April 2008 Archives

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       BEST Intrasquad Meet is this Saturday. Pancake breakfast begins at 7:30am. (Please see the sheet that was in your file folders as to what you need to bring in.) Team pictures will take place at 8:10am. Meet warm-ups will begin at 8:30 with the meet starting at 9:30. The meet should be over by 12:30.

2)       BEST Awards Banquet is this Sunday. You need to purchase tickets in advance. Please see Sandy in the office to do this. Tickets will not be available at the door.

3)       Gauchos Meet (for those not swimming Cactus Classic) is May 17^th and 18^th. I need your participation form turned in by tomorrow if you plan on swimming in that meet. I will not enter swimmers without that form.

4)       Summer practice schedule will begin Tuesday, May 27^th. I will pass out schedules to the swimmers in the next couple of weeks.

5)       Schedules - Looking ahead...

·         Friday, May 9^th - 5:30 - 7:30 with Blue

·         Saturday, May 10^th - 9:00 - 11:30 with Blue

·         Sunday, May 17^th - 10:00 - 11:30 (No Dryland)

·         Friday, May 23^rd - 5:00 - 6:30

·         Saturday, May 24^th - No Practice

·         Monday, May 26^th - No Practice

·         Tuesday, May 27^th - Summer schedule begins

6)       There will be a parent meeting for the Red Group on Wednesday, May 14^th. The meeting will be from 6:00-7:00. More information to come.

That is all for right now.

Thanks

Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       Great job by Celina and Taryn at the Swim Meet this past weekend in Mission Viejo! 5 of their 7 swims were best times ever! This is great considering it is still April. This really shows what we had hoped to accomplish this summer by not taking a long break in April....faster long course swimming earlier in the season. I am expecting big things by everyone else at either the Gauchos Meet or the Cactus Classic.

2)       BEST Intrasquad Meet is this Saturday. Pancake breakfast begins at 7:30am. (Please see the sheet that was in your file folders as to what you need to bring in.) Team pictures will take place at 8:10am. Meet warm-ups will begin at 8:30 with the meet starting at 9:30. The meet should be over by 12:30.

3)       BEST Awards Banquet is this Sunday. You need to purchase tickets in advance. Please see Sandy in the office to do this. Tickets will not be available at the door.

4)       Gauchos Meet (for those not swimming Cactus Classic) is May 17^th and 18^th. I need your participation form turned in by tomorrow if you plan on swimming in that meet. I will not enter swimmers without that form.

5)       Silver Manresa trip will be June 13^th - 15^th. More information to come soon.

6)       Summer practice schedule will begin Tuesday, May 27^th. I will pass out schedules to the swimmers in the next couple of weeks.

That is all for right now.

Thanks

Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       BEST Intrasquad Meet is Saturday, May 3^rd. Entries were e-mailed out and posted on the bulletin board. There will be a pancake breakfast and team pictures prior to the meet that day.

2)       BEST Awards Banquet is Sunday, May 4^th. You need to purchase tickets for this in advance. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Please stop into the office to purchase. Hope everyone can attend!

3)       Schedules - Looking ahead...

·         Friday, May 9^th - 5:30 - 7:30 with Blue

·         Saturday, May 10^th - 9:00 - 11:30 with Blue

·         Sunday, May 17^th - 10:00 - 11:30 (No Dryland)

·         Friday, May 23^rd - 5:00 - 6:30

·         Saturday, May 24^th - No Practice

·         Monday, May 26^th - No Practice

·         Tuesday, May 27^th - Summer schedule begins

4)       Gauchos Meet (May 17^th - 18^th)...This meet is for swimmers not competing in Cactus Classic. Participation forms were put in folders last week for those eligible. You need to turn that participation form back to me by April 30^th. I will not enter a swimmer without that form.

5)       Cactus Classic (May 23^rd - 26^th)...Entries have been out for awhile. We will update times and events after the Intrasquad Meet.

6)       I will have a parent meeting for the Red Group on Wednesday, May 14^th. The meeting will be 6:00 - 7:00. More information to come.

That is all for right now.

