Team Greenville Times
Volume: 6 Edition: 1 October 8, 2009 www.tgswim.com
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
Sat. Oct. 10 Pre-Senior 7:00-9:00 am; Senior 1 & 2 7:00-9:30 am; All Other Groups Regular Schedule
Sun. Oct. 11 TG Coaches Invite Pentathlon at Westside
Wed. Oct. 14 Team Pictures at Westside, 4:30 pm; Practice Ends That Day at 6:00 pm for Yellow, White, Red, Blue; 6:30 for Green; 6:45 for High School, 7:00 pm for Varsity, 7:30 pm for Pre-Senior, Senior 1 & 2
Fri. Oct. 16 Boo in the Pool Meet Entry Deadline
Mon. Oct. 19 SC SCM State Champs Meet Entries Due to the Host
Sat. Oct. 24 Officials’ Clinic at Westside, 9:00 am
Mon. Oct. 26 High School Open House, 6:00 pm
Tue. Oct. 27 College 101, 7:00-8:15 pm
Fri. Oct. 30 Boo in the Pool at Westside; SC Masters SCM State Champs at Columbia; No Practice All Groups
Sat. Oct. 31 Boo in the Pool at Westside; SC Masters SCM State Champs at Columbia; No Practice All Groups
Sun. Nov. 1 Boo in the Pool at Westside; SC Masters SCM State Champs at Columbia
Mon. Nov. 2 Clemson Classic Meet Entry Deadline
Team Greenville News and Information
Coach’s Corner
Jubilant greetings to everyone who is part of our ever-special and so very much appreciated Team Greenville swimming family! This swim year has begun with such fantastic, fun energy and a splendid bustle as we gear up for an amazing season and the bright promise of this glorious new chapter in the TG swimming chronicles! It is an exciting time for all! Opportunity abounds for young and old alike. TG’s youngsters are already practicing and swimming like champions as are their adult masters swimming counterparts! Each of us has a stake in growing the spark of their dreams and together fanning them into the flames of passion and success. Together, our team combines all of our special gifts to ensure that every TG swimmer will grow, then thrive, and finally become the very best swimmer and person that they can be. Our special vision of team and family not only promises an enjoyable and successful season for every swimmer, it is the foundation that continues to elevate our fantastic TG program and helps us make TG the best place for kids to be swimming, and having fun, anywhere!
TG is about wonderful people! The prosperity of a new fall has added 30 new members to our TG swimming family. I hope everyone will reach out with a special greeting to all of the new and the familiar faces you see! TG parents are doing an outstanding job as “car pool pilots” getting the swimmers to practice and meets on time and ready for action, as well as faithfully attending meetings and keeping up to speed on all things TG! Swimmer attendance is very strong and practices have looked fun, sharp, and productive! The assistance of many gifted, willing volunteers has paved the way for a smooth start-up and provides support to keep TG on the winning track! TG’s excellent, busy staff of coaches are working with great focus and passion to provide the optimum possible environment for each swimmer to learn outstanding strokes and skills, and to help swimmers develop winning practice habits for racing success! Great people make TG strong!
TG splashed into action at the annual Blue/Green Intersquad meet. TG’s terrific timers had their hands (and computers) full keeping track of TG’s fast swims as 94% of the swimmers achieved life time best swims! Nearly 130 TG swimmers put on quite a show and coaches and parents alike should be excited with the early season results. We have a long way to go but it is gratifying to get off to such a fantastic start! Super meet operations by Karen Alexander and the entire meet volunteer group brought the festivities home in fine style. TG’s newly formed “techno-timing” squad took a first, successful dive into the murky waters and scored a big TG win! Thanks so much to all the parents who contributed to the swimmers’ success by volunteering. You folks are the steam in the TG boiler!
Great volunteers and involved parents in the know are TG trademarks! We don’t know how we get the best volunteers, but we always do! TG’s super Booster Club, headed by President Kim Belfore and the Board is comprised of caring swim parents like you! The Board, TG committees, and many special project volunteers all work together to support and propel the TG program and our swimmers. An effective team begins with everyone pitching in! At TG we believe that Together Everyone Achieves More! TEAM-work makes little jobs easy, big jobs small and the impossible, possible!
