All July 6th, Monday
practices are at St. George's
Developmental 5:00-6:00 p.m.
SG only
Age Groupers 5:00-6:15 p.m.
SG only
Junior's 6:00-7:30 p.m. SG
only
Senior and elite 6:00-8:00
p.m. SG only
(seniors please see the additional morning practice on the
July calendar)
Rams Caoches, Swimmers and Parents,
Thank for your
support in giving Matt a great Ram's send off. I know we all
wish him the best of luck in Texas and your swim down
enthusiasm really let him know.
The Rams Swim
Club is always open to new & interested swimmers to
competitive swimming. Please feel free to contact us
for a tryout.
New Swimmer Application. This year we are
offering new swimmers a one week trial period instead of
tryouts. Please fill out the application and e-mail to
ramsoffice@cox.net prior
to starting your one week trial period.
"The water is your
friend.....you don't have to fight with water, just share the
same spirit as the water, and it will help you move".
-Alexander Popov
We're always open to ideas for Team Activities. If any parents
have suggestions or would like to orchestrate a team activity it would
be greatly appreciated! Contact Matt with your idea.
Solid foundations are what the best structures are built on, and we usually start EVERY teaching session, or clinic, watching to see what foundation our students have. We've used this drill for so long that we can't believe we've never used it as a ; ALL-STROKES; Beginner; DOTW; DOTWALL; flip turn; start; swim; swim drill; swim lesson; swim technique; swimmer; swimming; training; It's funny how we discover new things in swimming. Sometimes, when you're looking at one thing, you discover something else. Just goes to show that we should always keep an open mind on EVERYTHING in swimming.; DOTWFLY; butterfly; kick; swim; swim drill; swim lesson; swim technique; swimmer; swimming; training; Here's a drill that might make your coach really, really, REALLY upset. It could even get you thrown out of practice, so you might want to do this drill on your own or let Coach know what you're doing. After you've practiced it for a while, you could; DOTW; DOTWBACK; backstroke; swim; swim drill; swim lesson; swim technique; swimmer; swimming; training; This week's drill is an equipment-filled relay that incorporates some speed, some goals, and a little bit of pain.; DOTW; DOTWBREAST; breaststroke; sculling; snorkel; swim drill; swim lesson; swimmer; swimming; training; Shoulder Throw is a continuation of the Shoulder Rotation drill. It focuses on recovering the shoulder ABOVE the surface during freestyle. While this may seem like a no-brainer, it's not as easy as it sounds when you breathe only to one side.; DOTW; DOTWFREE; freestyle; swim; swim drill; swim lesson; swim technique; swimmer; swimming; training; If all this touchy-feely sculling has left you wanting something with a bit more workout in it... well, this week should give you that.; DOTW; DOTWSCULL; Kevin Clements; breaststroke; butterfly; sculling; swim drill; swim technique; training; underwater pull; A collection of our various Drill of the Week, featured on www.goswim.tv http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185136194http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=5957401