Catawba Valley Aquatic Club

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

SATURDAY SWIM SCHOOL JULY 9TH

SATURDAY SWIM SCHOOL IS BEING CANCELLED DUE TO REPAIR WORK ON THE POOL. We will be back in the pool next weekend.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Holiday weekend schedule

We have practice and swim school as usual on Saturday morning and Monday morning. We will not swim on Monday evening the 4th.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

The following is the schedule for swimming lessons this summer at Lenoir^Rhyne University. You may sign up for two classes per week in the evening or you may do two in the morning. Another option is that you may take four classes a week in the morning. It is a three to one pupil/teacher ratio. Classes are $14 per week for two and $28 for four mornings. We also offer Saturday morning classes for $8 per Saturday. Please call Coach Paul at 828-256-6600 or 828-310-3924.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Swim School Begins

Monday the 28th starts a new season of swimming lessons for CVAC at Lenoir^Rhyne University. We have our largest crowd ever signed up to begin learning to swim. 6:30 and 7:00 classes are full and the 7:30 class is quickly becoming that way. Please call Paul Schiffel at 828-256-6600.

Friday, February 11, 2011

CVAC Swim School

Ther is NO SWIM SCHOOL on Saturday the 12th of Feb.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Weekend Events

Western Carolina Champs Information
- Warm-ups are as follows 10-unders on Friday at 5 pm
11-overs on Saturday at 8 am
Finals for everyone 3:30 pm Saturday

- Theme is I'm Awesome and everyone should dress in their best NERD outfit for finals. (parents too, be creative)
- There is NO practice on Friday for anyone.
- Parents please be prepared to volunteer to time in all sessions.
- Championships t-shirts should be available for pick on Wed and Thur.

Banquet Information - plans are still being worked out.

Last Swim School Classes - Saturday the 31st of July.

Everyone is swimming relays, do not leave the meet until you have checked on relays.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Scheduling for July

Everyone please watch the Blog, facebook, and the boards for scheduling changes and updates.

- There is no practice on Friday and Saturday except for those swimmers attending the 14-under Champs and SR Champs.
- The practice schedule is unchanged at this point. We have deleted dry land for the rest of the summer.
- Entries for the WCSA Championships are in email, please submit them asap.
- Summer awards banquet/swim party is scheduled for August the 8th at the Conover pool in Conover. Directions and details will be out soon.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Swim Meet

We are swimming. Warm-ups at 5:30

Update

It is close to three. Coach David wants to wait a half hour to watch a cell approaching his area. We want to see what develops behind thart cell.

Tuesday Swim Meet

We will make a weather related decision about the meet at 3 pm. Please check carefully.

Monday, May 31, 2010

News

Practice and swim school will be held on Memorial Day.
Morning schedule begins on June 14th.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

NEWS

Swim A Thon packets are due by Saturday15th to qualifiy for awards. Please turn those in quickly.

Your swimmer needs to continue to dress warmly when leaving practice. Summer is not here yet.

Your swimmer need to begin to treat or prevent the incidence of swimmer's ear. It usually begins to crop up this time of year and you save a lot of pain and money by prevention with Swim Ear after practice.

Seniors will begin Dryland training on Monday the 16th. We will start practice at 4 pm on Mon Wed Fri for additional dryland training. Swimmers will need shorts, shoes, socks, t-shirts, and any other warm clothing they deem necessary.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Practice and Swim School

Everything should be back to normal schedule on Monday the 9th.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

NEWS To USE

Here are some items for your use in the upcoming weeks.

- The web site for ordering our team suit is - www.kastawayswimwear.com go to the team button and select the yes column. Login is CATAWBA and the password is VALLEY. This site will be up dated shortly for your use.

- All entries for the Amayzing meet are due by Saturday the 24th. I will not take LATE ENTRIES.

- The winter banquet will be the 2nd of May. Directions to follow.

- We will look at putting a trip to Indianapolis together for the CVAC family. We will depart on the 24th of June and return on the 28th of June. We will see the Univ. of Tenn new pool, the University of Kentucky pool, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Churchill Downs, a Haunted Hotel, Indy Colts Stadium, NCAA Museum, Louisville Slugger Bat Factory, and many more interesting sites. Sign up this week at the pool by Saturday the 24th.

- No practice on the 7th and 8th due to Amayzing meet.

- Swim -A-Thon on Friday the 23rd. Seniors and Sr. DEV I will swim at 5 pm. Rays, SR. DevII and Mighty Mights at 7 pm. Pizza for everyone. Please bring chips, drinks and goodies for our SAT Party. Packets will be due by the 10th of May to qualify for awards.

- We are under taking the large goal of raising money to help in the purchase of an electronic timing system and scoreboard for the pool. This system will be used for CVAC Meets, HS Meets, and College Meets. We need everyones help in this large project.

Friday, March 26, 2010

NEWS

We are getting close to our spring break. It has been a very productive short course season for our swimmer. We are preparing now for the long course season, hopefully ending with our 14th consecutive WCSA Championship. It is going to take a lot of work for everyone in the CVAC family. Our long course schedule is posted here with a few minor changes to be added.

