PROSE & November 21, 2014 Volume 2 “There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do” - Derek Jeter In this newsletter, we will be highlighting the numerous coaches from all three locations and the groups that they work with on a weekly basis. We have one of the largest and most accredited staffs in the Metropolitan area and we are proud to offer such coaching to the Condors swimmers. New to this newsletter, we have attached the host meet information and most current meet entries to the blue bar directly to the right. If you click the bold meet name you will see the meet info and if you click the dates, an individual meet entry will appear. Please be sure to still check the Swim Meets & Events Page for daily updates and postings. Also, we have added a parents bulletin board article based upon a series from USA swimming as well as an article about health and nutrition. Both will be commonplace in all upcoming newsletters. Lastly, Coach Dorsey has still not received any submissions for a leading motivational quote or swimmer spotlight pictures with fun facts provided. Check the final page of the newsletter for details. Meet Schedule GAEL 8 & Under Meet Sun, December 7 Pittsburgh Christmas Invite Thu-Sun, December 11-14 HYDRO Winternational Meet Sat-Sun, December 13-14 Patriots Winters Frost Meet Sat, January 10, 2015 Condors Swashbuckler Meet & Mile Madness Sun, January 11, 2015 CONDORS—WE ARE UNIQUE! Since arriving here at the Condors in late March, several swimmers have asked me why the team is named Condors. Remarks, such as “birds don’t swim” seem to be a common feeling about our team name. So, I did a little research. When Bob Carlucci began the program 34 years ago, the Condor was in jeopardy of becoming extinct. Condors are two species of vultures and they are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere. I found it very interesting that they have distinctive bare heads, much like we do once we put our caps on for races. Condors/Tsunami Dual Meet Schedule Vs Ossining Sat, Nov 22—12:30 PM Mark Twain Vs JCC of West Sun, Dec 7—8:30 AM Mark Twain Vs. Harrison Sat, Jan 24 — 12:30 PM Mark Twain Vs. Rye Sat, Feb 1—1:30 PM Rye YMCA Most importantly in my search for information regarding Condors is that I realized we are the only swim team in the Country to be named after these large, broad-winged soaring birds. In that regard, we are unique and should be proud of that. So many teams are named sharks or dolphins, but no other swimmers can say that they are A CONDOR. - Soar High Condors Happy thanksgiving It seems like just yesterday we were sitting with Linus hoping that, finally, he would be visited by the Great Pumpkin. Dressed in our favorite costumes and hopped up on assorted candies, Halloween was awesome this year. Well, as a blink can so easily cast us into the future, its time to get ready for Peppermint Patty to invite herself and her merry mates to your Thanksgiving dinner. Be sure to remember how special it is to spend time with family and friends as you enjoy the holiday and please accept our thanks to all Condors swimmers and families. BRYAN DORSEY Head Age Group Coach Gold, Bronze & Future Stars Groups FELIX FESTA STAFF Jim WARGO Condors Head Coach Senior Groups THEO TOMLJANOVICH Senior 2 Coach Assists with all Senior Groups CRAIG CUMMINGS Senior Groups TJ BOYLE Lessons Coordinator Pre-Team, Stroke Development & Junior WILL GUY Silver Coach FRANK KEEFE Senior Advisor DON GALUZZI Silver & Gold Groups JON LAWSON All Senior Groups TED METZ Bronze, Stroke Development & Future Stars BRYAN FARM Gold Groups JOHN CALANAN Senior Prep MILA RAZUMOVISKIY Stroke Dev, Pre-Team & Bronze ASHLEY TELESMANIC Lessons, Pre-Team & Future andrew Farucci Gold Coach Mark twain STAFF Jordan kalus Bronze/ Stroke Dev Coach Jon Hulbert Mark Twain Head Coach darnell james Silver Coach Hajime Ichikawa Bronze Coach wcc STAFF Michael Panzarino Silver Coach christina Krautz Westchester Head Coach Emily Sainz Lessons & Stroke Development Currently, we have 22 coaches on staff and counting. It is a crew that ranges from newcomers to hall of famers and we are all excited to not only teach, but also learn something new every day. The glue that keeps the coaches and the team together is our director Laurie Lawson It is amazing how much she does for the Condors and for the holiday next week the staff will be saying their THANKS for having a Laurie to lead the way. welcome coach Ted Metz In just a couple of weeks, Coach Ted has already made an impact on the younger groups at Felix Festa. A natural in terms of coaching, Ted has a keen eye for detail in regards to technique and stroke efficiency in the water as well as a refreshing patience when working with all swimmers. Coach Ted will be working