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TIBU Parent Meeting. December 1, 2010 Sr. & 13-14 Competition. SWIM MEET PREPARATION. Meet entry procedures—using the website Nutrition before, during, and after What to wear & where to get it What to pack in the swim bag. TRAINING CYCLES. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
December 1, 2010Sr. & 13-14 Competition
SWIM MEET PREPARATIONMeet entry procedures—using the website
Nutrition before, during, and after
What to wear & where to get it
What to pack in the swim bag
TRAINING CYCLESIn the 13-14 & Sr. Competition groups, training
cycles are introduced. In order for swimmers to succeed, they must swim consistently throughout the cycle.
Each cycle consists of a building the base, complicated mini-cycles of speed work and training overload, and then taper for the “big meet.”
With teen swimmers, particularly girls, time drops are most likely to come at the END of the cycle. During the cycle, these swimmers are “swimming tired” and will probably not see best times every meet as they did when younger. That’s OK!
CALENDAR YEAR OF TRAININGCycle One: September-December
Championship Meets are Turkey Claus & Tom Dolan
Cycle Two: Winter Break Training (essential for building the base!) – MarchChampionship Meets are JO’s, Sr./Jr. Champs, Sectionals, Spring Champs, and Junior Nationals
Cycle Three: April – JulyChampionship Meets are Sr./Jr./AG Champs, MCSL Divisionals, and Junior Nationals
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMINGWhere does high school swimming fit in? It provides a great opportunity for “serious” swimmers to
showcase their skills to peers. It’s fun and provides camaraderie and motivation.High school practices can NOT take the place of TIBU
practices: They are too crowded to function as real work-outs for swimmers at this level.
High school meets should not disrupt the swimmer’s training schedule. Competition level swimmers should NOT skip practice Saturday morning for high school meets. They can do both!
METROS is a fun meet and generates a lot of adrenaline and excitement for the kids. Although TIBU coaches will not completely taper athletes for this meet, they will “rest” swimmers briefly.
AT THE SWIM MEETWarm-up and cool-down
Checking in with the coach
Relay procedures
Role of parents
Protecting Your ChildrenUSA Swimming is instituting “Athlete
Protection Program”TIBU coaches go through background check,
reference checks, and training on appropriate behavior
What parents can do:Report any comments or actions (coach-
athlete or athlete-athlete) that you believe constitute sexual harassment
Teach your children about appropriate vs. inappropriate conduct
Adhere to and teach children about NO CAMERAS in locker rooms rule
Help coaches enforce NO DECK CHANGES
What you can expect from TIBU staff:Appropriate, respectful behavior at all times Adherence to and continuing education about
USA swimming guidelinesSocial interaction with teens that is
appropriateAbsence of coach-athlete interaction on
Facebook Coach-swimmer phone/text use limited to
swimming topics