Archive for April, 2008

tsunami practice at newman thursday

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

attention all tsunamis; practice thursday will be held at newman.  this is a once in a decade occurrence and will only take place this thursday from 4-6.15pm.  be there or be square.  for real. andrew

An Insight From The ASCA President

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

My computer recently crashed. Instead of the blue screen of death, I got the blinking courser of un-fun. My computer knowledge is limited to programs...I am not a tech-geek by any stretch of the imagination. I spent many hours on my laptop in tech forums trying to fix ...

Thursday Practice & Meet Warm-ups

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Hello Tidal Waves!  Thursday's practice will be from 4:15-6:15.  Warm-ups on Friday night will start at 5:00 with the meet starting at 6:00.  10 & Under Warm-ups on Saturday will be at 7:30 and on Sunday at 9:00.  11 & Older Warm-ups on Saturday will start at 1:00 and at ...

change in monday practice time for riptides

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

howdy riptides: as i stated at practice last week, monday practices will now run from 6-7pm. this change is necessary due to a transition in my responsibilities with the team and will ensure that practices can begin promptly without the 'transitional time' that has become common. four more practices and then ...

Swim-a-Thon & Rock ‘n Bowl

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Hello Tidal Waves!  I am so proud of your hard work this week.  I cannot wait to see how successful you will be next weekend!  Please remember to turn in all of your money from the Swim-a-Thon and our Rock 'n Bowl party to Mrs. Finegan this Monday.  See you ...

shout out to shel

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

ok all, i will be honest.  i am not the biggest supporter of geology.  i have never been to the truest of rock concerts and i am completely lost in caves- i recall having issues distinguishing between stalactite and stalagmite.   but, after witnessing tonight's practice, i might just become a ...

Just For Fun

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Sometimes a blog post should just be fun. I have been posting all of these serious rants and screencasts for the last couple of weeks...I just wanted to put something up that was fun. Please keep in mind, while the music is as old school as the pleated pants ...

Pre-National, Senior & National Classifications

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

We are happy to announce the new training group rosters based on the Levels System. The training groups below were constructed based on this past short course season's results. Times used for selection can be reviewed by clicking here. We will offer Pre-Nats - Seniors an opportunity to enter into ...

Tsunamis - Giving Athletes’ What They Need

Monday, April 21st, 2008

I knew t would be a long time coming...but we are, as an organization, significantly addressing they needs of the "Top-End" age group swimmers. As announced earlier in this blog, we have changed the structure of our the "Tsunami" training group and are adding a dedicated coach to their ...

tsunami group assignment

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

hello all; after much conversation and reflection, the coaches have determined that a few a transitions will take place between the groups (rip tide to tidal wave and tidal wave to tsunami).  these changes are reflective of the re-implementation of the levels system and reinforce our desire to ensure that every ...