Week 3 and the Week Ahead

Growth  -  Resilience  -  Intensity  -  Tenacity

This Team Is Built On It

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. ~ 1 Corinthians 15:58

HARD WORK 

Remember, what you do EACH DAY in the water will determine how well or how poorly you finish the season. EVERYTHING we do is targeted to our final two meets of the year. TAPER BEGINS TODAY!!
You're off to a great start in this regard, but let's keep pushing ourselves.

Gritty Performance of the Week (The Sandy)

Our GRIT theme has, of course, had a little funny additions to it thanks to a number of swimmers. I think "Ricky" was the first to connect grit to sandpaper.  So, I decided to embrace the idea with the "Sandpaper Man "Gritty Performance of The Week (The Sandy). Though I will select this first one, I'm hoping to have athletes choose one or more in subsequent weeks. This week, I'm selecting Nathan Bengelink's performance at our West Ottawa meet.

OUR LAST MEET

We had a nice start on Tuesday vs. West Ottawa. Some great, eye opening by some of our Meet Splits - Click here for splits and results. These show comparisons to lifetime best times. Negative numbers in the right column indicates the amount of time that an athlete has improved in the swim (Diving is actually just the opposite). After our first couple meets, I will only make comparisons to season bests.

THE UPCOMING WEEK

Practices the week
Thursday and Friday - Normal Practices

3:20 - 5:30

Monday and Wednesday

        Dryland at HC Middle School: 3:15 - 3:45 

        Boards & Water at HAC: 3:45 - 5:30

Saturday - Practice

8:00am - 9:00am Dryland at HAC 

9:00am - 11:00am Practice

Meets this week

Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Home vs. Grand Rapids Christian (Dress up @ School)

This is our annual Legacy Meet, in honor and in memory of Riley Hoeksema and his legacy of kindness and the connection the Hoeksema's have with both schools.

• Athletes need to be on deck by 5:15. 
• The meet starts at 6:30

A LOOK AHEAD

Tuesday, Dec. 27 - Jenison Invitational

• Diving begins at 10:00 Departing at 8:00 am
• Swimming begins at 12:00  Departing at 9:30

CHRISTMAS BREAK PRACTICES

The lights, and music aren't the only indicators of the season. The annual Christmas break practice load brings a different type of anticipation. In other sports, you may expect a little break from the work. In our sport however, the training ramps up a bit. These next three weeks are great times to take the great conditioning work you have been doing and build on it with more technique work and laser focused intensity. These three weeks are some of the most important training of the season. The Calendar is updated. The planned schedule for swimmers is as follows:

Monday Dec 19th - Dryland @ HCMS 7-8 then to the HAC 8-10am 

Tuesday Dec 20th - HAC 7-10am

Wednesday Dec 21st - HAC 8-10am

Thursday Dec 22nd - HAC 7-10am

Friday Dec 23rd - Dryland @ HCMS 7-8 then to the HAC 8-10am

Saturday Dec 24th - Building Closed

Monday Dec 26th - Dryland @ HCMS 7-8 then to the HAC 8-10am

Tuesday Dec 27th - Meet @ Jenison Divers Depart at 8am Swimmers Depart at 9:30

Wednesday Dec 28th - HAC 7-10am

Thursday Dec 29th - Dryland @ HCMS 7-8 then to the HAC 8-10am

Friday Dec 30th - HAC 8-10am (New Year's Relays?)

Saturday Dec 31st - HAC Dryland 8-9am, Swim 9-11am 

 Details for Divers will be posted shortly.