Spfld Newsletter/Practice Schedule April 18-25, 2022
Academy Bullets Springfield - Stronger Together!
Practice Schedule – April 18-25
The single most important factor for continued improvement is consistent practice attendance!
Monday – April 18
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 19
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 20
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 21
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 22
No Practice – All Groups
Saturday – April 23
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 24 - Special Starts and Turns Practices
Bee Bees – 11:00-11:45 am at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 11:00-12 noon at Eisenhower
Bronze – 11:00-12 noon at Eisenhower
Silver I – 9:00-11:00 am at Eisenhower
Silver II – 9:00-11:00 am at Eisenhower
Gold – 9:00-11:30 am at Eisenhower
Monday – April 25
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 18 - Silver II 7:00-9:00 pm Dryland and Swim
Wednesday, April 20 - Silver II 7:00-9:00 pm Dryland and Swim
Sunday, April 24 - Special Starts and Turns Practices
Monday, April 18 - Silver II 7:00-9:00 pm Dryland and Swim
Special Starts and Turns Practices - April 24
In preparation for our upcoming Speedo Spring Fling Meet we are holding another special starts and turns practice for all groups on Sunday, April 24. These special practices have proven to be productive and fun for everyone that has participated. Be sure not to miss this one!
Each group will have practice during their normal practice times. Gold, Silver II and Silver I will have dryland then get into the water, They will have short regular practice and then work on starts and turns.
Be sure not to miss these practices and get extra work on your turns and starts.
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.
Spring Family Picnic/Party – Moved to Saturday, May 14
We have decided to move the Spring Family Picnic/Party to Saturday, May 14 from 4:00-7:00pm. We have the main pavilion reserved at the Sherman Village Park in Sherman, Il. This should be a fun and exciting event for our swimmers and families.
Parents’ Guide to Competitive Swimming Success
The following article is by the coach of one of the most successful age-group programs in the country. I strongly encourage every parent on our team to look at Coach Brooks’ article and use it as a guide as your swimmers progress through our program. There is a lot of material, but I found all of it to be relevant to questions and situations that come up almost every day on the deck and at the meets. READ MORE HERE
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 Illinois native Matt Grevers who happens to be a multi medalist at both the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
Matt Grevers - Backstroke Videos
Matt Grevers is a 6 time Olympic medalist (4 gold and 2 silver) and 28 time World Championship medalist. He grew up in Illinois, graduating from Lake Forest High School and Northwestern University. Matt’s biography can be found HERE.
Below are two videos showing Matt’s backstroke start and Love for the Backstroke and the Perfect Race -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO88JEltYXY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeCgy9EL8qY
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
Reminder - 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.
Reminder - 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.