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LYC Optimist Fall Season Sailor Reflection Worksheet

Intermediate Silver Fleet

Name:

Age:

Date of Birth:

Radial or Crosscut Sail:

Section 1:  Past Results

***Make sure to specify which fleet you completed in***

List the regattas you have attended within the last year and your finishing positions for each.

1.

2.

3.

Section 2:  Upcoming Result Goals:

2013  River Romp Regatta:

2013 Naples Cup:

2013 Junior Olympics:

2013 Orange Bowl Regatta

Section 3:  Future Sailing Goals/ambitions

1.

2. 

Section 4:  Current Training Description:

Please describe in detail a typical training week.

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Section 5:  Physiological Attributes

Height:

Weight:

3 Mile Run Time:

Plank Time:

Wall-sit Time: 

Number of pushups unbroken:

Number of sit-ups unbroken:

Hiking bench time:

OPTI SAILOR REFLECTION SHEET

The coaches would like each sailor in the Championship and Intermediate Optimist fleets to fill out what were calling a "fall season sailor reflection worksheet." This document requires your sailor to consider his or her current sailing history and outline his or her future goals in the Optimist boat. There are other important sections that will require some activity: wall sit times, current number of sit-ups, etc.

Each sailor (not parent) should take some time this week to fill in each section of the survey. This weekend sailors and coaches will discuss each sailor's goals for the season and establish personal milestones throughout the next few months.

The LYC Opti Fall Reflection worksheets can be found on the Program Documents page. Please print and bring your completed form.

PARENT'S MEETING RECAP

Thanks to those of you who came to our Parent's Meetings last weekend. We are really looking forward to the start of the Fall season and hope you are too. For those of you who weren't able to make it, here's a recap of some of the improvements and amendments that we've made to the Opti program. 

CURRICULUM
We've carefully planned the Fall season to make sure your sailors is prepared for each upcoming regattas site specific challenges. Something that we will continue to reinforce this season is that we don't NEED to go to the ocean every practice day. Of course, the ocean is an amazing place to sail and train. And we will be working on strength and technique to prepare for big ocean regattas like the USODA South East Champs, West Coast Champs, and Naples Cup regattas. But practicing inside will be very important when it comes to learning team race plays and situations, especially as we close in on the October 26-27 LYC Team Race regatta and near the end of the season as we look forward to the USODA Team Race Midwinter's in January. 

LEARNING TOOLS
We will continue to use hi-tech tools to help your sailor's learning process. Video footage review will be used during each practice and reviewed more extensively. We'll continue to use the two way radios so coaches can speak directly to sailors while going through maneuvers and boat handling drills. We are really excited about using video to document big shifts and puffs on the inside that are very visible from the right vantage point.  

To help close the gap in communication between coach > sailor > parent we will be using a report card system to evaluate each sailor's skill level among a broad range of skills, like: roll tacks, starting strategy, competitive edge, etc. Coaches will fill out report cards for sailors to bring home at least three times this season. This will be an important tool and help coaches re-emphasize which skills sailors need to work harder to hone and also give parents a more accurate understanding of where the sailor is at. 

FITNESS
Full day weekend sailors sailors are to report to the sailing center classroom at 9:30am and be prepared for at least 30 minutes of physical fitness training. After our team workout sailors will re-group in the classroom for the daily briefing. Sailors will be released to rig as a team and launch independently. This new format will not only enhance the fitness and strength of our sailors, but will build team spirit and unity as we rig and launch together. 

            >>Parents are kindly asked NOT to assist sailors with rigging or boat preparation<<

NEW BOAT
LYC has purchased a new coach boat boat that our Optimist program is excited to bring into the rotation to allow all groups to be well tended to by our coaching staff. 

START OF FALL SEASON
Many of you have asked why we decided to start a weekend later this year. In year's past we have begun the Fall season during Labor Day weekend and ended the second weekend in December. This left a weekend off between the end of Fall and one of the biggest regattas of the year, Orange Bowl. This year we decided that it would be more beneficial to our sailors to push back the start one week so that we could continue to practice and sail as a team up to the Orange Bowl regatta. Our official start of the season is kicking off September 7th -- 8th for Sunday sailors. Weekday practice will begin the following week. 

CLINICS
For sailors looking to get an extra weekend of practice make sure you get in touch with Juan Carlos who's putting together an advanced practice this weekend. 

LABOR DAY SAILING
For younger sailors looking to sail and play this weekend, join us for open sailing from 11-2pm Sat, Sun, Mon during LYC's Labor Day sailing activities. And don't forget to sign up for Glow Stick Sailing - Sunday night at 8:30pm (Sign up Friday night under the pavilion or find Phil Sunday afternoon) 

FALL WEEKLY SCHEDULE

PRAM - Saturday OR Sunday from 9-11am 

COMMODORE'S FLEET - Thursday 3:30-6pm & Sundays 1:30-4:30pm

INTERMEDIATE SILVER - Wednesday 3:30-6pm, Saturday 12:30-4:30pm, & Sunday 12:30-4:30pm

INTERMEDIATE GOLD -Wednesday 3:30-6pm, Saturday 9:30-4:30pm, & Sunday 12:00-4:30pm

CHAMPIONSHIP FLEET- Tuesday 3:30-6pm, Saturday 9:30-4:30pm, & Sunday 9:30-4:30pm

ATTN: WORKDAY & BBQ POSTPONED

The Workday and BBQ has been postponed to a later (not yet determined date).

Unfortunately a pipe has broken in the Sailing Center and the area is now off limits.

We will still hold our informative Parent’s Meetings to review the fall calendar and discuss program details.

Meeting schedules for Saturday, August 24^th

11 AM meeting for PRAM & COMMODORE’S Fleet Sailors

12:00PM meeting for INTERMEDIATE & CHAMPIONSHIP Fleet Sailors

Both meetings will be held inside the Clubhouse in the Club Lounge, the second room on your right once you enter the building. There will be refreshments and light snacks!

Labor Day Weekend Clinic

 

Orange Bowl Fleet Limits

Something new popped up in the Orange Bowl Regatta Notice of Race -- fleet caps.  See below:

Don't know if this is a hard limit, or just a really good way to get registrations early (idea for Boomerang!).  Either way, if you know you're going, you'll want to register much sooner than in the past.  Orange Bowl Regatta Web Site here.  For newer sailors, the Orange Bowl Regatta has traditionally been a good "last Green Fleet" regatta, with our own Boomerang Regatta the following month as an easy transition to White Fleet.

Thanks to former Optimom, now Lasermom, Sharon Reinicke for the head's up.

Work Day and Parent Meetings This Saturday

Work Day, 9:30 a.m. Saturday
This Saturday is a fleet-wide work day at the Sailing Center for parents and sailors.  Come check back in and help get the fleet back in shape for the Fall, and enjoy a hot burger and cold drink with the team.  Please arrive at 9:30 ready to get some work done.

Pram & Commodore's Parent Meeting, 11:00 a..m. Saturday
Is your sailor getting ready to start one of his or her first years in the LYC Sailing Program?  Please attend the Pram and Commodore Fleet Parent Meeting.at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.  Take a break from your duties outside to learn about what's coming up for your sailor, get to know some of the other parents, and figure out what your kid has gotten you into!

Intermediate and Championship Parent Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Saturday
When the work's all done and the burger's in your belly, let's look ahead to the coming season and first few regattas and discuss what's different this year in the LYC Sailing Program.

We look forward to seeing you!