Saturday 19 December 2015

[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Feedback Requested for Director of Technology

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Feedback Requested for Director of Technology
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News Title:Feedback Requested for Director of Technology
News Date:12/19/2015

 
At the PGBSC 2015 AGM, a suggestion was made to create a Director of Technology position. As this is a membership-driven suggestion, the board is seeking membership feedback as to what such a position would encompass (terms of reference and specific responsibilities). Please submit your feedback, in writing, to Karen Lange, PGBSC secretary via email secretary@pgbsc.org, by January 10th 2016.

Thank you in advance for your input.

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - News Message from the PGBSC Board of Directors

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - News Message from the PGBSC Board of Directors
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News Title:News Message from the PGBSC Board of Directors
News Date:12/19/2015

 
The PGBSC Board of Directors would like to clarify our current Club policy regarding fundraising levy credits. Fundraising levy credits have no cash value. Any existing balance of fundraising credits accrued in members accounts can be applied to fundraising levies for the following swimming season. Any balance of fundraising levy credits will not be refunded, as cash value, if members choose not to return to swim the following season.

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Monday Dec 22 masters practice

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Monday Dec 22 masters practice
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News Title:Monday Dec 22 masters practice
News Date:12/19/2015

 Hi everyone
This message is for the masters program.

Monday December 22 practice is 730-830.

Cheers. 

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Sunday 13 December 2015

[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Sunday finals warm ups

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Sunday finals warm ups
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News Title:Sunday finals warm ups
News Date:12/13/2015
Sunday warm ups for finals in kamloops begin at 2:30
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Monday 7 December 2015

[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Thursday practice in Kamloops

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Thursday practice in Kamloops
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News Title:Thursday practice in Kamloops
News Date:12/07/2015

This message is for those families going to Kamloops this weekend.​

There will be a practice in Kamloops starting at 530pm for about 60 minutes or so.  If you are still travelling at that time; see you Friday morning at warm ups.

 

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Kamloops information

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Kamloops information
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News Title:Kamloops information
News Date:12/07/2015

Good Morning.​

This email is for families going to Kamloops their annual Ice Classic Invitational.

Barracuda Cap and T-shirts are mandatory.  If you need extra ones, contact Kris Lewington at equipment@pgbs.org

This is a three day heats and finals meet. 

The club is staying at the Kamloops Ramada Inn

Please be on deck 20 minutes before the beginning of warm ups

Friday/Saturday/Sunday warm ups:

13/under 730-805am  14/over 805-845am

Friday/Saturday finals warm ups: 400-450pm

Sunday finals warm ups:300-350pm

I will have my cell phone (250.552.5993) with me if you need to contact either Jerzy or myself.

 

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Thursday 3 December 2015

[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - practice cancellations

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - practice cancellations
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News Title:practice cancellations
News Date:12/03/2015

Morning everyone,

As the club is heading to Kamloops next weekend for a swim meet, there will be practice cancellations to all groups with the exception of the following groups: Masters, D2C, D3 and Swim School.

Thursday Dec 10, Friday Dec 11, Saturday Dec 12 and Monday Dec 14 practices for D2AB, D1, Fitness and Development, Elite and Y/N are cancelled.  As well, Y/N will not have morning practice on Tuesday Dec 15.

 

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Friday 27 November 2015

[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Thoughts from Jerzy about

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[Prince George Barracuda Swim Club News] - Thoughts from Jerzy about
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News Title:Thoughts from Jerzy about
News Date:11/27/2015

I wanted to provide some clarification and reasoning for the decisions that we make as coaches about swimmers events, practices, distances, etc.  I think more information about why we do what we do, will help parents understand and support our coaches' decisions.

1. A question that I often hear is "what is the benefit (in the short term and the long term) of long distance training and competing for age group swimmers?"

As parents you are likely aware that your swimmers often train and compete in sets/events 400m long or more.  One of the reasons that we emphasize these longer distances is to cater to the way that swimmers' bodies develop between the ages of 9-14.  During this age period in particular, longer sets and events allow swimmers to focus on developing their skills and techniques.  This is especially true for freestyle.  Improving technique at these ages is crucial as a long term preventative strategy to reducing the chance of injury.  A high number of athletic injuries come as a result of improper technique wearing down on the bones, muscles and joints of the body.  We want to ensure that proper technique becomes automatic for swimmers, so that when their bodies develop further during puberty they can handle the increased strain of heavier workout regiments.  Long distance swims are particularly useful for this because they provide the swimmers with more time and opportunity in which to focus on specific aspects of a stroke.  In a 400m swim, a swimmer has mouch more time to establish a methodical rhythm than say a 25m or 50m swim.

These distances are not just good for preventing injuries, but also for developing stroke efficiencies.  Focusing on technique now will pay off in the long term.  During puberty, their bodies and muscles will develop to the point where strength becomes a much more crucial part of the stroke.  When this happens, proper stroke techniques will start to pay off even further and they will have a far better chance of avoiding injuries.

It is scientifically proven that youths have the highest capacity for aerobic development during the 9-14 year old age group.  The biggest gains here come from long duration, low intensity swims.  In addition, in order for anaerobic capacity to be developed later on, this aerobic capacity must come first.  While anaerobic development (brief, high intensity exercise) during this growth period may result in short-term time drops, aerobic development will result in improvements for all swimming distances.  It is also a crucial base for the development of anaerobic development.

2. Parents often talk to me about specializing their children in short-term/long-term or fly/back/breast/free events early on.

The reason that I do not promote this is because it is not good for the long term development of the swimmers.  The development of basic stroke foundations in all of the strokes is more beneficial in the long term.  The different strokes rely on different parts of the body, so developing all parts together is another way to help prevent injury.  For example, swimming only breaststroke events will likely put undue pressure on the swimmers knees.  On the other hand, a variety of physical activity will ensure that different parts of the body are at work at different times throughout the training process.

3. Parents also often request that their children be put in certain events during competitions. 

The reason that we pick these swimmers events so specifically is in order to compliment that training that we do on a regular basis.  In a regular practice, we work with the swimmers on specific skills in order to benefit the development of the swimmer on a whole.  During competitions, we as coaches need to see the swimmers apply the specific lessons that they learned in practice in order to provide us with a more complete stroke evaluation.  We want to make sure that the lessons we are drilling into the swimmers are translating into improved performance during competitions.

Jerzy

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