In this Newsletter Dear Coaches, Volume 32 - 08/07/2015 Quote of the week: 1. Fall Regional Coaches' “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Clinic Registration ~Helen Keller 2. Scholastic All- American Now Accepting Application 3. Women's Leadership Fall Regional Coaches’ Clinic Registration Summit Don’t Miss Out! 4. 2015 ASCA World Clinic 5. Perfect Practice The Regional Coaches’ Clinic program brings affordable clinics directly to teams in their 6. Prepare the Child for own LSCs. These clinics are designed for the entire coaching staff from the novice coach the Road, Not the to the senior level coach. Road for the Child 7. Eastern States Clinic Clinics are priced to encourage coaching staffs to attend the clinic together. $75 per 8. Great Teams vs. coach or $200 for a coaching staff of 3 or more. Destructive Teams 9. Everyday Leadership Norfolk, VA: August 14-16, 2015 Starts With 'Hello' Austin, TX: August 21-23, 2015 10. The 3 Biggest Lies About Working With Teenagers Tulsa, OK: September 18-20, 2015 Fairfield, CA: October 23-25, 2015 Fall registration links are now open. Scholastic All-American Now Accepting Application Do This before you take a break! NO late applications will be accepted. •The only method for application will be the online application on the USA Swimming website. •Applicants will be required to have a USA Swimming account. •Qualifying pool times for the applicant will be validated through the Times on the USA Swimming website (time MUST be in the SWIMS database). •Applicant will be required to have a TRANSCRIPT for the COMPLETE academic year available for uploading to the application. •Applicant must have been a member at the time of the swim and a current member when applying for the 2014-15 SAA team. •Applicant must have all application documents completed by August 15, 2015. Late applications will NOT be accepted or considered. For more information and to apply here: Women's Leadership Summit September 27-28, 2015 in Kansas City The Women’s Leadership Summit will be held September 27-28, 2015 at The Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, MO. This Summit is designed for women coaches looking for an opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. Convene, connect, brainstorm, and grow your network with 50 other motivated women. Bring a Buddy Incentive Program! If you register 2 individuals at one time, then you will receive a 10% discount off of the total registration cost. This discount is not valid on the full Convention registration option. Day #1: Life Skills for Consistent Top Performance Specific Behaviors of Women Leaders at the Top of their Game Personality Assessment Tool Day #2 (Part I): Debrief Personality Assessment Tool Developing a "World Class" Performance Culture for your Program Sustaining the Learnings while Living a Balanced Life Day 2 (Part II): Four featured speakers will present on various Women in Coaching Randy Julian topics! Sport Development Consultant The clinic will be facilitated by Roberta Kraus. For more information about Roberta click Central Zone here.http://insights.ccl.org/people/roberta-kraus/ USA Swimming For more information, pricing and registration click here. 719-866-3578 719- 866-3578Direct 2015 ASCA World Clinic 719-440-2421 719- 440-2421Cell 719-866-4669 Fax The American Swimming Coaches Association World Clinic is Sept. 8-13 at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel, with an amazing lineup of speakers including Eddie Reese, Bob Bowman, Frank Busch, Jon Rudd (coach of the Olympic Champion in the 719-866-4578 719- 100 breast) Bill Sweetenham, Wayne Goldsmith, Todd Schmitz (coach of Missy Franklin) 866-4578Office Ernie Maglischo, Beth Winkowski (2014 Age Group Coach of the Year), Don Heidary, Jim 1 Olympic Plaza Richardson and 35 other coach speakers with presentations about age group and Colorado Spring, Colorado senior swimming, Masters Swimming, High School Swimming and dryland training. 80909 National Team Director Frank Busch will also announce the 2016 Head Olympic Coaches email during his presentation and they will provide brief presentations as well. Below are LINKS to both information and registration pages for the world clinic and hotel registration. Sponsored by: Registration remains open through the dates of the clinic but you will save money by registering before the end of July. Links for the 2015 ASCA World Clinic: Information/schedule: Registration: PDF of registration form: Perfect Practice By Dr. Alan Goldberg- Peak Performance for Athletes, Coaches and Parents “Perfect practice” is that which prepares you for the mental, physical and emotional challenges that you are sure to face during the competition. “Perfect practice” closely simulates the