Spfld Newsletter/Practice Schedule May 9-16, 2022
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Practice Schedule – May 9-16
The single most important factor for continued improvement is consistent practice attendance!
Monday – May 9
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – 7:30-9:00 pm at Eisenhower - Dryland then Swim
Silver II - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower - Dryland then Swim
Gold - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower- Dryland then Swim
Tuesday – May 10
Bee Bees – 5:00-5:40 pm at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 5:00-5:45 pm at Eisenhower
Bronze – 5:00-6:00 pm at Eisenhower
Silver I – 5:45-7:15 pm at Eisenhower
Silver II – 5:45-7:30 pm at Eisenhower
Gold – 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower
Wednesday – May 11
Bee Bees – No Practice
IncrediBullets – 5:00-5:45 pm at FitClub West
Bronze – 5:00-6:00p pm at FitClub West
Silver I – 5:00-6:00 pm at FitClub West
Silver II - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Gold - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Thursday – May 12
Bee Bees – 5:00-5:40 pm at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 5:00-5:45 pm at Eisenhower
Bronze – 5:00-5:45 pm at Eisenhower
Silver I – 5:45-7:15 pm at Eisenhower
Silver II – 5:45-7:30 pm at Eisenhower
Gold – 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower
Friday – May 13
No Practice – All Groups
Saturday – May 14 - Bullets’ Spring Party 4:00-7:00 pm
Bee Bees – No Practice
IncrediBullets – 8:30-9:30 at Eisenhower
Bronze – 8:30-9:30 am at Eisenhower
Silver I – 8:00-9:30 am at Eisenhower
Silver II – 8:00-9:30 am at Eisenhower
Gold – 7:30-9:30 am at Eisenhower
Sunday – May 15 - Special Starts and Turns Practices
Bee Bees – 11:00-11:45 am at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 11:00-12 noon at Eisenhower
Bronze – 11:00-12 noon at Eisenhower
Silver I – 9:00-11:00 am at Eisenhower
Silver II – 9:00-11:00 am at Eisenhower
Gold – 9:00-11:30 am at Eisenhower
Monday – May 16
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – 7:30-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Silver II - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Gold - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Practice Schedule Changes This Week
No Changes Scheduled
Speedo Capital City Classic Meet Sign-up Reminder
Our site hosted Speedo Capital City Classic (June 10-12) is quickly approaching and we need all of our swimmer to sign-up now. This is a site hosted meet at the Nelson Center Pool and we highly encourage all of our Springfield Bullets to participate in this fun and exciting event. If you are not currently entered but would like to swim in this meet please send an email to Coach Jeff at j.skeels@academybullets.com. Again, we highly encourage all of our Springfield Bullets swimmers to participate in this meet.
Meet Added - Champaign Heat Illinois Open - July 8-10, 2022 - Sign-Up Now
We are excited to announce the Champaign Heat Illinois Open meet has been added to our summer meet schedule. The meet is scheduled for July 8-10 at the U of I ARC Center Pool in Champaign, Illinois. All Springfield Bullets’ in the IncrediBullets, Bronze, Silver I, Silver II and Gold groups are highly encouraged to participate in this meet. Registration for this meet is now open and will close on June 7th
To find additional information on this meet and to sign-up to participate visit our meet web page HERE.
Spring Family Picnic/Party –Saturday, May 14
Our 1st annual Springfield Bullets’ Spring Party is next Saturday, May 14th at the Sherman Village Park in Sherman, Il and we hope all of our Bullets’ swimmers and families can attend.
The party will start at 4:00 pm and will run until 7:00 pm. We are asking each family to bring a side dish to share with everyone. The team will supply hamburgers, hotdogs, and soft drinks for everyone.
The Sherman Village Park has a great kids playground that is right next to the pavilion we have rented for the party. We will also have some games for the swimmers and families to play. (if anyone has games they want to bring please do).
We ask that all families that plan to attend register HERE. This will allow us to purchase the correct amount of hamburgers/hotdogs and drinks.
Spring Party Details
Date – Saturday, May 14
Place – Village Sherman Park
Time – 4:00-7:00 pm (dinner at approximately 5:00 pm)
Register - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49ADAE2AA1F9C70-spring
We hope everyone is able to join us at the party. It promises to be a fun and exciting team building event
How Olympians Swim
One of the new things we are adding to our weekly newsletter is a how the Olympians swim feature. We think our swimmers and families can learn a lot about to swim faster by watching how the experts do it. This week we are featuring Lilly King, breaststroke world record holder, Olympic and World Champs Gold medalist and Regan Smith, backstroke world record holder and World Champion. Lilly Kings bio can be found HERE and Regan Smith’s bio can be found HERE
Lilly King -
100 Breast at 2020 Olympic Trials - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNvXZGcCGI0
Great Underwater Video of Her Technique - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHldNrA4KF0
Regan Smith -
World Record 200 Back at 2019 World Championships - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBaEfKA3e_Y
100 Back at 2022 USA Team Trials - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9niEBMBpU98
Feature Video Detailing Her 2019 World Record Swims - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDT7_qIXfxI
New Swimmers Always Welcome - Invite Your Family and Friends to Join Our Team
Know anyone that might be interested in joining our Bullets’ family? We accept new swimmers throughout the year and right now is a great time to join. Please pass our information on to family and friends and have them fill out our new interested swimmer form HERE . They can also get information from our new swimmer information sheet HERE We always accept new swimmers.
We also are hosting new member tryouts/placements every Thursday at 6:00 pm at Eisenhower Pool. If they cannot come on Thursday, please have them contact me by email at j.skeels@academybullets.com to arrange for another day/time.
REMINDERS
Upcoming Springfield Bullets Hosted Meets
o June 10-12 – Speedo Capital City Classic meet – This is our annual 3-day long course (50 meter) meet held at the Nelson Center pool. This meet is always a huge hit for our swimmers and visiting teams and we expect it to be once again this year.
Great Read - Parents’ Guide to Competitive Swimming Success
The following article is by the coach of one of the most successful age-group programs in the country. I strongly encourage every parent on our team to look at Coach Brooks’ article and use it as a guide as your swimmers progress through our program. There is a lot of material, but I found all of it to be relevant to questions and situations that come up almost every day on the deck and at the meets. READ MORE HERE
Reminder - New Member T-Shirt/Cinch Bag
If you swimmer is new to the Springfield Bullets and have not received their complimentary Bullets’ t-shirt and cinch bags, please see coach Jeff at the pool. We recently replenished our stock and want to make sure all our new swimmers receive their shirt and bag.
Reminder - Observing Practice at Eisenhower Pool
We ask that anyone watching practice at Eisenhower pool to please do so from the wooden bleachers on the north side of the pool. This allows the coaches and swimmers to focus on us during the practice times. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.