PDN - 22 January 2016

 

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Contents / Quick Links

February Club Night

Juniors Day Out @ Rottnest

Swimmers of the Week

Meet Information

Upcoming Pool Meets

Upcoming Open Water Meets

Junior Race Nights / Holiday Relay Practice

Training & Coaching Information

Schedule Changes - Australia Day

January School Holiday Training Schedules

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

Developing & Perfrming National Yoga Classes

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

Chocolate Fundriser Launch

Pool Deck News Distribution

Thought for the Week

 

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FEBRUARY CLUB NIGHT, Thursday 4^th February

• Thursday 04^th February @ HBF Stadium, Indoor 8 lane pool

• Warm up @ 4pm, Racing @ 5pm

• All squad members welcome

• An official timed long course meet comprising 4 50s, 4 100s, the 200 IM and 400 Free

• Club Night replaces training for all squads on this afternoon, except for St Mary’s squads and PN & DN.  PN & DN will train from 4pm in the outdoor 8 lane pool

• PN & DN swimmers are encouraged to enter events in the second half of the program out of preference, unless they “need” to do an earlier event for a qualifying time or for A-Grade selection

• Times swum at this club night will be considered as part of the club’s A-Grade Premiership Selection process, as well as National Open & Age Championships and Junior Long Course State Championships Relay selection processes

• Entries are now open for SWA registered swimmers; the squad only swimmers entry link will be live on Monday 25^th January.  Entries will close on Tuesday 02^nd February @ 9pm
  Click here to see the event details and to enter 

 

 

JUNIORS DAY OUT @ ROTTNEST

• Give your kids the opportunity to try open water swimming in the pristine waters of Thompson Bay, Rottnest Island, with the inaugural Swim Stars Champs of the Bay

• Run by Swimming WA’s Open Water Swimming Series, the event will be held the day after the Rottnest Channel and elite Champions of the Channel swims

• Kicking off at 9.30am on Sunday 28th February, Swim Stars Champs of the Bay will feature four distances – 150m, 300m, 450m and 600m – and is open to anyone aged between 7 and 13 years on the day of the swim

• Tickets are just $17.50 for each distance, or $15 per child for two or more children entering the same distance. And thanks to the generous support of Rottnest Express all tickets include free, same-day return ferry travel to Rottnest Island on Rottnest Express, with accompanying families and friends receiving a 25% discount*. All swimmers will receive a single use promotional code following their registration

• Bookings available now and numbers are strictly limited so get in quick! Book here now through Swimming WA

• Once confirmed, please email the club on communications@uwawestcoast.org and advise your swimmer(s) registration.  The club would like to send a coach and plan additional fun activities on the beach following the open water swims and will do so if there are sufficient numbers

 

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SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK

Ross Goodison & Adam Sudlow for taking out The Last Swimmer Standing Challenge, holding a plank position for 16mins 48secs and 16mins 47 secs respectively:   It was a display of pure determination and was inspiring for the other PN & DN swimmers to watch. They’ve thrown down the gauntlet … if there is a parent out there who can beat them, let us know! 

 

 

SWIMMERS ON TOUR

A group of our most senior swimmers (Blair Evans, Tamsin Cook, Damian Fyfe, Hadley Lindsay, Zac Incerti, Ashleigh Glover, Alex Milligan, Braga Verhage and Sophie Yaksich) are in Melbourne competing at the Victorian Open Championships from January 22^nd – January 24^th

Already, on Day 1, Blair Evans, Tamsin Cook, Damian Fyfe, Hadley Lindsay, Zac Incerti,Ashleigh Glover & Alex Milligan have all made it to this evening’s finals and will be racing against the biggest names in Australian Swimming. 

To see the results and watch the action via live streaming click here 

 

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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

 

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

• Entries have now closed

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

• Morning heats Warm up @ 08.00, Start @ 09.00

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

• Click here to go to the estimated timeline

• Coaches in attendance: TBC

 

HFMF Qualifying Meet #2 

****NEW MEET ADDED TO CALENDAR ****
(Targeted for all PN & DN swimmers not swimming at the new Year Challenge)

• Entries close Sunday 24^th January @ 9.30pm

• Event on Friday 29^th January @ HBF Stadium

• Warm up @ 11.00, Start @ 12.00 approx.

• Click here to check event list and enter  (Note: Entries are filling fast)

• Coaches in attendance: TBC

 

2016 HFMF Junior Championship

• Entries have now closed

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

• Saturday:  Warm up @ 11.30 am approx.; Start @ 12.30pm approx.

• Sunday:  Warm up @ 12.00pm approx.; Start @ 1.00pm approx.

