Tuesday, September 8, 2015

First meet! Wahoo!!!


  • We will be busting our buns this week at practice in preparation for our first meet.  
  • Please make sure you have your 11 practices in before Friday afternoon.
  •  Team sweatshirts should be in Friday and I will pick them up on our way to practice.
  • The meet is Saturday, at the College of Idaho starting at 4:30 pm.
Things to remember for the meet:
  1. Healthy carbo-load 2 days before.  
  2. Get a good night's sleep Friday night
  3. No soda a week before swim meets
  4. Eat healthy the day of the meet . . .lean protein (eggs, nuts and chicken)
  5. Bring refueling foods to the meet . . .power bars, bananas, nuts and water.  (Sport drinks have too much sugar so think more along the lines of coconut or aloe water and No citrus fruits!)
  6. Warm Ups start at 4:30pm.  This means be on deck, stretched out, dressed out, ready to swim.
  7. Meet starts at 5:00.
  8. Watch the board and listen to the events announced.  You need to keep track of when you are swimming.
  9. Always ask your time when you finish with a race.  Then report the time back to the coaches table.  
  10. Cheer for your fellow swimmers.  
  11. Always do your best.  Don't let one mistake ruin a whole meet.  Shake it off and re-focus.