Wella Peirsol Hartig: Mom Of 2 Olympic Athletes Advises Parents Not to Pressure Kids To Succeed in Sports Submitted by May Is Sports Moms Month on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 15:18. | 0 comments Being the mother of an athlete is a challenging yet rewarding role.  At momsTEAM we think sports moms deserve to be honored, not just on the second Sunday in May, but for an entire month. So we have designated May as National Sports Moms Month and invited some veteran sports moms to share their wisdom by responding...

GOAL SETTING: HOW FAR AHEAD SHOULD AN ATHLETE LOOK? From USA Swimming 4/3/12 Effective goal setting entails setting long-term and short-term goals; these goals will identify where the athlete is going and how they are going to get there. When planning a vacation, you often think about dream destinations. Where would you go if you had unlimited funds and abilities… Egypt, the Caribbean, Europe? As with traveling and many other aspects of life it is fun to dream. In sport, it is also fun and important to dream. Dream goals...

The Perpetual Motivation Machine One of the traits that makes great athletes great is their ability to stay motivated. If you have read interviews with Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte or Natalie Coughlin you will immediately notice they are motivated by both their success and their failure. I think there are four things that BSC Teammates can learn from these Olympians to help stay Motivated and Enthusiastic for the Spring/Summer session and beyond.   Be Motivated by Your Success—Success feeds Success. When someone does something great whether it is a little...

Mary T. is without question the most disciplined and dominant Butterfly swimmer in the pre-"super suit" era. She held both the 100 and 200m Fly records for nearly 20 years. Watch the explosiveness and consistent rythym and technique on the back half of the swim. BSC Teammates can learn alot from watching this swim, listening to their coaches, and working hard at having the same type of explosiveness on the back half!! 1   2007 World Championships Mens 100m Backstroke, Aaron Peirsol becomes the World champ again by smashing the...

Team Suit try on for new members April 17th and 19th, 7pm-8pm at the Pool. Members who need training equipment can call Total Teamwares directly at 1-800-888-8843 Let them know you are with Barrington Swim Club and what items you need: Colts and Ponies--Need Mesh Bag, and Fins Mustangs--Need Mesh Bag, Fins, Pull Bouy Mavericks, Seniors--Need Mesh Bag, Fins, Pull Bouy and Paddles--Strokemaker Size 1 Anyone who would like to order a Silicone Team Cap Please email Kathy Pritchett with your Order [email protected]...

At BSC we talk a lot about preparation and how that preparation leads to victory—or success. I want everyone to think about three links in the chain of preparation: preparing a goal, preparing to meet that goal, preparing to exceed that goal.   First, is the link of preparing a goal. A goal time in swimming should be one that is challenging and time sensitive. If our friend Billy Bathwater goes a 34.24 in the 11-12 50meter free—right at a Regional time. A good goal would be to say, “I...

BSC Bring A Buddy Week Who—Colts, and Ponies Where—Barrington High School When—Tuesday, Thursday from 7:30-8:30PM   Bring a friend to practice on Tuesday and Thursday—The BSC Teammate who brings the most buddies will get special recognition! This will be a fun time to work on our stroke and teach our friends what a great Team BSC is.

Welcome to Spring/Summer 2012 I hope everyone had a good break and is rested both physically and mentally. I hope everyone took a little time to set goals and is excited to train to make them. Welcome to all our new BSC Teammates we are really excited to have you on the squad and look forward to fun friends and fast swimming. I would like to start out with answering a few questions for everyone that may help instill the urgency factor of a short long course season—long course is...

Mekenna Scheitlin saved the best for last today at the NCSA Junior National meet in Orlando Florida. She swam the 50 free in the final swim of the meet for BSC and broke the team record swimming a 24.06. Anne Jacobsen set a new team mark in the 50back as well. What a great end to a really great year! Expect more, Do More, Achieve More in the next year!! The bar is set high, but I know BSC Teammates can rise to the challenge. Have a Great Break. See...

BSC Teammate and UIC Freshman Anne Jacobsen bested her own team record in the 100Back. Mekenna Scheitlin dropped almost two full seconds in the 100Fly in a New NCSA Qualifying Time! BSC continues to swim very well and is looking forward to a very strong final day of competition on Saturday in Orlando.