Our competitive athletes use gymanstics in their dryland training.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The 2009-2010 Season is upon us!
Hello Everyone!
Here's the latest information we have for you about the upcoming season!
Season begins: Tuesday Sept. 1st
Regristration: Saturday August 22nd, 9-10 am at Brimhall Pool
Thursday August 27th, 6:30-7:30 pm at Brimhall Pool
*It's not required to attend a registration to sign up for the season, but is strongly encouraged! It's a great time to come down, meet the coaches, some team mates, and get everything you need to start your season!
Here's the programs we are offering this season:
Desert Divas: Formerly known as the Recreational Team
Tuesdays and Thursdays
4:30-6:30 pm
$45 per month
$55 USA Synchro Registration Fee
Competitive Team
Tuesdays, Thursdays
4:30-7:00 pm (12 & Under)
4:30-7:30 pm (13 & Over)
*Saturdays
9:00am-Noon
* Times will change in November.
Wednesdays for the 14 & Over Team are TBA.
**Competitive Team: times are not permanent and may change.
$75-$90/month depending on age
$75 USA Synchro Registration Fee
See the attachment for the registration forms! You may print them out and bring them to our Registration Days!
Please email info@azdolphins.com or call 480.559.9506 for more information.
Friday, July 24, 2009
13 & Over Tryout Routine: Land Drill
Same as before, but land drilling, so you know how to land drill it.
Enjoy!
13 & Over Competitive Team Tryout Video
Hey Girls,
Check out the video and start learning!!! This is the routine for tryouts for the 13 & Over teams!
You'll start working on it at the camp next week.
Love, Your Coaches
Monday, July 20, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
11-12 Team Routine at Nationals
Here is the video of the 5th place finish of our 11-12 team!
Congrats, girls!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Synchronized Swimming World Championships: Rome Italy
You won't want to miss it! Mark your calendars!!
Use the following link to view it and check times!
www.universalsports.com/swimming
Friday, July 3, 2009
Age Group Nationals
Congrats to the 16 athletes who qualified and participated in eSynchro's Age Group Championships in Gainesville, Florida this last week!
11-12 Team (aka Wall-E-Pop) finished 5th!
11-12 Duet (Emily Cluff and Olivia Ekberg) finished 5th!
11-12 Trio (Shannon Chott, Emily Cluff and Olivia Ekberg) finished 4th!!
18-19 Team (aka Kameo) finished 12th!
18-19 Duet (Kai Bowen and Katelyn Meyer) finished 16th!
18-19 Trio (Kaylee Bowman, Renee Layja and Katelyn Meyer) finished 10th!
It was a great week to be a Dolphin!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Cross Training at our free cinic!
3 rounds of 10 handstand attempts
We have a team Strength Coach who focuses on endurance, strength, flexibility and agility in the water. Sarah has them doing ballet, pilates, gymnastics, yoga, running, swimming, lifting....ok, well just about any kind of movement you can think of, even climbing trees!
It is FUN! The athletes are great at supporting each other and helping them reach their goals.
Final Clinic today!
Our final figure clinic of the summer was this morning!
It was fantastic with 36 girls, we were able to focus on the upcoming figures for the June 30 competition, as well as learn a routine, and so cool partner lifts. We also spent time with COach Sarah working on our strentgh and flexibility, (a big part of synchr0!).
Thank you all to participated or helped! We're so glad we could share our love of Synchro with you!
If you're looking for more information about our club, comment here, or shoot us an email: info@azdolphins.com.
If you have any questions about the figures, or would like some more specific tips, email us too!!
Good luck, and have a safe, cool summer!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
City of Mesa Figure Competition: June 30
Figure Video for Figure Competition: June 30
General Reminders:
Always start and end in good layouts!
Keep your toes pointed and feet together!
Blossom:
Good Layouts!
Legs locked and head right under your hips in the split postition.
Prawn:
Good Layout!
Lock legs, and keep your head right under your hips in the split position.
Close your legs, and then TURN FAST in your vertical at your ankles.
Tower:
Keep your bottom on the surface in your pike.
Slowly lift your leg, and hold your crane position.
Slowly lift your other leg, and hold your vertical as long as you can.
Sink slowly.
