Category Archives: Practice Updates

Yankee Cluster Championships – Summer 2010

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Going into the next week, we will be dropping the hammer with the Hamden/North Haven Typhoon swimmers.  Each individual swimmer will be focusing on race technique and overall meet performance as we near closer to Friday and Saturday.

For Friday evening, the arrival time for 13 and over swimmers at the Northern Middlesex YMCA is 4:45pm.  Warm-ups will start at 5:00pm, and the meet will start as soon as possible following warm-ups and one-way starts.

For Saturday, the arrival time for the 12 and under swimmers at the Northern Middlesex YMCA is 6:45am.  Warm-ups will start at 7:00am, and the meet will start (as long as all goes to plan).

So, in the coming week, practices will be a bit shortened for the Juniors and Seniors as we will be decreasing our total yardage by 100 yards per day until we reach our max taper at 1350 yards per hour.  The intensity of practice will maintain, and hopefully we will see an ideal 4 – 6% drop in times for our sprint/stroke events, and around a 2 – 4% drop for the distance events.

As always, if you have any questions about the meet or practice times, etc, please contact me at any point!

Practice Cancelled For Juniors and Seniors (7/13/2010)

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As an update, and due to the T-Storm, we will be cancelling practice this evening for the Juniors and Seniors.  Juniors are invited to attend tomorrow evening’s Senior practice (excluding dry-land).

Silver and Gold groups are still on for this evening as the storm is predicted to end around 5:15pm.

Please give a call if you need anything, and I will see you all tomorrow/Thursday.

P.S.  Remember that checks for Yankee Clusters are due on July 15th!

Spring/Summer Swim Team Starts Monday!

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With our pre-season swim clinic almost over, the Hamden North Haven YMCA Typhoons look to start their Spring/Summer season this upcoming Monday (April 26, 2010).  However, before we move forward, let’s take a look at what we have done so far this past week and a half in our clinic:

Flip Turns
  • Increased the speed that they get around on the flip
  • Improved the efficiency of their last pull before the flip
  • Adjusted their hand positions prior to the push-off from the wall
  • Fine-tuned the smaller details of the turn to make it as efficient as possible
Freestyle
  • Worked on individual hand entry
  • Focused on improving the high catch and early vertical forearm
  • Improved body position and kick technique
  • Altered the follow through of the pull to increase torque
Backstroke
  • Worked the efficiency of  the kick
  • Introduced utilizing the core during the stroke to increase velocity
  • Practiced proper body position and swimming downhill
  • Implemented a new flip turn technique to minimize time between the last stroke and the flip turn
Breaststroke
  • Focused on kick timing to increase stroke efficiency
  • Worked on when to let go of the water during the stroke
  • Introduced “pressing”
  • Practiced the proper way to pull and shoot the hands for maximum torque and minimum drag
Butterfly
  • Improved the efficiency and the timing of the kick
  • Worked two different ways to catch and pull the water, and each swimmer decided which way was better for them
  • Practiced the timing of the stroke
  • Introduced a new butterfly turn in order to minimize arm drag during the breakout

Even though we have already had a great clinic with the swimmers, we still have an IM day, and a day to review with everyone!  All in all, this has been a very successful clinic, and the coaches can only look forward to what is going to be an outstanding (and fun) Spring/Summer with the Hamden North Haven Swim Team!

If you’re interested in finding out more information about the Spring and Summer season, please either visit our Registration Page or contact Coach Andy.

Happy Swimming!

Practice Schedule Updated

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Our Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoon swim team practice schedule has been updated for the summer season.  Please feel free to visit: http://www.typhoonswimming.com/practices/ for more practice time information.

Also, as a reminder, our swim clinic starts next week, and will continue for two weeks.  We will be hitting a significant amount of stroke and racing technique with all of our groups and (as always) should be a great time for everyone involved!  Please make sure that you register ahead of time (prior to Monday) and solidify your spot in clinic!

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact Coach Andy at 203-248-6361 or ascherer@cccymca.org.

Go Typhoons!

Weekly E-Mail

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Dear Typhoons swimmers and parents:

There are no practices on Thursday and Friday this week.  Juniors will have an optional practice with Seniors tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov 25).

Applebees Fundraiser (January 2, 2010):

  • Each family was provided with 10 tickets to sell for the Applebees pancake fundraiser.  Please return the ticket money and any unsold tickets to Kathy Garner (mom to Megan & Jacob) starting December 1.  Kathy will be at the 2 swim meets in December, and is usually around the Y with the Junior/Senior practice schedule.  If you cannot find Kathy, you can leave an envelope with Andy, Katelyn or Nicole who will make sure that Kathy receives the package.
  • Each ticket is $5.00 and buys a breakfast of pancakes, bacon, your choice of juice or coffee, and outstanding Typhoons hospitality and service.  If you have any questions about the fundraiser, please contact Kathy directly in person, email (kathryn.garner@ubs.com) or phone 248-1982.  Please let Kathy know if you need more tickets or have not received any tickets yet.  Even if you will not be in town on January 2, you are encouraged to sell the tickets.  This fundraiser primarily supports the end of year banquet.  Our goal is to pay for each swimmer’s banquet meal and participation award.
  • A Friendly’s fundraiser flyer is attached for you to post or circulate.

