Black Swamp Gators Youth and Junior Triathlon Team Informational Meeting, May 24th, Francis YMCA4/26/2017 Dear Parents,
This second April Newsletter is to inform you of our next team meeting, our summer event schedule, summer training blocks, and ordering information for the team triathlon kit. Next Informational Meeting Our next meeting will be at the Francis YMCA, May 24th 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. This meeting will be to review our summer event schedule, training schedule with the parents and review important triathlon themes relevant to parents of young triathletes, as well as have some organized group fun planned for your triathlete. The themes we will discuss will include one or two of the following: 1) triathlon gear for the swim, bike, and run, 2) sports psychology and the young athlete, 3) physical training and the young triathlete. While the parents are meeting supervised youth activities will include dodge ball, games, and hopefully recreational swimming. This is an outreach activity, so please invite interested friends. Summer Event Schedule The following events are on the calendar for the Black Swamp Gators with possibly more to be added. Please note them on your calendar: Saturday, June 17th – Maumee Bay State Park Triathlon (Maumee, Ohio) Sunday, June 18th – Sylvania Cycling Classic Criterium (Sylvania, Ohio) Wednesday, June 28th – Quarry Ridge Triathlon (Sylvania, Ohio) Sunday, July 16th – Clark Lake Triathlon (Clark Lake, Michigan) Saturday & Sunday, August 5th & 6th – USA Triathlon Youth & Junior National Championships (Dayton, Ohio) Summer Training Blocks The team’s monthly training blocks will be June, July and August with training sessions meeing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening. The workout times will be as follows: Youth Training Sessions (7-11 years): 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Junior Training Sessions (12-15 years): 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm We will do most of our training at Prairie Park in Sylvania, 8601 Brint Road in Sylvania. Saturdays mornings will be Open Water Swims followed by Bike/Run Bricks occurring twice a month if an event is not scheduled. Note, our first Open Water Swim will be at Maumee Bay State Park on June 10th. Our second Open Water Swim will be at Quarry Ridge on June 24th. We may arrange for child supervision if you have two children participating in two different training session times. Just email Coach Michael at [email protected]. Triathlon Kit Ordering Information See the Training link menu on The Black Swamp Gators website for triathlon kit ordering information. If you order your kit now you will have it for a team photo on the 24th! We hope you can join us Wednesday, May 24th, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Francis YMCA. We will have the team technical shirts and sponsor visors ready, as well as some official Black Swamp Gators car decals, and even gator tattoos (don’t worry, they’re temporary)! Best regards, Coaches Michael and Maureen
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Dear Parents, It was great to meet you and your triathletes this past Wednesday at Cyclewerks! Thanks for joining us for the pre-season workout. This letter will provide some details on Summer Training Blocks, Summer Triathlon Camp, and new Assistant Coaches added to the team. Summer Training Blocks Based on the parent survey we will be having two different training sessions three days a week, one for youth triathletes (7-11), and the other for junior triathletes (12-15). These sessions will meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays. Additionally twice a month we will have either an open water swim followed by a bike/run brick, or triathlon race, if scheduled. See monthly training program block example below, Youth Training Sessions (ages 7-11 yrs): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 4:00 – 5:30 pm Junior Training Sessions (ages 12-15 yrs): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30 – 7:00 pm Saturdays Training Sessions will combine age groups and occur twice a month.. These sessions will include an Open Water Swim followed by a Bike/Run Brick. These Saturday sessions will meet early in the morning, time, dates and locations to be announced. We are hoping to do these Saturday sessions at Maumee Bay State Park. Summer Triathlon Camp at Francis YMCA The schedule for the annual summer triathlon camp by our sponsor Francis YMCA will be the following: Youth Triathlon Clinic l: Ages 7-11 years, July 10th-14th, 8:00 am – 11:00 am Junior Triathlon Clinic ll: Ages 12-15 years, July 17th-21st, 8:00 am-11:00 am Youth Triathlon Clinic lll: Ages 7-11 years, July 24th-28th, 8:00 am-11:00 am Registration information will be forthcoming. Assistant Coaches We are excited about the interest in the Black Swamp Gators Triathlon Team and have determined the level of interest will require additional coaches to make sure training is well organized and executed to ensure the safest training environment possible and therefore the most fun for your triathlete. We have two wonderful and experienced coaches that will be assisting us this summer. ![]() Melody Carmichael Melody is a Masters swimmer and an accomplished triathlete having competed in US Age Group National Championships at the Olympic distance. She is also a competitive cyclist and an accomplished equestrian instructor and gives lessons to children, youth and adults. When Melody is not training or riding she teaches biology at Monroe Community College. She is the mother of three grown children. (Melody is on the left in the photo.) ![]() Tiffany Quisno Many of you already know Tiffany, but for those that do not, Tiffany is USA Swim Coach and brings years of experience working with youth swimmers from early years through high school. She is the mother of Ben and AJ, members of the Black Swamp Gators. Tiffany knows youth and swimming and makes sure your triathletes are technically proficient in the water as well as having fun. (Tiffany is on the right in the photo.) Well that is the latest news at this time. More information will be forthcoming within the next week regarding how to order team triathlon kits!
Best regards, Coaches Michael and Maureen |
AuthorMichael Metzger is a multi-sport enthusiast, USAT certified triathlon coach, US Masters certified swim coach, certified lifeguard, and certified USA Swimming Official. Archives
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