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2012 Short Course Yankee Cluster Championships

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We have received the meet information for Yankee Cluster Championships (I have attached these documents to the e-mail). Some things to consider: (1) this meet is mandatory for all of our athletes, (2) if there are extenuating circumstances that your swimmer absolutely cannot attend, that needs to be expressed/explained to me by Friday, February 3, (3) Entries will be determined by the coaching staff by Wednesday, February 8 that will include entry fee amounts per swimmer, and (4) entry fees are due by Wednesday, February 15 in either cash or check made out to the Hamden-North Haven YMCA Typhoons. If we do not receive entry fees by February 15, the swimmer will be scratched from the meet.

Here are the meet sessions:

Friday, March 2, 2012 (11 & Over Distance Events)

  • Female Session: Warm-up: 4:00 pm, Start: 5:00 pm
  • Male Session: Warm-up: 6:00 pm, Start: 7:00 pm

Saturday, March 3, 2012 (10 & Under Events)

  • 8 & Under Girls: Warm-up 7:30 am, Start 8:30 am
  • 8 & Under Boys: Warm-up 10:00 am, Start 11:00 am
  • 9/10 Girls: Warm-up 12:30 pm, Start 1:30 pm
  • 9/10 Boys: Warm-up 4:00 pm, Start 5:00 pm

Sunday, March 4, 2012 (11 & Over Events)

  • 11/12 Girls: Warm-up 7:30 am, Start 8:30 am
  • 11/12 Boys: Warm-up 11:00 am, Start 12:00 pm
  • 13 & Over Boys / 15 & Over Girls: Warm-up 1:30 pm, Start 2:30 pm
  • 13/14 Girls: Warm-up 4:00 pm, Start 5:00 pm

While there are some significant changes to this year’s championship meet, our team goal is always to have fun while improving on the previous season. To that end, the coaches will determine the most opportune events for each individual swimmer as well as combinations for relay teams.

If there are any questions regarding the meet, please let me know and I will do the best I can to help!

Go Typhoons!

Potential Change for Yankee Clusters in 2011

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I will keep everyone posted as this process moves forward, but the dates of the YMCA Yankee Cluster Championships are in question from the originally discussed dates.  This change was generated from two primary reasons:

  1. Other teams commenting that the original date didn’t work for their families
  2. Change in the dates for New England Regionals

With all that said, the new dates for Yankee Clusters are February 25, 2011 to February 27, 2011.  I know that a lot of you have already started planning your vacations so I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

Please, as always, let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

-Coach Andy

Yankee Cluster Championships: A Great Meet To End The Season!

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The YMCA Yankee Cluster Championships for the 2010 long course season was held this past weekend by the Northern Middlesex YMCA.  This YMCA swim meet marks the end of the Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoons swim season (the next season’s registration starts August 1st), and all of the swimmers in attendance did a phenomenal job in their events!  Here is a quick synopsis of the two day meet which was attended by a total of 10 YMCA swim teams:

  • Out of 17 total swimmers, there were 16 events that the Typhoons scored points
  • 9 total place winners (4th through 12th)
  • 7 total 1st through 3rd place finishes
  • 88% of swimmers achieved personal best times
  • Several individual team records broken

Overall, it was a great meet for all of the swimmers as we had a fun time on the pool deck both Friday and Saturday.  This has been a great season for the Typhoons, and I greatly look forward to the upcoming short course season which starts in September with our pre-season clinic.  Have a great August, rest up, and we will see you on deck in September!

Last Week of the Summer Season

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As we enter the final week of this summer season, I want to thank all of the Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoon parents and swimmers for their 3 1/2 months of hard work and dedication!  You have all done a great job this season as parents have supported both the swimmers and the team, the swimmers supported each other and gave it their all throughout practices, and the coaches who put their time and effort into helping the swimmer attain great results.

With all of that said, Thursday will be our last day of practice as the 13 and over swimmers will be in competition on Friday evening, and Wednesday evening’s practice is canceled for the Senior group to get down to the yardage (well, more-so the rest) that we need this week.  If there are any questions about this, please let me know.

The coaches and I are looking forward to an outstanding performance from all of the Typhoon swimmers!  We wish all of you the best throughout this week as well as going into Yankee Cluster Championships this upcoming weekend.

Go Typhoons!

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!

Last Day For Accepting Cluster Checks

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Please make sure that you turn in your Yankee Cluster Championship checks ($12 per swimmer) by Thursday, July 15th if you are planning on having your swimming attend the meet.  Remember that 13 and over swimmers are Friday evening while 12 and under swimmers are competing on Saturday morning).

Again, please make sure you get the checks and/or money into me no later than tomorrow or your swimmer(s) will not be entered into the meet.  As always, if you have any questions please feel free to let me know!

Check Reminder For Yankee Clusters

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Parents, I wanted to shoot a quick reminder blog post out there for all of you.  This week Thursday (July 15th), the check for Yankee Cluster Championships is due in the amount of $12.00 made out to the Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoons.  If I do not receive a check, I am assuming that your swimmer is not attending and will not be entered into the meet.

With that said, I am absolutely looking forward to a great two weeks of taper time with the Juniors and Seniors (one week for Gold and Silver)!  For those of you who have not gone through a taper period before, please make sure that you try to have your swimmers rest before the meet, eat well, and just relax!  They will be filled to the brim with energy over the next two weeks, and its important that they conserve that energy.

As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me!