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USA Swimming Debuts First "Kick Set" Podcast Series USA Swimming has launched the first episode of it’s Kick Set podcast featuring 2016 Olympic coach and Stanford women’s swimming head coach Greg Meehan! He touches on the impact sports had on his life growing up in Philadelphia, the importance of relationship building and other topics coaches are dealing with in and out of the pool today. This will be the first of 12 podcasts throughout 2018, with one podcast released every month. Each episode will feature an interview with...
Reducing Risk in Sports: Sleep is Essential for Student-Athlete Success USA Today Sleep is vital to health and function for everyone. For student athletes, the stress of physical performance and schoolwork may create an environment that affects their sleep. Here are three areas that are influenced by the lack of restful sleep; all play a role in sports performance. Continue
Coaches And Parents Need Not Praise Effort When It's Not There From Positive Coaching Alliance In this clip, Dweck makes a key clarification about effort in the context of growth mindset. Growth mindset means believing that everyone can grow and develop, and effort is one way to improve and develop Click Here for the Clip
CVST Swim-A-Thon Lock-In to be Held Night of March 23-24 Raising $300 towards the Lane Ropes & Lights gets your in the door gate... The actual Lock-In for those raising $300 or more toward the Laps for Lights & Lanes Swim-A-Thon will be held March 23-24. The Lock-in will begin at 5:00pm on March 23rd and Swimmers 8&Under will be allowed to stay until Midnight. Those Swimmers 9&Over will be able to stay until 7:00am on March 24th. We will have Food, Swimming, Movies, Ghost Stories and more! This is something you will...
CVST Swim-A-Thon Time Is Runnning Out CVST To Hold Swim-A-Thon to Help Cover Expense of New Lights & Lane Ropes New Lane Ropes are supposed to be here this week! The actual Lock-In for those raising $300 or more will be held March 23-24. The Lock-in will begin at 5:00pm on March 23rd and Swimmers 8&Under will be allowed to stay until Midnight. Those Swimmers 9&Over will be able to stay until 7:00am on March 24th. We will have Food, Swimming, Movies, Ghost Stories and more! This is something...
BMW SWMTECH - A Clean Start Watch this video from USA Swimming and BMW to show how important a clean start is at the beginning of a race. Watch the video
The 10 Types Of Swimmers You See Behind The Blocks If you have ever been to a swim meet, odds are you have noticed that swimmers have some pretty... let's say, interesting nervous habits prior to a race. From the one who is slapping themselves red with a burning fire in their eyes preparing for the 50 free, to the one who is calmly sitting in the officials chair listening to music, and everything in between -- every swim meet has that person. So, we decided to come up with the...
Michael Phelps is Not the Center of Attention in New Ad Campaign Even with the greatest Olympic swimmer of all time, Michael Phelps, enjoying his life in retirement, we’re still treated to celebrity-type appearances by the GOAT throughout the media. Most recently, Boomer’s dad appeared in the newest commercial for ‘Silk’, America’s top plant-based beverage brand. In a new ad campaign entitled “Progress is Perfection”, 32-year-old Phelps is actually not the center of attention. Instead, the video highlights the routine of ‘Greg’, the ‘hardworking everyman’ who just does his own thing with Phelps...
The Greatest Teacher, Failure is By James Leath, Formerly from IMG, December 28, 2017 Here is some truth for you: no one cares about your goals. Do you love the game? Can you learn from defeat? Can you come back from a devastating loss and be stronger than the day before? In "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," the great master Yoda looked at an old, broken Luke Skywalker who had given up on his calling. Luke believed he was a failure, and that he no...
