Spfld Newsletter/Practice Schedule June July 18-25, 2022
Academy Bullets Springfield - Stronger Together!
Practice Schedule – July 18-25
The single most important factor for continued improvement is consistent practice attendance!
Monday – July 18
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – 5:15-6:15 pm at Nelson Center
Silver I -5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson Center
Silver II – 5:15-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Gold – 5:00-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Tuesday – July 19
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 - 5:30-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:30 pm, Swim 5:45 pm)
Silver II- 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson AND 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:00 pm, Swim 5:30 pm)
Gold - 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson AND 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:00 pm, Swim 5:30 pm)
Wednesday – July 20
Bee Bees – No Practice
IncrediBullets – 5:15-6:00 pm at Nelson Center
Bronze - 5:15-6:00 pm at Nelson Center
Silver I – 5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson Center
Silver II - 5:15-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Gold - 5:00-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Thursday – July 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 - 5:30-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:30 pm, Swim 5:45 pm)
Silver II- 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson AND 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:00 pm, Swim 5:30 pm)
Gold - 7:45-8:45 am at Nelson AND 5:00-7:15 pm at Eisenhower (Dryland 5:00 pm, Swim 5:30 pm)
Friday – July 22 - Movie in the Park (see below)
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze - No Practice
Silver I - No Practice
Silver II - No Practice
Gold - No Practice
Saturday – July 23
Bee Bees- 9:15-10:00 am at Eisenhower
IncrediBullets – 9:15-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Bronze - 9:00-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Silver I - 8:45-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Silver II - 8:00-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Gold - 8:00-10:00 am at Eisenhower
Sunday – July 24
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – No Practice
Silver I – No Practice
Silver II - No Practice
Gold - No Practice
Monday – July 25
Bee Bees – No practice
IncrediBullets – No Practice
Bronze – 5:15-6:15 pm at Nelson Center
Silver I -5:15-6:45 pm at Nelson Center
Silver II – 5:15-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Gold – 5:00-7:15 pm at Nelson Center
Practice Changes This Week
Friday, July 22 - No Practice all groups - Movie in the Park (see below)
Movie at the Park - July 22 - Sherman Village Park
We hope everyone joins us this Friday, July 22 for Movie at the Park Night. The Springfield Bullets are attending the movie Luca outdoors at the Sherman Village Park and we want our Bullets’ swimmers to join us for this fun and exciting event.
Movie Start Time - Dusk (approx 8:30-8:45 pm). We invite everyone to arrive early (7:30 pm) and enjoy some play time together in the park and the playground.
Who is Invited - all of our Bullets swimmers, siblings, families etc are invited and encouraged to attend. Bullets swimmers under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
What to Bring - Bullets swimmers should wear Bullets’ t-shits to show off our team pride. Be sure to also bring something to sit on - blankets, chairs etc. We also recommend bringing bug spray.
Admission if free. Free popcorn and soft drinks are also available through the event sponsor. The Bullets will also provide a treat for all the kids attending.
Summer Season to Continue Through August - Fall/Winter Starts Sept 11
The summer season will continue through the month of August and we hope everyone continues to practice with us during that time. Our current practice schedule using both Eisenhower and Nelson Center pools will continue through July 31st. After that time the practice schedule may change as our pool contract has us swimming exclusively at Eisenhower after that time (more specific practice times/locations will follow) We also have the End of Summer meet in Decatur on August 14th which we encourage all of our swimmers to participate in.
Families will continue to be billed their monthly training fees for the month of August. Any families choose not to continue practicing with us during the month of August will need to send an email to Kelly Capen, our team adiministrator, at k.capen@academybullets.com.
Our fall/winter season will begin the week of September 11 and we hope everyone continues to swim with the team this fall/winter. We are currently working on all details of our fall/winter season (practice schedules, meet schedules, parties etc) and will have those to our families in the next couple weeks. We have lots of exciting things planned and hope your family joins in on the fun!
Congratulations Springfield Bullets Swimmers - Illinois Regional Championships
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our Springfield Bullets swimmers that participated in last weekend’s Illinois Regional Championships. We are so proud of the job you did representing our team and yourselves. Your hard work certainly paid off.
Piper Langan - 2nd Place 500 Free - 7th place 50 Back - 4th place 200 Free -
Adrienne Skelton - 4th place 400 IM
Griffin Gwaltney - 5th place 500 Free - 11th place 50 Free - 8th place 200 Free - 12 place 100 Free
Have you registered for our upcoming meets?
The July 5th Intrasquad meet was a huge success. Our Bullets’ swimmers did a great job and everyone had a blast. We hope that more of our swimmers take advantage of the other meets we have on our schedule. These meets provide all of our Springfield Bullets’ swimmers additional opportunities to swim in low pressure meets in Springfield (intrasquad meets) and in Decatur (Turbo Turtle meet August 15). We encourage all of our Springfield Bullets’ to swim in as many of these meets as they can. REMEMBER - Meets are in important component for your swimmer and for our team as a whole.
Great Read / Video - The Habit of You by Tom Bilyeu
Here's an interesting thought:
By the time we reach 35 years of age, 95% of WHO WE ARE is a set of behaviours, emotional reactions, habits, attitudes, beliefs and perceptions that we've programmed into our subconscious mind. (Remember that number!)
Since most of our days look largely the same, and since our brains love to be efficient... We create 'programs' that help us live our lives in a way that feels familiar.
Nobody 'does this to us' - we create these programs ourselves, which is both a good and a bad thing...
Creating these 'programs' is good because you'd finish each day exhausted if you had to think about how to drive to work, where to get food from, or how to interact with the people you come in contact with...
And it's also bad because when it comes time for us to CHANGE and upgrade our patterns and routines, we have a whole program to rewrite.
5% of our thinking brain can declare that it wants to lose weight or learn a new skill...
But that 95% of who we are - our behaviours, habits and attitudes - can be heading in a totally different trajectory.
What do we do about that? That's something that Joe Dispenza shared on the Impact Theory show - which is my most-watched interview to date, with over 10 million views.
The title of our conversation was "Unlock The FULL Potential Of Your Mind" - and that's exactly what he explained how to do.
Here's your link to watch this legendary interview with Dr Joe - enjoy and be legendary.
REMINDER - Stay Hydrated - Bring Water Bottles to Practice
It is always important for our swimmers to stay hydrated but I want to remind everyone of the urgent importance during the heat we are currently experiencing. All swimmers should be bringing water bottles to practice each day filled with cold water. Please put your name on the water bottle so it is easily identified by your swimmer. Also, no sharing of water between swimmers as we don’t want to share any potential sicknesses.
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.