Thanks!

Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       BEST Intrasquad Meet is Saturday, May 3^rd. The Senior Groups will be hosting a pancake breakfast that morning. Senior Group parents will need to help in organizing this event. The Age Group parents will handle this for our Fall Meet and parties. If you can help, please let Sandy know.

2)       BEST Awards Banquet is Sunday, May 4^th. You must purchase tickets in advance for this. Please stop into the office to do this. There will be no tickets sold at the door. Please plan on attending.

3)       Gauchos Meet (May 17^th -18^th)...please turn in the participation form if you are attending. This will be a good chance for swimmers not competing at Cactus Classic to race in May. The whole point of us taking a break at Christmas and not one in April was to have our swimmers going fast earlier in the long course season. Even though there is no warm-down pool at this meet, swimmers should still plan on going so they can learn to deal with certain situations. They are not going to have the ideal racing conditions all the time and they need to learn how to adjust. The participation form is due back to me by April 30^th.

4)       Cactus Classic Meet (May 23^rd - 26^th)...those entries have been posted on the bulletin board. We will make adjustments to entries after the Intrasquad meet.

5)       Summer practice schedule will begin Tuesday, May 27^th.

6)       Silver Manresa Trip will be June 13^th - 15^th. More information to come.

That is all for right now.

Thanks

Coach Kevin

A big thank you to all the Masters that supported Brophy College Prep at the Power Breakfast!  We are all very excited about the new sports campus and the great sports programs and athletes that are a part of the Brophy family. 

Thank You Brophy Swim Club Masters!

Please be sure to mark your calenders for our Long Course State Championships here at Brophy swim club July 11th-13th.  If possible we would like to see all of you participate at least one day.  If you can't swim, come and help run the meet or cheer your team mates on!  This meet should be fast and a lot of fun--Let's Go Brophy Swim Club!!!!

Did you realize that we have some of the fastest masters swimmers in the world on our team?  You may not know it, but the person sharing your lane may be one of the top 10 fastest Masters swimmers in the world! 

Top 10 Masters swimmers in the world Meters.

Louise So: 50 M Breast (4th), 100 M Breast (4th), 200 M Breast (3rd)

Marika McCue: 50 M Back (8th), 100 M Back (8th)

Laura Smith: 100 M Back (9th), 200 M Back (4th)

Kathi Lindstrom: 400 M Free (8th), 800 M Free (6th), 1500 M Free (4th), 400 M IM (10th)

Evie Lynch: 100 M Back (3rd), 200 M Back (2nd)

Jeff Cummings: 100 M Back (3rd), 100 M Breast (3rd), 100 SCM Back (5th), 50 SCM Breast(2nd), 100 SCM IM (2nd), 200 SCM IM (3rd)

Paul Smith: 50 SCM Free (1st), 100 SCM Free (1st), 200 SCM Free (1st), 50 SCM Fly (1st), 100 SCM Fly (1st), 100 SCM IM (1st), 50 M Fly  (8th)

Dave Gimmell: 200 M Breast (8th) 

Congratulations to the fastest Masters Swimmers in the World!  Let's add to this list in 2008!

Congratulations to Brophy Swim Club Masters on the 2nd place finish at the SCY state meet!  With only 24 swimmers we were able to take a second place finish and we had 7 high point winners.

High Point Winners:

Maureen Rankin

Jack Beaver

Mitzi Gruender

Teresa Dozer

Iris Dozer

Ann Burnett

Wendy Weinburg

Set your calenders for the Long Course State Championships held at Brophy this summer July 11th-13th.  Let's plan on winning this next one!

Greetings and Welcome to the 2008 Long Course Season!! I just want all of you to know how excited I am to be working with your families.

We started off the new season with a detailed team meeting on Monday evening. I tried to cover anything and everything I could think of. The bottom line of the meeting was to not only communicate with them, but also "set the tone for a positive team training environment!" There is no room for any negativity! No one can excel to his or her potential if the negative has room to grow.

