PDN - 10 January 2016

 wishes all members a very

 

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Contents / Quick Links

January Club Night

Swimmers of the Week

Meet Information

Upcoming Pool Meets

Upcoming Open Water Meets

Junior Race Nights / Holiday Relay Practice

Training & Coaching Information

Schedule

January School Holiday Training Schedules

Developing & Perfoming National Training Schedules : December & January

Developing & Performing National Training Camp:Margaret River, Parent Volunteers NEEDED

Return of Normal Training Schedules

Performing & Developing National Athlete Interviews

Water Bottles Reminder

Injury Policy

Late Arrival / Early Departure Policy

Article of the Week

Other Club Information

Competition to Design new Club Bathers

Club Only / Squad Only Memberships

Volunteers Needed: Committee Vacancies

Fundraising

Wine Fundraiser Results

Pool Deck News Distribution

Thought for the Week

 

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JANUARY CLUB NIGHT, Thursday 14^th January

• Warm up @ 4pm, Racing @ 5pm

• A fun, social club night with relays @ UWA for ALL squad members

• Training for PN& DN will be relocated to UWA on this afternoon from 3pm – 5pm to facilitate attendance at club night directly afterwards

• Club Night replaces training for all other squads

• There will be a BBQ with hamburgers @ $6, hot dogs @ $3 and drinks @ $2

• Entries are now open and will close on Tuesday 12^th January @ 9pm
  Click here to see the event details and to enter  

 

CLOTHING DRIVE

As you all know there have been some terrible bush fires down south over the last few days.  One of our swimmers, Emily Cook, brought the closeness of this situation to our attention as she pointed out that fellow swimmers and officials were not able to get here for the country championships this weekend.  Many people form our own community have lost their homes and all of their possessions.  And further, we all might know people affected by this tragedy, so please can we help?

To this end, we would like to invite members to donate any clothes, sheets, blankets towels etc.  Please bring any such donations to club night on Thursday and we will forward them to an appropriate distribution centre.  Any contribution will be gratefully received and will go some way towards helping those in need start to rebuild their lives. 

 

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SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK

The PN & DN swimmers (pictured below) that made the full set of 9 sessions this week:   that is 9 swim sessions, 5 runs, 4 circuits and 2 gym sessions, making a total of 27 hours in 6 days.  They're almost half way through "Hell Month" & they're still smiling!

 

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MEET INFORMATION

  

2015/2016 Long Course Targeted Meets

• The Long Course Targeted Meet Calendar is on the website
  Click here to view the targeted meet calendar 

• The targeted meets are attended by your coach and form part of your season program.  Swimmers should make every effort to attend the targeted meets.   If, you are unable to attend any of your targeted meets, please discuss alternatives with your coach

• If you have any doubt/queries over what events your swimmer should be doing at any meet, please speak with your coach

 

****  Timekeeping Rosters & Competitive Members' directory  ****

• In the transitional phase, as we integrate the two clubs, time keeping rosters will be posted on the (former) West Coast Swimming Club Website (http://westcoast.swimming.org.au), under Meet Info ==> Time Keeping Rosters)

• A directory of competitive members has been created for the purpose of engineering timekeeping swaps as and when you need to do so. 
  Click here to access the competitive members' directory
  
  

 

 

UPCOMING MEETS : POOL

 

JANUARY CLUB NIGHT, Thursday 14^th January
(Targeted for ALL Squads)

• Entries are now open and will close on Tuesday 12^th January @ 9pm

• For details & online entry click here

• Warm up @ 4pm, Racing @ 5pm

• A fun, social club night with relays & BBQ @ UWA for ALL squad members

• PN and DN will train at UWA from 3 – 5pm on this afternoon to enable them to attend club night

• There will be NO training for any other squads on this afternoon; all swimmers should attend the club night

 

 

HFMF NEW YEAR CHALLENGE: Invitational
(Targeted for all invited PN & DN swimmers)

• Entries Close Tuesday 19^th January @ 21.30

• Event on Friday 29^th January – Sunday 31^st January @ HBF Stadium

• By Invitation Only.  Invitations were sent to qualifying athletes on 22^nd December

• 6 events max.

