Silver Group Update

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Andy Scherer

Wow! I am utterly impressed with the number of swimmers that we have already on our Silver practice group! To give you an idea of why I am in awe, we started this venture that has become Typhoon Swimming a little over 3 years ago with 24 swimmers. Today, we currently have 22 swimmers enrolled just for the Silver Group!

With that said, I cannot thank you all enough for participating in our program, and it’s our goal to have as much fun with the swimmers as possible (with a little coaching along the way as well, right?)!

I have been asked, “What happens if we get over 30 swimmers on the Silver Group? How will you be able to maintain adequate attention for each individual swimmer?”

First and foremost, this is an outstanding question and one that I’ve been thinking about for the past couple of weeks. The coaches and I have worked out a plan that will break down the Silver group into 4 squads (for lack of a better term). The first 10 who registered for the Silver Group will be in “Squad 1″, from 11 to 20 will be “Squad 2″, from 21 to 30 will be “Squad 3″, and from 31 to 40 will be “Squad 4″. We will also add another practice day (Thursday at 4:30pm).

So, here’s where we get a little creative and fix the issue of “too many swimmers”. Squad 1 will practice Monday, Tuesday, and Friday (during their assigned times). Squad 2 will practice Monday, Thursday, and Friday (during their times), Squad 3 will practice Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (during their times), and Squad 4 will practice Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday (during their times).

And, finally, if we do (in fact) have that many swimmers on the team, we will also be looking into adding an assistant age group coach to help Coach Lauren and, hopefully, save some of her sanity!

With all of that said, nothing is going into play just yet, but please make sure that you register for the season as soon as possible so that we can make the needed alterations and move forward! Again, thank you so much, and we are all looking forward to an outstanding season!

p.s. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me at 203 248 6361 or AScherer@cccymca.org.

Wallingford YMCA Swim Meet Results Posted & Season Updates

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Andy Scherer

Congratulations to all of the Typhoons who participated this past weekend in the away meet with the Wallingford YMCA Dolphins. Both swim teams did a phenomenal job, and the Typhoons came out with several best time swims as well as a few more individual qualifying times for New England Regionals. You can find the results on the swim meet results page or in the following link: Wallingford YMCA.

As a reminder, there is an away meet this weekend at the Torrington YMCA. For those parents that still owe participation points please consider timing at this meet.

Also, as we near the end of the season, I want to take this opportunity to explain how the end of the season works as clearly as possible so there isn’t any confusion (or at least we can minimize confusion).

Yankee Cluster Championships

All swimmers participate in Yankee Clusters as this is the last regular season meet and is truly a lot of fun for the swimmers and the coaches. The coaching staff is currently brainstorming some theme ideas so that we can have a little more fun as well! Here are some more details:

February 25 – February 27 @ Kennedy High School in Waterbury
$25 flat entry fee per swimmer – must be paid on/by February 11th or the swimmer(s) will not be able to participate
Friday 25 @ 5:00pm – 11 and up distance events
Saturday 26 @ 7:30am – 8 and under swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Saturday 26 @ 12:30pm – 9 and 10 swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Sunday 27 @ 7:30am – 11 and 12 swimmers (need at least 3 parent “workers”)
Sunday 27 @ 12:30pm – 13 and over swimmers (need at least 2 parent “workers”)
Individual events will be selected by the coaching staff
Relays will be selected in terms of “A” and “B” relays as based off our New England Regional selection process (described below)

New England Regionals

Participants in the YMCA New England Regional Championships are either individual qualifiers (Qualifying Times) or swimmers on a relay team. Here are some more details for this meet:

March 25 – March 27 @ Harvard University (Boston, MA), Blodgett Pool
Please make accommodations at the Double Tree on Soldier’s Field Road, Cambridge, MA
$6.00 per event entry fee
Relay teams are narrowed down to top 6 swimmers by the end of this week (January 18). Four of those swimmers are then selected based on practice work ethic, overall meet performances throughout the season, and other “intangible” factors. Those four swimmers will be notified no later than the first week of February, and will be considered our “A” relay for both Yankee Clusters and New England’s.
Friday, March 25 @ 5:00pm – Swimmers 15 to 18
Saturday, March 26 @ 6:15am – Swimmers 11 and 12
Saturday, March 26 @ 3:00pm – Swimmers 8 and under
Sunday, March 27 @ 6:15am – Swimmers 9 and 10
Sunday, March 27 @ 4:00pm – Swimmers 13 and 14

As always, if you have any questions or need anything at all, please feel free to let me know!

Go Typhoons!

Branford YMCA Stingrays Results Posted

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Andy Scherer

Congratulations to all of the Typhoon swimmers who woke up bright and early this past weekend to swim at the Soundview Family YMCA (Branford YMCA). I know the Branford Stingrays appreciate the meet, and quite a few of our swimmers (though early) did very well in the meet!

