What Will You Pay? Nothing, Zero, Nada, Zip.

Before I get to the free stuff my Satellite Spy has sent in the following report from the Round the Mount Swim:

"Dave Walker, Angela Oliver, Tony Shacklock and Ross Faulkner (supported by Anne) traveled to Mt Maunganui for the annual Round the Mount swim. It was a first for Ross & Angela and they both swam well. Dave didn’t actually swim, however, due to some planning and execution difficulties ;-) ((is this a wooden spoon moment? - Ed)) As usual, the Mount Lifeguards turned on great organisation and support for the swimmers, including loads of spot prizes and barbecued bacon & egg rolls. It did seem that there were fewer entrants than last year (about 150) but the spirit was good. The swim offered something for everyone – cold water, jellyfish, sea weed, strong currents....((how is this for everyone? - Ed)). Although the air temperature had dropped, there was no rain and the water was flat, offering the chance of good times. The fastest time was just under 50 min and ours were in region of 1 hr 10 min plus.

Ron & Dawn Tomlinson showed up for the prize giving. I suspect Ron thought he’d wander up and claim a prize or two. ((and he probably did! - Ed))" Thanks Tony, er, I mean, Assistant Reporter.

Did Dave forget his togs? Great swimming team!

Now For The Free Stuff!

Our skills coach Tony The Professor Shacklock is available for intensive/video/one to one coaching on Monday nights; HPK Head Coach Gary Hollywood runs block courses on Saturdays but WAIT, there's now more.

Avy has offered to present short bursts of coaching for those interested during the Sunday 15 minute relay time, to be held in one lane set aside for that purpose. These 15 minute sessions are confidence building sessions rather than comprehensive ones.

We though that it would be most valuable to conduct these sessions on the Sunday morning before each Club Night, especially for starts and turns. So, below is the proposed schedule (also posted on the Coaching Corner page for later easy reference). If you wish to have more intensive coaching, please see Gary on Saturdays or Tony on Monday nights.  

Wait, what? Where's the breaststroke? Have we left it off because we don't like breaststroke? Not at all, we love breaststroke. Deryn (hang on, that's me) is planning to run an intensive in the winter on breaststroke for all those breaststroke lovers out there. Meantime, there is all this wonderful free, yes FREE coaching on offer from Tony and Avy. Get in there! 

 

Club Night Dates	Date of Sunday Coaching	Area to be Coached
1 Feb 2012	29 Jan 2012	Basics & Starts
7 Mar 2012	4 Mar 2012	All Turns  (as requested)
4 Apr 2012	1 Apr 2012	Free Body Positioning
2 May 2012	29 Apr 2012	Free kick
6 June 2012	27 May 2012	Free arms (& whole stroke)
4 July 2012	1 July 2012	All turns (tumble & open)
1 Aug 2012	29 July 2012	Back Body Positioning
5 Sep 2012	2 Sep 2012	Back kick
3 Oct 2012	30 Sep 2012	Back arms (& whole stroke)
7 Nov 2012	4 Nov 2012	Fly kick
5 Dec 2012	2 Dec 2012	Fly arms (& whole stroke)