TIME MANAGEMENT

Swimming and diving practice is not a "last chance" study hall for poor planning athletes.  It is also not a place to take a nap.  PLAN AHEAD!  Do homework, test preparation and projects on a daily basis, avert all-nighters just before assignments are due.  There may be times when academic loads are unusually high or a combination of factors may cause a temporary problem.  Most athletes find that with careful planning, prioritizing of activities and some sacrifices socially, conflicts can be avoided.  DO NOT schedule other activities during practice time.  

 "A stonecutter will hammer away at  a rock for perhaps 100 times without a crack showing in it.  Then on the 101st blow, it will split in two.  It is not that last blow alone which accomplished the result, but the 100 others that went before as well."
Jacob A. Riis