy, Nicole Fye, Oliva Thomas, Maggie Davis, Ryan ... | |
| Apr 11, 2013 - Team Character - What Do You Do At A Swim Meet? | |
| Editor's Note to Parents: The following article is written for athletes. We are sending it to you for the simple reason that you know what coaches are expecting of athletes and we are hopeful for... | |
| Mar 18, 2013 - From Chuck Warner | |
| Lessons from legends Are you getting ready to swim championship competition? Want to learn from a legend? Six-time Olympic Coach George Haines once called Mike Burton the ?toughest man? to ever put... | |
| Feb 7, 2013 - You Can't Buy Success In Swimming | |
| Excerpted from an essay by Chuck Warner: Any culture?s expectations and rewards can affect the internal drive of an individual, whether it is to earn a handsome living or to become a successful athl... | |
| Feb 4, 2013 - Coaching and Recruiting Mental Toughness | |
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| Jan 25, 2013 - Swim Fast When it Counts | |
| BY DR. ALAN GOLDBERG//SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST There's no question that success in the pool on race day is 95% mental and 5% physical. By the time that big race rolls around, all the hard work has been ... | |
| Nov 7, 2012 - ASK A COACH!: IS ALMOST 10K TOO MUCH WORK FOR A YOUNG TEEN? | |
| PHOENIX, Arizona, November 7. THE Ask A Coach! series today focuses on how much is too much work for a 12-13 year old in training. Tennessee associate coach of men's and women's swimming and diving ... | |
| Oct 20, 2012 - Beating Fatigue In Young Swimmers | |
| BY JILL CASTLE, REGISTERED DIETITIAN AND CHILD NUTRITION EXPERT Many swimmers are in the thick of training season, going to after-school practice or meets, heading home for dinner, homework, stu... | |
| Sep 25, 2012 - PARENTING YOUR CHAMPION: DEVELOPING TALENT | |
| ADOPTED FROM THE US TENNIS ASSOCIATION, USED WITH PERMISSION There are three phases of sports development: PHASE 1 : INTRODUCTION/FOUNDATION Approximate years in phase = 5 Age of athlete: 4.5-... | |
| Sep 25, 2012 - Questions Parents Ask | |
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| Sep 5, 2012 - USA Swimming Revamps Motivational Times | |
| http://swimswam.com/2012/09/usa-swimming-unveils-stepped-up-2013-2016-motivational-times/ Follow the above link to an article about the changes in the swimming motivational time standards for the 2... | |
| Aug 20, 2012 - 8 REASONS WHY ALL AGE GROUP SWIMMERS SHOULD COMPETE IN MEETS | |
| Motivation ?Meets motivate swimmers to continue, press on and reach higher! Swimmers of any age, who have committed to practicing on a consistent basis, whether it is 2 or 12 times a week, need th... | |
| Aug 20, 2012 - You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be! | |
| By Donna Levine There is inside you all of the potential to be whatever you want to be, all of the energy to do whatever you want to do. Imagine yourself as you would like to be, doing what you want... | |
| Jun 13, 2012 - Encourage Your Child | |
| There is evidence that parents of elite-level athletes, for the most part, encourage rather than push. In 2001, the University of North Carolina-Greensboro's applied sports psychology department res... | |
| Jun 13, 2012 - Competition to Strive Together. | |
| CHUCK WARNER: Are you ?striving with? or competing? In the overwhelming heat of competitive emotions it?s easy to lose sight of the fact that the root meaning of ?competition? is to ?strive with? a... | |
| Jun 13, 2012 - 10 Commandments of Injury Prevention | |
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| Jun 6, 2012 - What Will You Do? | |
| CHUCK WARNER: What are you willing to do to reach your potential? One of the most enduring world records ever set was by Mary T Meagher in 1981 when she swam the 200 meter butterfly in 2:05.96. ... | |
| Jun 1, 2012 - Fueling for Performance | |
| COMPILED BY CHARLENE BOUDREAU, FORMERLY OF USA SWIMMING Fueling for Performance is? Always having a full tank of gas. Getting the most economical fuel. Fueling at the right times and places The Ba... | |
| May 26, 2012 - Top Five Recovery Snacks | |
| BY CHRIS ROSENBLOOM, PHD, RD, CSSD Recovery is a hot topic for swimmers and for good reason. A long pool and/or land workout burns muscle fuel and causes muscle protein breakdown. Eating a recov... | |
| May 18, 2012 - Swimmers Ear | |
| We have picked up our first case of swimmer's ear this summer. This is a
preventable malady but one everyone should be aware of. Pool sanitation is the
primary reason for developing the proble... | |
| May 14, 2012 - Swimmers Have a Lower Mortality Rate Than Runners | |
| It is universally-accepted that physical activity is good for your health and reduces mortality rates. Studies that compare mortality rates between swimmers and other common physical activities are ... | |
| May 2, 2012 - Exercise Leads to a Better Brain | |