primarily with the Pre-Team, Stroke Development and Bronze Groups, but he will also be seen assisting with all groups as needed on a weekly basis. We are happy to have Coach Ted as part of the Condors family and hope you all get a chance to give him a warm welcome when “Watching Your children at SWim PracticeS and comPetitionS” For over four years I watched my daughter swim under the direction of other coaches. I have also watched her at basketball practice and games, and dance, and figure skating. I know the joy of watching her in these activities. I also know and understand the overwhelming desire to direct, correct, encourage, and sometimes scold my child at practice or at a swim meet. But those are not proper parental behaviors once I have released her into the care of a coach or teacher. As a parent, I am not to interfere with the practice or swim competition by attempt to talk to my child or the coach while they are on the deck. In our swim program, we want the child’s attention focused on the coach and the tasks at hand. Occasionally children miss an instruction, or have a goggle problem, or are involved in some other distraction, or are simply playing and having fun – which is all normal behavior for young children. We view these little difficulties as part of the learning process and we allow the children an opportunity to develop the self-discipline and self-reliance needed to overcome these difficulties without the help of moms or dads. We know it is common in many other youth sports for parents to stand at the sidelines or bleachers and shout instructions or encouragements and sometimes admonishments to their children. However, in our swim program we ask you not to signal them to swim faster, or to tell them to try a certain technique, or offer a race strategy, or even to remind them to listen to the coach. In fact, just as you would never interrupt a school classroom to talk your child, you should not interrupt a swim practice by attempting to communicate directly with your child. What’s wrong with encouraging your child during practice? There are two issues. First we want your child to focus on the coach and to learn the skill for their personal satisfaction rather than learning it to please their parents. Secondly, parental encouragement often gets translated into a command to swim faster and swimming faster may be the exact opposite of what the coach is trying to accomplish. In most stroke skill development we first slow the swimmers down so that they can think through the stroke motions. Save encouragements and praise for after the practice session! This is the time when you have your child’s full attention to tell them how proud you are of them. What’s wrong with discussing race strategy or shouting or signaling instructions to your children? When I watch my 9 year old daughter play in a basketball league I understand the overwhelming desire of parents to shout instructions to their children because that is what I want to do. But those instructions might be different from the coach’s instructions and then you have a confused child. Sometimes you might think the child did not hear the coach’s instruction and you want to help. Most of us do not want to see our own kids make a mistake. The fact is that children miss instructions all the time. Part of the learning process is learning how to listen to instructions. When children learn to rely on a backup they will have more difficulty learning how to listen better the first time. If you need to speak to your child regarding a family issue or a transportation issue or to take your child from practice early you are certainly welcome to do so but please approach the coach directly with your request and we will immediately get your child out of the water. If you need to speak to the coach for other reasons please wait until the end of practice or send an email or leave a phone message to set up a better time for such a discussion. I have been coaching young children for over 30 years. I appreciate the opportunity to enjoy their enthusiasm and energy and wonderful personalities. I coach each of them with care for their safety and concern for their social, physical, learning skills and life skills development. Thanks for bringing your children here as we both teach them to become more responsible and confident young people. Published by The American Swimming Coaches Association Volunteer Timers The host team at the HYDRO Winternational Meet is asking if we can provide some volunteer timers. If anyone is interested and can help out please email Coach Dorsey and indicate which session(s) you would be available. IMPORTANT NEWS REGARDING VOLUNTEER HOURS: 1. All families have volunteer requirements, regardless of whether or not their