Homework assignment

Great first practice on Tuesday!  Thanks for everyone's patience as we slowly find our groove.

I wanted to share with all of you a great place to find videos and descriptions of many of the swimming drills out there.  While we will not be using all of these, it helps give a great path to follow to help improve your strokes.  I'll be referring back to this website through out the season, so start studying up now!

Enjoy! Swimming

TO ALL NEW SWIMMERS:

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Lots of information

Congrats to all of those who competed in so many different events over these past two months! So many of you have reached out past your comfort zone and I applaud you for it! Let's keep that trend alive!

We are starting this years season much earlier than we have in the past. By doing so, we have some conflicts with the LTHS Highschool Team. Our first 2 Saturday practices of this season are canceled. After we get through these 2 weeks we should be fairly uneffected for the most part moving forward.

So for your first day of practice this is what I can tell you.

Please meet up in the bleachers at the deep side of the pool. I am now coaching part of the age group team that has practice before us so I will get up there a minute or two after 8pm. Please no heckling!!

We will be going over our plan for the season, safety information and a few other items. There will be time for questions!

Then you can change into your suits and participate in a quick and easy swim practice.

New swimmers to the team must give me a copy of your USMS registration. See me after the meeting and we can talk before you get in the pool.

See you Tuesday night!

Coach Steve

Weekend

It's a BIG weekend for some of our swimmers.

We have individuals participating in the Big Shoulders 5K Swim, Ironman Wisconsin, and S.O.S. Triathlon.

Let's wish them all good luck! 

P.S. We expect to see you all on Tuesday.

Practice Starts Soon...

2012 - 2013 FALL/WINTER/SPRING (9/11/12 - 5/23/13) - $350

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

All team members are required to have a current USMS membership for insurance purposes.  To Join or Update your USMS Membership, CLICK HERE. 

PLEASE provide Coach Steve with a copy of your current USMS card on your first day of practice.  You will not be allowed to enter the water without a copy of your card.  Most memberships expire on December 31st so you may only need to print out your card.  We'll be re-checking membership on January 1st.

When joining/updating:

Your LMSC or club's officical abbreviation:  Illinois (IL)
Your Club:  Illinois Masters (IM)
Your Workout Group:  LYON

We will not have access to pull buoys, paddles or kickboards this year.  Please bring your own if you want to use them during practice.