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Seven Ways Helicopter Parents Can Avoid Ruining Their Children's Careers By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, Career Planning Expert, About.com, September 2015 How to Stop Hovering and Let Your Kids Find Their Own Way It is often said roots and wings are two of the most valuable things parents can give their children—roots to know where home is and wings to fly off on their own. There are some moms and dads who have done quite well with the first part of that directive but have had great difficulty with the second....
Bronze Group Meet Attire & Practice Gear - From Coach Maria Hey all, Everyone with a child on the bronze group roster received this email, it may not apply to you: Every child must have a CVST team suit. If we look like a team, we feel like a team! You can order one from Total Team Wares: just call 407-644-1333 and request a CVST suit. The boys get a choice between a speedo and a jammer, but most are more comfortable in a jammer. The girls...
Happy #ThrowBackThursday to CVST! Happy #TBT to #CVST - Can you name this crew of CVST Mermaids from back in the day... #FunnestTeam #FunnestSport For all the #ThrowBackThursday Pics, follow us on Twitter @CVSTSwimming
2016 Short Course FLAGS Cuts Released Florida Swimming has released the 2016 Short Course FLAGS (Florida Age Group Championships) Qualifying Times. Click Here to go to the Time Standatrds Page to locate the FLAGS Cuts.
Release Your Child to the Game! By John O’Sullivan, Changing the Game Project, September 28, 2015 “I don’t know where to turn,” an exasperated dad recently told me after a speaking event. “My son is fast, and he is skilled. We do lots of extra practice, we go to a private skills coach, we are doing everything it takes to get to the next level, but something is not right. He is not doing as well as he should. He seems to have lost his motivation. What should we do?”...
How Mentally Tough Are You? By Dr. Alan Goldberg, Competitiveedge.com Athletes, how mentally tough are you? I have a quiz to help you get to know yourself better, just going through the short questions and answering them is, in itself, a great step towards flexing your mental muscle and moving towards growth and progress. Take the test here:
CVST Throw Back Thursday - #TBT Anyone remember back when Lazy Days was one of our CVST Sponsors and the Seniors traveled in motorhomes to away meets and on Senior Trips?
Vitamin C and Colds By Chris Rosenbloom, Contributor A few years ago, I talked with an athlete who complained of nausea, diarrhea and intestinal cramping. His doctor had performed tests for the usual suspects: irritable bowel, Crohn’s disease, ulcer, and food poisoning but found no medical reason for his symptoms. A detailed diet history did not show any food culprits (like an allergy, very high fiber or sugar alcohol intake) but he did take supplements of vitamin C to “prevent” colds. He was taking 10 grams a day. To put...
Walz Named CVST September SOM The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Henry Walz as the September 2015 Swimmer of the Month. Swimming in two meets, the September 4th, CVST Friday Night at the Races and the Total Team Wares Invitational, September 18-21, in St. Petersburg, Henry swam to best times in eleven of his fifteen events. Henry’s biggest time drop came at the Total Team Wares invite in the 500 yard Freestyle where he dropped a total of 44.95 seconds. Henry also had a huge time drop of...