Swim Meets

  • Congratulations to Typhoon swimmers who participated in last Saturday’s (November 21) meet with the Waterbury Baracuda’s.  All the swimmers did a wonderful job in their events.  We now have several swimmers who qualified or came close to qualifying times for the New England’s swimming championship!  Go Typhoons!
  • As a reminder, all of our meet results, meet schedule and directions, and practice times are online at www.typhoonswimming.com.  Should you have any questions after visiting the site, please contact Coach Andy at ascherer@cccymca.org.
  • December 5th (Saturday) – Away meet @ Wheeler YMCA – 3:15 pm on deck time.

o       Volunteers will be needed for timers and officials

o       Parents must let Coach Andy know by Tuesday, December 1st if your swimmer is participating.

Date Meet Location
December 5, 2009  3:15 pm on deck Away meet Wheeler YMCA
December 12, 2009 7:45 am on deck Home meet w/
Mystic YMCA		 Albertus Magnus College pool
January 9, 2010 7:45 am on deck Home meet w/ Northwest YMCA Albertus Magnus College pool
January 23, 2010 7:45 am on deck Home meet w/
Northern Middlesex Y		 Albertus Magnus College pool
February 6, 2010 7:45 am on deck Home meet w/
Meriden & Fairfield Ys		 Albertus Magnus College pool
February 13, 20, 2010 Away meet Southington YMCA
February 19, 20, & 21, 2010 Yankee Cluster Championships Waterbury Highschool
March 19, 20 & 21, 2010 New England Championships Harvard University, Boston, MA

Volunteer Points Tracking:

  • Typhoons family volunteer points tracking document is attached.  The first page is the summary of your assigned family volunteer points based on the policy in the Parents Handbook (see also page 4 of the attached document) and how many points you still need to fulfill this season’s requirement.  The next two pages are the breakdowns from October and November.  If you feel that your data are not correct, please let me know (do not REPLY ALL please).
  • Starting December, Jen Fox, our parent liaison, will be the point person to track these volunteer points.  The data will be sent to parents once a month.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Heidi

Practice Update: Week of 11/23/2009

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First, I want to say congratulations to all of our first-time swimmers as well as returning swimmers for a great meet this past weekend!  I cannot wait to see everyone having fun at the rest of our meets!

With regard to practice this week, there are a couple of updates:

  1. Juniors are invited to practice with Seniors on Wednesday, November 25th
  2. No practice for the Typhoons on 11/27/2009 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Enjoy the holiday, and see you all on deck soon!

Happy swimming and Go Typhoons!

Fundraiser Reminder – Friendly’s Dinner on 10/20/2009

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I wanted to quickly remind everyone that we (the Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team) have one of our fundraisers tomorrow evening from 5:00 – 8:00pm at the Friendly’s in the North Haven Target Plaza. Please come and support the Typhoon swim team while enjoying a great meal (and sundae) with your family! If you are in a rush for time, you can order take out and still help out the team.

Along with this reminder, I want to also remind everyone that your practice times for tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October 20th) will change as well.

  • Silver: 5:45 – 6:30
  • Gold: 5:00 – 5:45
  • Junior: 4:00 – 5:00 (no dry-land)
  • Senior: 4:00 – 5:00 (no dry-land)

If anyone needs anything or has any questions please let me know know via e-mail (ascherer@cccymca.org) or call me at 203-248-6361.

Happy Swimming!

Swim Team Clinic Starts Today

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The Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team looks to start their semi-annual preseason swim clinic today!  Throughout the past years, the clinic has proven to be a great educational tool for the coaches and swimmers, and has become a staple in each of the Typhoon seasons!

Swimmers will learn a plethora of stroke technique drills, starts & turns, and other pertinent swimming skills that will be utilized by the coaching staff throughout the short course season.  The coaching staff will also begin to introduce dry-land techniques and exercises that will help form stroke specific muscle memory.

The bottom line, though, the swimmers will have a great time while they are learning.  This goes for the older groups as well; because the clinic is designed to focus on the swimmers that are participating, there will not be a significant amount of yardage, but there will be a lot of experimenting with new skills and drills to really focus on the individual swimmer technique.

Look for an update tonight on our blog, and if you want to check it out feel free to stop in!  The Typhoons look forward to seeing you and/or your swimmer in the water soon!

Happy swimming!!