Platteville Meet Some Pictures

Anyone else with Pictures e-mail to Coach Vogel

Need Running Shoes Wednesday

Entry for Rockford Open Due 7/2

Get your entry to Rockford Open to me by Thursday!!

Picture Request

Does anyone have any pictures from the meet Saturday at Platteville that you can e-mail me and I will post on the blog?

Greater Rockford Championships July 12th

I will be handing out information on the Rockford Swim and Dive Championships. You can mail in the entry yourself or get is back to me by Thursday.

Meet is at Alpine Pool.

Warm-up is at 9am

Meet Starts at 10am

You can enter 3 events

Cost is $13 for non-residents.

Entry deadline if you do not go thru Coach Vogel is July 8th

You age is the Day of the Meet.

Three ways to enter. Mail Registration form and payment to:

Rockford Park District

401 S. Main St. STE 109

Rockford, IL 61101-1321

or

Fax Form to: 815-987-8877

or

Register in person:

from 8:30am - 5pm

or

Get your entry to Coach Vogel by Thursday July 2nd.

Each Participant gets a meet swim cap

July 9th Meet Info

Meet is against McGuire Aquatics at Rockford Boylan High School at 6pm.

There are 6&under, 8&under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15&over age groups. There is also an Open 200 Freestyle.

I need to know ASAP if you are going, so I can e-mail the entry to Coach McGuire.

Coach McGuire is a former swimmer of mine. I coached him from 8 years old thru his senior year in High School and he was my assistant coach for two years.

Tide Swims at Platteville

The Krueger Swim Team had a GREAT day at Platteville. Will have results and ribbons soon. Everyone swam well and had a good time. Even the Old Man of the Sea (Coach DeKok) swam well. I will post results and hand out ribbons when they come in.

Reminder Leaving Krueger by 6AM

If you are following me Saturday. I am leaving Krueger Parking Lot by 6am.

Platteville Meet and other INFO!!

Right now we have 63 swimmers entered, it is still not to late to sign up. I am handing out information Thursday and Friday. Including Map to Platteville Pool, Entry list with events. I have not finished putting Relays together. Some of you will age up for relays so we can get almost everyone in at least one relay. Most of you are swimming at least 3 individual events. If you are following me Saturday, I am leaving the Krueger Pool parking lot at 6am sharpe.

Now for the Bad News some of you have not offically joined the team yet. For this program to survive I need you to pay your fees. Most of those not paid are the older kids. I will be hunting you down the next two days. If you do not pay I will have to stop having you come to practice. If you swam any where else you would be spending hundreds if not thousands of dollars to swim for a club like the BATs or JayHawks. If you want this program to stay afordable and to continue you need to pay your fees.

Practice Monday

Water Temp is 80 degrees. Finally had the Sun out to warm pool. Air Monday is predicted to be in the 90's. So it will be warm in the morning. Still need personal data sheets and are you going to the meet Saturday. Wednesday Remember to bring Running Shoes.

Friday washed out

Friday's Practice was washed out. 8&u and rookies were in the water when the lightening came. See you Monday. Have a great weekend.

Still time to Sign up for Platteville Meet

If you want to swim at Platteville June 27th it is not to late. Contact me ASAP, Wednesday June 24 at the latest so I can get entry done. So far we have about 60 swimmers going.

"Inches" Need to READ!!

The margins are too small not to care about this: A game of inches

Perhaps to end off, a video from the movie Any Given Sunday. I've no doubt that most of you have seen or heard this speech, but probably never connected it with sports science and high performance. Of course, there is a lot more to it, but it helps explain just how vital that expertise is. Some of the language is coarse (for sensitive readers), but the speech makes the point that "inches" matter. It inspires the players to seek inches, because those inches, when added up, "make the difference between winning and losing".

Sports science is involved in the quest for those inches, not necessarily on the field during the match, but in the training, during the hours of preparation, and the times when the cameras are not rolling. Consider that Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly title by 0.01 seconds. Consider that the margin between winning and losing in shotput is 1 degree in the push-off angle. Consider that 9.69 seconds of 100m sprinting is the culmination of thousands of hours of training. Or that winning a Sevens world series, which might take 7 minutes of play in the final, actually comes down to thousands of hours of work, discipline and effort. Then you realise that if you fail to seek those inches, and if you fail to pursue every last millisecond, then whether you're an elite athlete or a marketing assistant at a shoe company, you're failing to achieve higher performance.

From the Sports Science Blog.

Platteville Meet Early Info.

Meet is Saturday June 27th at Platteville community pool. Warm-up is at 8:30 meet is at 9am.

There are 76 events. Each swimmer can swim 5 events 2 relays and 3 individuals. There is a 50 of each stroke, a 100yd. free and a I.M. event. 8&u swim 25's. Pool is 25 meters. Coach Vogel would like to know by Sunday if you are swimming. Of course I will take entries after that but age group meets have a ton of paper work and I need to start soon. There is unlimited entries per event. So we can put all of you in the 50 free if nessasary. But you know me everyone learns to swim them all. So plan on swimming the I.M.

Get Personal Data Sheets to Vogel ASAP

I need your personal data sheets ASAP, so we can up date our Hytek swim program for practice and meets. Also if you did not get summer swim information from Vogel, see him by Friday.

1st Day WOW and Cold!!!!!!!!!!!!

First Day was GREAT! 70 swimmers. Water TEMP needs to go up. Remember 1st meet is June 27th at Platteville. More info to come.

Summer Swim Team Starts Monday 6/15

Practice starts at 9:30am for the 10 & unders and 10am for the 11 & older. See you there. First meet is June 27th. Remember practice is a Krueger Pool.

Learn To Swim A HIT!!!!!!

The Teachers

Swim Lessons ended yesterday they were a HUGE hit this year. Over 100 children took part in this years Learn to Swim like the Purple Tide. Cann't wait for next year.

SWIMMING LESSONS START WEDNESDAY

BE AT THE POOL BY 12:30. TO HELP SET UP.

Physicals for next school year

Attention BMHS Parents and Athletes:

 

This summer, North Pointe is sponsoring a school athletic physicals for the low cost of $25.00.  All schools are welcome to participate but must make a reservation.  Please call 815-525-4410 and reserve your appointment.

 

All incoming 9^th and 11^th grade students interested in athletic participation will need an updated physical.  Students with a school physicals dated before April 1^st, 2008 will not be accepted for the 2009-10 school year.  Also, any student who does not have an updated physical will not be allowed to participate in practice or games.  No exceptions. 

 

Appointments dates are as follows:

Wednesday, June 24^th 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Thursday, June 25^th 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Wednesday, July 15th 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Thursday, July 16^th 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Thursday, July 30th     12:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Remember to call 815-525-4410 to make your appointment.

Lessons Start June 10th

Swim Lessons Start Wednesday June 10th. Be there 1/2 hour before they start so we can set up and prepare.

Lesson Plans

If you missed last nights Teachers Meeting. See Coach Vogel ASAP to get your lesson plans.