The Dolphin
May,
2004
This newsletter is dedicated to those that have
come to realize that swimming is a way of life.
Plain Talk
We
want to extend a warm welcome to all the new swimmers and their families to the
Lake Erie Silver Dolphins. The coaches will
do everything in their power to help each and every
swimmer reach their full potential. We
also want every swimmer to have fun and enjoy all the opportunities that
swimming provides. If you have any
questions, please see your coach or see our web site at www.lesd.org.
21
swimmers will represent LESD at the Carmel Spring Fling in
Meet information sheets,
including name of meet, date, location, events, time standards (if any), and
due date; can be found on our website, www.lesd.org
. When interested in signing up for a
meet, take a Swim Meet Entry Form (also available on the website), complete the
form, and then return it to your coach with a check payable to LESD in the
appropriate amount.
Remember
to wear your LESD suit, cap and other Dolphin gear at meets. This sets us apart from others, helps the
coaching staff find you on the blocks, see you swim in events, and of course,
shows you are proud to be a member of LESD.
We are a Speedo sponsored team.
We will send out information through coaches as to how you can order
your Dolphin apparel through the team. See the Uniform button on the website
for May order forms.
The
summer meet schedule is posted to our website.
You will notice that LESD is hosting one big meet. We are asking families to sponsor at least
one (1) event / meet. This is a $15
donation / event. The sponsorship forms
are enclosed. Claudia Bacon is the
sponsorship coordinator. Please return
your sponsor checks, payable to Silver Dolphin Booster Club, to your
coach. Also, families wanting to
purchase an ad for the heat sheet can do so by completing the enclosed form and
addressing it to Claudia Bacon.
Please
get your meet entry sheets for the Braun Meet into your coach by May 12.
Please
send your email address to lesdwebber@hotmail.com
and become part of LESD online mailings.
Keep
up to date by visiting www.lesd.org for our
latest news.
Coach's Comment
The
purpose of the lay-off period was to give swimmers the opportunity to refresh
the mind and body, spend time with family and friends, get focused with
studies, eat at least one dinner with the rest of their family, and prepare for
the coming season. Some individuals
felt as if they didn't need this time.
And maybe they didn't. Others
feel that they need more time. This next
paragraph is for you.
It
is important to start practices on time.
There are consequences for delaying your return. First, obviously, is a loss of
conditioning. This includes loss of
endurance, speed, feel for the water, technique, and
intensity. The second reason is an
increased chance for injury. When you
stay out, and then return to try and keep up with swimmers who have been
swimming, your body is going to be stressed.
The training atmosphere will become intense and lose its enjoyment. Reason three is mental difficulty. You may return only to be beaten by swimmers
you had little trouble beating during the past season. Fourth, lastly, and perhaps the most
important, when you don't start on time, there is never enough time to get into
absolute top condition. The period of
time needed is 14, 16, sometimes 18 weeks of intense regular training in order
to reach the level of outstanding condition.
If you hope to reach the level of physical excellence that will produce
peak performance at the required meet, there is no short cut. So swimmers, if you haven't yet started and
you expect to do well this summer, the obvious advice is: You must start practicing
High
School swimmers, it is essential that
you train hard and regularly throughout the summer season in order to fully
develop in the winter season. There is
no doubt in our minds that a great performance in February is directly related
to spring and summer training.
Ideal Swimmers
The
following swimmers have been chosen by their coaches as being Ideal for the
month of April.
White: Tristan
Palmieri
Red: Katie
Opacich, Gabriella Cerer
Blue: Erika
Jobson
Bronze: Ann
Holy, Mikayla Feldman
Silver: Jimmy
Ranallo, Loren Choban
Gold: Fiona
O’Donnell-McCarthy, T.J. Hollingsworth
CVAC: Katie
Willert
Congratulations,
swimmers! Your attendance, attention,
and leadership have taken you one step closer to meeting your goals.
Student Athletes
The
following swimmers have handed in a copy of their report card which show above
average marks in the classroom: Andrew Malone, Tim Teresczuk, Louise
Gliga, Erica Gliga, Jaclyn Gleske, Ryan Gleske, Christa Repas, Stephan Repas,
Casey Glassman, Lindsay Quinn, and Carmella Boggess. Congratulations, swimmers! We respect those that excel in the classroom
as well as the pool.
Susie
Wager was omitted from the event winner list for the Barb K Mini Meet in
March. Susie won the 8 and under girls
25 breaststroke. Congratulations, Susie!
The Busbey Meet is coming June 25-27 to Cleveland
State University. Entries are due to your coach by May 12th. We are the hosts
for this meet, which holds competitions for ages 8 through the Open age groups.
This meet runs 3 full days with the 12 & under swimmers competing in the
morning and the 13 & over competitions in the afternoon. EVERY parent of
every LESD swimmer entered in the meet is expected to work each session that
his or her children competes. Please make your work / baby-sitting arrangements
now so you will be able to work your assignments. If you are unable to come
yourself, please provide Amanda Kiel with the name and phone number of the
person who will be working in your place. This is the first of the two major
swim meets that we host this year and is a major fundraiser for us. Work
assignments will be posted on the website as well as sent in the June
newsletter.
To help with the Hospitality expenses, we are
asking that each LESD family contribute one 12 pack of pop. This will help us
save more than $300.00 that we usually spend on purchasing the drinks
ourselves. The pop can be brought in, no later than June 1st, and given to your
group representative.
Amanda
Kiel and Margie Moragne: Gold / CSU - Regular Coke
Pat
Tumbush and Nancy Choban: Silver - Diet Coke
Beth
Forsythe: Bronze - Diet Pepsi
Josie
Cerer: Blue - Sprite or 7-Up
Lisa
& Ray Gleske: Red- Diet Pepsi
Janet
Ranallo: White - Pepsi
Rick
Balcam: CVAC - Diet Coke
On
Wednesday, July 14th, LESD is hosting a team picnic at the Dover Lake Water Park. LESD will provide the burgers and hot dogs
and each family will be asked to share a side dish for 10. More details will be
included in the June newsletter. Save this date for a day of fun!
The Booster Board is looking for two donations
that will help the club run more efficiently. For the storage of our current
club information and also for our archives, we are looking for a file cabinet.
The second item that we could use is a laptop computer. We are hoping that one
of you know of a business
Contact
who may have in their inventory a laptop computer that they no longer use. These are much easier to transport to meets
instead of a large desktop. We would
also use this computer to hold the team website, which is growing constantly.
If you have any information or suggestions on
either of these items, please contact Amanda Kiel, 330-656-1285.
Sectional
Meet, March 17-20, 2005.
Please mark your calendars for March 17-20, 2005.
We have been awarded the USA Sectional Meet for the central zone. As some of
you may remember, we hosted this meet March 2002 and it was a huge
success. Since the CSU pool will be
closed the summer of 2005, this meet will be our fundraiser instead of the
Summer Busbey Meet. All LESD families
will be needed to work sessions for this meet. More details later.
Your USA Swimming, ID cards are being passed out
to you. You will be required to produce these when deck entering meets. Please
laminate them and keep them in a safe place.
You have the only copy.
Ads for the Busbey Meet are due no later than June
1st to Claudia Bacon. Email Claudia at ohiobacons@worldnet.com
for more info.
Swim
A Thon
The next LESD Swim-A-Thon has been scheduled for
October 3rd. Info coming soon.