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OCTOBER, 2007
Volume 11, Issue 2 HEAD COACH’S COLUMN: Great job to everyone who participated at the Douglas meet. It was great to see so many of you at our first meet of the season. The beginning of the season is usually a time when the swimmers are working very hard, getting back in shape after the summer break and building a base for the new season. I was very pleased with everyone’s efforts and racing! I think we are on the right path to swim fast at the State Championships in November. Sometimes, new swimmers and some parents panic if they don’t see best times at every meet. However remember that in swimming, it is normal not to swim best times during the meets that happen during certain parts of the season. Best times should be expected after “tapering” when the body has had a chance to assimilate the hard work but is rested enough to be able to move fast. I want to also congratulate all the Tiburon Mile participants for great swims. Samantha, Tatum, Kevin, Garrett and Jacob did a great job and I think that race is a character-building race that goes a long way. I enjoyed watching these swimmers race. October is here and with it the Reno meet and the Nevada day parade. This year’s Nevada day’s theme is UFO’s so we will be getting swimmers of the different groups together to make their own masks in order to wear them on the traditional Tiger sharks’ float. Please watch out for more information in order to help out for this event. It is always so much fun! Have a safe and happy Halloween. Coach Gaby CJ’S CORNER: We just finished what seemed like a very long weekend in Minden and I want to congratulate all the swimmers that attended. The “Autumn Freeze” certainly lived up to its name and the kids endured some very chilly mornings and days in order to swim their events. I think just about every Red swimmer (and most others) had at least one best time and I hope you are all happy with that. We are heading into our hardest training weeks in order to get ready for the State meet in November so it is very hard to swim fast right now. My Red group had a hard week of practice and dryland with no real rest and they still swam great. Congratulations to those of you who qualified for State in some more events this weekend. We still have the Reno meet in October to make State times so keep up the good work and those that need to rest for Reno meet will. The next few weeks will be hard practices for everyone but the taper for the big meet is always nice. Keep working hard and you will be rewarded with fast times in the end. We have a fun month ahead with Halloween and the Nevada Day parade so I am really looking forward to good times with the team. Hope you are all enjoying this cool fall weather we are having and I am sure the snow is not far behind. Yikes!! Coach CJ Go Buckeyes!!! BONNIE’S BITES: The fall season is upon us and everyone has been working very hard. I would first like to welcome three new swimmers to my white group. First is Kaylee Young who is 12 and goes to school and EVMS. She started at the end of August and just completed her first meet. She did a great job at the meet. I am excited to see her progress. Welcome. Next, I would like to welcome Danielle. She is 13 and goes to Carson Middle School. She swam pre-comp this summer and decided to join the team in August. She is working very hard. Finally, I would like to welcome Abby Williams. She swam summer league the last 2 years and decided to take the plunge and join year round. She had a great meet, dropping time in everything she swam. At the Douglas meet we had some great swims by Stella Carol who took time off in almost all of her events and had a two second drop in her 50 free. Charlee Bradley had some awesome swims she continues to drop time in her events. Kelsey Bradley also dropped time this weekend. She had a fantastic 25 fly and 100 free. Caitlin Campbell also had a good meet and improved in most of her swims. She had a fantastic 100 fly. Way to go ladies. A quick reminder the Reno meet sheets are out. Please sign up if you haven’t already and we will be participating in the Nevada Day Parade. More information on that will be coming out. With the beginning of school and winter fast approaching it is important to keep rested and warm. Please remember our schedules tend to get busy and we all can get run down. Eat well, stay rested and take care of yourself. Keep working hard and I’ll see you at the pool. Coach Bonnie DONYA’S MESSAGE: My Supersquad and Blue groups just keep growing. Welcome to all my new swimmers . At the “Autumn Freeze” meet all of my swimmers had really good swims, with alot of time drops and best times. Nick and Katie Fischer after having taken a break came back to their first meet and took time off of their races. Congratulations to Spencer, Kayla, and Zach who swam in their first meet this past weekend. Mikel and River also had an awesome meet, great turns! Coming up at the end of October is the Reno meet. I want everyone that can come to sign-up! Coach Donya FROM THE PRESIDENT: Thoughts and Comments From the Club President As you will learn more about in her comments below, Nancy is no longer serving as co-president; which means that I have become the club president. Before, making any further comments, I would like to acknowledge