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What's My Child Doing Wrong? By David Benzel, Author, Speaker, Growing Champions for Life, May 2015 It must be in our parental DNA. I'm referring to our inherent sense of responsibility for everything our children do. I'm not just talking about their behavior in the grocery store, classroom, and playground. We also seem to feel responsible for the quality of their backhand, dismount, flip turn, double Lutz, and corner kick. For what other reason do we frequently feel an obligation to know the answer to this question: "What's my child...
Important Information From USADA tweeted recently USADA@usantidoping Athletes beware: 14 #supplement companies warned by @US_FDA due to products containing #prohibited substance DMBA. http://www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements DMBA in Dietary Supplements DMBA is labeled as a dietary ingredient in some products marketed as dietary supplements. However, the FDA is not aware of any information demonstrating that DMBA was lawfully marketed as a dietary ingredient in the United States before October 15, 1994. As a result, for dietary supplements that contain DMBA to be lawfully marketed, one of the following must apply: (1) the product...
CVST Has 6 of Their Toughest Take On Hurricane Man Six athletes from the Carrollwood Village Swim Team (CVST) set foot on the powder white sands of Pass-a-Grille beach, tattooed with sharpie numbers, and surrounded by T-shirts reading, “Anything else is just a sponge bath.” The annual Hurricane Man 2.4 mile rough water swim is always a race to be looked forward to at Carrollwood because open water race opportunities are so few. Madison Houck (10) started us off swimming the 1000m race placing first in her age...
Solve the Mystery of Your Child's Motivation and Distraction Issues By David Benzel, Author, Speaker, Growing Champions for Life, May 2015 Join in on this great Webinar on how to solve the mystery of your child's motivation and distraction issues. It will be held Thursday May 14, 2015, at 9:00 PM Eastern Time. This will include a 45-minute live webinar plus an additional question and answer session. Click Here to register
Chlorinated: The World Inside Each Swim Team Thanks to Lexi Coon of brantaphotos.com for contributing this photo essay: Most competitive swimmers start the same way: bi-weekly lessons, that turn into daily practices, that turn into daily doubles, that turn into a career. It was what got me up before five in the morning and put me to bed before ten every night, what kept me from going out with my friends, what forced me to drink caffeine during school to pay attention during classes. Thechlorine burned my skin, killed my hair,...
6 Reasons Your Swim Team Becomes Your Family By Emma Foster, Swimming World College Intern Swimmers are a special breed. Even most non-chlorinated people understand that. On college campuses around the country, swimmers are the ones known for bringing that squeaky-clean chlorine smell into the classroom, eating an unprecedented amount of food, and always traveling in packs. When a non-swimmer questions how swimming can be a team sport, they are always met with a blank stare. To swimmers, it is completely obvious... Full Story
25 Thoughts Every Swimmer Has During Meet Warm Up The pre-meet warm up routine is very important to a successful race. And like anything important, it doesn’t come without its trials and tribulations. Here are 25 thoughts you’ve probably had while warming up at a swim meet: Full Story
The Role of Parents in Athletics By Bruce Brown, Proactive Coaching.com "Coaches and parents... First, teach them to love the game. Second, teach them how to play it. Third, teach them how to compete in that sport. If you get these out of order or rush the process, it is very likely you will have one of the 70% of kids in this nation that drop out of sport by age 13." Watch this excellent 45 minute video:
Techniques for Recovering Without Stopping U.S. Masters Swimming Everybody knows that rest and recovery are essential components of an effective training program. But have you ever thought about how to rest and recover during a workout, or even a race? You should — it will definitely help your training and race performance. Read More
