December 2008

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore,
is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle

            December is here at last! You can officially say goodbye to those light jackets and break out the heavy-duty snow pants! The season is still in its first stages, but before you know it the snow will be melting (with any luckJ) and NHSA Championships will be right around the corner! As for now it’s all about getting your meets in, working hard at practice, taking care of your body, and strapping yourself in for a nice, cold winter.

 

A REMINDER TO SWIMMERS AND PARENTS:

             To be eligible for NHSA Champs swimmers must participate in at least 3 of the following meets (2 for High School Swimmers). Be sure to get all of your meets in!

·         October 24: Dual Meet @ Manchester SNHU

·         November 8: Home Meet vs. Nashua

·         December 6: Home Meet vs. Peterborough

·         December 12-14: Team Specialty Meet @ Dartmouth

·         January 2-4: Team Specialty Meet @ Colby Sawyer

·         January 17: Home Meet vs. Concord and ESC

(For this entire season’s calendar visit http://www.mv.com/org/rays-nh/schedule.html.)

 

RAYS vs PETERBOROUGH MEET:

Sign Ups for the Rays vs. Peterborough Meet (to be held December 7th) end on Tuesday, December 2nd at 5:00 pm. This is a great meet to get a look at what kind of shape swimmers are in at this point in the season, as well as an excellent opportunity to get one of the 3 required meets for eligibility at NHSA Championships in. Warm ups for this meet will be at 7:30 am and you can sign up online by visiting http://www.mv.com/org/rays-nh/meetsignup/peterb.html.

 

RAYS vs. NASHUA MEET:

Congratulations to all swimmers who swam in this meet and to the parents who came to support and volunteer! Some of our eight and under swimmers included:

 

 

·   Ally Gillespie (100 Medley Relay, 100 IM, 25 Back, 100 Free Relay)

·   Emily Martsolf (100 Medley Relay, 25 Back, 25 Back)

·   Madison Martin (100 Medley Relay, 25 Free, 25 Fly, 100 Free Relay)

·   Jordyn Breault (100 Medley Relay, 25 Free, 25 Fly, 100 Free Relay)

·   Barbara Hume (100 Free Relay)

·   Anastasia Alexandrou (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Halle Hamilton (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Jacky Ramirez (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Hannah Pickett (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Gillian Connors (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Caitlynn Mahan (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Emily Caprioglio (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Gianna DelViscovo (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Rachel Anastasi (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Meagan Anstey (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Jillian Mellinger (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Donovan Hopkins (25 Free, 25 Back, 100 Free Relay A)

·   Liam DesRosiers (25 Free, 25 Back, 100 Free Relay A)

·   Hunter Angione (25 Free)

·   Asa Runge (25 Free, 100 Free Relay A)

·   David Frazier (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Timmy O'Neil (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Ryan Golabiewski (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Grant Dixon (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Owen Caprioglio (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Jeffrey Draper (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Dominic Zirn (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Nathan Pulido (25 Free, 25 Back)

·   Max DesRosiers (100 Free Relay A)

Some of our RAYS swimmers that placed first in their events were:

Meghan O'Connor (11-12 100 Medley Relay), Julia Enos (11-12 100 Medley Relay, 11-12 50 Fly, 11-12 50 Breast), Brianna Nowicki (11-12 100 Medley Relay), Emily Matsco (11-12 100 Medley Relay, 11-12 50 Free), Julia Bushell (13-14 100 Medley Relay, 13-14 100 Back), Jessica Martin (13-14 100 Medley Relay, 13-14 100 Breast), Courtney Smith (13-14 100 Medley Relay), Katie Soraghan (13-14 100 Medley Relay), Kelley Hayes (13-14 100 Medley Relay), Nick Bergstrom (13-14 100 Medley Relay, 13-14 50 Free, 13-14 100 Free), Alex Flinn (13-14 100 Medley Relay, 13-14 100 Back, 13-14 100 Fly), Brian Dalencourt (13-14 100 Medley Relay), Anastasia Alexandrou (8&U 25 Free), Donovan Hopkins (8&U 25 Free, 8&U 25 Back, 8&U 100 Free Relay), Connor Hopkins (9-100 50 Free), Jeffrey Peterson (11-12 50 Free, 11-12 100 Free), Jane Tighe (15-19 200 IM, 15-19 100 Free), Mckenzie Donovan (9-10 50 Back), Brandon Perron (11-12 50 Back), Angela Bleeker (15-19 100 Back), Mark Bacigalupo (15-19 100 Free), Max DesRosiers (8&U 100 Free Relay), Liam DesRosiers (8&U 100 Free Relay), Asa Runge (8&U 100 Free Relay)

POSITIVE PARENTING TIPS:

(Courtesy of http://www.usaswimming.org)

  1. Your child needs your emotional, physical, and financial support. Be liberal in providing this support.
  2. Support but do not push your child.
  3. Understand development – long-term development as an athlete, and growth and development as it impacts performance.
  4. Be realistic in terms of expectations; factor in age and skill level; be aware of your child’s perception of your expectations.
  5. Emphasize performance and effort, not just outcome. The athlete only has control over his/her performance. Define and measure success as giving maximal effort and as personal improvement.
  6. Keep winning in perspective.
  7. Do not bribe.
  8. Give plenty of encouraging and rewarding statements. Criticize sparingly.
  9. View swimming as an arena in which to teach your child about commitment, hard work, and coping with adversity.
  10. Work to form an effective Coach-Athlete-Parent Triangle.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY…

Erik Luebbers 12/2

Jenna Breault 12/4

Emily Matsco 12/8

Emily Caprioglio 12/9

Brianna Nowicki 12/10

Emma Garner 12/11

Megan Mak 12/11

Sarah Rodgers 12/12

Steffanie Bosteels 12/12

Elijah K Forest 12/12

Megan Connor 12/13

Molly Connor 12/13

Andrew Dalencourt 12/16

Zach Davenport 12/16

Jessica Thrower 12/17

Olivia Thrower 12/17

Lauren Courtemanche 12/23

Katie Soraghan 12/24

Christopher Gallo 12/27

Hunter Angione 12/28

Samuel Lynn 12/29

 

 

 

Newsletter compiled by Abby DeWitt

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