• Click here to enter

• Morning heats Warm up @ 08.00, Start @ 09.00

• Evening Finals Warm up @ 4.30pm, Start @ 5.30pm

• Coaches in attendance : TBC

 

2016 HFMF New Year's Junior Challenge

• Entries Close Tuesday 19^th January @ 21.30

• Event on Saturday 30^th January -  Sunday 31^st January @ HBF Stadium

• For swimmers age 7 to 12 who have "AA qualifying time" for their age group in the 2015-2016 Summer almanac.  Note:  7 yr olds must have 8 yr old AA times

• Click here to enter

• Warm up on completion of New Year Challenge Heats Session; Start 1 hr later

• Coaches in Attendance: TBC

 

Southside Penrhos Wesley LC Meet (13 & O and M/C)
(Not Targeted)

• Entries Close Monday 11^th January

• Event on Sunday 17^th January @ HBF Stadium (Age calculate as of 20^th February)

• Click here to enter

• Warm up @ 08.00; Start @ 09.00

• Coaches in Attendance: None

 

2016 Rockingham Stingrays Summer Carnival
(Not Targeted)

• Entries Close Wednesday 20^th January @ 20.00
• Event on Saturday 06^th February @ Beatty Park Leisure Centre
• Click here to enter
• Warm up @ 08.00; Start @ 09.00
• Coaches in Attendance: None

 

FEBRUARY CLUB NIGHT, Thursday 4^th February
(Targeted for ALL Squads)

• Entries close on Tuesday 2^nd February @ 9pm

• Event @ HBF Stadium

• Warm up @ 4pm, Racing @ 5pm

• An official timed competitive club night @ HBF Stadium for ALL squad members

• There will be NO training on this afternoon; all swimmers should attend the club night

• Event list to be confirmed

  

Bayview Saints Summer Carnival
(Targeted for ALL Squads)

• Entries Close on Wednesday 3^rd February

• Event on Sunday 14^th February @ HBF Stadium

• Click here to enter

• Warm up @ 08.00; Start @ 09.00

• Coaches in Attendance: TBC

 

The Bell Meet, Tuesday 16^th February
(National Team Fundraiser; Targeted for ALL Squads)

• Entries close on Thursday 4^th February @ 9pm 

• Event @ HBF Stadium

• Warm up @ 4pm, Racing @ 5pm

• There will be NO training on this afternoon at HBF or UWA; all swimmers should attend 

• Event list to be confirmed

 

Southside Penrhos Wesley LC Meet (12 & Under)
(Not Targeted for Jnr Green, Blue, Gold, EN & PF)

• Entries Close Friday 12^th February

• Event on Saturday 20^th February @ HBF Stadium

• Click here to enter

• Warm up @ 08.00; Start @ 09.00

• Coaches in Attendance: TBC

 

End of Summer Sensation
(Targeted for ALL who qualify)

• Entries Close Monday 11^th January

• Event on Saturday 27^th  & Sunday 28^th February @ HBF Stadium

• State Qualfying times required for entry

• Click here to enter

• Warm up @ 08.00; Start @ 09.00

• Coaches in Attendance: TBC

 

 

UPCOMING MEETS : OPEN WATER 

 

OWS Series Round 9: Mandurah

• Entries have now closed

• Event on Saturday 16th January at Town Beach

• Pre-Registered Check-in @ 06.00 – 07.30, Late Entries on the day @ 06.00-07.15

• Briefing @ 07.20, Start @ 07.30 for 500m event

• Briefing @ 07.40, Start @ 08.00 for 1.25km,2.5km & 5km events

• Coaches in attendance: None

• Click here to go directly to the Open Water Event Registration Page

 

OWS Series Round 10: Bunbury

• Entries close Wednesday 20^th January @ 11.00pm

• Event on Sunday 24^th January at Bunbury Back Beach

• Pre-Registered Check-in @ 06.00 – 07.30, Late Entries on the day @ 06.00-07.15

• Briefing @ 07.20, Start @ 07.30 for 500m event

• Briefing @ 07.40, Start @ 08.00 for 1.25km,2.5km & 5km events

• Coaches in attendance: None

• Click here to go directly to the Open Water Event Registration Page

 

OWS Series Round 11: Sorrento

• Entries close Thursday 21^st January @ 11.00pm

• Event on Tuesday 26^th January at Sorrento Beach

• Pre-Registered Check-in @ 06.00 – 07.20, Late Entries on the day @ 06.00-06.45

• Briefing @ 07.20, Start @ 07.30 for 500m event

• Briefing @ 07.40, Start @ 08.00 for 1.25km,2.5km, 5km & 10km events

• Coaches in attendance: None

• Click here to go directly to the Open Water Event Registration Page

 

OWS Series Round 12: Rockingham

• Entries close Wednesday 27^th January @ 11.00pm

• Event on Sunday 31^st January at Rockingham Beach

• Pre-Registered Check-in @ 06.00 – 07.30, Late Entries on the day @ 06.00-07.15

• Briefing @ 07.20, Start @ 07.30 for 500m event

• Briefing @ 07.40, Start @ 08.00 for 1.25km,2.5km & 5km events

• Coaches in attendance: None

• Click here to go directly to the Open Water Event Registration Page

 