Nancy’s service as co-president. In fact, she was co-president in name only, as I have to admit that she was doing well over 90% of the president’s duties, and that I have been “pitching in” only on and as needed basis. But, it is now time for me to “step up on the blocks”. In this column in future months, I plan to address issues and opportunities facing the Tiger Sharks program. However, for now, the club’s focus needs to be squarely on the upcoming State Meet (November 9-12). So, I will forgo any further comments and simply request that you read and respond to the information on the State Meet which Nancy has set out below, in her capacity as Meet Director. Mike Greetings from the past co-president 1. “The one constant in life is change.” I don’t know who said it first, but we all know that the saying is true. You will notice that there is a change in the name on the president’s letter. Mike and I realized that serving as the meet director as well as co-president was just too much for me, so I have stepped out of the co-president’s position in order to devote my energies to the up coming meets. There are other changes taking place in the club leadership. The By-laws have been revised and there are more positions on the board. It is exciting to see more parents of younger swimmers stepping forward. The Carson TigerSharks have a program that offers opportunities to a wide range of swimmers and yet traditionally the parents of the senior swimmers have held the positions on the board. It is understandable in one way, but the current board members are encouraging all parents to recognize that they may have a voice in the club’s management and to step forward and speak up. Greetings from the Meet Director We’re gearing up for the Nevada State Championships! Those volunteer forms that each family completed are great and appreciated. You will be contacted about your meet jobs shortly before the meet in November. Of course, if you would like to train for a specialty job, we won’t hold you to your previous choices. Many of the people who do those jobs that require training have swimmers who will be graduating soon and we would like to begin training people to step into those positions. Those of you who have helped with previous State Meets know that it is a very exciting time. The entire State of Nevada is represented. All the competitive swimming programs have the opportunity to send swimmers with qualifying times and your swimmer may be among that group. If they don’t have qualifying times now, they may by next year. Do you enjoy the technical aspects of swimming? Train to be a Stroke and Turn Official. There will be an opportunity to shadow a stroke and turn official and to participate in a clinic at the Reno meet. Give me a call if you have questions or email Van Fortier (van.fortier@gmail.com). The first step in the official’s training is that of marshal. It is easy to do and it is a great way to be on deck and watch the meet. Please let me know if you are interested. The training is brief. I’m looking forward to working with all of you. Everyone’s contribution is valuable. Please call if you have questions. Nancy Dyer, 883-4277, nancy@tigersharks.org CARSON TIGERSHARKS SCRIP SALES Participate in a fundraiser where you are not being asked to spend any additional money and that directly benefits you and your swimmer! What is Scrip? Scrip is “substitute money.” It is a cash card or certificate from one of over 300 local and national retailers. The card may be used instead of cash or given as a gift. Some retailers allow you to pay your monthly bill using scrip. How does Scrip Work? Retailers sell gift cards/certificates to the Scrip company at a discount. The Tigersharks offer these same gift cards/certificates to its’ families and friends at face value. The difference between the discount rate and the face value is the profit that will be applied directly to your fundraising account (a small handling fee will be deducted to cover our shipping costs). Note this is a change. In previous years, 3% of your scrip sales were credited to your fundraising account. We will now credit the entire discount percentage. What Merchants Participate? Approximately 300 retailers participate in the scrip program. An entire list is included in the Tigershark handbook. Lists will also be posted at the pool. Please keep the list handy as it also indicates the percent of your purchase that will be credited to your fundraising account. How do I Purchase Scrip? Starting in the fall of 2006, Scrip will no longer be available for immediate purchase at the pool. Instead, all scrip will need to be preordered. Each monthly Tigershark newsletter will have an order form enclosed (extra order forms will be available at the pool). Simply fill out the form indicating the scrip that you would like to purchase, write a check made out to the Carson Tigersharks and return it to the pool with your monthly dues. As membership fees are due on the 10th of each month, all scrip orders will be due on the 10th. Scrip will be ordered on the 12th of each month and will be available at the pool for pickup approximately five days later (we’ll get a better idea on turn around time after we’ve done this a few times). You will be notified via e-mail when the scrip has arrived. REMEMBER: There is no sacrifice involved