asa newsletter - january 2016 · however, anchoring the sports diet on engineered foods can have...
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On the Flip Side: Upcoming Events
1/10
1/15 – 1/17
1/29 – 1/31
2/13 – 2/14
Frosty Pentathlon Mini @ Germantown, MD (8 and under)
PVS January Open @ TBA (9 and over)
IMX Challenge @ UMD (Qualified Swimmers)
Gender Blender Mini @
KSAC, MD (8 and under)
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All-‐Star Aquatics Swim Team Potomac Valley Swimming
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Issue 8, January 2016
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AG1 News (from Coach Rich)
Since our last newsletter, the AG1 group has participated in three meets, Gator Mini, Oct. 24-‐25, Autumn Mini, Nov. 15, and the Reindeer Mini, Dec. 5-‐6. The coaches have enjoyed getting to know all the swimmers from the two facilities and the kids have made great friendships in between swimming their best in the water. ASA averaged 37 swimmers per meet & over 200 best times were achieved. Some of those best times were the best ASA has seen as well:
At the Gator mini, Zachary Fayed set a new ASA team record for the 25yd backstroke (18.44)!
At the Reindeer mini, two relay teams set new standards-‐
Boys 7 & Under 100 yd Freestyle Relay swam a time of 1:19.05.
Tommy O'Shea Michael Houle
Maximus (Edward) Devinney Kirk Morgan
Boys 8 yr old 100 yd Freestyle Relay swam a time of 1:11.82.
Kyle Fuster Ryan Albert
Cameron Groves Zachary Fayed
Way to go! We are looking forward to a fun and fast 2016
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ENGINEERED SPORTS FOODS: 5 REASONS TO PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE BY JILL CASTLE – MS, RDN 12/21/2015
Engineered sports foods, such as sports drinks, energy bars, protein shakes, meal replacement foods, and sports candies have been around for a while. Originally designed for the elite, adult endurance athlete who exercised intensely, these foods have become more and more popular in the young athlete’s diet. It’s no wonder. Young athletes are busier than ever. A full day of classes, practice after school, a social life to maintain, and perhaps other obligations such as a job or volunteer work fill the young athlete’s schedule. All this “busy-ness” takes time away from creating meals and snacks, and sitting down to eat them. As such, many young athletes eat on the run and look to convenient options. They eat food that is designed to provide nearly all their nutrient needs at any given time in just a few bites or swallows. Who needs food, right? Wrong. While marketers and makers of engineered sports foods will focus on the positive aspects and sell you every reason under the sun why you need them, what they won’t tell you about are the drawbacks for young athletes. But I will. Here they are, as seen through the eyes of a youth sports nutrition expert: They Crowd Out Real Food Sure engineered sports foods are uber-convenient, and many of them taste good enough, but a diet of these is repetitive, and for many young athletes, ultimately boring. Youth who are bored with their diet are less likely to eat healthy food, in my experience. If the goal is to raise an athlete who is knowledgeable about food and nutrition, eating real food helps expedite that endeavor. Besides, nothing beats Mother Nature’s real stuff. They May Be Unsatisfying What happens when, after a meal or snack, the satisfaction factor, well, isn’t satisfied? True to human nature, most people find more food to eat, in the quest for satisfaction. Young athletes may think they are using engineered sports food properly, but may over-do it in calories and nutrients. And, yes, nutrition can be over-done. They May Cause Unwanted Weight Gain I once had a client who started to use protein bars and shakes under the premise that these would help her build more muscle and get stronger. Unfortunately, she didn’t account for the extra calories she was bringing to her diet, and gained quite a bit of extra weight. Engineered sports foods aren’t calorie-free, and young athletes don’t necessarily burn them off during exercise. They May Offer Too Much Protein Protein is a necessary part of a young athlete’s diet, not only for growth and development, but also for muscle repair after intense bouts of exercise. Most young athletes get enough protein from the real food they eat in their diet. In fact, studies in young athletes show they get two to three times what they need from food alone. Young athletes who get aggressive with their protein intake by adding engineered sports foods to their regular diet may experience side effects such as dehydration, kidney and liver impairment, and as detailed above, unwanted weight gain. They are Expensive If the swimmer is using them, make sure they complement his real food diet, not overwhelm it. If young athletes use engineered sports foods on a daily basis, the costs can certainly add up. Young athletes will pay about $1 for every protein bar they eat ($365 per year if one is eaten per day) and about $0.70 for a 20-ounce sports drink ($231 per year for a daily habit). Compare those costs to that of a peanut butter sandwich ($0.50) and a reusable water bottle from home (free). Engineered foods aren’t bad; they can have an effective role in the young athlete’s diet when used properly. However, anchoring the sports diet on engineered foods can have some distinct downsides.
Jill Castle, MS, RDN is a registered dietitian, childhood nutritionist, and youth sports nutrition expert. She is the author of Eat Like a Champion: Performance Nutrition for Your Young Athlete. Learn more about Jill atwww.JillCastle.com.