Front Pike Barracuda:
Good Layout!
Hold a pike position with your body at a 90 degree position.
Thrust as FAST AS YOU CAN!
Sink as fast and as straight as you can.
Kip:
Slowly draw legs into your chest.
Tip over slowly, and slowly straighten your legs.
Try to stay as high as possible.
Sink slowly, and straight.
Kip Split Walkout:
Slowly draw legs into your chest.
Tip over slowly, and slowly straighten your legs.
Try to stay as high as possible.
Slowly open your legs, and keep them even as you lower them to a split.
Hold your split, and make sure your head is underneath your hips.
Begin your walkout.
Reverse Torpedo on your walkout!
End in a good layout. Head, feet, chest, and hips at surface.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Grand Canyon State Games
Congrats to all our swimmers who participated in the Grand Canyon State Games. The weather was nice, and our team had a great showing! Thanks especially to Coach Becky and her mom for running the meet and making it such a success. 
Don't forget about the end of the year party on Monday, June 22 from 7-9 at Brimhall. We'll see you all there!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
City of Mesa Figure Competition: June 23
We've changed our video a bit! Now we have the tips listed in the post, so you may come back and check them at any time! Scroll to the bottom of the post for video!
Good Luck next week!
This week's tip: Go as slow as possible. Going slow demonstrates that you have control. The slower you go, usually, the higher your score!
Kipnus:
Start in a good layout, and draw your knees to your chest.
Make the smallest tuck possible with your body.
Tuck your chin as you tip over, and stop tipping once your shins are perpendicular to the surface.
Slowly straighten one leg to a Heron postilion.
Hold it as HIGH as you can.
Sink slowly, trying to stay straight on the way down.
End with a back tuck.
Porpoise:
Start in a good layout.
As you begin your pike, keep your feet together and your rear end at the surface.
Hold your pike.
Begin to lift your legs as slow as you can. It's really hard, but the slower the better!
Keep your feet together and legs locked.
Once in your vertical hold it as long as possible. Don't sink right away.
Sink slowly and end with a back tuck.
Walkover, Front:
Start in a good layout. Feet together and heels at surface!
As you begin your pike, keep your feet together and your rear end at the surface.
Hold your pike.
Begin to lift one leg as slow as you can, and try to stay really high.
Once your are in your splits, hold them and try to pull them as flat as possible.
Slowly begin your walkover, lift your leg very slowly, and after your arc, keep it going slow.
Feet together in your surface arch.
From your surface arch to your layout go very slow, and remember to replace your hips with your head.
Hold a good layout! Remember: It's the last impression!
Ballet Leg, Submarine:
Start in a good layout. Chin back, looking at the sky, not your chest.
Slowly bend your leg to a bent knee position. Get as much of your leg out of the water as possible.
Stop and hold the Bent Knee when your thigh is perpendicular to the surface.
Slowly lift to the Ballet Leg, without letting your thigh move.
Lock your leg and hold if you can.
Slowly ease up on your scull, and allow yourself to sink to your ankle.
Stay in a good Ballet Leg postilion with your body as flat as a board.
Rise back up, making sure you're still straight. Hold Ballet Leg.
Lower to a Bent Knee, thigh remaining still.
Straighten out to layout, getting your hips to the surface for a great ending layout!
Kip:
Start in a good layout, and draw your knees to your chest.
Make the smallest tuck possible with your body.
Tuck your chin as you tip over, and stop tipping once your shins are perpendicular to the surface.
Slowly straighten your legs to a vertical position.
Hold it as HIGH as you can.
Sink slowly, trying to stay straight on the way down.
End with a back tuck.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Free Synchro Clinic an overwhelming success
Our first of three Free Synchro Clinics was held on Friday June 12th. It was a huge success, with 40 swimmers! A big thanks for the coaches who helped out, and to the Can Can trio which did an exhibition.
Join us for our next free clinic, and bring a friend!
See you there on Friday June 19th, Brimhall Pool from 7-9 am!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Kid's Celebrate Magazine highlights Desert Dolphin!
One of our athletes, Olivia Ekberg, was featured in the June issue of Kids Celebrate, a magazine all about kids and written by kids!
Check out the article about Olivia and the team!
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