conditions that you must master in order to emerge victorious. Be smart about your training. Always train with this question in the back of your mind. “How is what I’m doing today and right now going to help me when I’m in that big competition?” Learn more: Prepare the Child for the Road, Not the Road for the Child By Kari Kampakis, Writer Blog, July 2015 Years ago, my friend’s daughter really wanted to be chosen as “Swimmer of the Week” at their country club. It’s an honor bestowed weekly to one child per age group in the summer. Parents will sometimes call the club to request that their child be picked. But my friend didn’t want to do that. She wanted her daughter to win the award through hard work and perseverance. So she told her child, “When you get this award, you’ll know you earned it. You’ll know I didn’t have anything to do with it.” It took her daughter 2 SUMMERS to be named “Swimmer of the Week.” As you’d imagine, she was so proud of herself when her efforts finally paid off. But the biggest surprise came at the summer’s end, when her daughter received the Coach’s Award at the banquet. This award is based on hard work, attitude, and performance. Learn more: Eastern States Clinic 40th Anniversary Take advantage of our early bird pricing (ending soon) for the upcoming Eastern States Swim Clinic on Oct. 10-11 at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill, NJ. All information about the clinic, including online registration, is available here: The 2015 Clinic proudly offers the following prestigious lineup of speakers and the special opportunity to meet and work with Olympic swimmers Mike Alexandrov, Josh Davis, Andrew Gemmell and Dana Vollmer: Jack Bauerle: Head Olympic Coach ‘08, Asst. Coach ‘00, Head Coach Georgia Men & Women Bruce Gemmell: Head Coach Nations Capital, Coach of Katie Ledecky Carol Capitani: Head Coach Univ of Texas Women, Big 12 Coach of the Year Mike Alexandrov: Olympian ’04 &’08, American Record Holder Josh Davis: Olympian ’96 & ’00, 3 Gold, 2 Silver Medals, American & World Record Holder Dana Vollmer: Olympian ’04 & ’12, 4 Gold, 3 World Records Andrew Gemmell: Olympian ‘12, Open Water World Gold 5K PLUS Peter Clark will be teaching CLBMS 201 Call Peter to get registered. Come learn from some of our country's best coaches and athletes! Great Teams vs. Destructive Teams By Coaches Tool Box.net, August 2015 Great Teams “Prepare for every game/meet/match like you just lost your last game.” There is a difference between readiness and preparation; readiness doesn’t get it done. You must prepare – Marine boot camp philosophy “Treat people nice, even when they don’t deserve it.” Have Positive Captains Learn more: Everyday Leadership Starts With 'Hello' By Michael Maslansky and Lee Carter, Partners, Maslansky + partners, Entreprenuer.com, June 02, 2015 Hello. It's Monday morning. I walked into the office after an early meeting. My team was already at work and I felt like I was already running behind schedule. Typing emails as I walked, I went my desk. Computer on, I started staring at a bigger screen instead. To me, it was no big deal. I had things to do. Work to focus on. I wasn't making a statement. I was just trying to get from the door to my desk. I didn't think anyone was even paying attention. Learn more: The 3 Biggest Lies About Working With Teenagers By John Felkins Entreleadership.com, July 24, 2015 As the Director of Entre Leadership Coaching and Community, I spend a lot of time reading the latest news, blog posts, books and articles on leadership and business. I love this part of my job because I’m always learning something new. But lately, I’ve noticed a trend that’s disturbing. Actually, to tell you the truth, I get fired up every time I spot it. It seems the sport of the day is to bash teenage workers. You know—those skinny-jean- wearing, text-crazy, video-game-loving messes who will do nothing but demand your total attention, ask for undeserved salaries, and bring all our businesses down? They are truly the entitlement generation. Really? Since nearly the beginning of time, people have been complaining about youths. Even Socrates and Plato bashed the kids of their day. But here’s the truth: Every generation is filled with an amazing assortment of personalities. There will always be go-getters, hard workers and just plain pleasant kids to hire. And yes, there will be a few who will never amount to much and who feel the world owes them a living. But there are plenty of young people out there who can help your business grow. Just ask Dan Cathy. You might have heard of him. He and his late father, Truett, built a multi-billion-dollar business selling chicken sandwiches. Chick-fil-A’s thousands of workers are largely all under 19 years old.