| May 6, 2013 - LESSONS FROM LEGENDS: DILLON AND BEV RHODENBAUGH, SUPER-SWIM PARENTS | |
 | BY CHUCK WARNER//SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR Parents in youth sports are often mocked for their emotional, ineffective and even intrusive behavior. But at the last three Olympics, Michel Phelps?s mother Debbi... | |
| May 6, 2013 - Why Learning and Multitasking Don't Mix | |
| While not directly applicable to swimming, this should be of interest to all of us in today's electronic age. Why Learning and Multitasking Don't Mix | |
| Mar 7, 2013 - Summer HAC 2013 | |
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| Mar 3, 2013 - Aerobic Development | |
| Week of June 11, 2012 Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org Swim Parents Newsletter is Brought to You by P2Life ==================================================... | |
| Mar 3, 2013 - Nutrition Tips for Young Athletes | |
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| Feb 27, 2013 - "9 Ways To Be a Great Team Member" | |
| Nine Ways To Be A Great Team Member By Jon Gordon I recently shared a tweet about ways to be a great team member and was surprised to see that it was my most retweeted tweet ever. It occurred to me ... | |
| Feb 17, 2013 - Should My Child Swim Summer League? | |
| Week of April 30, 2012 Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org Swim Parents Newsletter is Brought to You by P2Life =================================================... | |
| Feb 14, 2013 - Mrs. Conger: "It takes a love for the process" | |
| Wonder what it takes to be an elite swimmer? Here's a short interview with Jack Conger's mom. http://swimswam.com/mrs-conger-it-takes-a-love-for-the-process/ | |
| Feb 11, 2013 - "On Holding Children Accountable" | |
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| Feb 11, 2013 - Auburn Swim Camp | |
| Having trouble viewing this email? Click here For more information on the 2013 Auburn Swim Camps, please click HERE . Forward this email This email was sent to bandersen8@aol.com by ... | |
| Feb 1, 2013 - Top 5 Things Great Athletes Do..(new format) | |
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| Feb 1, 2013 - The Biggest Question.... | |
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| Feb 1, 2013 - "You're Missing the Point!" | |
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| Jan 31, 2013 - When You Tell Someone You're Going To Do Something... | |
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| Jan 27, 2013 - Happy? Happy! Happy. | |
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| Jan 27, 2013 - Developmental Process in Sports | |
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| Jan 27, 2013 - Changing expectations as swimmers get faster | |
| As swimmers get faster, their expectations at meets needs to change. Some of our swimmers are past the point where they will consistently swim best times every meet. Here's a view from from the elite... | |
| Jan 27, 2013 - Smile When it Hurts | |
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| Nov 9, 2012 - “Normal People Don’t Do Deliberate Practice” Guy Edson, ASCA Staff | |
| 2012, Number 24 Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org Swim Parents Newsletter is Brought to You by P2Life ========================================================... | |
| Nov 9, 2012 - Entering Events for Swim Meets By John Leonard | |
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| Oct 15, 2012 - Safe Sport Parent Education | |
| Commander Parents, The USA Swimming Safe Sport Program is proud to offer free athlete protection training to the parents of our member athletes. Parents are a critical component to our overall goal ... | |
| Oct 5, 2012 - Team Suits, caps, shirts | |
|  Team suits, caps, and t-shirts are required at all meets. From some of the hallway discussions, I understand there has been some incorrect information given by Aardvark, and perhaps some incorrect a... | |
| Sep 25, 2012 - Swimming in lanes | |
| Most swimmers don't instinctively know how to swim in a lane with 7 or 8 other swimmers. There's plenty to learn. This isn't swim lessons anymore, it's training! And what each swimmer does during pr... | |
| Aug 10, 2012 - 530 Athletes | |
