Friday Practice Change

Most of the coaching staff will be attending meets Friday - Sunday. Due to this we will be using the following schedule.

Age Group 1 - 4:45 - 5:30 pm

Age Group 2 & 3 - 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Age Group 4 - 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Senior 1 and 2 - Normal Schedule

See you at the meet!

FINA issues final 2010 suit list (1/7/2010) On January 4, 2010, FINA, the international governing body for the sport, issued itsfinal list of suits approved for use in competition in 2010. However, USA Swimming expects to receive further guidance from FINA later this month regarding the list. Until such time as we receive that guidance, USA Swimming will continue to allow all swimsuits which are either listed on the final FINA list or meet the criteria below: 1. Swimsuits for men may not extend above the navel or below the knee and for women may not cover the neck or extend past the shoulders or below the knee; 2. No zippers or other fastening devices are allowed except for a waist tie on a brief or jammer; and 3. Suits must be of textile material and must not be made of any rubberized type of material such as polyurethane or neoprene. If you have questions regarding this, please send an email to USA Swimming.

Stretch Bands

As the Short course season wraps up the coaching staff is already looking forward to our upcoming Long course season. One big installment we will be adding is a dryland routine for Age Groups 2 through Senior 2. We are currently getting all of our material on paper for hand outs so we can begin rehearsing the routines as soon as the Championship meets end in Feb. All swimmers in Age Group 3 and above will need their "cords" if you have lost or do not have a one please get them so you are ready for the workout. We will be relying on these from now on during most of our dryland workouts. A sneak peak at what we are going to be working on ....

Stretching - Static and Ballistic
Shoulder Maintenance
Shoulder Strength Building
Core Strength Building

Yoga for Swimmers

Plyometrics

And a few more routines.

Groups 3 and above will work on these through out March and continue on a regular basis through the Longcourse season.

Saturday Practice

Group 4 will have saturday practice 8:00 - 9:30 am this weekend. Lets all make it out to the pool. Reminder there is no practice on Monday so lets get our swim in!!!!

Looks like fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU76a7CP8bs&feature=player_embedded

I wanted to give a big shout out to all the group 4 swimmers who have stepped it up post holiday!!!! Keep up the great work.

Updates

Now that the cold air has moved through Houston all groups should be back to our normal practice schedule. Listed are a couple dates to keep an eye on for the upcoming months.

MLK - No practice. The facility will be closed for the Holiday.

8 and Under Meet - Jan 17th at UH

9-14 Junior Meet - Jan 22nd - 24th at KATY

13 and Over Spring Champs - Feb. 19th - 21st at TWST

12 and Under Spring Champs - Feb 26th - 28th at KATY

There shouldn't be any more closures due to holidays until the end of May.

See you guys at the pool,

Coach Jason