Gull Lake Girls Soccer Dominate. What’s their Secret?

April 30th, 2013 by Cheryl Sherwood

The Kalamazoo Gazette and mlive recently report that Gull Lake Girl’s soccer is off to dominating start this season. At 6-0-0, the Blue Devils have outscored opponents by an overwhelming 32-1 margin. Here is what they said when asked what they are doing differently:

“Sweat equity: Knowing this could be a special season, Gull Lake players put in extra effort during the offseason. The Blue Devils trained with Mark Olson, out of Athletic Mentors, three to four days per weGull Lake soccer photoek. “It started at the end of November and we would all train for 18 weeks ‚Äì almost the whole, entire team plus some of the people on JV,” senior co-captain Carley Rice said. “Just getting ready, lifting weights, conditioning, stuff like that. And you can see it (in the team’s results) ‚Äì like our endurance. Sometimes that wins us games.””

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Do You Have a Training Plan For Your Tri?

April 17th, 2013 by Cheryl Sherwood

 

Here is a great opportunity to step up your game and improve race results. If you are not using a training plan designed for your fitness level, age and ability, attend this half day clinic and leave with a training plan tailored to YOU. You’ll have an online account to log and track your progress. Only 2 spots left in this class ! Click here for more info.

A Swim Workout to Beat the Boredom of the Pool

April 8th, 2013 by Katie Whidden USAT certified coach

With the lakes finally starting to thaw, we are weeks behind last season in getting out in that open water to prepare for our first triathlon. For most of us, this means more time staring at lines at the bottom of the pool. A good way to spice up your pool time is to mix up your workouts and try some new ones. Here is one of my favorites. Try to incorporate some of the drills you know for stroke correction right after the warm-up and before the main set.

We call this workout the “BELCO 500”

swimmers

Warm Up: 200 swim, 100 kick, 150 pull

Drills: 200 of drills of your choice

Main Set: Do this set once for a beginner, 2-3 if intermediate and 4-6 for advanced triathletes.

Swim 500 broken down as follows:

1. Swim 100 where the 4th 25 is a sprint
2. Swim 100 where the 3rd 25 is a sprint
3. Swim 100 where the 2nd 25 is a sprint
4. Swim 100 where the 1st 25 is a sprint
5. Swim all out, 100 yards

Rest 30 seconds before starting the next set of 500

10X25 All out kick w/15s rest

Cool Down: 200 swim easy

 

 

2013 Summer Soccer Camp Registration is Now Open!

April 3rd, 2013 by Cheryl Sherwood

College coaches say Gull Lake is “the team to watch” after they attended Athletic Mentors’ Fall & Winter Soccer program. Discover the secret in our 2013 Summer Soccer Camp. Early bird prices now through April 30th. Click here for more info.