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COACHES CORNER
Welcome all you swimmers and swimmerets to the 2010Chapparal Sharks swim season! It is great to see so many returning families as well as so many new families on our roster. Speaking of returning faces, I am happy to inform you that Rita Flynn and Cayla Wood will be coaching again this year along with our two new coaches, Matt Ammon and Jeffrey Hochhauser. All are experienced instructors and seasoned Chapperal swimmers.
Parents please support your swimmers from the sidelines during practice and leave the coaching to the coaching staff. I know it is hard. Believe me, it is much easier for us to instruct your swimmer than it is for you. Most children hear what they are not doing well from their parent but from a coach, the same information is received as what they can do to improve. Engage your swimmer in dialog at the dinner table after practice. Let them tell you or show you what they learned that day. Ask them if they understand the skills they worked on, do they think they are improving, is there still room for more improvement. Build them up and be their number one fan and encourage them to always reach out to their coach for ideas on how to improve.
I hope you are ready because these next 8 weeks are going to be like Mr. Toads Wild Ride – fast and furious! We have planned a season filled with new skills to learn, fast swimming, doughnut Monday’s, stroke clinics, a 4th of July fun practice, a trip to Water World, and movie nights. Dig out those suits you put away at the end of summer last year and set your alarms for out first practice this coming Tuesday. I will be expecting you!
Swimmingly,
Coach Karen
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