Spfld Newsletter/Practice Schedule April 11-18, 2022
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Practice Schedule – April 11-18
The single most important factor for continued improvement is consistent practice attendance!
Monday – April 11
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – 7:30-9:00 pm at Eisenhower - Dryland then Swim
Silver II - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower - Dryland then Swim
Gold - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower- Dryland then Swim
Tuesday – April 12
Bee Bees – 5:00-5:40 pm at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 5:00-5:45 pm at Eisenhower
Bronze – 5:00-6:00 pm at Eisenhower
Silver I – 5:45-7:15 pm at Eisenhower
Silver II – 5:45-7:30 pm at Eisenhower
Gold – 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower
Wednesday – April 13
Bee Bees – No Practice
IncrediBullets – 5:00-5:45 pm at FitClub West
Bronze – 5:00-6:00p pm at FitClub West
Silver I – 5:00-6:00 pm at FitClub West
Silver II - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Gold - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Thursday – April 14
Bee Bees – 5:00-5:40 pm at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 5:00-5:45 pm at Eisenhower
Bronze – 5:00-5:45 pm at Eisenhower
Silver I – 5:45-7:15 pm at Eisenhower
Silver II – 5:45-7:30 pm at Eisenhower
Gold – 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower
Friday – April 15
No Practice – All Groups
Saturday – April 16
Bee Bees – No Practice
IncrediBullets – 8:30-9:30 at Eisenhower
Bronze – 8:30-9:30 am at Eisenhower
Silver I – 8:00-9:30 am at Eisenhower
Silver II – 8:00-9:30 am at Eisenhower
Gold – 7:30-9:30 am at Eisenhower
Sunday – April 17 - Happy Easter
Bee Bees – No Practice - Happy Easter!
IncrediBullets – No Practice - Happy Easter!
Bronze – No Practice - Happy Easter!
Silver I – No Practice - Happy Easter!
Silver II – No Practice - Happy Easter!
Gold – No Practice - Happy Easter!
Monday – April 18
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – 7:30-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Silver II - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Gold - 7:00-9:00 pm at Eisenhower
Practice Schedule Changes This Week
Monday, April 11 - Silver II 7:00-9:00 pm Dryland and Swim
Wednesday, April 13 - Silver II 7:00-9:00 pm Dryland and Swim
Sunday, April 17 - No practice - All groups - Happy Easter!
Monday, April 18 - Silver II 7:00-9:00 pm Dryland and Swim
Silver II - Monday & Wednesday Practice Changes - Dryland Starting at 7:00 pm
Starting Monday, April 11, the Silver II group will start practice at 7:00 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays instead of at 7:30 pm. This will allow additional dryland practice time for this group.
Speedo Spring Fling Meet – April 30-May 1 – Sign-up Now
Our team hosted Speedo Spring Fling meet is quickly approaching. This meet will be held April 30-May 1 at Eisenhower pool and we highly encourage all of our Springfield Bullets to participate in this meet. This is a new meet for us and is designed to get our Springfield swimmers involved in meets at our home pool
The registration deadline for this meet is April 21. To Sign-up click HERE and follow the directions below.
The registration process is simple. Sign into your account on our team web site and click on the Events/Meet tab. From there, click the meet you desire and select the Attend/Decline button. You will be brought to a webpage on our team website that will allow you to commit or not commit your child to the meet. If you have more than one child swimming you will see them listed on this page.
Speedo Spring Fling Meet – Parent Worker Sign-up
As you know our site is hosting the Speedo Spring Fling meet at Eisenhower Pool on April 30-May 1. This promises to be a fun and exciting meet with 5 other teams committed to attending the meet with approximately 200 swimmers participating.
In order for our hosted meets to be a success we need all our families to work various jobs throughout the meet. As such we have a requirement that all families work 2 sessions at the meet. You can have extended family members help you fill your volunteer spots too!
To sign-up for sessions please click on the “job sign up” HERE. (You will need to be signed in to your account).