| There are 530 athletes who made the official United States roster for the 2012 Summer Olympics. All 530 have had enormous success. You know what else they all have in common? Click here. R http://ww... | |
| Jun 30, 2012 - Top 5 Recovery Snacks | |
| Wondering what to eat or drink after training or racing. Here are Top 5 Recovery Snacks from USA Swimming. | |
| Jun 30, 2012 - WHAT TO EXPECT WITH GROWING SWIMMERS AND THEIR CHANGING BODIES | |
| WHAT TO EXPECT WITH GROWING SWIMMERS AND THEIR CHANGING BODIES from USA Swimming. | |
| Jun 4, 2012 - Smothered in Praise | |
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| Jun 3, 2012 - WSJ.com How Not to Ruin a Swimming Prodigy | |
| How Not to Ruin a Swimming Prodigy | |
| May 30, 2012 - Butterfly Pull Pattern | |
| Butterfly Pull Pattern: Does the shape of the pull matter ? | |
| May 25, 2012 - Why Caffeine Is Bad For Your Kids | |
|  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-parenting/post/why-caffeine-is-bad-for-your-kids/2012/05/23/gJQAH7fSlU_blog.html | |
| May 25, 2012 - Congratulations- Stephanie Green | |
|  Congratulations to Stephanie Green for being one of our top money raisers during our Swim-a-thon. Her prize is a customized set of Nike HAC warm-ups. | |
| May 24, 2012 - Congratulations- Tyler O'Neal | |
|  Congratulations to Tyler O'Neal for being one of our top money raisers during our Swim-a-thon! Tyler's prize is a personalized set of Nike HAC warm-ups. | |
| May 2, 2012 - “A Chance to Be A Hero Everyday” | |
| Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org ===================================================================== ?A Chance to Be A Hero Everyday? By John Leonard ?... | |
| Mar 28, 2012 - Spring Break- No Practices-All Groups 3/31-4/8 | |
| No practices will be held from 3/31- 4/8. Practices resume on Monday 4/9. | |
| Mar 27, 2012 - Key Words for Parents | |
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| Mar 26, 2012 - "Put Your Hands Down" Guy Edson | |
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| Mar 12, 2012 - Short Term Failure is Part of The Path to Long Term Success. A True Story By Don | |
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| Mar 12, 2012 - "Training and Racing" Gold, Silver, Bronze swimmers | |
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| Mar 12, 2012 - Why Swim, If You Can’t Win? By Noah Whiteman, Age 11 | |
| January 30, 2012 Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org ===================================================================== Why Swim, If You Can?t Win? By Noah... | |
| Feb 15, 2012 - Coach O's Seven Habits of Saintly Swim Parents | |
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| Feb 12, 2012 - Lessons from The Sandlot | |
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| Feb 12, 2012 - Being on the team vs. Being a teammate | |
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| Feb 3, 2012 - My Son’s Favorite Sport is Soccer. Isn’t It? | |
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| Feb 3, 2012 - Three Things You Need To Know About Dietary Supplements | |
| Three Things You Need To Know About Dietary Supplements By Alicia Kendig, MS, RD, CSSD // USOC Sports Dietician & Athlete Lab Coordinator, Russell Mark // USA Swimming High Performance Consultant, D... | |
| Feb 2, 2012 - Why should I swim if I'm not the best? | |
| From a swim blog, Why Should I Swim If I'm Not The Best? Ok, the blogger is Canadian. Let's not hold that against him. I think the message easily translates to here. | |
| Jan 17, 2012 - How To Become a Winning Parent from USA Swimming | |
| How to Become a Winning Parent from USA Swimming. | |
| Jan 15, 2012 - 10 Commandments of Swim Parenting from USA Swimming | |
| The 10 Commandments of Swim Parenting from USA Swimming. | |
| Jan 15, 2012 - My First Swim Meet Education Video | |
| My First Swim Meet Education Video by High Point Swim Club First Swim Meet explores a new swimmers first swim meet. We explain what you should bring with you and what to expect. A beginning swimmer ... | |
| Jan 10, 2012 - Nutrition | |
| Here is another article on nutrition. Some good pointers in this one. | |
| Jan 6, 2012 - Interesting Read | |
| This article is not about swimming, or being an athlete or swim parent. It is about Survivng MIT . But I felt the message in the response could be applied to so many other areas of endeavour that I... | |
| Jan 3, 2012 - Parent Newsletter | |