April/May Practice Schedule. As I stated in the e-mail sent out earlier this evening:
Mondays=6-7:45p.m. (Swim only)
Tue/Thu=5:30-7:45p.m. (Dryland & Swim)
Wednesdays=5-7:00p.m. (Swim only) THIS IS A CHANGE!! Start on Wed., April 16th.
Fridays=5:30-7:30p.m. (Swim only)
Saturdays=9-11:30a.m. (Dryland first & then Swim)

May Swim Meets. Our first long-course meets will happen in May:
*BEST Team Long Course Intrasquad Meet=Saturday, May 3rd. (Time line info to follow next week)
*Glendale Gauchos Swim Meet=Saturday, may 17th-Sunday, May 18th. If you do not qualify for the Cactus Classic Meet, you will be entered in the Gauchos Meet.
*Cactus Classic Swim Meet (Prelims/Finals)=Friday, may 23rd-Monday, May 26th. THE BLUE ENTRIES ARE POSTED ON THE AGE GROUP BULLETIN BOARD!! If you cannot attend, please let Coach Jennifer know ASAP!! I have entered EVERYONE who has qualifying times for this meet! I will also put the meet information in everyone's mailbox next week.

Blue Practice Equipment. All Blue Members need the following equipment on hand EACH and EVERY day of practice...starting next week:
Mesh bag for equipment
Water bottle
Kickboard
Buoy
Strokemaker Hand Paddles (Most everyone in this group should use the Green Size 1 paddles)
Snorkel
Fins (Blue & Orange Speedo ones are the preferred ones)
Positive Attitude!! :)

Blue Communication. Coach Jennifer feels regular communication with the families is VITAL!! I will use the following three modes of communication weekly:
Mailboxes for schedules; meet info
Weekly parent e-mails
Blog postings each week-either Wednesday afternoon or after Wednesday practices

The mode of communication I would first recommend to get in touch with me, is through e-mail. My e-mail address is jgibson@brophyprep.org.

Summer School Attendance. Parents, please send me your swimmer's summer school information/details ASAP either by e-mail or a written copy with your swimmer to practice. This will help me with practice attendance planning for the summer schedule!

I am looking forward to a fun and fast season of swimming with your children! If there is anything I can do to make the Blue Group a better experience for your swimmer, please do not hesitate to let me know! I want to work with everyone!

Please stay posted for our upcoming Blue Parent Meeting. This will happen in late April.
Thank you for your support of BEST and of your children!
-Coach Jennifer

There will be no practice on Saturday, April 12th for Blue, Red, White, Rising Stars & Starfish. Enjoy your Saturday!

Greetings and Welcome to the 2008 Long Course Season!! I just want all of you to know how excited I am to be working with your families.

We started off the new season with a detailed team meeting on Monday evening. I tried to cover anything and everything I could think of. The bottom line of the meeting was to not only communicate with them, but also "set the tone for a positive team training environment!" There is no room for any negativity! No one can excel to his or her potential if the negative has room to grow.

April/May Practice Schedule. As I stated in the e-mail sent out earlier this evening:
Mondays=6-7:45p.m. (Swim only)
Tue/Thu=5:30-7:45p.m. (Dryland & Swim)
Wednesdays=5-7:00p.m. (Swim only) THIS IS A CHANGE!! Start on Wed., April 16th.
Fridays=5:30-7:30p.m. (Swim only)
Saturdays=9-11:30a.m. (Dryland first & then Swim)

May Swim Meets. Our first long-course meets will happen in May:
*BEST Team Long Course Intrasquad Meet=Saturday, May 3rd. (Time line info to follow next week)
*Glendale Gauchos Swim Meet=Saturday, may 17th-Sunday, May 18th. If you do not qualify for the Cactus Classic Meet, you will be entered in the Gauchos Meet.
*Cactus Classic Swim Meet (Prelims/Finals)=Friday, may 23rd-Monday, May 26th. THE BLUE ENTRIES ARE POSTED ON THE AGE GROUP BULLETIN BOARD!! If you cannot attend, please let Coach Jennifer know ASAP!! I have entered EVERYONE who has qualifying times for this meet! I will also put the meet information in everyone's mailbox next week.

