Tough Kids and Adult Endurance swim + synchro

More details on Tough Kids Classes and our Adult Endurance Swim+ synchro class will be at www.urbanswimandfitness.com

Bone Marrow Registry Drive

Come show your support by signing up for the Bone Marrow Registry. This drive is being held on Oct. 26-27 from 8-4 pm at MCC (near the clock tower).

This event has been organized by a former Desert Dolphin Family who have a daughter that was diagnosed with Cancer of the Lymph Nodes.

See the link for the informational video.

I hope to see many of you there!

Did you know.....

Did you know the Coaches are available for private lessons?

If you're looking for a leg up on the competition, check with your coach.

Our coaches are able to schedule a private lesson with your daughter on Figures or Routines.

Private lessons are flexible with the coaching staff and offer athletes one-on-one attention. They are suitable for any athlete on our team and any level.

Sometimes athletes and parents prefer to do this individually, or in a group setting, with two or more athletes. When doing a private lesson with two or more athletes, it's still the same price, and you split the cost with your team mates.

Here's the private lesson rates:

Coach Lorette: $30 per hour

Coach Becky: $30 per hour

Coach Lisa: $30 per hour

Coach Kendra: $30 per hour

Coach Katelyn: $20 per hour

Coach Sarah: $18 per 30 minutes, or $30 per hour

Individual Flexibility Stretch Session with Coach Becky: recommended $10 donation to team per 30 minutes.

No practice today!!! Enjoy the storms and stretch your splits!

Here's some stretching videos so you can work on your flexibility tonight!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVq9nL_tLbo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaiIMUQftVI&feature=related

Have Fun!!

Tough Kids Bootcamp starts THIS Saturday!

TOUGH KIDS SWIMMING

TIME CHANGE! 
10:30-NOON (This will allow us more pool time/space)
BRIMHALL POOL
STARTING SEPTEMBER 11TH
REGISTER- INFO@AZDOLPHINS.COM

AZD Team Store and Parent Meeting

AZD Team Store Tonight!!

4:30-6 pm in the Classroom

Followed by our September Parent Meeting! You won't want to miss it!!

See you all there!

New Parent Orientation

You won't want to miss the New Parent Orientation

Thursday August 19th

Brimhall Pool

6 pm

Come ready to get answers to all your questions!

See you then!

You won't want to miss this exciting class for boys and girls!

Forward to all your friends, and bring your kids down!

Kids need to be able to swim across the dive tank.
No child will feel left out- they will do the workout according to their ability!
EX- 5 year old -Run 200 meters, 5 push-ups, swim 25 meters.
10 year old - Run 400 meters, 10 push-ups, swim 100 meters.
All classes are taught by Certified Crossfit Kids Instrutor, Sarah Williams.
To purchase your punch card email: info@azdolphins.com or call 480.313.4350. Also available at Desert Dolphin annual registration Saturday Aug 14th 8-10am
Class starts September 11th.

AZD Slideshow 2010

I hope you all enjoy the slideshow!

Synchro Sculling Videos: Check it out!

Magazine Article about one of our own Desert Dolphins!

Check out the article in the Go Gilbert Magazine about Olivia Ekberg.

http://www.gogilbert.com/issues/2010aug/index.html#/54/

Support Above the Water!

Parents!!

If you're wondering how you can support your daughter's synchro career while you're above the water.... watch this clip from Softball Olympian Jessica Mendoza. It's only about 45 seconds!

http://www.responsiblesports.com/media_library/videos.aspx?vid=http%3A//www.youtube.com/v/FchHbCIzlWk%26f%3Duser_uploads%26d%3DAdZL4QkdDkrlx928rk1tdGsO88HsQjpE1a8d1GxQnGDm%26app%3Dyoutube_gdata

Sync and Swim Bootcamp!

We will have a DOT.COM address for our Sync and Swim Bootcamp, it will be up in a few days- www.syncandswimbootcamp.com . Right now check out www.syncandswim.blogspot.com

Free Synchro Fridays start this week!