with purchasing scrip. You know where you want to shop so you can purchase a gift certificate to do so and get fund raising credit at the same time! Information about signing up for e-scrip is on the insert with the scrip order form in this newsletter. It is also an easy way to earn fundraising money. BOARD MEETING The October Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 18 at 6:30pm. Please note the earlier time. All are welcome to attend the monthly meetings. The meeting will be held at: MIKE DYER’S LAW OFFICES 2805 MOUNTAIN STREET CONFERENCE ROOM HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Christopher Kitchen - October 2 Stella Carroll - October 9 SEPTEMBER, 2007 Volume 11, Issue 1 HEAD COACH'S COLUMN: Welcome back Tigersharks! It is great to see you back and to see some new faces as well. The first week back from our summer break is going smoothly and everyone seems to be getting back in shape quickly. Don't forget registration on the 4th and 5th of September and then, our Awards Event on the 8th of September. Everyone who swam last year is invited. I want to remind everyone to go online and update their profile. I like to have the right phone numbers, email addresses, goals and meets that you are intending to do. Remember that this year we will be hosting the Nevada State Championships in November and we will need everyone's help. We will have two swim meets for swimmers that haven't qualified to qualify. We would love to have a big team with lots of talented and hard working swimmers representing the Tigersharks. Remember that the Nevada State Championships even have the 8 and under category, so we would love to have some representation in this age-group as well. Parents, please plan on helping. We need you. Have a wonderful season and please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions, concerns or comments at gaby@tigersharks.org Coach Gaby FALL WORKOUT SCHEDULE Senior Group: 2:30-4:30PM Monday through Friday 7:30-9:30AM Saturdays 6:00-7:00AM Tuesdays and Thursdays (look at calendar for starting date) 5:00-5:45PM Weights Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (starting on the 10th of September) (must make all scheduled practices) Pre-Senior Group: 2:30-4:30PM Monday through Friday 5:00-5:45PM Weights Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (starting on September 10th) (must make 5 workouts per week. Can make up at other Senior times) Red Group: 3:30-5:15PM Monday through Friday) (must make 4 workouts per week) White Group: 4:30-6:00PM Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. Blue Group: 4:30-5:45PM Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Supersquad: 5:00-6:00PM Tuesdays and Thursdays CJ'S CORNER: I want to congratulate all of the Red swimmers on a great end of the summer meet at the Zone 4 Championships. Everyone swam really fast and had best times and I hope you all see that the hard work can pay off. Everyone did their best to make it to practice and the times certainly reflected your hard work. I hope you all had some much deserved rest and a nice break or vacation. We had close to perfect attendance on the first day of practice the 27th so we are off to a great start. We will work hard the next two months to get ready for the State meet that will be at our pool the beginning of November. You still have two meets to qualify for the state meet so please try to get to practice and get ready for the Douglas meet in September and the Reno meet in October. I will be resting everyone a little bit for those meets so that we can qualify more swimmers and more events. The banquet is September 8th so I hope to see you all there. It is a fun night and a good chance to be recognized for all your hard work during the year. Glad to see everyone back and don't hesitate to talk to me if you need anything. Fall is busy with school, soccer, cross- country, plays, etc. so I know it is a lot to fit in. If we work together we can still do other things and have a great fall season. Coach CJ Go Buckeyes!!! DONYA'S MESSAGE: Welcome back to all of my swimmers! I hope that you all had a fantastic break. It is nice to see all of your faces. I missed my Blue Group over the summer. I also want to say welcome to all of my new swimmers. It is so nice having you in my groups. Now I know that everyone is very busy with going back to school and various other activities. But don't forget about some important swimming events coming up. On the 8th of September we have our Awards Banquet which is always alot of fun and also coming up on the 28-30 of September we have Autumn Freeze meet in Douglas. This will be a great meet to get back in the swing of things, and also for all of you who have been away for the summer. Again welcome back and I look forward to a great Fall season! Coach Donya FROM THE PRESIDENT: WELCOME SWIMMERS! COME ON IN! THE WATER'S FINE! Whether you are new to our club or a returning swimmer, we're glad you're joining us. If you are returning, you'll notice a few changes. As we strive to make the environment for swimming a safe and positive one in which all swimmers can excel, changes are made. The most obvious change is our deck policy. It is essential that all parents abide by the closed deck policy. Practice time is for the coaches and swimmers. If there are questions or concerns, there is time