Effective communication is critical to the success of our TG program! We want to keep you “in the loop” and well informed. The TG website packages all TG information conveniently for your use. Your family account places powerful communication and membership tools at your disposal with TG and other swimming news and information, meet entry information, your TG account, volunteer sign up, event information, links to sites of interest, and much more all at your fingertips! Team Administrator Roy Dessloch is always there to aid you as you navigate the site and answer any questions you may have. Along with group and team email postings our weekly “TG Splash” and Monthly ‘TG Times’ will continue to carry a plethora of interesting TG news and swimmer recognition.“Wet side” swim specific communications regarding your swimmer will be best addressed by your child’s group coach. Financial questions should be directed to Team Administrator Roy Dessloch. Questions about Booster Club business or volunteering can be directed to the appropriate Committee chair or the Booster Club President. If you are uncertain where to go with your question please contact any coach or Booster Board member or your group parent coordinator. They will be happy to direct you to the correct person.
Great swim parenting plays an essential part in optimizing your child’s swimming experience and success. Here are some positive parenting rules to remember:
· Support the program and the coach. The coach is the swimming expert! Their relationship with your swimmer is critical. The swimmer needs to trust and respect his or her coach. Don’t try to coach your child or criticize the coach in front of your swimmer. If you have questions or concerns speak directly to the coach about them. Be sure you don’t start or encourage grapevine gripes!
· Be your swimmers’, and Team Greenville’s best fan. Support the kids regardless of swimming outcomes. We have great kids and coaches, and they are trying their best to do it right. Cheer for everyone on the team. Teammates should be competitors but they are never the enemy! Fast swimming among teammates makes it more exciting and creates the impetus for everyone to get better.
· Keep priorities straight. Model appropriate sports behavior at all times. We are all susceptible to getting overanxious when it comes to our kids in sports. Keep it in perspective and help your child do the same. There will be some very good days and some off ones as well. By staying enthusiastic, positive and relaxed you will keep the risk factor low for your swimmer. That will keep them trying their best and coming back for more.
· Our shared goal is a positive, healthy and rewarding experience for your child. It is up to your swimmer to decide what their swimming goals will be. As swimmers strive to attain those goals they will experience joy and disappointment, victory and defeat, successes and setbacks. Help your child to see the big picture, hang on to the good stuff and let go of the bad.
I hope to see you all at our TG Pentathlon meet this weekend! Don’t miss the TG BOO INVITATIONAL MEET at the end of the month! Swimmers work hard at school and bring in your report card to share with your coach!
For better kids and better swimming! - Scott Bonine, Head Coach
Booster Club News and Notes
Welcome to all our Team Greenville families and swimmers!
We are off to another short course season. It will be a busy season with swim meets and fun activities added to the calendar.
Thank you to our newest group of volunteers, the team group moms! They will be assisting in communicating any fun activities they may have planned. To assist the groups in planning additional activities we added a small fundraising event. This season we are participating in Macy’s “Shop for a Cause” event. As a nonprofit organization, we are allowed the opportunity to participate. Here’s how it works. We sell the shopping passes for $5.00. We keep 100% of the $5.00. The pass allows two discounts on the day of the national event, October 17th. It is valid online and in the store. There is also a $500 drawing in Greenville on the day of the event; so if you cannot attend, please make sure you turn in the drawing information. Sell them to your family and friends. The funds raised will go to help the team moms make plans for their individual groups.
The Booster Club is also anticipating finalizing our plans to purchase a new timing system. We hope to have news soon. Last but not least, we want to thank our parents who volunteer in all the many areas to help make Team Greenville a great organization.
Thank you for your support. - Kim Belfore, TG Booster Club President
Welcome New Members!
A special TG welcome to these new swimmers who are joining for the first time: Rachel Broumas (Yellow), Mary Beth Carlson (Masters), Miller Clement (Yellow), Celine Crum (Blue), Chloe Doar (White), Tom Fincher (White), Kendall Heflin (Yellow), Brian Jollie (Yellow), Clint Kittredge (Blue), Holly Malik (Red), Renna McNair (Yellow), Drew Milam (Red), Alicia Mullins (White), Miles Murray (Yellow), Joshua Powers (Yellow), Joseph Prendergast (White), Keegan Ramey (Red), Shelley Rubert (Masters), Charlotte Capers Snoad (Yellow), Sami Sundeen (Red), Barrett Taylor (White), Rachael Thomley (Masters), Reid Warga (Yellow), Jackson West (Yellow), Sloan Wilson (White), and Amy Zhang (Yellow). Welcome back to these swimmers who are returning to TG after an extended absence: Annelise Caudell (Yellow), Addison Hall (Varsity), Chip Lanford (Masters), Christin Quinn (Blue), and Nan Wilson (Red). We hope you enjoy your TG experience!
