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Your Brain On Swimming How To Be A Goal Getter Swimming teaches us to set goals, but there is a right way and a wrong way to set them. The first thing to do is communicate with your coach. Goals Thinking about goals the wrong way can be self-limiting and can create barriers. Here is a common example of a self-limiting goal: Continue...
Delusional Parent Disorder (DPD) in Youth Sports By Gordon MacLelland, parentsinsport.co.uk, May 2017 Definition of Delusional Parent Disorder: Parents who have false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions about their children even when confronted with facts: “Watching John yell at his son after the game makes me think he suffers from Delusional Parent Disorder.” I am not a psychologist. To my knowledge, there is no confirmed condition called Delusional Parent Disorder (“DPD”)… Continue
8 Ground Rules to Know about Sports Nutrition By Jill Castle, MS, RDN, November 21, 2017 Swimmers want to win. They want to do better than their last performance, and perform at their best every time they compete. It takes a lot of hard work to get to the next level. Endless hours in the pool, working on stroke technique, weight training and conditioning. Continue
Sportsmanship Should Extend to Parents Editorial, thehour.com, November 3, 2017 In July of 2000, in an incident that focused widespread attention on the growing problem of parental violence in youth sports, one suburban hockey dad killed another during an argument over rough play involving their 10-year-old sons. Editorial writers and TV talk shows hosts, psychologists and sports officials urged a stunned nation to make the Commonwealth of Massachusetts vs. Thomas Junta a wake-up call for fanatical parents whose behavior was ruining children’s sports. The call went unheeded. Sports rage...
USADA Update Supplements: What does a supplement label really tell you? Learn more about the parts of the label. Seven new #supplements were added to the High Risk List. Is your product on the list? What exactly is a dietary supplement? According to the DSHEA Act of 1994, #supplements have 4 key characteristics. The High Risk List is a list of #supplements that pose an #antidoping risk to athletes and a health risk to consumers. #beinformed Is your athletic career worth it? Some weight-loss and exercise #supplements contain banned and experimental stimulants #beinformed ...
5 Ways To Think Like A Champion By Jon Gordon, Weekly Newsletter, November 13, 2017 I meet and learn from Champions every day. Not just in locker rooms but in classrooms, hospitals, homeless shelters, homes and office buildings. I've learned that to be a champion you must Think Like a Champion. Champions think differently than everyone else. They approach their life and work with a different mindset and belief system that separates them from the pack. 1. Champions Expect to Win - When they walk on...
LAST CHANCE - Special CVST Reservation for Brunch with Santa - Deadline: Sunday 11/26 One of the best events at the Club every year for kids is the Brunch with Santa event. Unfortunately most years it fall on the same weekend of one of our biggest meets for the season, the Florida Swimming B Championships. Well, this year, we have arranged to get the final seating of the event (1:30pm) held for us at CVST and we sould be able to make it work for everyone interested in attending. The...
8 Reasons to be Thankful for Swimming (Parents) It was never our intention to become a swim family, it’s something that just happened throughout the years. I’m convinced that swimming has added to the fabric of our lives and is partially responsible for our children’s character. We’ve been enriched with memories of practices, meets, volunteering, serving on boards, planning banquets and fun activities for our kids and fellow swim parents. This time of year is perfect to reflect on how grateful I am to have swimming in my life....