before or after practice times to communicate with the coach or arrange for a time for in depth discussion. All of our coaches want to answer questions and help parents understand the swimming program, BUT not during practice time. Thank you for cooperating with us. Senior swimmers and parents of senior swimmers: The club is compiling a file of college swim programs. Don't think you're not good enough for college swimming. There are 3 divisions of NCAA swimming and NAIA with a wide range of time standards. Come and see our files and encourage your swimmer to check out the opportunities that college swimming offers. The Short Course Season is off to a very fast start with the Nevada State Championship Meet being hosted by the Tiger Sharks. It is an exciting opportunity to see swimmers from all over the state of Nevada. After this year, the State Meet will be back in Las Vegas for 2 years. Bonus times will again be used, so even if your swimmer has only 1 qualifying time, he/she may meet the bonus time standards for 2 extra events. Set those goals now and hopefully we'll have many swimmers participating. You probably know that on occasion there are odds and ends jobs that need to be done in the office (folding & addressing newsletters, stuffing envelopes, etc) and folks have said they would be glad to help out. By the end of the week you'll notice a new banner hanging by our office door that will serve as our signal that we would appreciate help. When help is needed the SOS sign will show. At all other times it will read "SMOOTH SAILING". It will be a great way to get to visit with some of you who like to stay at the pool and watch your children practice. FUN FACTS: According to a USA swim site many physicians and pediatricians consider swimming the ideal activity for developing muscular and skeletal growth. Why do doctors like it so much? 1. Swimming develops high quality aerobic endurance, the most important key to physical development. In other sports, an hour of practice may yield as little as 10 minutes of meaningful exercise. Age group swim teams use every precious minute of practice time developing fitness and teaching skills. 2. Swimming does a better job in proportional muscular development by using all the body's major muscle groups than other sports. More facts next month. Nancy Dyer SPONSORSHIPS It's TIME TO GET SPONSORS!!! Sponsorships are a great way to reduce your fundraising fees and get the community involved with the Tigershark Team! There is a new sponsorship coordinator who has lots of great ideas and can help in getting letters sent and follow-up. Her name is Tamsen Bradley and she can be reached at tamsen.bradley@yahoo.com. Ninety percent of sponsorship money received goes directly to your fund-raising account....ask your dentist, doctor, business owners, friends and family. Contact Tamsen for a list of what each sponsor receives. Also, information will be available at swim registration on September 4th and 5th. IT DOESN’T HURT TO ASK!!! BOARD MEETING The September Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 20 at 6:30pm. Please note the earlier time. All are welcome to attend the monthly meetings. The meeting will be held at: MIKE DYER'S LAW OFFICES 2805 MOUNTAIN STREET CONFERENCE ROOM HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Matt Salvador - Sept. 1 Jacob Cornwell - Sept. 4 Anna McMahon - Sept. 15 Milena Patten - Sept. 17 Abby Pittman - Sept. 27 Emiliano Miranda - Sept. 30 AUGUST, 2007 Volume 10, Issue 12 HEAD COACH'S COLUMN: Two more weeks till the end of the season! I would like to congratulate all of the swimmers that qualified and represented our team at The Junior Olympics this summer: Tim Grunert, Jacob Cornwell, Ryan Hogan, Tatum Boehnke, Julie Asire, Kevin Dyer, Garrett Clayton, Matt Grunert, Samantha Ashmore and our relay swimmer: Julia Lapham. These swimmers did a great job representing our team and achieving 40 personal best times as well as seven first places, four second places and five third places. I am very proud of all of them. Five of these swimmers also swam the qualifying times to apply to the Western Zone team. Garrett and Kevin will be representing Pacific swimming at this meet at the end of the season. On the 4th of August, our team will be participating in the Squaw Valley Hike. The entries will help Cancer research. Go to www.squawmountainrun.com to download the form and fax it back. It really should be a great time and a great workout. Sofia and I will do it. We only have one meet to go! Everyone should be participating in the Zone 4 Championships. This is the last meet of the season. You all have been working hard, you should go to the Zone 4 championships to swim fast and receive the prize for your efforts. The summer program session is almost over, and I would like to invite all of our summer swimmers to join our year round team. We would love to have you! Good luck to everyone and have a good break. Make sure to keep checking our website and our online calendar in order to stay in touch and informed about our registration and New season starting in September. Danielle Judge and Barbara Perkins are our graduating seniors. Good luck to them in college. We will miss you and loved having you as part of our team for the last 10 years. Coach Gaby |
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