If you've never tried synchro before, or if you're part of the City of Mesa Summer Synchro League, come on down for FREE Synchro Fridays in June!

Friday June 11th: 8-10 am

Friday June 18th: 8-10 am

Friday June 25th: 8-10 am

ALL at Brimhall Pool.

No registration is required so grab your suit and a friend and come on down!

abc15 Deal of the Day

Here's the video of our Deal of the Day!

National Team Trials Update

Lorette, Olivia and I have been in Indianapolis at the world famous IUPUI Natatorium.

After 4 long days of competition, we are incredibly pleased to announce that Olivia was chosen as one of the top 10 athletes, there by making her a National Team Member.

Olivia will train for 6 weeks this summer in Lake Placid, NY at the Olympic Training center before heading off to Peru to represent the United States at the Pan American Age Group Games.

Congratulations Olivia, our very own Desert Dolphin, and the first Desert Dolphin to make a National Team.

Coach Becky

Figure Videos now posted online!

Check out the link for the video of all the figures!

http://www.usasynchro.org/Education/Educational_Resources/FINA_Resources.htm

It's great!

Free Synchronized Swimming Class in Queen Creek!

Synchro Splash

FREE Synchronized Swimming Class

Queen Creek Aquatic Facility:

20255 East Chandler Heights Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85142

Choose One:

Monday April 12: 4:00-5:00 pm

Thursday April 15: 5:00-6:00 pm

Saturday April 17: 10:00-11:00 am

Hurry Space is Limited!

Participants must know how to swim and be able to swim one length of the pool.

Please bring swimsuit, towel and water. Goggles are optional, and Noseclips are available for purchase.

Email or Call to sign up!

info@azdolphins.com

480.313.4350

Desert Dolphins in Arizona Boating and Watersports Magazine!

Check out the link!

13-15 Desert Dolphins return from the 2010 West Zone Championships

The 13-15 Cars Routine returned Sunday from Seattle where they participated in the 2010 West Zone Championships.

Besides having tons of fun the girls placed 5th in Trio, 18th in Duet and 9th in Team.

Great Job Ladies!

AZD Swimmers featured in Mesa Independent Newspaper

It's always a special day when AZD athletes are featured in the news.

This week the 13 & Over athletes from the Arizona Desert Dolphins were featured on the front page of the Mesa Independent, and a regional story will debut later in the month.

The story was about City of Mesa pools and fees, and the newspaper wanted to get some athletes pictured that use the pools!

Check out the picture!

Did you know.....

Did you know the Coaches are available for private lessons?

If you're looking for a leg up on the competition, check with your coach.

Our coaches are able to schedule a private lesson with your daughter on Figures or Routines.

Private lessons are flexible with the coaching staff and offer athletes one-on-one attention. They are suitable for any athlete on our team and any level.

Sometimes athletes and parents prefer to do this individually, or in a group setting, with two or more athletes. When doing a private lesson with two or more athletes, it's still the same price, and you split the cost with your team mates.

Here's the private lesson rates:

Coach Lorette: $30 per hour

Coach Becky: $30 per hour

Coach Kendra: $30 per hour

Coach Katelyn: $20 per hour

Coach Sarah: $18 per 30 minutes, or $30 per hour

Individual Flexibility Stretch Session with Coach Becky: recommended $10 donation to team per 30 minutes.

Cheering at Synchro Meets

Who would have thought there would be so many guidelines to cheering!!!

Well, during a synchro ROUTINE competition, cheering is highly encouraged. In fact, it actually looks bad upon a team that doesn't cheer. (There is no cheering during the figure competition).
We're super lucky, because we have the largest team, therefore, our cheering should be the loudest!!

Perhaps the most important thing to realize, (and I believe this goes for most things in life): when you hear cheering for you... it spurs you on!

