Parents:
You may want to consider swimming as a venue of physical fitness for
your homeschoolers this fall. From the beginning. I told all my
children that swimming would be their "base" sport. Because of its
strength, endurance and cardiovascular benefits, swimmers are some of
the most physically fit people you will ever meet. Because swimming is
a lot of hard work and discipline, it trains children to have the
needed intensity, coordination and patience to excel at other sports.
This may be a stretch to some, but I also believe swimming benefits a
child's spiritual walk with the Lord as well as his studies. The
necessary concentration to finish assignments, tasks, play an
instrument, and even to study the bible and pray is strengthened
through the rigors and mental discipline of swimming.
All and all. though, even if you don't take swimming as seriously as
some, it is a great sport to do together as a family. And with water
polo and masters swimming, we've designed our program to make it easy
for everyone to get involved. I've attached our fall information for
all our swim team programs and swimming lessons. Let me know if you
have any questions.
Swim Team Tryouts, Sept. 8, 1:00 for Platinum, 1:30 for Silver, 1:45 for Blue.
Tryouts
are mandatory for any new swimmers. If you can't make the Sept 8
tryout it may be done at the beginning of the first practice the
swimmer attends.
Location
Tryouts and practices are held at the new Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC)
275 Convention Drive in Cary, adjacent to the Sears’ parking lot at the
Cary Towne Center mall.
Blue Team Requirement: Participant must be able to swim 50 yards (two
lengths) of rhythmic breathing freestyle and 25 yards of legal
backstroke and breaststroke.
Silver Team Requirement: Participant should be able to: 1) swim the
200 yard individual medley without disqualification and, 2) do a swim
set of 10 consecutive 50 yards of freestyle on the 60 second interval,
and 3) make 25 yards dolphin kick underwater without breathing.
Platinum Team Requirement: Participant should be able to 1) swim the
400 yard individual medley without disqualification, and, 2) do a swim
set of 10 consecutive 50 yards of freestyle on the :45 second interval,
and 3) make 25 yards underwater dolphin kick on back without breathing.
Swim Lessons
Swim lesson evaluations:
You don't have to have your child pre-evaluated for lessons, but If
you’d like your child evaluated to help determine the class level,
please bring him or her at noon on Tuesday, Sept 8 or Tuesday, Sept 10.
(See attached for more info).
Competitive Stroke
Instruction Class (ages 5 & up)
This class is designed to prepare a younger or inexperienced swimmer
for the demands and skills of the regular homeschool swim team. The
instruction will concentrate on a thorough teaching of
rhythmic-breathing freestyle and the beginning basics of backstroke,
breaststroke and the underwater dolphin kick. Requirements: Child
should be able to front float (face down) and back float with no limb
movement for at least 5 seconds and propel themselves in the water,
head down, without stopping for at least 15 yards. Child should have no
fear of deep water.
Beginning Lessons (ages 3 & up)
Child will be taught the basics of beginning swimming: front float,
back float, kicking on stomach and back, simple crawl stroke movements
and jumping and/or diving into deep water.
Times & Location Raleigh: Lessons are on Tuesday, OR Thursdays
beginning Sept 8 & 10. Beginning lessons are at noon and the
competitive stroke class at 12:30 . All lessons are held at the new
Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC) 275 Convention Drive in Cary, just behind
the Sears at the Cary Town Center mall.
See the registration form for more info.
Matt Finneran
The Christian Community
Radical Wednesday Weekly Meetings
Family Fellowship and Counseling Ministries
Raleigh Hawks Boys Homeschool Basketball & Baseball
Seahawks Homeschool Swim Team
45 Pilot-Riley Rd.
Zebulon, NC 27597
919-404-4948
919-876-1317 (summer swim club)
www.christiancommunitysports.com
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons
all our iniquities; Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life
from the pit; Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who
satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed
like the eagle. -Psalm 103:1-5