- April 1st - this will be the start of our spring break. It was the 2nd, but has now been changed to include Thursday as well. We will start back on Monday the 12th.

- Entries for the May meet have been emailed. Please return those promptly. The meet date is May 7 & 8.

- Swim school is going very well. We have filled five of the six available classes in April

- Swim-A-Thon is scheduled for Friday the 23rd of April. Senior and SR Dev I will swim from 5-7 and everyone else from 7-9. This will be our last fund raiser this year. To earn a towel each swimmer must raise $200 and swim. If you raise $75 and swim you will receive a t-shirt. More importantly, we are undertaking the task of raising funds to purchase an electronic timing system with 6-lane score board. The cost of such a system is near $25,ooo.

- We will have only two Tuesday night meets this year. One in Lenoir and one in Shelby on the 15th and 22nd of June.

- There is no Swim School on Thursday the 1st, Saturday the 3rd and Saturday the 10th. Also, the entire week after Easter.

- There is a CVAC Parent Boosters meeting scheduled for the 16th of April at LRU.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Meet Results for Frosty 2010

http://www.schiffelfamily.com/cvacsite/2010frosty.pdf

Friday, January 15, 2010

Swim School

SUMMER IS JUST A SHORT TIME AWAY AND IT IS NOT TO EARLY TO START PLANNING FOR SWIM LESSONS. The CVAC Swim School is a learn to swim program for children close to four years and older. All of our classes are 30 minutes in length with a 3 to 1 pupil teacher ratio.
Our Saturday morning program runs throughout the year. We have classes on Saturday mornings on the half hour at 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, and 11:00. The cost is $7 per Saturday. We do not do long term sign-ups for these classes. These classes are conducted on a week to week basis. Please call the week you would like to swim to secure a spot on Saturday.
Our evening classes will begin on the first Monday in March. There will be two classes per week either Mon./Wed. or Tue./Thurs. for the entire month. Classes will be conducted at 6:30, 7:00, or 7:30 pm. Cost will be based on the number of lessons per month (8 lessons would be $48).
Summer begins with the addition of our morning classes. All classes will cycle on a weekly schedule (2 classes for $12). Evening times will remain the same as above. Morning times will be 11:00 or 11:30 am and on Tue/Thur we will offer a 10:30 am class.
To sign up please call Coach Paul. Best time to call is between 1:30 and 2:30 pm or after 8:00 pm.

About Us

CVAC is a year round competitive and teaching swim program. It is coach directed and coach operated for a more efficient and consistent structure for swimmers desiring to improve their swimming skills. The primary goals of CVAC are to have fun and develop a positive self-concept. We stress personal improvement rather than winning at all costs. Every child in our program is a winner.

"AQUATUDE = A strong MIND, BODY, and SPIRIT" is a statement to define our desire to work with every aspect of the development of children. Children DO NOT have to be gifted, accomplished swimmers. The purpose of our program is to teach and develop these skills, after all, every Olympian was a non-swimmer at one time.

CVAC Mission Statement

Catawba Valley Aquatic Club is dedicated to upholding its motto of "Sharing the Dreams of Children." Our mission is to help young athletes to achieve excellence in swimming and life. Not every youngster can be first, but all of them may succeed by performing their best. The booster club is responsible for providing the support for the swim program through fund raising and volunteer manpower. We would like for Hickory to help us to "Share the Dreams of our Children."

"Sharing the dreams of Children" is the statement that drives and motivates the CVAC program. Our desire is to see every child be successful in their swimming career.

We Strive to teach children the necessary skills for performing well in the sport of swimming. Many of these skills can also be applied to family, school, and church.

Swimming should be FUN for all of our athletes. Today's youth are becoming very sedentary. Physical fitness test scores are becoming worse and worse. Studies show higher and higher percentages of the American population is obese. Cardiovascular diseases are rampant among all ages of our population. Swimming provides the necessary exercise for your child during the cold winter months to prevent these diseases.
Parental involvement is also critical. Swimming in our program is very much a family affair. Our parent booster club is instrumental in the success of the program for our children. Financial assistance as well as support group manpower is essential to our success. This assistance will keep swimmer fees down and allow for all youngsters to be able to participate in the sport of swimming. This activity should not be cost prohibitive for anyone.

Team Structure

CVAC is structured to meet the needs of every participant in the program. Pool space is a premium and groups are established according to ability, attendance, work habits, attitude, and commitment. Swimmers will be moved at the coach’s discretion when the swimmer shows the need and desire to attain a higher level of training. Desire to attain a higher level of swimming is determined by positive training standards.

DEVELOPMENTAL (Swim School)

These groups are the entry levels for our children. We will try to use four years old as a benchmark for accepting children into the program. This group is the first exposure to swimming for many swimmers. Basic skills will be introduced: face in the water, floating, kicking, swimming on the back, etc. These groups will be individually oriented with a 1:3 teacher/pupil ratio for teaching these skills. Practices will be one-half hour in length. Sessions will be conducted on Saturdays year around, and in the evenings during the spring, and morning and evening options in the summer. Coaches will supervise the teacher-pupil groupings to insure proper technique, etc.