| HOW TO BECOME A WINNING PARENT By Dr. Alan Goldberg, Competitive Advantage | |
| Jan 2, 2012 - Commit! from Glenn Mills | |
| An interesting note from Glenn Mills about athletic life. Click on Commit! to see the article. Some will think the training numbers listed in the article are off. They aren't. That's what you ar... | |
| Dec 31, 2011 - Newsletter | |
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| Dec 31, 2011 - Practice Habits | |
| The linked article Cheat Success or Honest Failure should be of interest for all Commander families, but is a must read for all Bronze, Silver, and Gold swimmers. | |
| Dec 15, 2011 - Recovery Nutrition | |
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| Dec 14, 2011 - 6 Rules For Good Nutrition | |
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| Dec 11, 2011 - Jenna Closes Out Jr. Nats In Style | |
|  Jenna closed out Junior Nationals with a best time in 200 Meter Breast with a time of 2:45.05. What a great meet! | |
| Dec 11, 2011 - Jenna Van Camp Qualifies For Olympic Trials | |
|  Jenna swam a 1:11.66 in 100 Meter Breast to qualify for Olympic Trials this morning! It was the most exciting race I've witnessed, with the announcer and the whole crowd cheering her on! Congratulatio... | |
| Dec 11, 2011 - Rockin' Night At Jr. Nats | |
|  Last night we rocked out to a live band playing on the dive platform, then watched Jenna swim to a 23rd place finish in 200 Breast. She didn't go quite as fast as in the morning, but that was probably... | |
| Dec 9, 2011 - JVC Takes 8th Place | |
|  Jenna Van Camp swam a solid 1:02.9 in the 100 Breast tonight to take 8th place at Junior Nationals! | |
| Dec 9, 2011 - Jenna Makes "A" Final | |
|  Jenna Van Camp swam a team record 1:02.51 in 100 Breast at Junior National prelims today. She will swim again tonight in the "A" final as the 7th seed! | |
| Dec 8, 2011 - JVC To Swim At Junior Nationals | |
|  The first day of the Jr. National meet in Austin, Texas is underway. Today is a practice day for Jenna. Her first event is 100 Breast, which is tomorrow. We're hoping she will make finals! | |
| Dec 6, 2011 - Newsletter | |
| November 21, 2011 Please send comments or subscription requests to news@swimmingcoach.org ===================================================================== Motivation Guy Edson, ASCA Staff a... | |
| Nov 28, 2011 - Ten Rules for High Performance Teamwork | |
| "Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there." -Virginia Burden This movie is one of those times. In just 3 minutes it captures the power of...Pulli... | |
| Nov 28, 2011 - LINK Toy Drive & Distribution | |
| Dear HAC Families: This year we are participating in LINK Toy drive and distribution. LINK is an all-volunteer non-profit coalition of churches and community organizations providing emergenc... | |
| Nov 28, 2011 - Giving Tree | |
| Giving Tree Information?.. Commanders have so many opportunities to ?give back? to the Community that gives us so much! Last year?s ?Giving Tree? was a huge success and many, many Commander f... | |
| Nov 28, 2011 - Fueling for Performance | |
| Fueling for Performance What does it mean to "Fuel for Performance" and how should your swimmer go about it? Former USA Swimming staff member Charlene Boudreau has compiled some information to help ... | |
| Nov 20, 2011 - Outstanding swims/JVC Qualifies for Nationals | |
| Congratulations to ALL of the Commanders for some really outstanding swimming this weekend. Once we have the results files from both meets we will provide more specifics. In the mean time, it was ap... | |
| Nov 15, 2011 - Trailside Clean-up | |
| Thanks to Leslie DeBellas for organizing the Trailside Park Clean-up Project. Thanks to Boyce and Kelly Ginieczki for organizing the breakfast. Thanks to the following swimmers and coaches for volun... | |
| Nov 11, 2011 - New Deck Pass App | |
|  Here is just one more resource from USA Swimming. Deck Pass The USA Swimming web site has loads of useful information as well. Each swimmer, White group and above , should set up their personal... | |
| Nov 7, 2011 - Practice cancelations | |
| After inspecting the conditions at the pool, I have decided that the air quality is not acceptable yet. Silver 6 will hold dry practice in community room #1. All other practices will have the night ... | |