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SHORT COURSE MEET SCHEDULE
(SAVE THE DATES) OCTOBER 2015 24-25 - Fall Gator Mini Meet at Wakefield HS, VA (8 and under) NOVEMBER 2015 13-15 - PVS November Open at Fairland, MD (9-over) 15 - Autumn Mini Meet at Olney, MD (8-under) DECEMBER 2015 5-6 - Reindeer Mini Meet at Providence Rec Center, VA (8-under) 10-13 - Holiday Invitational at Germantown, MD (Qual Swimmers) 10-13 - Sport Fair Winter Classic at GMU, VA JANUARY 2016 10 - Frosty Pentathlon Mini at Germantown, MD (8-under) 15-17 - PVS January Open at TBA (9-over) 29-31 - IMX Challenge at UMD, MD (Qualified Swimmers) FEBRUARY 2016 13-14 - Gender Blender Mini at KSAC, MD (8-under) 13-14 - JO Qualifier at Cub Run, VA (9-14yr olds) MARCH 2016 3-6 – PVS Senior/Junior Champs @ GMU, VA (Qualified) 5-6 – Mini Champs @ Olney, MD (8 and under) 10-13 – PVS 14-under JO Champs @ UMD, MD (Qualified) 15-19 – NCSA Jr. Nats @ Orlando, FL (Qualified) 24-26 – PVS Zones @ Webster, NY (Qualified) 30-3 – Sectionals @ Richmond, VA (Qualified)
Important ASA Information
Holiday Training Trip
Make sure you check the calendars for practice and meet updates!
Holiday Training Trip
Orlando Florida – December 2015 24 Swimmers survived the 2015-‐2016 ASA Training Trip to Orlando, Florida. The weather was warm, really warm….record highs just about every day. We swam 13 practices… 9 long course practices and 4 short course practices. We walked about 45 miles and swam about 45 miles for the week. While we worked hard, we also had a lot of fun:
• We played some mini golf (Pirates Cove and Hawaiian Rumble).
• We rode the Orlando eye (an iconic 400 foot tall observation wheel providing breathtaking views of Central Florida).
• We visited Wonder Works (an amusement park for the mind with more than 100 hands on exhibits that challenge the mind and spark the imagination).
• We saw Star Wars “The Force Awakens” in 3D.
• We spent a day at Universal Studios (with a new Harry Potter world to explore).
The training trip was by no means a vacation. Several of the swimmers pushed themselves to some personal limits, challenged themselves on a daily basis and achieved goals that seemed out of reach before the trip started.
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2016 Bronze Medal Club!
For the third year in a row ASA received a BRONZE status in the USA Swimming Club excellence program.
Led by Hannah Lindsey and Caroline McTaggart, ASA totaled 4,777 points, just missing out on the SILVER status of 5,264 points.
More information can be found on the USA Swimming website. Congratulations to NCAP, Machine, RMSC, the FISH, AAC and All Star Aquatics as the only clubs in Potomac Valley to make the USA Swimming list.
Holiday Invitational News
15 ASA Swimmers competed in the Holiday Invitational in Germantown, MD December 10-‐13, 2015. 10 ASA Records were broken: Female 15-‐16 1000 Free Lena Redisch Female 15-‐16 and Female OPEN 1650 Free Lena Redisch Female 15-‐16 and Female OPEN 200 Breast Margaret Wolfson Female 15-‐16 200 Fly Olivia French Female 17-‐18 50 Back Hannah Lindsey Female 17-‐18 100 Breast Sydney Grube Male 15-‐16 100 Fly Danny Calder Male 15-‐16 200 Fly Danny Calder 2 ASA First Time Junior National Qualifiers: Danny Calder and Alexis Lemone joined Hannah Lindsey and Olivia French in qualifying for the NCSA Junior Nationals meet held in Orlando, FL in March. 2 ASA First Time Sectional Qualifiers: Lena Redisch and Alan Li joined Zachary Einhorn, Sydney Grube, Gabi Meisel and Margaret Wolfson in qualifying for the Speedo Sectionals meet held in Richmond, VA in March. 2 ASA Swimmers won events: The following ASA swimmers came close to winning events (Olivia French tie for 3rd in 100 fly, Alan Li 3rd in 50 Free, Hannah Lindsey 2nd in 50 Free, Hannah Lindsey 3rd in 200 Free, Hannah Lindsey tie for 3rd in 100 Fly, Hannah Lindsey 2nd in 200 Fly, Margaret Wolfson 2nd in 200 Breast, Girls 2nd in 200 Medley Relay).... Danny Calder in the 200 Fly and Hannah Lindsey in the 100 Back and Hannah Lindsey in the 200 Back won their events!
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Let’s Get Technical:
Housekeeping Issues
Adhering to Traffic
Rules at Stone Ridge and
Bolger Center
At All Star Aquatics, we must remember that we are guests at the facilities where we practice, Stone Ridge and Bolger Center. Being a guest means being respectful of the people that work there and following all of the traffic rules on each campus. Lately, Stone Ridge has been going through many traffic changes, so we emailed an updated campus map to make sure that we familiarize ourselves with those changes. Please be respectful drivers and follow all of the traffic patterns on each campus.
Rising Stars News
Winter 2016 Rising Stars began Sunday January 10, 2016 at both Bolger Center and Stone Ridge
School.
Registration for Spring 2016 Rising Stars will open at the
end of January/early February.
If you know of any young swimmers who would like to join Rising Stars, please have them sign up early because
spots go quickly!
If you have questions about Rising Stars registration, please
email [email protected]
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