Blue Practice Equipment. All Blue Members need the following equipment on hand EACH and EVERY day of practice...starting next week:
Mesh bag for equipment
Water bottle
Kickboard
Buoy
Strokemaker Hand Paddles (Most everyone in this group should use the Green Size 1 paddles)
Snorkel
Fins (Blue & Orange Speedo ones are the preferred ones)
Positive Attitude!! :)

Blue Communication. Coach Jennifer feels regular communication with the families is VITAL!! I will use the following three modes of communication weekly:
Mailboxes for schedules; meet info
Weekly parent e-mails
Blog postings each week-either Wednesday afternoon or after Wednesday practices

The mode of communication I would first recommend to get in touch with me, is through e-mail. My e-mail address is jgibson@brophyprep.org.

Summer School Attendance. Parents, please send me your swimmer's summer school information/details ASAP either by e-mail or a written copy with your swimmer to practice. This will help me with practice attendance planning for the summer schedule!

I am looking forward to a fun and fast season of swimming with your children! If there is anything I can do to make the Blue Group a better experience for your swimmer, please do not hesitate to let me know! I want to work with everyone!

Please stay posted for our upcoming Blue Parent Meeting. This will happen in late April.
Thank you for your support of BEST and of your children!
-Coach Jennifer

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Due to coaching changes, the BEST summer practice schedule has been revised as of 4/9/08.

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…

1) Far Westerns swimmers – take the next three days off. I will see you Thursday at practice.

2) Cactus Classic Entries were passed out to swimmers in Silver last week. I will continue passing those out this week to swimmers that did not get it. I need to know by this Friday if there are any changes.

3) BEST Intrasquad Meet is Saturday, May 3rd.

4) BEST Awards Banquet is Sunday, May 4th.

5) There are no practice changes for this week. Remember that morning practices have started. Swimmers should be trying to attend 100% of their scheduled practices. Some swimmers are scheduled for 8 practices a week, others for 7 a week.

6) Swimmers need to make sure they have the following equipment for practice-
• Swim Bag, Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Paddles, Fins, Snorkel, 2 tennis balls, old pair of tennis shoes for kicking in the pool. Please make sure all equipment is marked with their name.

7) The Manresa trip for Silver will be June 13th – 15th. More info to come later.

That is all for right now.
Thanks
Coach Kevin

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND
The 5th Annual BEST Awards Banquet
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Dinner 4:00 p.m. – Video & Awards following
Harper Great Hall – 4701 N. Central Avenue
Adults $12
11- 18 years $10
5 – 10 years $8
4 & under Free
Tickets for the banquet must be purchased at the swim club office
by Wednesday, April 30th. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
All checks should be made to Brophy College Prep.

Due to coaching changes, we have change the practice schedule as follows:

BEST
2008 SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE (REVISED 4/4/08)
Gold Mon & Wed 3:30 – 6:00 pm (swim)
Tue & Thurs 5:30 – 7:30 am; 3:30 – 5:30 pm (swim); 5:45 – 6:45 pm (dryland)
Friday 3:30 – 6:00 pm (swim)
Saturday 8:00 – 10:00 am (swim); 10:15 – 11:15 am (dryland)

Silver Monday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (swim); 5:15 – 6:00 pm (dryland)
Tuesday & Thursday 3:30 – 6:00 pm (swim)
Wednesday 5:30 – 7:00 am; 3:30 – 5:00 pm (swim); 5:15 – 6:00 pm (dryland)
Friday 5:30 – 7:00 am; 3:30 – 6:00 pm (swim)
Saturday 7:15 – 7:45 am (dryland); 8:00 – 10:00 am (swim)

Bronze Mon 4:00 – 5:45 pm
Tuesday & Thursday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (swim); 5:15 – 5:45 pm (dryland)
Wednesday 5:30 – 7:00 am; 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Friday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (swim); 5:15 – 5:45 pm (dryland)
Saturday 8:00 – 9:45 am