MIGHTY MITES AND RAYS

This group is the introductory group for competitive swimming. It is an easy transition from the above into competition. This group will work on gaining strength and endurance as well as developing skills for competition. Swimmers will be developed slowly so as not to create a negative experience. This group will work primarily on building the swimmer’s self-confidence.

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT II

The Age Group will step up the level of training to include developing an endurance background, race strategy, use of the pace clock, and continued perfection of skills. More emphasis will be placed on attendance for each swimmer in order to attain the above goals. Practice will increase in time and intensity. Meets will become more important and the variety of events offered will be increased. Swimmers will be asked to compete in all strokes and distances for their age group. These swimmers will be asked to attain the goal of achieving the National Age Group Time Standards for their age.

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT II

This group will continue the above and begin to experience the challenge of senior swimming. Practice attendance and intensity will be stressed to a greater extent. The swimmers in this group will be striving to attain a high level of commitment to swimming. Their goals should be for a higher level of competition, stressing personal improvement and accomplishment.

SENIOR

The Senior Group will be the top level of our program. Swimmers will be training at a high level for competition at the state/regional/national level. Seasonal habits will be stressed along with skill improvement. These swimmers will be the leaders of the program. Commitment will be highly stressed and expected. The willingness to sacrifice for their swimming will also be expected. The majority of these swimmers will have many years experience in the sport. Expectations will include double work-outs as seasonally appropriate. They should be role models for our younger athletes. This placement is not guaranteed, and may be changed if the swimmer fails to meet training standards.

Practice Schedules

All groups will assigned practice times throughout the year. Adjustments may be made on a need basis for scheduling conflicts.

SENIOR GROUP - MON-FRI 5:00 TO 7:00 PM
SAT 7:30 - 9:30 AM

SR DEVELOPMENT I - TUE, & THUR 7:00 - 8:30 PM
FRI 5:00 - 7:00 PM SAT 7:30 - 9:30 AM

SR DEVELOPMENT II - TUE, THUR, & FRI 7:00 - 8:30 PM
SAT 9:30 - 11:00 AM

RAYS AND MIGHTY MITES - MON, WED, & FRI
7:00 - 8:30 PM
SAT 10:30 - 11:00 AM

Coach Bios

Head coach and director Paul Schiffel has been coaching for 35 years, thirty-two of those in Hickory, NC.

The following are a few of Coach Schiffel's accomplishments:

Director of Intercollegiate Swimming at Lenoir^Rhyne University

Represented the USA in Africa conducting clinics

K-6 Physical Education Teacher in Catawba Co.

Master's Degree in Education

President of N.C. Swimming

President of N.C. Coaches Association

President of the Blue Ridge Swim League

Coached four Olympic Trials Qualifiers

Coached N.C. State Championship Team

Coached numerous NCAA All-America

Coached numerous High School All-America

Coached numberous State Record Holders

Coached twenty Western Carolina Swim Association Team Champions

Coached High School Conference Team Champions

Seasonal Fees

CATAWBA VALLEY AQUATIC CLUB FEE STRUCTURE
There will be one plan offered to CVAC families for paying swimmer dues.There will be a payment plan for all families that divides the year (September 1 to August 31) into three (3) equal payment periods. Each payment will be due on the following dates – Sept. 1, Jan. 1, and May 1.
There will be a monthly fee offered to new members of CVAC for the first payment period they are swimming. This fee will be $45.00 per month payable on the first. Old members may request this payment plan from the coach if the need arises.
ENTRY FEES - Swimmers are required to pay entry fees into meets when they are submitted to the coach. Entry fees will be doubled if entries are submitted late or without appropriate fees. Relay entry fees will be billed after the entry deadline.
RECRUITING INCENTIVE - CVAC will credit your account one-month swimmer dues of $45 for each new swimmer family that our members are directly responsible for bringing to CVAC as new members. These families must join CVAC and meet their financial obligations for the credit to occur. New members may not be recruited from our swim school.
FEE SCHEDULE(each payment) -First swimmer $180.00 Second swimmer $160.00 Third (or more) swimmers $110.00.
PLEASE NOTE - Fees are due the first of each month. After the fifteenth of each month, swimmers will be asked to not return to practice until arrangements have been made for payment in full. NO partial refunds will be given for swimmers dropping off the team. Swimmers returning to the team after short breaks will be expected to meet fee obligations during the breaks.
UNITED STATES SWIMMING REGISTRATION/CVAC PARENT BOOSTERS - This fee will be due by October 1st of each year for the next year. The fee will be $60.00 per swimmer per year. All swimmers must be registered with USS. Please make this payment with a separate check.
FUND RAISING - All family members of CVAC will need to be very active to support the needs of the program. Each family should try to meet a goal of $300 by participating in fundraising activities. CVAC offers three major chances to do this; one is the annual Swim-A-Thon held in January, one is the coupon book sale in August, and the other is the Ad sale for our meets held each year. If you do not chose to participate in these fundraising activities, please be prepared to meet your responsibility to the team by making equivalent donations during the fundraising efforts. These commitments will barely help to meet the needs of the team to pay pool rental fees. After the first year of participation, a $300 charge will be applied to the invoice.