The girls are swimming hard routines, and when they come up out of the water and hear cheering, it renews their energy and their spirit. Think about something hard you've done. Maybe you ran a race recently. You're getting to the end, you're literally pooped, and you can't find the energy to finish the race strong and fast. Then you come around the corner, and BAM! people are cheering! Suddenly you get a kick of adrenaline to finish the race strong!

Cheering goes a long way! I promise you! When the girls come up and hear you, see your smiling faces and waving your flags they'll feel incredible. How can they not smile, (which is required in competition) when they see your smiling faces!

Elizabeth Cluff is our new Cheer Captain! She has graciously taken on this task for us.

At the competitions, she'll be following the routines and whenever one of the AZD routines is about to swim, she is going to round up all the athletes and parents, remind you to grab your flags we made and CHEER!

Here's the guidelines to follow:
Make sure you are not seated directly behind judges when you cheer. It's very distracting!

Make sure your cheering is not a high pitched squeal. (Lots of little girls do this...)

Please refrain from saying a girls name while cheering. For example, please don't cheer, "Go Becky, you rock!!" I do love to hear that I rock, but saying names while girls are competing is not appropriate.

Cheering should take place for most of the routine. But especially when girls just complete a difficult or long hybrid, whenever something has been done well, and after highlights like lifts and throws.

You don't need to cheer when girls are under the water unless something was spectacular. They can't hear you, so it's best to wait until they surface and can.

We always encourage our parents to sit together to promote team unity. This meet, we will set up in a different place than at the one in Jan. We will be setting up on the building side of the pool, (opposite of the covered bleachers). There will be 3 tier bleachers there, and we're asking that parents that have canopies bring them. We are hoping to line our canopies over the bleachers for the parents to sit under, and then use more canopies to put directly behind the bleachers for the girls and their stuff. That way all parents and athletes are together, and we're all shaded. The team has a few canopies, and we're hoping that we can get 2 -4 more brought to the competition. We have over 50 athletes competing, so we need lots of canopies! Please let me know if you have one that we can use.

Thank you all for reading this and making an effort to cheer for all AZD routines. And thanks to Elizabeth for taking this task on and rallying up our troops!

It's going to be a great competition! It's a great week to be a Dolphin!!

The Coaches

Parent Meeting tonight!

Parent Meeting tonight: 6 pm at the pool.... you won't want to miss it! We are unveiling our Daddy/Daughter Craft!!

See you there!

The Coaches

FOXY Ladies Endurance Swim, Synchro and Strength & conditioning BOOTCAMP.....

Join us T/Th from 6-7 pm and Sat 8-9:30 am.

This camp will continue until Feb 27th.

New camp begins March 1st-April 28th

$30 USSS one time registration fee and $35 camp fee.

Total-$65.

Print out the registration material (link on the side)

Mark the $30 booster box.

Come to Brimhall Pool- Higley and Southern.

YES! Its heated.

I'll even teach you to swim if you can't.

questions email- swimmingmom888@aol.com

Workouts- (endurance workouts taken form http://www.crossfitendurance.com/

T/TH 6-7pm- 5 min land workout. 40 min endurnace swim/skill work. 15 min synchro.

Sat 8-9:30- 25 min land workout. 30 min endurance swim/skill work. 30 min synchro.

What a great Synchro Week!

Hello Desert Dolphin Family!

We had a wonderful week this week!

I hope everyone is looking forward to a great weekend and a fabulous week next week!

Rec/Divas Parents: Don't forget to check the blog for a "Knoxing 101" video! It will teach you all the necessary steps to knox your athletes hair, and give you a list of supplies!

Practice CD's were distributed, however there are only a couple of girls who didn't receive theirs. (Coach Becky ran out of discs!)

But, have no fear, the girls will receive them at practice on Tuesday, or please feel free to stop by Brimhall tomorrow from 7-11 and you can pick it up too!

Last thing.... don't forget to start working on your dads! Our Desert Dolphin Dads will be performing at our watershow and their practices will begin soon!!

Have a great weekend!

First Parent Meeting of the Year

Tonight!!

See you at the meeting!

6 pm in the classroom!