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CVST Bullying Policy From the CVST Handbook CVST BULLYING POLICY PURPOSE Bullying of any kind is unacceptable at Carrollwood Village Swim Team (CVST) and will not be tolerated. Bullying is counterproductive to team spirit and can be devastating to a victim. CVST is committed to providing a safe, caring and friendly environment for all of our members. If bullying does occur, all athletes and parents should know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. Anyone who knows that bullying is happening is expected to tell a...
Top Food Mistakes Made by Swimmers By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RDN, CSSD I have been a nutrition consultant to hundreds of athletes over the past many years. From high school to professional athletes, I see the same mistakes time and time again. This year, let’s learn from these mistakes and correct them to help make you the best swimmer you can be. Read more:
Five Strategies to Make Sure Young Swimmers Get Enough Protein By Jill Castle, MS, RDN is a childhood nutrition expert and co-author of Fearless Feeding: How to Raise Healthy Eaters from High Chair to High School Protein is a nutrient everyone in the sports world talks about, from boosting it in the diet to eating the right types. Protein certainly plays an important role in the young swimmer’s diet. For one, it has a starring role in growth, supporting the building of new tissue. Protein also lends a hand in...
So You Want To Make The Olympic Team? By Lindsay Mintenko, USA Swimming National Team Managing Director I get this question all the time: “What do I need to do to make the Olympic team?” Besides working your tail off, being incredibly dedicated and talented, there are a few other things that will get you to Rio in 2016. Check out the 2016 Olympic Trial qualifying times. For motivation, you should print them and post them on your bathroom mirror. Seeing your goals every morning will be a great inspiration....
Mike's Mailbag: Forward Thinking By Mike Gustafson//Correspondent Each week, I answer questions from swimmers around the country. If you have a question, email me at swimmingstories@gmail.com. Hi Mike, This is my 8th year swimming and I'm finally a senior in high school! I have my two last high school championship meets coming up within the next month. Now that they're approaching, I'm beginning to second guess my effort levels in practice. I have worked hard in a lot of the practices, but, admittedly, not all of them. I want...
Fueled by Water By Speedo USA A series of 17 very cool videos: Elite Swimmers Deep Enders Swim Lessons Rose Bowl Aquatics - Jurgen Schmidt video C J Kanuha video Mark Cunningham Tara Tira video Mariel Calloway USA Syncro Deep Water Class - Mike Vaughan Ocean Ramsey - Mike Inscore Bruin Swim Club Santa Margarita High School
The Race to Nowhere In Youth Sports By John O’Sullivan ,Posted October 20, 2014 in Coaching, Parenting “My 4th grader tried to play basketball and soccer last year,” a mom recently told me as we sat around the dinner table after one of my speaking engagements. “It was a nightmare. My son kept getting yelled at by both coaches as we left one game early to race to a game in the other sport. He hated it.” “I know,” said another. “My 10 year old daughter’s soccer coach told her...
A View Of Swimming From A Non-Swimmer’s Perspective Commentary by Swimming World Intern Woohee Han PISCATAWAY – I spent three days as a reporter intern for Swimming World at the Berkeley Aquatic Club’s annual CeraVe Invitational where I discovered the world of competitive swimming in an entirely different way. As I stood by the pool for more than two hours each day, talking with dripping wet and tired swimmers fresh from their races, as I endured the endless screaming and whistling of the coaches, I was reacquainted with the...
