Weekly Update from Coach Jeanne, February 2, 2010
Hello Junior Warriors families!
We have officially had our last home meet in the current town pool! Hard to believe! The kids had fantastic swims this past weekend against a very, very fast team. We had numerous best times…quite a way to win a meet and leave a legacy at the pool. Thanks to everyone for all of their efforts both in and out of the pool. News for this week:
- Swimmers of the Week – This week’s swimmers of the week are Ben Cerrato, Iain Brogan, Daniel Castillo and Grady LaRochelle. At our meet, we did not have any 15/18 boys to swim the breaststroke. Mystic Valley had three older boys who are excellent breaststrokers. We asked Ben and Iain to swim up an age group against these boys. We explained that we get one point no matter what if we have someone in the event. If we didn’t have a swimmer in the event, we would score no points. Ben and Iain readily agreed to swim so they could score a needed point for the team. Daniel and Grady joined Ben and Iain for the 15/18 freestyle relay. Again, they were up against boys several years older and about twice their size. By swimming, they scored 4 needed points for the team. If they hadn’t been willing to swim up an age group, we would not have scored any points. None of these four boys hesitated when asked to swim these events for the team. That is a true example of putting the team before yourself. Congratulations Ben, Iain, Daniel and Grady!!
- Next Meet – Our final dual meet of the season is this Sunday (yes, Sunday!), Feb. 7th at Flaherty in Roslindale. Flaherty is an excellent team and this will definitely be an extremely competitive meet. We hope everyone will be there! Please sign up on the bulletin board. Directions to the pool will be sent separately. Timing is:
– 12:10 pm – Arrival
– 12:30 pm – Warm up
– 1:00 pm – Meet starts
(**NOTE: If your child needs a ride, please let Jeanne know. Also, a separate note has been sent to those families involved in baseball evaluations that day.)
- Intrasquad Meet – We have a 4 week period with no meets before championships. Last year we had our first annual Black vs. Orange meet and we plan to do that again this year. It will take place after February vacation and will give the kids a chance to race before Championships. Stay tuned for details.
- Championship Meet – The championship meet is Saturday, March 6that Boston University. We assume that every member of the team will be swimming in the meet. Please let Jeanne know if there is any issue with your child participating in the meet. It is a fun meet and a great way to end the season. The meet will be split into 2 sessions:
– 10&unders – Appx. 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
– 11&older – Appx. 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm
More details will follow as the date gets closer.
That’s it for this week! See you at the pool!
Jeanne