FUTURE ROYALS 2:

Hello everyone!

Last week we had a great week of practices, working on tightening up our freestyle and backstroke drills, adding in some new butterfly and breaststroke drills and continuing to work on endurance and translating the skills we are learning with our drills to going fast! We also worked on flip turns for freestyle and backstroke and ended the week with a challenge set - 5 x 50's Freestyle Swim ALL OUT from a dive! A big shoutout to everyone who was there and did an incredible job with this set. We even had a few swimmers who were right on their best 50 Freestyle time! To do that in practice is awesome and makes me even more excited for our upcoming meets!

This week we will really be focusing on meet prep, including starts (backstroke and dives), turns (open and flip turns), finishes and technique for each of the strokes! Even if your swimmer will not be traveling this weekend, it is always great to practice these skills.

Hopefully you all received the newly introduced "Off the Walls" Age Group Monthly Newsletter! In this newsletter each group recognized our "Champions in the Pool" for the month of October. Our FR2 "Champions in the Pool" for October are NASH BARR and ADLEY BARKER! Both Nash and Adley have shown so much growth so far this season, particularly in October, and have put a lot of focus and effort into all of our club values! I am so proud of both of these wonderful young athletes and cannot wait to see what all they continue to accomplish!

Let's have another GREAT week! :)

***REMINDERS***

• NO PRACTICE SATURDAY (11/16) THIS WEEK! I will be traveling to the Mason meet in Ohio with some members of our group, so we will NOT be having practice on Saturday morning.
• It is starting to get cooler out so please make sure your swimmer is prepared for the dropping temperatures at the end of practice! I require for all swimmers to be wearing shoes, a shirt/sweatshirt and pants/shorts to leave the pool area. There are also a variety of fall germs going around right now, so if your swimmer is not feeling well please use your best judgement in whether or not they are well enough to attend practice.
• We do dryland as a group on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY each week. If your swimmer would like to participate in dryland they MUST be wearing tennis shoes. I do not allow Crocs, sandals or slides of any kind.
• Please help me remind your swimmers to bring all of their equipment as well as a water bottle to practice every day! Having their own equipment and a drink nearby allows us to move through practice more efficiently and get more work done in the time that we have!

Below are a few important reminders/updates for this week:​

• We are going to be starting up BLUE FRIDAYS again this year! Each Friday, please have your athlete show their ROYAL PRIDE by sporting either a blue shirt/sweatshirt or an SSC/HSE Swimming shirt to school!
• Please make sure your swimmer has and is bringing all of their equipment everyday! If there is something you haven’t been able to purchase or you have questions, please let me know, but we are really starting to use fins and kickboard especially each day so it is important that we have what we need to be successful.
• We have suits/warm-ups to try on at the pool so let me know if you would like your swimmer to try anything before ordering the new team apparel for this year! Below is the link for Elsmore Swim Shop to purchase gear, suits and
  • https://elsmoreswim.com/collections/southeastern-swim-club.html
•  If you have not yet signed up for a slot on the Sign Up Genius for snacks, please do so! :)  If you have any questions, please reach out to myself or Alyssa Barr! 
  • https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AA8AE28A1FDC52-51554350-practice?useFullSite=true#/

• JOIN OUR GROUP-ME!
  • ​Here is the link to join our Future Royals 2 Parents Group-Me!  If you have not joined yet, PLEASE do so as this is a great way for us to communicate with one another and connect our group! https://groupme.com/join_group/95496817/SSTllfQr

For those of you who don’t know me already , here is a quick "About Me" to get to know me better!

My name is Kylie Love (formerly Sutherlin, I recently got married) and I am a Royal at heart! I started my swimming journey at SSC in the lessons program at age 6 and ended my competitive swimming career with SSC the summer before my sennior year of college at age 22. I attended Hamiton Southeastern High School and graduated in 2016, helping bring home a State Runner-Up title my senior year while also being part of the pool and school record-setting 400 Freestyle Relay team in the process. After graduating, I went on to swim and Study Elementary Special Education at Eastern Michigan University. I graduated from EMU in December of 2021 with my teaching degree and decided it was time to come home, not only to Indiana, but to HSE/SSC as well! I got a job as a Special Education teacher here at HSE High School in January of 2022 and have loved it ever since. Swimming has been such a huge part of my life for so long and I am thankful to be back at the club that has provided so much to me, working alongside so many coaches who helped get me to where I am today!

