It's Bobsled Time!!

It's Bobsled Time!!

At BSC we use this phrase from the movie Cool Runnings to remind us that it is time to go FAST. Championship Time is finally here! BSC Teammates have been working since August to get to the next few weekends of Championship meets. BSC Teammates have logged 1.3 million yards of training, thrown the medicine balls over 30,000 times, done over 30,000 situps and crunches, and ran almost 145miles. With Championship Meets often times all of us: athletes, parents and even coaches; tend to put an undue amount of pressure on ourselves and each other. I want us as a BSC Family to have an attitude that reflects a “Free to Swim” attitude. All the preparations have been made NOW is the TIME to STEP UP on the blocks and see what we have created TOGETHER. This should be a joyful time for everyone to enjoy an activity that we are passionate about. CHEER for EACHOTHER!

We all need to be reminded that whatever time a swimmer achieves good or otherwise does not effect their value as a teammate or as a person. Did you know that the best time percentage at 2008 US Olympic Team Trials was only 48%? I would say that the 52% of swimmers who did not go a best time, wouldn't call themselves or the effort put into making it to the Trials a failure. They will tell you about how much they learned and, and how they will remember those 2 weeks for the rest of their lives! The value of swimming is not in the time itself, but in learning: to be passionate about something, to pursue goals, to work hard, to deal with failure, to push through things that are difficult, and always find value in both success and failure.

BSC Teammates—Coaches, Parents—you all have done a great job preparing ENJOY the EXCITEMENT of bringing a GOAL to REALITY!!

FEEL THE RYTHYM FEEL THE RHYME GET UP BSC---IT'S BOBSLED TIME!!

Goals are Only Dreams with Deadlines—BSC Rio—2016