OWS Series Round 13: Swim the Swan

• Entries close Thursday 4^th February @ 11.00pm

• Event on Saturday 20^th February at Barrack Street Jetty, Swan River

• Pre-Registered Check-in @ 06.00 - 0.730, Late Entries on the day @ 06.00-07.15

• Briefing @ 07.40, Start @ 08.00

• Coaches in attendance: None

• Click here to go directly to the Open Water Event Registration Page

 

OWS Series Round 14: Mandurah

• Entries close Wednesday 17^th February @ 11.00pm

• Event on Saturday 20^th February at Doddies Beach

• Pre-Registered Check-in @ 06.00 - 0.730, Late Entries on the day @ 06.00-07.15

• Briefing @ 07.40, Start @ 08.00 for 1.25km,2.5km & 5km events

• Coaches in attendance: None

• Click here to go directly to the Open Water Event Registration Page

 

 

Junior Race Nights / Holiday Relay Practice Mornings

 

• Junior Race nights will return on Friday afternoons after the end of the school holidays

• Meanwhile, Holiday training in January at UWA will focus on relay practice, incorporating dive starts and relay changeovers, on Friday mornings.  Any interested St Mary's swimmers are also welcome to attend these sessions

 

 

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TRAINING & COACHING INFORMATION

 

Schedule 

• Click here to go to the current 2015 - 2016 Training Schedule
• Note:  these schedules do NOT apply through the January school holiday period;
  see below

 

 

January School Holiday Training
Monday 4^th January - Saturday 30^th January

  

St Mary's

• Morning and Afternoon sesions will run as per the normal schedule.  any swimmers interested in getting specific relay practice are welcome to attend the Friday morning sessions at UWA

 

HBF & UWA for ALL squads (other than Developing national & Performing National)

• Morning sessions will be held daily from Monday through to Friday from 8am to 10am @ UWA

• Afternoon sessions will be held daily from Monday through to Friday from 4pm to 6pm @ HBF
  Please note:  All swimmers attending these HBF sessions are required to pay the Venues West Entry Fee

• Squads members can attend any of the morning or afternoon sessions at UWA or HBF irrespective of where they normally swim

• Squad coaches may vary during this period as a "Team Coaching" approach will be taken

 

NOTE:

• Junior White and junior Green squads will run for 1 hour only within each of these sessions.
  In the mornings, Junior White will run from 8am - 9am; Junior Green 9am - 10am
  In the afternoons at HBF, Junior White will run from 4pm-5pm; Junior Green from 5pm-6pm

• Junior Blue and Junior Gold will run for the 2 hours of each session with a combination of 1.5hours swimming and 0.5 hours dryland/team activities

 

Reminder: 14^th January Club Night

• A fun club night is planned on 14^th January at UWA (as detailed above)

• Afternoon training for PN & DN will be relocated to UWA and rescheduled from 3pm – 5pm to enable those swimmers to attend club night directly afterwards

• All squads are requested to attend club night at UWA.  There will be no other training at any venue on this afternoon

 

 

Developing & Performing National Training
December & January

• Monday 28^th December to Saturday 23^rd January:
  Morning sessions 6am - 9am.  Monday,Tuesday,Thursday & Friday @ HBF; Saturday @ UWA
  Afternoon sessions 4pm - 7pm. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday @ HBF

• REQUEST:  Please be reminded that Venues West Require all PN & DN swimmers to scan their HBF access cards on the way out from training on Mondays and Fridays.  (This is in our interest as a club as Venues West rates and investment in the facility is determined by usage, so they need to capture all users in their reporting)

 

 

Developing & Performing National Training Camp

• Monday 25^th January - Wednesday 27^th January @ Margaret River

• Volunteer Parent managers/helpers are NEEDED.  Any parents willing to assist, please let us know via email to Penny on communications@uwawestcoast.org 

• The 50% deposit will be due by Friday 15th January; the balance will be due on Friday 22nd January.  Costs will be mailed out early this week

 

 

From Monday 1^st February 2016 .....

The normal training schedule resumes

 

 

Performing National & Developing National
Athlete Interviews

• The coaches would like to start scheduling the coach / parent / athlete interviews to report on the athletes progress, review athlete goals and communicate the plan through to nationals/major meet 

• Swimmers, please start reflecting on your dream goal in swimming

• Parents, please email your swimmer's coach to advise your availability

 

 

Water Bottles

• ALL swimmers in ALL squads must always have a FULL water bottle with them at the start of every training session

 

 

Injury Policy

• Swimmers that complain of soreness or injury that prevents them from completing the full extent of the session, will be asked to leave the session

• In order to return to training, the swimmer must seek a professional medical appraisal (ie. Physio, doctor, etc)

• The report of the appraisal must be presented to the coach prior to the swimmer returning to training

