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Four Goals Young Athletes Should Never Make   Young athletes with big dreams of sport success are often quick to set large goals.   However, these goals sometimes fall well outside the bounds of being SMART goals – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. This could lead to more frustration than progress, or even end up harming others.   Help your athletes avoid goal abandonment by being on the lookout for these four common pitfalls with your youth athletes.   Continue Reading  

CVST Returning Swimmer Registration Deadline Today at 8:00pm   All returning CVST swimmers need to be re-registered with CVST for the 2018-19 Swim Year.  This registration is done on-line via our website at www.CVST.org  and clicking on the Start Registration link on the right side of the page.  You will be billed for your Annual CVST Registration Fee of $25.00 and your 2019 USA Swimming Registration Fee at the time of this registration.  Your dues will be billed midnight of September 1. This registration must take place by Today, August 31, 2018,...

Mental Training Tips: The Five Performance Priorities “What separated me from everyone else throughout my career was my mental game. It was everything between my ears.”    -Michael Phelps Ultimately, without doubt, the mental side of the sport of swimming is the difference maker. The fact is, you train as much as you want, you can receive world-class training, you can go hard in the gym, you can eat a pristine diet, you can taper perfectly, and you can have the most modern, hi-tech suit in the world. However, when...

From the CVST Handbook - Florida Swimming Code of Conduct

From the CVST Handbook - CVST Parents Code of Ethics

From The CVST Handbook - Practice Rules, Attendance Policies & Bullying Policy   CVST PRACTICE RULES CVST ATTENDANCE POLICIES     CVST BULLYING POLICY    

CVST Fall Practice Group Changes Announced   Practice Group changes for the Fall Session, beginning at tomorrow's practice, will be as foillows: Bronze to Silver - Autumn Steele Silver to Gold - Kylie Coles Gold to Senior 2 - Julia Cox  

USADA News   Resources:   Even though most of the opium is removed from poppy seeds during processing, research shows that morphine and codeine can sometimes be detected in the urine up to 48 hours after ingestion of poppy seeds. Learn more about poppy seede and drug testing:   Doctor recommends a medication. 2. You both check its status  on #GlobalDRO. 3. If it contains prohibited substances, talk to your doctor about permitted alternatives or apply for a TUE.   Inhalation of volumes of concentrated gases like hydrogen sulfide and...

CVST 2017-2018 Green Goggle Award Winners   Carrollwood Village Swim Team – Green Goggle Awards Banquet Saturday, August 25, 2018   Athlete Appreciation Award      Elaine Zambito   Swimmer of the Month Awards      Sep – Ben Smith      Oct – Kylie Coles      Nov – Kaitlyn Coles      Dec – Matthew Healey      Jan – Maddie Polk      Feb – KK Healey      Mar – Sophie Nichols      Apr – Alex Myers      May – Kylie Coles     ...

First 3 Fall Swim Meets Open to CVST Fall 2018 Registered Members   The Fall Swim Meets for CVST, through the October CVST FNR Meet, are now open to sign-up or decline for 2018 Fall Session Registered Members.   If you have not registered with CVST as of 8:00 am, Friday, August 24, for the 2018 Fall Session, your swimmer(s) have not been signed up for any meets through the October CVST FNR Meet and you will have to sign them up yourself.  Even if the meet is an Automatic...