Forman Named CVST March SOM   For her efforts at the 2014 Florida Swimming Age-Group Championships, the CVST coaching has named Abby Forman as the March Swimmer of the Month.  At the FLAGS meet, held March 13 – 16 at the Selby Aquatics Complex in Sarasota, FL, the twelve year old Forman in her six events swam to personal best times in five events, moved up her seeding in five events, and scored in four of her events, dropping a total of 40.12 seconds.   Abby started off her meet with...

GameOn4Kids February All-Star – Daryl Pickerell CVST's Daryl Pickerell (15) has been named a GameOn4Kids.com February All-Star.  Game On 4 Kids web site is Tampa Bay's premier source for youth sports.  To view Daryl's article on the Game On 4 Kids web site, Click Here.   

CVST Shines at FLAGS   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team also sent Abby Forman (12) and Logan Ingerick (10) to the Florida Swimming Age Group Championships (FLAGS) March 13-16 at the Selby Aquatics Complex, in Sarasota. At the FLAGS meet, formally known as the Florida Swimming Junior Olympics, a total of 974 athletes age fourteen and under from 62 swim clubs competed over a four day period for state championships in a new hybrid single age format. Under the new format, the Ten and Under age groups stayed the same...

Pickerell Named CVST February SOM   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team has named Daryl Pickerell (15) as the February Swimmer of the Month. For the Month, Daryl swam best times in his 500 and 1650 yard Freestyles, 100 and 200 yard Breaststrokes, 200 yard Backstroke, and 400 yard Individual Medley.  Daryl actually swam two best times in his 1650 yard Freestyle. His first mile earlier in the month produced a memorable swim at the T-Bay Gasparilla Invitational held at the Tampa Prep pool where he dropped an unbelievable three minutes...

From The CVST Handbook   Periodically we will be posting sections of the CVST Handbook here in the CVST News section of the web site for informational purposes and when there are updates to the CVST Handbook.  Click Here to view the entire CVST Handbook.   TARDINESS There is nothing more disruptive to a coach and his workout organization than to have swimmers entering the workout late.  Please do all that you can to be on time and in the water at the time the workout is scheduled to begin...

The Only Six Words Parents Need to Say to Their Kids About Sports—Or Any Performance By Brad M. Griffin I’ll be honest: I kind of hate a lot about kids’ sports. It’s one area where Kara and I hold different opinions. I’m the wet blanket in the office about everything from little league to major sporting events. Mainly I get concerned about the ways our culture obsesses about kids’ performance. All kinds of parental anxiety and dysfunction plays out on the sidelines and in the bleachers, and you only need...

CVST Swims Well at Senior Champ's   The Carrollwood Village Swim Team sent three swimmers to the Florida Swimming Senior Championships, February 27-March 2nd, held at the YMCA Aquatic Center, in Orlando.  Maria Zambito (19), Zack Bowles (15) and Daryl Pickerell (15) all swam well at the Championship with Pickerell swimming personal best times in all five of his events, including a 24 second improvement in the 1650 yard Freestyle.  Bowles swam to personal best times in five of his six events.  

Sports Psychology for Athletes, Coaches and Parents   There is nothing that will tighten your muscles up faster than anger and strong emotions. As your anger rises, your muscles tense up to the point that they begin to seriously sabotage your performance. Tight muscles make you less flexible, mess up your timing and rhythm, slow your reaction time and speed, and absolutely destroy your mechanics. While there’s no question that emotion can sometimes … Read more:  

Mental Toughness: Having "That" Conversation with Mom & Dad By Dr. Alan Goldberg//Competitivedge.com How you interact with your parents in relation to your swimming can mean the difference between loving to swim, staying calm pre-meet and consistently racing to your potential or hating the sport, being a nervous wreck pre-meet and consistently underachieving. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR PARENTS Loving parents want two things for you as their child: 1.To be HAPPY 2.To be SUCCESSFUL But, have you ever had that really upsetting conversation with your parents during...

Top Quick Service Restaurant Choices for Swimmers By Chris Rosenbloom, PhD, RD, CSSD Last year I posted information on healthy choices at fast food restaurants. While many think healthy eating and dining out are not compatible, there are more healthy options than ever before at restaurants. Many of you wrote to me and wanted more healthy options at several quick service restaurants. The top restaurants you asked about were: Olive Garden, Chipotle, Panda Express and Panera Bread. To be sure, there are many high calorie, high fat and high sodium...