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Great effort at the Trick or Treat Invite!
10/22/03

WALL had a great meet this past weekend at the University of Idaho/Gold Medal Swim Club's Trick or Treat Invite.  A total of 170.99 seconds dropped, 4 meet records and 2 legal swims from Mr. Liam Boles' first meet (50 back & 25 free).  Deadline for the Boise Thanksgiving Invite is fast approaching (November 1st)!

GO WALL!

Christmas FUNDRAISER starts today!
10/17/07

It's that time of year! Walla Walla Swim Club is now taking orders for our 2007 Holiday Wreath Sale. These beautiful noble fir wreaths are professionally made and are a must for your holiday decorations. We have several different wreaths to choose from and this year we are selling 15' cedar garland. Order forms are available online. This is a great way to support your swim team! Please don't delay, orders & money are due by November 4, 2007.

If you have any questions, please contact,
Coach Perry at swimgoals@hotmail.com or (509) 529-2353

2007 Brochure
Seller's order form
Send-A-Gift order form

How to keep it FUN!
Parenting tip from USA Swimming
10/07/07

Let the Coach Do the Coaching  (11/1/2007)  

When parents take on the roles and responsibility of the coach, it takes away from the fun in swimming. Critiquing races, offering suggestions on what went wrong or how to improve, and placing expectations on performance are examples of things parents do that tend to decrease the kids’ enjoyment. You must trust the coach to guide your child’s sports experience and you must be able to accept the coach’s authority. Not only will your instruction and criticism diminish your child’s enjoyment, it might also confuse the child, leaving him to wonder who he should listen to or who is giving the correct advice. The coach-athlete bond can be a very strong one. Some of the admiration and respect once directed solely to you now must be shared with the coach.  Provide support and resist the urge to compete with the coach! Respect the coach and do not criticize the coach in front of your child. If you have serious concerns about the instruction or advice your child is receiving, make an appointment to speak to the coach privately to discuss your concerns.

Motivating KID$...
by Paul Peavey, courtesy of USA Swimming
09/30/07

“Mommy, Mommy now you have to get me a TV!” squealed the little 8-year-old as she ran back to her mother after picking up her trophy for finishing second in her age group at a recent triathlon.
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Swim-a-thon kick off party!
09/27/07

Friday, September 28th - 4:30PM at the YMCA we will have our 2007 Swim-a-thon kick off party.  Parents are welcome to attend but it is not required as a member of the Endowment Board will be calling each and everyone of you to make sure everyone is on the same page.  This will probably be the biggest fundraiser of the year and your help is desperately needed in order to make this a success.  Please look for your packets to be coming home Friday evening or email/call Dustin if you did not attend or need more letters.