If your swimmer is not already signed-up for the meet please do so HERE. Click on the Edit Commitment button to sign-up. We encourage all of our Springfield Bullets swimmers participate in this meet.
This is going to be a fun meet for our swimmers and its success depends on all our families contributing.
7 Reasons Every Swimmer Should Go to Swim Meets by Olivier Poirier-Leroy
Swim meets are a little unforgiving when viewed in a certain manner. You spend months training a countless number of hours, only to have your performance completed in a manner of minutes, with no recourse if you disagree with the numbers on the scoreboard.
But on the other hand, they are also places where swimmers learn the value of hard work, of setting and chasing goals, and other life skills including dealing with setbacks, developing sportsmanship, to even just broing down with your fellow swimmers.
Here are 7 reasons every swimmer should go to swim meets: READ MORE HERE
Coach Jeff’s Reason 8 - Meets are Fun!!!
How Olympians Swim
One of the new things we are adding to our weekly newsletter is a how the Olympians swim feature. We think our swimmers and families can learn a lot about to swim faster by watching how the experts do it. This week we are featuring 2 American Olympians – Katie Ledecky and Caleb Dressel. Both are world record holders with multiple Olympic and World Championships victories.
Katie Ledecky – Freesytle Stroke Swim Technique
Katie’s unprecedented biography can be found HERE
Below are two videos showing Katies great freestyle stroke.
Caleb Dressel Flip Turns
Caleb’s impressive biography can be found HERE
Below is a video of how the fastest swimmer in the world does very fast turns.
Fueling Your Game – 5 Things Every Athlete Can Do
Great short video with great nutrition advice for youth athletes. Watch video HERE
Special Starts and Turns Practices - April 16
Our special starts and turns practices were so popular this spring we have decided to do another one on Saturday, April 16
Gold - Saturday, April 16 - 7:30-9:30 am at Eisenhower Pool
IncrediBullets, Bronze, Silver I and Silver II - Saturday, April 2 - 8:00-9:30 am at Eisenhower Pool
Be sure not to miss these practices and get extra work on your turns and starts.
Spring Family Picnic/Party – April 23 - Mark Your Calendars
Mark your calendars for our 1st annual Spring Family Party which will be held on April 23rd. All Bullets swimmers and their families will be invited to attend this events and we hope you can join. Details coming this week.
New Swimmers Always Welcome - Invite Your Family and Friends to Join Our Team
Know anyone that might be interested in joining our Bullets’ family? We accept new swimmers throughout the year and right now is a great time to join. Please pass our information on to family and friends and have them fill out our new interested swimmer form HERE . They can also get information from our new swimmer information sheet HERE We always accept new swimmers.
We also are hosting new member tryouts/placements every Thursday at 6:00 pm at Eisenhower Pool. If they cannot come on Thursday, please have them contact me by email at j.skeels@academybullets.com to arrange for another day/time.
REMINDERS
Upcoming Springfield Bullets Hosted Meets
o April 29-30 – Speedo Spring Fling meet – A new two-day meet we are hosting this year at Eisenhower Pool. We already have a commitment from the 5 other teams that will be attending the meet. Swimmer sign-up is now posted HERE
o June 10-12 – Speedo Capital City Classic meet – This is our annual 3-day long course (50 meter) meet held at the Nelson Center pool. This meet is always a huge hit for our swimmers and visiting teams and we expect it to be once again this year. Swimmer sign-up is now posted HERE
New Member T-Shirt/Cinch Bag
If you swimmer is new to the Springfield Bullets and have not received their complimentary Bullets’ t-shirt and cinch bags, please see coach Jeff at the pool. We recently replenished our stock and want to make sure all our new swimmers receive their shirt and bag.
Reminder - Observing Practice at Eisenhower Pool
We ask that anyone watching practice at Eisenhower pool to please do so from the wooden bleachers on the north side of the pool. This allows the coaches and swimmers to focus on us during the practice times. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.