Spfld Newsletter/Practice Schedule May 16-23, 2022
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Practice Schedule – May 16-23
The single most important factor for continued improvement is consistent practice attendance!
Monday – May 16
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 17
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 18
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 19
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 20
No Practice – All Groups
Saturday – May 21
Bee Bees – No Practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – TBA
Silver I – TBA
Silver II – TBA
Gold – TBA
Sunday – May 22
Bee Bees – TBA
IncrediBullets – TBA
Bronze – TBA
Silver I – TBA
Silver II – TBA
Gold – TBA
Monday – May 23
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.
How Olympians Swim
This week we look at the greatest swimmer and greatest Olympian of all time - Michael Phelps. Phelps is a 28 time Olympic medalist with 23 total Olympic Golds! He swam in 5 different Olympic Games with his fist coming at the age of 15 yrs old. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Phelps won an unprecedented 8 gold medals and set 7 world records. His incredible bio can be found HERE
“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.”
In this video Michael Phelps sits down with Forbes' Kurt Badenhausen and discusses the highs and lows of his illustrious career. He talks about how when he first learned to swim - “I didn’t want to get my face wet” He also talk about his training for the 2008 Olympics - “I went 5 straight years without missing a single workout. 365 days a year.. every single day I was in he water.”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o7I0FxFNeQ
All 8 of Phelps’ gold medal swims from the 2008 Olympics. There is great video of his starts, stroke technique, turns and finishes.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o7I0FxFNeQ
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.