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Something To Ponder… By Roy T. Bennett Don't just learn, experience. Don't just read, absorb. Don't just change, transform. Don't just relate, advocate. Don't just promise, prove. Don't just criticize, encourage. Don't just think, ponder. Don't just take, give. Don't just see, feel. Don’t just dream, do. Don't just hear, listen. Don't just talk, act. Don't just tell, show. Don't just exist, live.
Sleep Might be the Next Performance‑Enhancer Bob Kowalski Monday, July 24, 2017 Athletes constantly try to find any edge — using technology, nutrition, training and sometimes chemistry to get a step ahead of their competition. The newest performance-enhancer might be the oldest: sleep. Researchers in the United Kingdom studied elite athletes and their sleep patterns, determining that as many as half of them suffered from insomnia or insufficient sleep, Reuters reported. Athletic performance can be affected, and anxiety over lost sleep further inhibits the athletes, the researchers found....
USADA Update Coaches - 5 reminders before your athlete heads to competition. https://www.usada.org/coaches-5-thin Get a glimpse of what can happen when the risks around dietary #supplements aren’t fully understood. http://supplement411.org/realize Curious about what happens after the results of your sample collection are received? Explore the process. https://www.usada.org/testing/results/adjudication-process/
A Message to Parents: Why It Bothers Me That You Coach From the Stands by Mike Klinzing, PositiveCoaching.com When parents try to coach from the stands, Mike shares, it can be very detrimental for athlete performance. Kids often face enough challenges out on the court without a screaming parent, but adding a parent to the mix makes it very difficult and adds unnecessary pressure to the experience. Instead, Klinzing advises that parents cheer positively not just for their kid but for all kids. Learn more here: http://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/video/message-parents-why-it-bothers-me-you-coach-stands?utm_source=pcaemail&utm_campaign=devzone&utm_content=trending
CVST Alum Ryan Nelson Helps Organize Golden Gate Frog Man Swim SF Bay swim will raise money for Navy SEALs San Franciso Chronical As Charlie Orbell dives into the frigid San Francisco Bay on Sunday for a 1.5-mile swim under the Golden Gate Bridge, he’ll have two thoughts foremost in mind. Both are somber, but only one of them profound. The first, he said, will be about how “that water is really, really cold.” The second will be of Brian Bill, a Navy SEAL killed six years ago...
Clearing the Confusion on Fat By Chris Rosenbloom//PhD, RDN, CSSD When it comes to dietary fats, confusion reigns. Recently, the American Heart Association issued a Presidential Advisory on dietary fats and cardiovascular disease (abbreviated CVD, which includes heart disease, blood vessel disease like high blood pressure, peripheral vascular diseases, and stroke). The paper reviewed more than 100 published studies on a variety of dietary fats and their relationship to risk of CVD. (The entire paper can be found online at http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2017/06/15/CIR.0000000000000510). Continue
October CFM Meet Hotel Block Information Homewood Suites, Ocala The CFM - Ocala Meet, is quickly approaching and a block of rooms have been established for that weekend at the Homewood Suites (same hotel as years past). If you intend on attending the meet, this email is for you. I have blocked 20 rooms at the rate of: $188.10/night for a 1 bedroom suite (2 queen beds + queen pull out sofa & kitchen)(Only 3 Available) $159/night for a 1 bedroom suite (1 king bed + queen...
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Olympians, World Champions Expected to Headline U.S. Open By USA Swimming Key Links Psych Sheet Live Results Tickets COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Multiple-time Olympic medalists Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla./Trojan Swim Club) and Cullen Jones (N.J./Wolfpack Elite), as well as recently crowned open water world champion Ashley Twichell (Fayetteville, N.Y./North Carolina Aquatic Club), highlight the expected field for this week’s U.S. Open in East Meadow, N.Y. The five-day meet runs Wednesday through Sunday at the Nassau County Aquatics Center with daily prelims at 9 a.m. ET followed by...