• The report must include a detailed summary of the injury, prescribed rehabilitation activities/limitations, and ongoing pre-habilitation (prevention exercises)

• The injured swimmer must arrive 15 minutes early to each session to conduct rehab exercises (which are prescribed by the medical professional) on their own

• Brett Slocombe and Jeremy Hunter are our preferred physios. Dr. Peter Steele is our preferred doctor

 

 

Late Arrival / Early Departure Policy

• Parents are responsible for communicating to the coach when a swimmer will be late or is required to leave early

• Once the session commences, swimmers who arrive late without prior communication from their parent, will not be allowed to train 

• Swimmers can gain consent to leave early from a session via their parent directly requesting this from the coach. A written letter or email will suffice

  

 

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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

• How To Destroy Your Child's Athletic Future In 3 Easy Steps. By heeding a few simple rules, and examining a few of your motives, you can help your child become a better athlete, a better competitor, happier, and healthier child.  If you are find yourself excited at the potential of your child's athletic career, Matt Russ invites you take an objective look within highlighting 3 things that you could do inadvetently to guarantee your child will not end up where you believe they will.  Click here to read the full article

• If you come across any relevant articles that you'd like to be added to our library under the Articles & Information subtab that sits under News tab on the website so everyone can read them, please email them to Penny on penny@westcoastswimclub.com.au

• All articles will be vetted and endorsed by our coaching staff prior to being posted

 

 

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OTHER CLUB INFORMATION

 

Calling all Creative Swimmers to Design our new Bathers

• UWA - West Coast needs its own identity

• We have received a number of great designs for the application of the club name.  Feedback will be provided soon. We are in need of further input for the design of club bathers.

• The primary constraints on the bathers' design is that they must use the club colours blue, green and gold.  If the university logo is used, it must not be defaced in any way.  To help you work wit these constraints ,please refer to the logo design guidelines file

• Use the start of the holidays to get creative.  Please submit any designs by email to Penny on communications@uwawestcoast.org

  

 

Club/Squad Only Memberships

• The Club only membership option is now available 

• All former West coast squad only members can now become Club Only UWA - West Coast Swimmming Club members at a cost of $25 per swimmer plus $25 for a parent member.  This entitles your swimmer to compete a 4 club nights per year and take part in all other club functions

• The Club Only option does not allow swimmers to compete at SWA sanctioned meets.  For this, you need to take out a full, annual SWA membership

• Note that former West Coast squad only members will need to follow the New Member links as the former squad only membership has lapsed.

• Please follow the links below to take out a Club Only or SWA Annual membership.
  For a non competitive squad only membership, after entering your swimmer's name and date of birth, on the next screen select the "Club Only" Option
  For an SWA competitive membership, after entering your swimmer's name and date of birth, on the next screen select the "Annual" Option
  
  
  New Members:
  http://www.myswimresults.com.au/MembershipNewRegistration.aspx?ClubID=12
  
  Renewing Members:
  http://www.myswimresults.com.au/MembershipRenewRegistration.aspx?ClubID=12
  
  Membership Upgrades:
  http://www.myswimresults.com.au/MembershipUpgrade.aspx

 

 

Volunteers Needed for Vacant Committee Positions

• We would like to fill the vacant positions (fundraising co-ordinator and social director) as soon as possible

• Any member interested in finding out more and possibly taking up one of these positions, is invited to email the committee via penny@westcoastswimclub.com.au or talk in person to any of the committee members listed above when you see them around at the pool

• With each of these roles, there is also scope to volunteer as a small group of friends to share the workload and make it more fun

 

 

Nationals Fundraiser: Mad Bay Wines
OPEN UNTIL MONDAY 21^st DECEMBER For Deliery between Christmas & New Year

 

• The wine fundraiser has raised just over $1,525 towards the National team trip

• Thank you to all who contributed  

 

 

Swimmers' distribution list for Pool Deck News

As a move towards our swimmers' taking increased "ownership" of their swimming, we would like to include the swimmers on the Pool Deck News distribution list.

If you would like your swimmer(s) added to the pool deck distribution list encourage them to give their email address to their coach or forward the to penny@westcoastswimclub.com.au 

Alternatively, if you are a former West Coast member, you can add your student's email address to the database yourself through your West Coast account.  Just go to the "My Account" tab on the website, or click on the short cut link below, and on the "My Students"  tab enter the email address(es) for your child/children.
Click here to go to the "My account" page

The email addresses will be input to the secure membership database and not passed on to any third parties. They will only be used for the mailing out of the Pool Deck News.

 

Want to be notified when the Pool Deck News is posted?

Then like us on facebook and have your notifications set up. 
Click here to go directly to the facebook squad page

 

  

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

"We all get the same 366 days .... the only difference is what we do with them."

  

 

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