Congratulations Academic All-Americans!
USA Swimming has honored six members of Team Greenville as Academic All-Americans for 2009-10: Matt Anderson, Wyatt Boliek, Christine Hughes, Ellen Kilgore, Jessica Mason, and Blake Schaeffer. These individuals were selected based upon their classroom (minimum 3.5 GPA) and swimming (Junior National Bonus Time Standards) performances. This was the third consecutive time Hughes and Kilgore have been honored, the second appearance on the list for Mason, and the first time for Anderson, Boliek, and Schaeffer. Congratulations ladies and gentlemen on this wonderful accomplishment!
Blue Swamps Green in Annual Intersquad Meet
The Blue defeated the Green 783.5 to 679.5 in the Blue/Green Intersquad Meet at Westside September 25th. The Blue jumped out to a 56 point lead after the freestyle events, increased their lead to 72 after the breaststroke, lost a bit of ground in the backstroke and then cruised to victory in the butterfly events. Members of the victorious Blue team included: Lillie Anderson, Matt Anderson, Miko Aragon, Nils Bognar, Wyatt Boliek, Luke Boliek, Emily Bolling, Stephanie Borum, Mary Evelyn Brown, Connor Buchanan, John Byars, Annelise Caudell, Jackson Cooter, Celine Crum, Luke Denman, Andrew Hadaway, Kendall Heflin, Ellis Hiller, Adam Impson, Brian Jollie, Jackson Kabas, Davis Keaton, William Kennedy, Alex Kern, Alli Kiss, Lauren Lees, Maggie Luthi, Annie Hope Mazzola, Fletcher Mazzola, Renna McNair, Keelin McNamara, Audra McSharry, Caroline Melton, Lizzy Melton, Lindsay Melton, Sam Middleton, Drew Milam, Kelsey Morse, Miles Murray, Wills Ninnemann, Pablo Ortiz, Carissa Peck, Joseph Prendergast, Keegan Ramey, Jordyn Richey, Adam Schacht, Andrew Schacht, Josh Schammel, Noah Schammel, Tucker Shaw, Cooper Shaw, Abigail Smith, Ali Snover, Katy Rose Snover, Evan Stenhouse, Taylor Barrett, Madelaine Tedrick, Anna Grace Tindal, Reid Warga, Emma Waters, and Mary Kate Whelehan. Congratulations one and all!
Congratulations Select Camp Members!
Eight members of Team Greenville attended the South Carolina Swimming Select Camp in Myrtle Beach September 26-27. These swimmers were selected based upon their long course season performances. Congratulations to: Wyatt Boliek, Stephanie Borum, Luke Denman, Bailey Dowe, Taylor Hall, Harrison Howerton, and Annie Hope Mazzola. Congratulations!
Congratulations Long Course Award Winners
The following swimmers were recognized during the TG Long Course Recognition Ceremony at the Pavilion on Saturday, August 29 for the achievements during the 2009 long course season. Congratulations to everyone!
Attendance Yellow: Nils Bognar, Bella Kelly, Zachary Mallory, Audra McSharry, Michael Melton, Kelsey Morse, Lydia Riordan, Andrew Smith, Katy Rose Snover, Amanda Walker; Red: Emma Jefferson, Emily Miller, Jay Tindal; Blue: Mary Evelyn Melton, Sam Middleton, Jonathan Morse, Alaina Riordan; Green: Ashley Borum, Heyward Brown, Jackson Kabas, Bryan Riordan; Pre-Senior: Luke Boliek, Thomas Caldwell, Noah Schammel, Kelsey Sumpter; Senior 1: Stephanie Borum, Adam Impson, Anna Knight, Keelin McNamara, Josh Schammel, Carrie Weber, Mary Kate Whelehan; Senior 2: Matt Anderson, Wyatt Boliek, Blake Buchanan, Bailey Dowe, Morgan McClure, Pablo Ortiz.