OUR GROUP:

We have some familiar faces returning to our group this fall while also welcoming some new swimmers from Future Royals 1 and some who are new to the team all together! Below I have included a "Meet Our Group" chart that will help everyone get to know the members of our FR2 family! :)

This week I would like to welcome 2 new members to our FR2 group - Ruth Carter and Lilah Lambert! They will be moving up from FR1 to join us, so if you see them around, please make sure to make them feel welcome!

SWIM EQUIPMENT:

Please make sure swimmers have all swimming equipment they need for training - labeled with their name and group (FR2) in Sharpie! We will be adding a new piece of equipment this fall ... A SNORKEL! I recommend going to Elsmore Swim Shop with your swimmer so they can help make sure you get a snorkel that will fit!

Now is a great time to check and see if anything needs to be replaced (Fins too small? Goggles leaking? Mesh bag ripped? Kickboard missing?). I have included a list below, as well as the link to the equipment that we need and a phone number/address for Elsmore. 

• Mesh Bag (optional but recommended)
• Swim Suit
• Cap (this will be a required piece of equipment in our group this year!)
• Goggles
• Towel
• Kickboard
• Fins 
• SNORKEL :)
• Water Bottle 

https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/isscc/page/start-here/group-training-gear 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE: 

MONDAY  - November 11th , 2024 from 5:20 - 6:20pm 

WEDNESDAY - November 13th, 2024 from 5:00 - 6:00pm

FRIDAY - November 15th, 2024 from 5:20 - 6:20pm

SATURDAY - November 16th, 2024 NO PRACTICE DUE TO MASON TRAVEL MEET! 

CALENDAR LINKS: 

Group Calendar Link

Team Calendar Link

•  City of Mason November Invitational at Mason Municipal Aquatic Center 
  • ​Friday November 15th - Sunday November 17th
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED!
  • More information coming soon! :) 

• Thanksgiving Splash at Hamilton Southeastern High School 
  • Saturday November 23rd
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 18th!  You can register your swimmer HERE! 
  • Please only put event suggestions in the NOTE section  - I will discuss events with each swimmer!

• IUPUI Jingle Jamboree at IU Natatorium
  • Friday December 13th - Sunday December 15th
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 16th!  You can register your swimmer HERE!
  • Please only put event suggestions in the NOTE section - I will discuss events with each swimmer!
  • More details coming soon :) 

A big "THANK YOU" to Coach Campbell for putting these links all together in one place! For anyone who wants to be more involved or read more on the swimming community, here are some links to check out!

• https://www.usaswimming.org/ 

• https://swimswam.com/ 
• https://swimswam.com/10x-olympic-medalist-caeleb-dressel-unpacks-his-paris-olympic-games/  (GREAT READ!!)

• https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/ 

CONTACT ME:

If you ever have any questions, comments or concerns please don’t hesitate to reach out to me by email at [email protected].

Please allow at least a 24 hour response window to any email.  I am typically pretty quick to respond, but as I have said before I am a teacher a well and work from 7:15 - 3:15 each day.  I may also not have the answer that you are looking for and am utilizing my resources to get the best information for you.  In that case I will reach out and let you know that I am looking into it and will be getting back to you as soon as possible.  In case of an emergency, or last minute change, please utilize our Group Me or contact me at 317-752-8465.

Thank you for your cooperation!  I truly look forward to working with your swimmers this season and helping them become the best they can be in and out of the pool!

Kylie Love 

Future Royals 2 Coach | Assistant Royals Coach

GRIT ~ GRATITUDE ~ GROWTH~ OWNERSHIP ~ MINDFULNESS 

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