| Nov 7, 2011 - Pool systems are running again | |
| The pool systems are running again. We will NOT have Pee Wee practices to give time for the air to improve. We WILL conduct the remaing practices today. | |
| Nov 4, 2011 - Community Service Project | |
|  A Note from Cindy Roeder, Director of Herndon Parks & Recreation: Many thanks for the efforts of the Commanders this past weekend to cleanup at Trailside. I visited the park this afternoon, along with... | |
| Sep 29, 2011 - Drink Donations- Harvest Moon | |
| Commanders, We need your drink donations dropped off by Tuesday October 4th. Thanks for your support of this important team event! | |
| Sep 28, 2011 - Einstein's Bagels | |
| On Saturday, October 1, Einstein's Bagels has invited all HACC swimmers who participate in Saturday morning practice to stop by Einstein's between 7am and 9am and receive a free fountain beverage or d... | |
| Sep 22, 2011 - Harvest Moon Job Sign-Up Date Changes | |
| The changes have been made. Please check your declarations to make sure you are still assigned to the days and times you intended. | |
| Sep 22, 2011 - Wrong Dates on Harvest Moon Job Sign-up | |
| Sorry for any inconvenience. The dates for the job sign-up are not correct and will be fixed tonight. If you have already sign-up for the 9th, your scheduled day will be the 8th. If you signed up fo... | |
| Jun 22, 2011 - Stroke Evaluations | |
| 2011-2012 Season Stroke Evaluations Stroke evaluations for joining the Commanders Swim Team for the 2011-2012 season will be held from 4-6pm on the following dates: Tuesday, July 5th Tuesday, July 1... | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - 2010-2011 Season Team Information | |
| The Commanders 2010-2011 Season is underway! Click here to view information about the 2010-2011 Season . If you need additional information, please contact the Head Coach Bruce Andersen at Bruce.An... | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - Announcements | |
| Congratulations to Jenna Van Camp who qualified for and competed at NCSA Junior Nationals. Jenna finished 36th in 50 Breast, just missing finals, and finished 75th out of 133 in 100 Breast. Congratu... | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - Announcements: Bronze 3 | |
| Friday, October 29th, from 5:30-7pm the Bronze, Silver and Gold groups will be having a t-shirt decorating/pizza party immediately after the afternoon practice. The cost will be $5 and you must regis... | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - Announcements: Bronze 5 | |
| Winter Break Practice schedule: 12/24 Morning practices as scheduled. No afternoon/evening practices. 12/27 3-5pm 12/28 No practice. Olympic Clinic being held. 12/29-12/31 3-5pm 1/3 Regular prac... | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - Announcements: Silver 3 | |
| Friday, October 29th, from 5:30-7pm the Bronze, Silver and Gold groups will be having a t-shirt decorating/pizza party immediately after the afternoon practice. The cost will be $5 and you must regis... | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - Announcements: Silver 5 | |
| Winter Break Practice Schedule: 12/23 3-6pm 12 Days of Christmas practice for all Gold and Silver 5 swimmers. Complete 12 difficult sets, no sitting out, make all intervals and you will get a specia... | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - Announcements: | |
| Join us for a White Group Pizza Party at Joe's Pizzaria Friday, October 29th, at 6pm. Join the White Group as we prepare for our first meet of the season by gathering for a pizza buffet. This is not... | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - PVS Officials Needed | |
| Commanders Parents: we are looking for people to become part of our core of officials. Please click here to see the attached letter for more information. | |
| Apr 7, 2011 - 2010-2011 Stroke Evaluations | |
| If you are interested in being evaluated for placement on this year's team, you must attend a stroke evaluation. If you have questions, please contact Bruce Andersen, NOT THE COACH FOR THE GROUP, at ... | |
| Apr 6, 2011 - Announcements:Gold | |
| Winter Break Practice Schedule: 12/23 3-6pm 12 Days of Christmas practice for all Gold and Silver 5 swimmers. Complete 12 difficult sets, no sitting out, make all intervals and you will get a specia... | |
