Hi everybody,
A huge congratulations to everybody who competed at Metros this past weekend, we did not have a full team representation this time round although we still came a very pleasing 8th overall. Everyone can certainly take positives out of the weekend with many moments of “I’m so proud of myself” to coincide with moment of “that’s what I can work on for state”. Special mention to all those who raced on the Sunday afternoon/evening/night (yes it was a long carnival!), our athletes showed great fitness, maturity and composure to race and perform during the final session of the program. This was certainly a time when that tough mentality and great team culture shone through for Team ABB.
Now for the much anticipated swimmer of the squads……….it seems the boys have carried the flag this time round!
White Squad: Tane Bidois– for terrific results that have extended from a terrific training ethic and a great attitude behind the blocks. Tane has certainly put in the hard yards over the holiday period and he certainly reaped the rewards this past weekend.
Black Squad: Charles Marais– Very well executed races, resilience on race day, a positive attitude and many great achievements. Narrowly behind Charles; Emily Ong & Samantha Ramsden, most notably for adding to our great team vibe on deck. On a whole I was pleased with race plans from the Black squad. A few of our squads members certainly displayed terrific levels of resilience after disappointing races, composing themselves and getting themselves ready for their next race. Leading into State I would like to seegreater attention to race day management; activation, warm ups, cool down’s, re-warming up etc. During competition, when racing multiple events it is crucial to plan when you activate and re- warm up; if you are not sure please ask your coach.
Gold Squad: Kaea Bidois– For well thought out race plans based on his past experiences. Chipping away at pbs. Respectful attitude and great self-management. Close behind Kaea is Matt Lee & Emily booth for similar reasons but still need to execute better race plans. For the others in gold Leanne would like to see a huge improvement in attention to detail within race plans and self management. For some she would like to see a better attitude even when not feeling at best in energy or arousal of the meet. Racing should always be something to get excited about!
It was a long weekend for all parties. Parents thank you very much as always for your support.
Swimmers 7 weeks until State. Make every lap count!
Brandon