• Click here to go to the estimated timeline

• Coaches in Attendance: TBC

 

2016 Rockingham Stingrays Summer Carnival
(Not Targeted)

• Entries have now closed

• Event on Saturday 06^th February @ Beatty Park Leisure Centre

• Warm up @ 08.00; Start @ 09.00

• Coaches in Attendance: None

 

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

• Entries are now open

• Click here to go to the Club Night Entry Page  Please note that this club night is open to ALL squad swimmers.  Entries are already open for the SWA registered competitive swimmers.  The squad only swimmers’ entry link will be live on Monday

• Warm up @ 4pm, Racing @ 5pm

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

• Club Night replaces training for all squads on this afternoon, except for St Mary’s squads and PN & DN.  PN & DN will train from 4pm in the outdoor 8 lane pool

• PN & DN swimmers are encouraged to enter events in the second half of the program out of preference, unless they “need” to do an earlier event for a qualifying time or for A-Grade selection

  

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)
(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 10: Bunbury

• Entries have now closed

• 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

 

OWS Series Round 11: Sorrento

• Entries have now closed

• 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

 

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 "normal" 2015 - 2016 Training Schedule

• The January School Holiday training timetable detailed below will continue through next week, other than on Tuesday

• AUSTRALIA DAY, Tuesday 26^th January: There will be no training for any squads at HBF, UWA and St Mary’s, other than those members of PN & DN not going on the camp who have one session at UWA from 6am – 9am

• From Monday 1^st February the “normal” training schedules resume

 

January School Holiday Training
Monday 4^th January - Saturday 30^th January, other than Australia Day, Tuesday 26^th January

  

St Mary's

• Morning and Afternoon sesions as per the normal schedule, other than on Australia when there is NO training. Any swimmers interested in getting specific relay practice are welcome to attend the Friday morning session at UWA

 

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

• Morning sessions: Monday through to Friday from 8am to 10am @ UWA, other than Australia Day when there is NO training

• Afternoon sessions: Monday through to Friday from 4pm to 6pm @ HBF, other than Australia Day when there is NO training
  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 runs for 1 hour only within each of these sessions.
  In the mornings, Junior White runs from 8am - 9am; Junior Green 9am - 10am
  In the afternoons at HBF, Junior White runs from 4pm-5pm; Junior Green from 5pm-6pm

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

 

 

Developing & Performing National Training

• Morning sessions
  04.50am - 08.00am Monday & Friday @ HBF
  06.00am - 09.00am Tuesday & Thursday @ HBF, except on Australia Day (see below)
  06.00am - 09.00am Saturday @ UWA

• Afternoon sessions 4pm - 7pm. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday @ HBF, except on Australia Day (see below)

• Australia Day, Tuesday 26th January:  For those not ging to the Margaret River Camp, there will be a training session from 06.00am to 09.00am @ UWA

• 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

• One more volunteer parent managers/helper (female) is NEEDED.  Any parent willing to fill this role should let us know via email on communications@uwawestcoast.org ASAP

• Anticipate ETA at HBF for pick up on Wednesday is 5.30pm

 

 

Performing National & Developing National
Athlete Interviews

• The coaches have been having a number of coach / parent / athlete interviews to report on the athletes progress, review athlete goals and communicate the plan through to nationals/major meet 

• if you haven't had yours yet, please email a request to your swimmer's coach to advise your availability

 

 

Performing & Developing National Yoga/Stretching Class
Seeking Expressions of Interest

• To help support the swimmers through the intense training in the build up to Nationals, we would like to offer the PN &DN swimmers a weekly Yoga class aimed at injury prevention and body maintenance

• The provider is the yoga school formerly attended by Eamon Sullivan

• The venue will be UWA and the classes will be scheduled on the back of Saturday morning training, that is from 9.15 – 10.15am

• To take us up to nationals, we will offer a block of 5 classes which will be on each Saturday when there is no targeted meet

• The first class will be on Saturday 6^th February

• The cost is $50 per person for the block of 5 classes.  Places are limited.  To confirm your place please email communications@uwawestcoast.org and make payment to the club account as detailed below by Thursday 28^th January
  BSB: 066 103
  Account Number: 00900041
  Reference: Yoga Block 1 – ‘Surname’

 

 

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 Deal with Failure. Everybody fails at some point.  Even the swimming greats fail.  But, what akes them succeed in the long term is being able to deal with failure.  Olivier Poirier Leroy considers how we can use failure in the pool to our advantage.  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 communications@uwawestcoast.org

• 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

 

 

Fundraiser: Chocolates

• UWA-West coast are about to launch a chocolate fundraiser

• As part of the nationals fundraising efforts, we expect all nationals competitors to sell at least one box of chocolates.  Each box contains 50 bars of Cadbury's chocolates to be sold @ $1 each

• Chocolate boxes will be available for collection at Club night on 4^th February

• Any other swimmers who would like to sell chocolates to raise funds for the club (in general, not just the nationals trip) are also welcome to join in; just email communications@uwawestcoast.org by Thursday 28^th January and advise how many boxes you would like to sell 

 

 

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:

"Every time you stay out late, every time you sleep in,every time you miss a workout, every time yo don't give 100%, you make it that much easier for me to beat you."

  

 

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