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| May 2, 2012 - Top athletes develop brain strength | |
| Explosion of sports psychology in North America has helped elite competitors become world class BY JOSH ALDRICH, DAILY NEWS APRIL 21, 2012 Trust: there are few words more important to an eli... | |
| Apr 9, 2012 - Fluid for Thought | |
| B Y JILL CASTLE, REGISTERED DIETITIAN AND CHILD NUTRITION EXPERT Do you ever wonder how much fluid is needed to prevent dehydration? If you?ve experienced dehydration, you know it derails swim perf... | |
| Apr 6, 2012 - High Performance Training | |
| Attitude is Free Desire costs nothing Passion has no price tag You pay zero for Committment. | |
| Mar 20, 2012 - Practice Tips For Success | |
| 1. Practice swimming personal best times early in the morning. i.e. as is often required in competition to make the meet finals. 2. Aim to not just swim fast in training but to swim fast, with minimal... | |
| Mar 5, 2012 - Description of the Best Women's 400 Freestyler | |
| I have removed the names from the following description of the top female 400 freestyler in the world. Read through it and put your own name in and see how it describes how well it describes the way ... | |
| Mar 2, 2012 - U IS FOR UNDERPERFORMING | |
| BY DR. AIMEE KIMBALL//SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST I had a coach one time who told me, ?Potential means you haven?t done it yet.? I?m not sure if he stole the line from someone else, but for whatever reason thi... | |
| Feb 27, 2012 - Ten Mental Toughness Tips | |
| BY DR. ALAN GOLDBERG//SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST There's no question that success in the pool on race day is 95% mental and 5% physical. By the time that big race rolls around, all the hard work has been do... | |
| Feb 25, 2012 - Food Choices | |
| BY JILL CASTLE//RD AND CHILD NUTRITION EXPERT There?s a lure that goes along with swimming, an idea that because growing swimmers work out regularly and have high calorie needs, they can eat whate... | |
| Feb 17, 2012 - Staying Relaxed While Traveling | |
| SPORT PSYCHOLOGY ? ONLY SPEND ENERGY ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL Flight delays, ground transportation issues, weather concerns, and other stressors are common issues that all athletes face during travel... | |
| Feb 17, 2012 - Foods That Boost Immunity | |
| BY CHRIS ROSENBLOOM, PHD, RD, CSSD Winter brings more than its share of cold and flu viruses. The average young person gets anywhere from 6 to 10 colds a year, and the dry heat of winter air and clo... | |
| Feb 9, 2012 - Competition Nutrition | |
| Competition Nutrition The most important thing about competition nutrition is to find and USE what works best for YOU. Having said that, here are some useful tips... 1. Stay hydrated. This should be... | |
| Jul 28, 2011 - HARD WORK | |
| From Theswimmerscircle.com No race in recent history has told the story of swimming like the men?s 200 IM final at the 2011 World Championships. Super stars, check. Rivalry, check. World record, chec... | |
| Jun 13, 2011 - World Class Parents | |
| World Class Parents ? So, you want to offer your child the opportunity to be a world-class athlete?.? By John Leonard If the above sentence doesn?t scare the bejeezus out of you as a coach reading i... | |
| Jun 13, 2011 - Purposeful Practice | |
| According to Dr. Anders Ericsson of FSU, known as "the expert on experts", Purposeful Practice is intense focus on a sufficiently challenging piece of work to "conquer." Second, it is top notch fee... | |
| Mar 5, 2011 - Practice Attendance (Revisited) | |
| By JOHN LEONARD Executive Director American Swimming Coaches Association One of the hallmarks of a quality swimming team program is a planned program of physical development. (Other hallmarks includ... | |
| Mar 5, 2011 - A Few Suggestions on How to be a Better Swimming Parent | |
| An excellent article worth reading carefully. Coach Jeff By MICHAEL BROOKS Coach North Baltimore Aquatics Club You are the key to your child?s swimming A parent?s attitude toward swimming, the progr... | |
| Mar 2, 2011 - Swimming: Supplemental Learning | |
| A kid's learning should not only be limited in school. Within the four walls of a school, a child is taught the general information he or she has to learn in life; i.e. how to count your change when y... | |
| Sep 24, 2010 - Mindful Swimming | |
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| Sep 16, 2010 - Playing Favorites | |
| The following is an excellent article by John Leonard, Executive Director of ASCA. By John Leonard One day a few years ago, a club board member accused me of "having favorites" on our club team. Sever... | |
| Jul 12, 2010 - Swimmer-Parent-Coach Roles | |
| Swimmer-Parent-Coach Roles BY Dr. Alan Goldberg, Phd, Sport Psychologist ?I'm so nervous. I can't wait for this event to be over! If I don't get a good time, I'm going to hear about it all the way hom... | |
