from Coach Proko - Divisionals
June 9th
Hey everyone,
It has been a pleasure to watch everyone in the Dolphins grow throughout our 5 dual meets. The swimmers have been putting in some amazing efforts while at practice and it is showing! With our divisional meet coming up, there are a few differences than in our dual meets.
- All 6 teams will be there
- Points are higher and go 12 deep (vs 6)
- We get 1 relay team per event (vs up to 3)
- Pick the event or events you are strong/place well in.
- You may want to consider events where you want to earn a Trinity or Ponderosa time if you have not done so yet.
- Consider some events that don’t normally get large fields. For example: 9-10 boys had 29 in freestyle but only 3 in the IM. I have a chart with last year’s divisional breakdown I’ll have at practice, but you can also get a good idea looking at results at the meets, particularly meets vs. College Station and Bryan of categories with generally lower numbers (Butterfly, and IM).
I hope everyone can make it that have swum in the required 2 meets. There is a strong correlation with the team score and number of swimmers we have at meets.
If you have any questions or would like some guidance, please feel free to ask at the end of your group’s practice (while the next group warms up) and I will help.
Last thing: This week’s practices are going to be customized a little more towards what individuals are registering for. So, if you can discuss/sign-up earlier in the week that will help.
Coach Proko