swimmer participates in meets 2. All families are required to commit to one volunteer session at the 8 & Under Champs meet - March 6-8, 2015 ∞100 Percent cluB ∞ 200 Time Trial Jake Agranovich Justin Han D’Arcy Anselmi Charles Hicks Brooke Batelli Bryan Ho Erin Bean Dessaniel Jacquez Adam Belovsky Kibeom Jeon Elizabeth Berard Pavel Kelley Alexandra Block Christian Kim Sean Chen Nikoleta Kirsis Jonathan Cho Joseph Lee Katherine Chung Ethan Lin Patrick Crimi Justin Lu Grace Dwyer Abigail Mack Aidan Fernandes Caroline Madden Joshua Fonseca Michael McGillycuddy Arianna Francis Alexandra Merone Connor Ganousei Matthew Merone Kaitlyn Gazzara Koby Morris BGNW DUAL MEET Liam Naughton Taylor Negast Talitha Nieves Kristina Organista Thomas Petrone Ryan Pompei Meghan Ramundo Skylar Rosenberg Jonathan Ryu Eugene Shen Marina Starikovsky Sophie Tatar Kerishma Thakur Daniel Trincher Sasha Uspenskaya Max Watson Katherine Zhou 12 Girls 50 Free & Breast 12 Boys 50 Breast 12 Boys 50 Back & Fly 13-18 Girls 100 Free, Back & Fly 13-18 Boys 100 Free, & Back 13-18 Girls 100 Breast 13-18 Boys 100 Breast Laura Arciniegas Luke Dwyer 8 Girls 100 IM 8 Boys 50 Back & 100 IM IMX MEET 8/U MEET Dean Batelli Luke Dwyer Daniel Song ∞ eVent WinnerS ∞ BGNW 8/U MEET BGNW DUAL MEET Isabella Fountain Daniel Trincher Eugene Shen Cassie Freeman Kevin Gu Haleigh Marzano Reggie Bradnock Paige Camilio Tyler Marzano Emily Carr Alexandra Merone Henry Carrera Lorielle Negron Sara Carr Nicole Nunez Edward Chenzhang Kristina Organista Justine Espino Alicia Park Danae Fourie Jessica Park Dessaniel Jacquez Liam Ridge Pavel Kelley Johanna Runolfsson Janis Kirsis Marina Starikovsky Daniel Kohler Dylan Vonderhorst Ryan Lawson Edward Walsh, III Nien Levy Katherine Wu Faith Mallon Katherine Zhou BGNW Laura Arciniegas Paige Camillo Emily Carr Patrick Crimi Michael Daly Patrick Daly James Dwyer Justine Espino Justin Han Charles Hicks David Kantar Janis Kirsis Caroline Madden Molly McGourty Katharine Mosca Kate Pittignano Justin Ryu Jacklyn Vandermel Katherine Vandermel IMX MEET Kelli O’Shea Carly Cummings Kevin Gu 14 Girls 200 IM 13/O Girls 500 Free 13/O Boys 500 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 IM & 400 IM Top 10 Scores at the Condors IMX Meet To Our Graduating Seniors & the Universities they will be attending in the Fall of 2015 Taylor Lawson University of Rhode Island Michaela Raphael Pace University Nikola Andjelic Indiana University Click below for updated files of the: condors sweet 16 Metro top 25 Jackie Vandermel Grace Dwyer Andrew Song Christian Kim Ethan Lin Trystan Ng Eugene Shen Daniel Trincher Maeve Mcardle Haleigh Marzano Ryan Evangelista Kelli O’Shea Brooke Shatz Janis Kirsis Andrew Stolarski Michael Daly Cassie Freeman Kelly Malyszka Mia Belovsky Kevin Gu Kyle Iorizzo Kevin Shin Tomer Bachar Daniel Kohler 6th 7th 1st 8th 10th 5th 5th 6th 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 10th 3rd 6th 8th 1st 2nd 8th 2nd 6th 7th 8th 10th 10/U Girls 10/U Girls 10/U Boys 10/U Boys 10/U Boys 11-12 Girls 11-12 Boys 11-12 Boys 13-14 Girls 13-14 Girls 13-14 Girls 13-14 Girls 13-14 Girls 13-14 Boys 13-14 Boys 13-14 Boys 15/O Girls 15/O Girls 15/O Girls 15/O Boys 15/O Boys 15/O Boys 15/O Boys 15/O Boys 3076 pts 3012 pts 3847 pts 2715 pts 2654 pts 3039 pts 3196 pts 3171 pts 3390 pts 3334 pts 3155 pts 3137 pts 2171 pts 3775 pts 3525 pts 3521 pts 3780 pts 3646 pts 3089 pts 4362 pts 3239 pts 3211 pts 2912 pts 2744 pts NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS Nuts & BOLTS added practices Sunday, November 23rd Felix Festa Senior/Senior 1 Gold/Gold Elite Silver Bronze/Stroke Dev 9:00 AM-11:30 AM 9:00 AM-11:00 AM 10:30 AM-12:00 PM 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Friday, November 28th Mark Twain Senior/Senior 1 8:00 AM-10:00 AM Friday, December 5th Rockland Community College Senior/Senior 1 Gold/Gold Elite Sunday, November 30th Felix Festa Senior/Senior 1 Gold/Gold Elite Silver 10:00 AM-12:00 PM 10:00 AM-12:00 PM 10:30 AM-12:00 PM Saturday, December 6th Mark Twain Senior/Senior 1 7:00 AM-9:00 AM 5:30 PM-7:30 PM 5:30 PM-7:30 PM Rockland Community College Gold/Gold Elite 8:00 AM-10:00 AM Silver 8:30 AM-10:00 AM felix festa future stars This week we began our full 1 hour practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays (5:30-6:30 PM) and we will also be adding Saturdays (11:00 AM-12:00 PM) to the practice schedule. Please check the calendar on the web site as there are some cancellations due to holidays and swim meets. Cutest Group Ever SWIMMER SPOTLIGHT In every edition of the newsletter we would like to add a swimmer spotlight. To have a swimmer entered you must submit a picture with these questions answered: Be sure to check all meet entries on the web site and contact your