Blue Mon day 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 – 6:00 pm (dryland); 6:15 – 7:45 pm (swim)
Wednesday 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Friday 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 am (dryland); 9:45 – 11:30 am (swim)

Red M-W-F 6:00 – 7:45 pm
Tues & Thurs 6:00 – 7:45 pm (swim); 6:00 – 6:30 pm (dryland)
Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 am (dryland); 10:00 – 11:30 am (swim)

White Mon – Fri 6:00 – 7:30 pm (M & W dryland time included)
Saturday 10:00 – 11:30 am
Rising Stars Mon & Fri 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Tues & Thurs 5:00 – 6:15 pm
Saturday 11:30 – 12:30 pm
Starfish Tues & Thurs 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Saturday 11:30 – 12:30 pm

BROPHY SWIM CLUB MASTERS
Monday – Friday 5:30 – 7:00 am 11:30 – 1:00 pm 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Sunday 10:00 – 12:00 noon

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…

1) Welcome to the new swimmers and parents in the White group! If you did not receive my weekly e-mail, please contact me so I can get you on the list – krytel@brophyprep.org

2) Information is posted on the “BEST” blog about the coaching changes taking place starting next week. I will be moving up to the Red group. The good news is that I will have my swimmers back soon when they move up from White! I am very excited about the new coach we are hiring. I will work with her and the White group on Monday and Tuesday next week to help in the transition. I will also give her all your e-mails so the communication keeps up. I will have a meeting with the swimmers on Monday during practice to go over everything and let them know that I will be seeing them all the time. This is going to be an exciting time for BEST!

3) Practice schedule next week-
• Monday 6:00 – 6:30 Dryland/Meeting 6:30 – 7:30 Swim
• Tuesday 6:00 – 7:30 Swim
• Wednesday 6:00 – 6:30 Dryland 6:30 – 7:30 Swim
• Thursday 6:00 – 7:30 Swim
• Friday 6:00 – 6:30 Dryland 6:30 – 7:30 Swim
• Saturday – No Practice

4) Attached are the entries for the Cactus Classic Meet in May. The meet is May 23rd – 26th. Prelims will be in Scottsdale and Finals at ASU. Swimmers are allowed 8 events for the meet/ no more than 3 per day. There are qualifying times for this meet. If you are unable to attend, please let me know ASAP. Here is the breakdown of events-
• Friday # 1-4
• Saturday # 5-30
• Sunday # 31-48
• Monday # 49-66

5) BEST Intrasquad Meet is May 3rd.

6) BEST Awards Banquet is May 4th.

That is all for right now. Thanks!
Coach Kevin

BEST Coaching Changes

Dear BEST Families,

As some of you have heard, we are undergoing some coaching changes.
Coach Liz Hastings has decided to return to Ohio. Her last day will be Friday, April 4. We greatly appreciate all she has done for the Bronze group, Blue group and BEST.
We are taking this opportunity to do a little reorganization. Head Age Group Coach Jennifer Gibson will be taking over the Blue group while continuing with Starfish and Rising Stars (along with Coach Maureen Rankin). Coach Kevin Rytel will be taking over the Red group along with his Silver group.
I am very excited to tell you that we have hired Coach Mark Rankin to lead the Bronze group. With his expertise, enthusiasm & passion the Bronze group will rise to a new level.
We are very close to finalizing plans to hire a new coach for the White group. We have a local person (grade school teacher) who has coached in California and is very experienced & talented. We should know in a day or two.
We, Brophy East Swim Team, have long prided ourselves in maintaining the highest standards in our coaching staff for our athletes and families. I feel these moves will strengthen us, help us to grow and improve our competitive excellence.
I personally assure you that we will continue to look for ways to improve.
As always, I am proud to be associated with you and your family.
Sincerely,
Dave Gibson, Head Coach

Please join us on Friday, April 4th at 6 p.m. to wish Coach Liz Hasting our best as she leaves us to return to her family and former swim team in Ohio. We appreciate the expertise, dedication and enthusiasm that she brought to us, and wish her well in continuing her coaching career and life. You have earned our respect and made many friends here at BEST. Thank you! We will miss you Coach Liz!