FCST Newsletter - Oct. 23

Trusting the Coach’s Plan on Swim Events:

Here at First Colony Swim Team we create opportunity for swimmers by merging passion and commitment with expertise resulting in the highest level of personal performance. Those opportunities also include competing in a variety of swim events depending on the time of the swim season. With a season plan, a Coach understands when their swimmers are prepared and ready to compete in new swim events, events that will not be done at a Championship meet, or the possibility of obtaining a time standard for a given swimmer. The swim events a Coach chooses for their swimmer is based on observation, the established curriculum, physical conditioning, and phase of the season. We invite you to support your Coach when meet entries are shared with the team. Of course, if you have any questions please do not hesitate contacting your Coach to better understand the reasoning. Here are some other reasons for why you should support your Coach’s decision on swim events:

·       Offering a different perspective: By competing in a variety of events throughout the season a swimmer can better race and compete in their Championship swim events at the end of the season.

·       Trusting the Coach’s plan: Along with a season training plan and an established team curriculum a Coach maps the timing and frequency of the swim events throughout the season depending on the team and individual goals.

·       Coach’s see the everyday progress: For example, due to the amount of time a Coach observes their swimmer at practice they know when it is appropriate for an inexperienced swimmer to compete in an a new event such as, 200 Butterfly.