Category: Coach’s Corner
G.S.C Calendar of Events for Term 2 and 3
Click on the link for a complete list of all club events and competitions for the remainder of the season. Please note that this calendar is updated from time to time.
G.S.C. OPEN Assessment Trials, November 4th 2017
Galway Swimming Club are delighted to host another OPEN assessment / trials on November 4th 2017 between 1.30pm-2.30pm in Kingfisher Club, NUIG. These trials are free to everyone, simply email the name, date of brith and standard of swimming achieved by the child to be assessed to info@galwayswimmingclub.ie
A swimming gala checklist and tips.
Items To Take To A Gala Get yourselves prepared before you go to the gala The night before the gala is the time to pack YOUR OWN bag, not your parents. If you get...
Swim Ireland publishes it’s new COMPETITION PATHWAY.
The National Performance Director has introduced a new competition pathway which will be implemented in all Regions from September 2017 and will ensure that competitions are streamlined throughout the country. This is a huge step forward and will be a very positive step in Irish Swimming.
8 Tips for Swim Parents; Why it’s good to loose
We are so fortunate to be swim parents. Our kids get to experience failure. That’s a good thing!
Why You Shouldn’t Breathe Into the Walls
If your coach has told you once, he’s told you a thousand times–“Don’t breathe into the walls!” But did you know that you can swim drastically faster by doing this one simple little thing? Here’s how....
WADA 2017 Prohibited List
Find out more about the World Anti-Doping Agency’s updated Prohibited list here…
Galway Swimming Club 2016/17 Team Captains
Galway SC are pleased to announce Aoife Shorten & Brian O’Farrell as Team Captains for 2016/17
A message to swimmers and parents about swimming
Let’s focus on joining a team where they’ll have fun, where they’ll develop a whole new set of traits that will benefit them in the future…
Galway SC Irish Age Group & Summer Open Championships 2016 Team
Joe Cosgrove, Managing Director, Kingfisher Club NUI Galway presenting the G.S.C team with their specially commissioned #IAGSO2016 T-Shirts.
Hints, Tips and checklists for a swimming gala
Items To Take To A Gala Get yourselves prepared before you go to the gala The night before the gala is the time to pack YOUR OWN bag, not your parents. If you...
4 Characteristics of people who are mentally tough
Want to be successful in life? Know this: It takes a special kind of fortitude and it’s what separates the elite from average performers. When the going gets tough, the tough don’t get going—they reach for a winning prescription called mental toughness