With that said, I have posted the results on the results page, but you can also find them here: Branford YMCA Results.

Even though we have practice this week, I want to thank everyone for an outstanding first half of the season, a very happy holiday, and a safe new year!

Go Typhoons!

Great Meet With Indian Valley YMCA Today!

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Andy Scherer

Congratulations to both the Indian Valley YMCA Breakers as well as the Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoons on a stellar swim meet this morning! All the swimmers did a phenomenal job in and out of the water. The coaches and I noticed that there was a great sportsmanship attitude throughout the meet with both swim teams, and we cannot appreciate that enough.

With all of that said, I have updated the meet results which you can either find on the results page or through this link: Indian Valley YMCA.

Also, as an update, I will not be at the Y over the next week due to a vacation, but practices will be held as normal. Should you need anything please contact one of the other coaches or e-mail me (ascherer@cccymca.org).

The second update has to do with the Branford meet on the 18th…the warm-up time has been confirmed as 7:15am (nice and early so we can get out before 9:45am)! Looking forward to seeing you on the 18th!

Go Typhoons!!

Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoons vs Fairfield YMCA Flyfins Results Posted

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Andy Scherer

As an update to parents and swimmers, I have posted the meet results from this past weekend’s meet with Fairfield YMCA’s swim team (Flyfins). Congratulations to all swimmers on some great swims, and a huge thank you to the parents who helped out this past meet! Here is a direct link to the results: Fairfield YMCA

Looking forward to a great meet this Saturday as we swim against the Indian Valley YMCA swim team!

Go Typhoons!

New Meet Added To Schedule! December 18th at Branford YMCA

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Andy Scherer

Typhoons swimmers and parents, I am happy to announce that we have an intra-association meet with the Branford YMCA Stingrays on December 18th. I am waiting on meet details such as arrival time and meet events, but this has been confirmed as an “early morning” meet and will take place at the Branford YMCA.

This, of course, means more chances for kids to qualify for Regional Championships and yet another opportunity for us to have fun on a Saturday morning!

Go Typhoons!

Meet Schedule Posted

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Andy Scherer

The Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoon swim team has posted the tentative schedule for our YMCA swim meets. As always, we will be participating in the Yankee Cluster League which currently includes 13 other teams from YMCA’s throughout Connecticut. You will notice that I also placed the Short Course Nationals date along with this past year’s qualification times; we are nearing a point with our athletes that we will have some swimmers potentially qualifying for Y Nat’s.

Without further ado, here is the tentative schedule to be confirmed next week:

10.23.2010 — National Virtual Meet — Site TBD — Gold, Juniors, and Seniors only
11.6.2010 to 11.7.2010 – Autumn Classic — Site TBD — Juniors and Seniors Only
11.13.2010 — Home Meet — Valley YMCA — All Swimmers
11.20.2010 — Away Meet — Meriden YMCA — All Swimmers — Directions
12.4.2010 — Away Meet — Fairfield YMCA — All Swimmers — Directions
12.11.2010 — Home Meet — Indian Valley YMCA — All Swimmers
1.8.2011 — Away Meet — Wallingford YMCA — All Swimmers — Directions
1.15.2011 — Away Meet — Northwestern YMCA — All Swimmers — Directions
1.29.2011 — Home Meet — Waterbury YMCA — All Swimmers
2.5.2011 — Home Meet — Mystic YMCA — All Swimmers
2.18.2011 to 2.20.2011 — Yankee Cluster Championship — Site TBD — All Swimmers — Directions
3.11.2011 to 3.13.2011 — New England Regionals — Boston, MA — Swimmers with qualifying times and relay members only — 2010 (Last Year) Qualifying Times
4.5.2011 to 4.8.2011 — YMCA National Championship — Fort Lauderdale, FL — Swimmers with qualifying times only — 2010 (Last Year) Qualifying Times

As always, if there are any questions, comments or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me via e-mail or call 203-248-6361.

Registration Opens Sunday

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Andy Scherer

Just wanted to send out a quick reminder that registration for short course season starts this upcoming Sunday (August 1st). We will be capping each group at 20 swimmers so please make sure you reserve your spot on the team sooner than later.

Along with that, the Typhoon’s practice schedule has changed. We have made life a little easier for the parents with swimmers in multiple age groups, and will be able to utilize all 4 lanes of the pool for two nights out of the week!

As always, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact coach Andy via e-mail or call 203-248-6361.

Go Typhoons!

Practice Schedule Updated

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Andy Scherer

Even though we just ended the long course season, the coaching staff is very much so looking forward to the upcoming short course season which starts in September. With that said, we have revised the practice schedules for the Hamden/North Haven YMCA Typhoons to work out better for the working families throughout the community.

You can find the updated swim team practice schedule by clicking here: practice schedule. And, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them below or contact Coach Andy.

Go Typhoons!

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

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Andy Scherer

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!