Stingrays Swimming Newsletter
January 7th, 2021
Happy New Year!
Practice Discomfort
One Saturday while describing an upcoming set to my swimmers, I said it was going to "hurt" and that they should let themselves "feel bad" afterward if they were to get some good out of it. There was a collective moan, rolling of the eyes, but also a questioning look--"Huh?" I stopped them after the first 200 to continue the thought. Maybe "bad" and "feel bad" weren't the best expressions. I scribbled across the white board, "Practice Discomfort." Practice letting yourself be uncomfortable, welcome it, embrace the zone of discomfort. Discomfort can be your teacher. A colleague once remarked (and I paraphrase): "We spend too much time demonizing discomfort and pain in all forms when, [really--unless it's an injury, sharp, acute] discomfort is an important messenger about the state of our bodies. We can listen to the messages of discomfort in order to learn and improve."
Click HERE for some helpful insights to let discomfort be your teacher.
-Coach Larry
Coaches Invite Sign-Ups Close Friday!
Check out the event page HERE
RAYS T-Shirts For Sale!
We have LOTS of surplus T-Shirts for sale! Get the classic "Legend Coach Ian" T-shirt while it is available. They will be available at the Coaches' Invite and afterward until sold out.
$8.00 each
3 for $20.00
4 for $25.00
GA Swimming Virtual Can Food Drive
For the last 6 years, the LSC has done a can food drive at our LSC Winter Championship meets, but due to COVID-19, we are going virtual this year. We have looked at this as a divisional type championship can drive. our five athlete reps are representing each division and have chosen a food bank to sponsor. We need your help in raising the can foods that are needed. So, to make this happen, every $1.00 that is donated will represent 1 can of food that the food bank will receive. You can donate via our form and the link is below.
The athlete reps will be sending out emails and videos via social media platforms to talk about their food banks and to rally the teams to get involved. This is an LSC event and we want everyone to help out. So many families have been affected by COVID-19 and many are looking to food banks for that support to put food on the table.
DONATE BELOW!
Family Commitment Fee
The Swim-A-Thon is a great opportunity to help offset the $150 Family Commitment Fee. Although the commitment charge is mandatory, the Swim-A-Thon gives the swimmer's family the opportunity to defray costs by involving extended family and friends raising money that would otherwise have been a direct charge to the swimmer's family. All funds contributed by the swimmer's family and friends are 100% tax-deductible!
This year, the Family Commitment Fee will be divided into two installments of $75 each (December 1st and January 1st). This will be the case for everyone. If a swimmer registers in December, the commitment charge is $100; in January $75; in February 1st $50; in March $25 which is invoiced on the day they register. Email Billing coachian@stingraysswimming.com for any questions.