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Simple Tips for Organizing Swim Moms (and Dads) that Make the Season Even More Fun for Everyone!
Karen Bantuveris
New swim moms (and dads) are about to learn what veterans know all too well: swimming is NOT a spectator sport! Whether your children are involved in a neighborhood summer team or a highly competitive club, it takes a small army of dedicated, enthusiastic parent volunteers to make the season fun and successful. When the entire swim team experience is well organized, parents find that supporting the team easy and rewarding, and kids enjoy each other and are more likely to return year after year. . . . keep reading
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Fit Swimming Goggles
by Matt Luebbers
Avoid sore eyes - make sure the goggles you are about to buy fit with this simple test. 1. Hold the goggles on your eyes. 2. Press the eye cups into your eye sockets. 3. Let go - they should stay in place. 4. If they don't, they are not a good fit. Try another style! Tips: What shape is your eye socket? The goggle shape should match for a good fit. You can make adjustments to the spread of the eyepiece, but if the goggles don't hold without the strap, at least for a few seconds, don't buy them. . . . keep reading
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How To Reduce Performance Anxiety
by Elizabeth Quinn, About.com
How to psyche yourself up, calm yourself down and overcome performance anxiety Many athletes perform their best during training or practice and find that they choke during competition. If this happens to you take heart because there are some simple steps you can take to overcome such anxiety. Choking is described as a decrease in performance due to too much perceived stress. The key word here is perceived. Keep in mind that stress lives only in your mind and in the way we interpret a situation. Ultimately, it is not the external situation that causes stress, but the way we think about tha . . . keep reading
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6 Sneaky Ways to Give Your Daughter the Nutrition She Needs
Missy Chase Lapine
The way to start your daughter to eat healthier is to make little invisible changes at first. Small tweaks to her favorite dishes will eliminate any resistance and, within a couple of weeks, you'll have her eating the healthy foods you've always wanted her to enjoy. When you make something with white flower, replace half of it with whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour. Whenever tomato sauce is called for, mix in up to one-third steamed, pureed yams or carrots (this not only boosts nutrition, but cuts the acidity of the sauce). . . . keep reading
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From A to Z the Swimming Lingo
NAOSM.org
Age Groups - The division of swimmers according to how old they are. The National Age Groups are: 10-under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18. Alternate - In a Prelims/Finals meet, after the top 12 or 16 swimmers have qualified (depending upon pool size) the 17th and 18th swimmers are considered the alternate. If one of the top 16 swimmers miss or is unable to compete the first alternate is chosen. As an alternate you must be prepared because you could be called with very little notice. Blocks - These are the starting blocks at the pool ends where the competitors start from. The height o . . . keep reading
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10 Commandments for Swimming Parents
Rose Snyder USA Swimming
10 Commandments for Swimming Parents by Rose Snyder, Managing Director Coaching Division, USOC Former Director of Club Services, USA Swimming (adapted from Ed Clendaniel's 10 Commandments for Little League Parents) I. Thou shalt not impose thy ambitions on thy child. Remember that swimming is your child's activity. Improvements and progress occur at different rates for each individual. Don't judge your child's progress based on the performance of other athletes and don't push him based on what you think he should be doing. The nice thing about swimming is every person can strive . . . keep reading
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