coaches as soon as possible with any scratches or changes. Meet entries are the most sensitive parts of our season and we appreciate all the help you can give. Favorite Food?, Favorite Song, , Favorite School Subject?, Favorite Swimmer?, Derek Chen Katherine Chin Christopher Crimi fabiano DeOliveira Jr. Kristen Dillard Matilyn Dixon Emma Duffy Grace Dwyer Edward Einsidler Arianna Francis Cory Garcia Kaitlyn Gazzara Ethan Han Dessaniel Jaquez Daniel Kohler Kayla Malcolm-Joseph Liam Naughton Nicole Nunez Jack O’Malley Elizabeth Palmer Christian Papa Fernando Perez Paul Rydzanicz Dylan Sama Nora Sama Erick Sanchez Eugene Staroselesky Kelly Switzer Genna Szczepanski Julian terri Kerishma Thakur Julia Tran Ania Traynor Katherine Vandermel MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE Favorite Swim Event, Favorite TV Show?, Favorite Book, Other Sports you Play?, As you can see on the front page of the newsletter, we will be adding a Musical Instruments?, Favorite Pool to motivational quote to every newsletter. We ask that any swimmers who race at?, etc... to [email protected] have a positive and uplifting quote send it to coach Dorsey and one new quote will be chosen for every edition. Be sure to add who wrote the quote and we will not only put the authors name, but also the swimmer who submitted the quote. FOR SWIM MEETS ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD... Check the “Swim Meets and Events” page to make sure of individual events and session times. Know his or her events before showing up on deck. Arrive 20 minutes prior to the warm-up time posted in the host meet info packets. Have the proper team apparel, such as t-shirt color and caps, listed in the Condors prep sheets. Bring healthy snacks and plenty of liquids, as well as warm clothing for between races. Come to every meet session with a positive attitude regarding their swims and the team. Smiles are infectious! Behave properly. No matter where we go, you always represent Condors Swimming. U.S. Olympic Committee Sport Performance Division Nutrition Fact Sheet © 2010 U.S. Olympic Committee Athlete Eating Guidelines Focus on the following nutrition principles year-round: Stay hydrated. Your body is more than 60% water and your muscles depend on water to function properly. A dehydrated body cannot train or compete at its peak. Drink enough so that your urine looks like pale lemonade or apple juice and so that you are urinating frequently throughout the day. Fuel up before training. Focus on eating lean proteins, fruits and vegetables and whole grains to ensure that your body is prepared for training. Try not to go into a training session with an empty fuel tank. Eat a meal 3-4 hours or a snack 1-2 hours before exercise. Boost your immune system. Choose foods that are high in antioxidants such as fruits and vegetables to help keep your immune system healthy and reduce the amount of free radicals that your body builds up during high intensity training. Choose more colorful fruits and vegetables such as blueberries, strawberries, kiwis, oranges, broccoli, carrots and sweet potatoes. INFORMATION Limit fats. Saturated and trans fats can cause inflammation which is the exact opposite of what elite athletes need. Stay away from foods that are processed or fried, and higher fat meats like chicken wings, bologna and pastrami. Choose non-inflammatory unsaturated fats such as olives, avocados, nuts, seeds, and salmon. Eat to recover. Choose carbohydrate rich foods with some protein within 30-60 minutes of finishing a training session to help your body recover faster. Good choices after workouts include: peanut better sandwich (half or whole), carton of chocolate milk, or a bowl of cereal with milk or yogurt. Sport products. Sports bars, gels and drinks do have their place in an elite athlete’s eating program. Be sure to not over-use these types of products, however, as they can deter body weight goals and can replace more beneficial calories from whole foods. Use sports products before, during or immediately after practice depending on your sport needs and goals. A proper eating program is just as important to an elite athlete’s success as a training program. Think of your body as a car... The foods and drinks you consume are the fuel. Elite athletes are like finely tuned cars that require high quality fuel to achieve optimal performance. Putting low quality fuel into your body can lead to poor health and sub-par performance. This material was developed by professional sports nutritionists at the United States Olympic Committee. For more information and additional sport performance resources, visit: www.teamusa.org/resources/usoc-sport-performance Nutrition teamusa.org
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