NOVA News
October 16th, 2023
"David's View"
Learning and Lifting Yourself Up
I recently read a SwimSwam article by Olivier Poirier-LeRoy where he reflected on his age group days and realized how much he learned from the swimmers around him and what you can learn too. The all-time greats that are so amazing it seems almost unattainable, the teammates and competition that you come up against in your day to day life, and most importantly the swimmer in the mirror.
I loved how he recognized the value in each of these swimmers and what you can learn from them to help you help yourself. Seeing what is around you, taking the lessons offered, and making them your own so that you can grow is one of the keys to success in swimming and in life.
You can read Olivier’s SwimSwam article here: https://swimswam.com/the-3-swimmers-you-can-learn-most-from/ I challenge you to take a read and think about the greats you admire and what they do well, the teammates and competition that make you want to achieve more, and the swimmer in the mirror and what you can learn from yourself. Use it to lift yourself up to the next level and to challenge those around you to do the same!
Group coaches: Lead Anita Dillman, assistant Kai Kratzer,
How many swimmers are in NG? 52
What skills are you working on this week? We are working on swimming long in free and back, getting comfortable going to both sides on backstroke flipturns and back/breast turns.
Anita, what's you favorite part of working with NG? I love having fun and screaming for butterfly
Kai, what's your favorite part of work with NG? I love NG because there is still lots of teaching involve. Everyday I get to interact with every swimmer at practice whether that be correcting stroke technique, or hearing about the daily adventures these kids embark on.
What was yesterdays NG word of the day? "Peas" for please
Anita, what's your favorite part about working with Kai? Seeing him jump HIGH
Kai, what's your favorite part about working with Anita? I love working with Anita because she's a fantastic teacher for both the swimmers and me. She has an incredible way of breaking down strokes that not only allows the swimmers to understand what she's looking for but allows me to pick up the smaller technical habits we look for as coaches.
It's time to sell some peanuts!
Get on the phone, send some emails, or walk door to door. Peanuts can be sold October 7th-21st and families get 40% of their total sales as fundraising credit. Peanuts will arrive in time for the holiday and make great gifts!
We need every NOVA swimmer to sell 4 cans of peanuts to make our goal - and NOVA always exceeds a goal!
For more information click HERE!
13 and over
Our 13 and over PPOW this week is Ivanna Butler, from Senior Development Bronze. Ivanna crushed SDB’s first test set of the week last week, along with showing up and leading her lane every single day. Ivanna helps set the pace for the whole group in SDB!
Great job Ivanna keep up the hard work!
12 and under
Our 12&Under PPOW this week is Audrey Darden, from Age Group Silver. Audrey is always listening and learning to improve her stroke technique and isn’t afraid to apply a change in her stroke to a main set! She comes to practice ready to work super hard and push herself to the next level each and every time, all with a smile on her face! Keep up the great work, Audrey!
Spirit nights help support NOVA and give families a break from cooking! These nights when local restaurants give back are not counted towards your fundraising obligation, but are important to help support the general operating budget.
Tuesday October 24 MOD Pizza - Regency Location ALL DAY. (Spirit Night)
On Sunday, Oct. 29th all NOVA families are invited to volunteer at the 2nd annual NOVA Trunk or Treat for our youngest swimmers in Novice Bronze, Novice Silver and Novice Gold.
- Set-up time is 2:00pm.
- The event runs from 2:30pm-4pm
- Volunteers need to decorate their car trunk and provide and pass out candy. Tricks, games, costumes and creativity are encouraged!
- Volunteers should plan on candy for 100 swimmers. Please be considerate of all allergies and consider adding a non-edible option.
- Families will receive 3 volunteer hours for participating.
Questions? Contact Novice group parents, Jenny Pedraza at jennyjpedraza@gmail.com and Sarah Smith at ssb8a@yahoo.com.
