DAVENPORT METRO SWIM TEAM
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Davenport Metro Swim TeamP.O. Box 2364Davenport, Iowa 52809
February 3, 2012; 9:00 PM As of 4 PM this afternoon, Central Pool has reopened. Beginning Monday, February 6, we will be back to our regular schedule at Central. Thank you for your patience while the pool situation has been addressed this past week. Also, please check the Metro Website to confirm Regional Entries. If there is a mistake, please let me know ASAP. GO METRO!!! Coach Paul
Davenport Metro Swim Team ("DMET") is a competitive swim club located in Davenport, Iowa, that is dedicated to serving the youth in our community to teach them integrity, responsibility, achievement, dedication and sportsmanship. We are part of Iowa Swimming Inc. as well as USA Swimming. We compete with other teams across the state of Iowa as well as in Illinois and other surrounding states. |
Coach Eure's Corner
 January 22, 2011
High School coaching rule. As many of you know, I am the Girls' Coach at Davenport Central High School. There is a specific rule by the Iowa Board of Education that a High School coach may not coach his athletes during the school year outside of the designated season. It is because of that rule (and to avoid overcrowding at Central) that Metro set up the High School practices at West this season. At times when Central High School Girls are present at Practices and Meets, I need to be careful not be in a situation where I am communicating swimming instruction to any of my HS Swimmers.
As a side result of this, Metro has a small division in the team. If I consistently am working with a swimmer on technique modifications, it would add confusion if a coach who wasn't working with them were to find a different modification to make. Therefore, if a swimmer is primarily practicing at West, where I never see them, then the coach who works with them regularly would be the better choice to ask how their technique is improving.
Finally, coaches give swimmers a lot of input on areas to improve. When a swimmer is making a sincere effort to make a correction, they should let the coach know and ask a coach if they are making the proper correction. Coaches will work with some athletes over others. The ones who are receptive to making changes and who ask if they are doing things correct will ultimately get more attention than the swimmer who doesn't say a word, doesn't make a change, and doesn't seem to care to interact with their coach. For the greatest improvement of your swimmer, swimmers and coaches need to work together and communicate back and forth; the coach about what needs to be changed, the swimmer about what they are trying to change. A coach can't fix a stroke flaw; he/she can only tell the swimmer what they need to do to fix it.
Coach Paul
563-370-4950
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Practice Schedule
Bronze Group-(new swimmers) 5:30-6:30 PM Silver Group-5:00-6:30 PM Silver Group (advanced)-6:30-8:00 PM Gold Group- 6:30 -8:00 PM No Practice-December 8, January 5, January 10, January 19 due to Central Boys High School Meets Davenport West Practices (see calendar for winter break schedule) High School Group 6:45 to 8:15 Everyday Davenport Schools are in Session No Practice December 8, January 5, January 12, January 17, January 24 due to West Boys High School Meets |
