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Shark AttackThe Official Newsletter of the Vallejo Aquatic Club

In this issue:

Presidents Message P.1

Coaches Corner P. 2

Summer Photos P. 3-5

Western Zone Articles P. 6-8

Presidents Messageby Erik KeiholtzGree$ngs!

Olympics years are always good for

thesportof swimming(really,itis the

only $me that your neighbors are

probablywatching swimming on TV),

and that excitementhascarriedover

to VJO in a few great ways: our

successfulMutualofOmahaBreakOut

Swim Clinic with Olympian Dana

Vollmer and Andy Grant, increased

membe r sh ip , two f orme r V JO

swimmers inOlympic Trials (and one

on the relay team), and a vivid

reminderoftheimportanceofseng

goalsandworkinghard. Thisyearwe

haveseengoodresultsfromallofour

hard work: our swimmers are faster,

our meets are well-run and aract

huge numbers of swimmers, our

coaches standonthedeck insunand

rain, coaxing the best out of the

athletes,andourpar$es andpotlucks

bring the team together in ways

beyondwhatdailyprac$cecando.

I would like to thank all of you:

coaches, board members , team

captains, volunteers, and swimmers

for all you have done to make VJO

great. There are moments where it

might seem thankless: vigilantly

guarding official and coaches parking

atdark-thirtyinthemorning,baling

wind and rain to set up canopies,

feeding thelunch$mehordesasthey

descend on the Shark Cafe, and so

forth, but rest assured that each of

thesetasksisvitallyimportanttothe

team. Without your hard work, we

wouldnotbewhereweare.

I finish my term happy that the ne

boardseemsreadyandabletosteerth

administra$on of the team, and I wis

DwightEvereallthebestinhisyeara

president. I urge all of our parents t

support the board by volunteering t

help the team run. There are amp

opportuni$es to serve the team a

meetsandevents,andnotonlydothe

helpusbea stronger organiza$on,bu

they deepen our apprecia$on of th

sport. The new boardwill have specifi

requests for $me, dona$ons, an

service, and I urge you to respon

generously in the way best suited t

yourtalentsandinterests.

Once again, thanks to all of you fo

makingthislastyearagoodoneforVJO

ErikKeilholtz

2011-2012BoardPresident

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Wehaveofficially

kickedoffthestartof

anotherswimseason!I

amexcitedtoseemany

newswimmersaswell

asallreturning

swimmers.Iwillbe

star$nga"Swimmerof

theMonth"awardfor

mygroupinOctober.

Eachmonth,Iwillbe

lookingforaswimmer

whoisdedicated,pays

aen$onatprac$ce,

comestoprac$ceon

$me,helpsother

swimmerswhen

needed.Youdon'thave

tobefast,justready

andwillingtoac$vely

par$cipateinourfun

group!

Justareminder:finsare

allowedintheMakos

groupeveryTuesday

andThursday.Ifyoudo

nothaveapair,itisa

goodideatopickthem

up.Finsarenot

necessary,butdohelp

lotatprac$ce,

especiallywhen

learningcertaindrills

andstrokes.

GoSharks!

CoachHillary

Coach Hillary Schulte

Iwillbestar-nga

Swimmerofthe

MonthAwardformy

groupinOctober

Iveheardthephraseprac$ce

makesperfectthousandsof

$mesinmylifeandcareer.

YearsagowhenIwasayoung

swimmer,myseniorcoachtaughtmeagreatlessonabout

prac$ce.Ithadanimpacton

measayoungswimmerand

laterhelpedmetoformoneof

mybiggestcoaching

philosophies.

Onedayatprac$ceoneofmy

teammatesblurtedout

prac$cemakesperfect.I

couldseethegrimaceonmycoachsfacewhenheheardthis

andbeforeanyonecouldreply

hesaid..prac$cedoesnt

makeperfectperfectprac$ce

makesperfect.Itdoesnobody

anygoodtoprac$ceanything

incorrectly.

Thisphrasehasstuckwithme

andIbelieveitisimportantfor

allathletestothinkaboutgoodtechniqueconsistentlyduring

prac$ce.Thebeginningofthe

seasonisoneofthemost

important$mestofocuson

yourtechnique,because

developinggoodhabitsatthe

beginningofaseasoncanhelpanathleteforyearstocome.

Wearecurrentlyatthe

beginningofourfallswim

seasonandIwanttoremindall

swimmerstomakesureyouare

consistentlyapplyingthe

correc$onsyourcoachisgiving

you.Ifyoufocusonyour

correc$onsandgoodtechnique

aspectslongenoughtheywillbecomehabitseventually.

Rememberjustshowingupto

prac$cedoesn'tmakeperfect,

onlyperfectprac$cemakes

perfect.Sobecareful,

whateveryoudorepeatedlywillbecomeahabitwhether

badorgood.Prac$cinggood

habitsiswhatmakesperfect.

6 Practice Focuses to

Make Perfect

1. Tight streamlines offwalls

2. Kick off walls3. Consistently kick during

your stroke4. Dont breathe off starts,

into finishes, and inand out of turns

5. Have appropriatebreathing patternsduring swim

6. Extensionswim long

GoSharks!

JenniferThiem

Prac&ceDoesntMakePerfectPerfectPrac&ceMakesPerfect

By: Coach Jennifer

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4th of July ParadePhotos by:Tina Benberg &David Elmore

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ndR.E.A.L.

Meet

R.E.A.L. (Redwood Empire Aquatic League) MeetSanta Rosa Junior College

August 3 - 5, 2012