Kraken Summer Conditioning

Check out the workouts for this week! We've got 2 longer swim workouts, so settle into a good pace and crank it out! You might recognize some of the gym sets from past weeks, I want you to get good at a few standard movements and then as the Summer goes on we will play around with the rep #s and weight to challenge you.

Gym Workouts

<<LINK TO ALL WORKOUTS WITH VIDEOS>>

Swim Workouts

<<LINK TO ALL SWIM WORKOUTS>>

Good Luck!

Coach Owen

Kraken Summer Conditioning

Week 2 (6-2-2019)

Gym Workouts

We're doing 2 gym workouts this week, giving legs a rest. We will hit those again hard next week so for now enjoy the break from legs.

>>Wk 2 Gym Workouts Here<<

Swim Workouts

We're picking up the distance a little bit this week, but only doing 2 swims this week. Hit em hard!

>>Wk 2 Swim Workouts Here<<

Check back next week for more. Go Kraken!

Coach Owen

Kraken Summer Conditioning

Week 1 (5/26/2019)

In this series, I will be posting workouts once per week that are able to be done without a coach at your own pool + gym. Feel free to do alone or with teammates! This is the first week, so just feel everything out. The gym workouts have links in them to bodybuilding.com pages for each exercise. I suggest clicking them and watching the short clip of the exercise so that you can learn to do it properly! Feel free to make changes to anything that you don't feel comfortable with.

We will do 2-3 swim workouts and 1-2 gym workouts per week. This week I'm writing us 3 swims and 1 gym workout.

Week 1 Gym Workout

<<Link to workout PDF with video links>>

Week 1 Swim Workouts

<<Link to PDF of all 3 swim workouts>>

Preview here below, hit the link for the full workouts!

Good luck y'all! Check back here next week for more!

Coach Owen

Water Polo Family:

After a successful introductory "bring a friend" practice two weeks ago, and two "pre-season" practices during the school winter break, we are looking forward to starting the season "for real" this week.

Practices will be Tuesday/Thursdays. Please note the slightly different starting times between Tuesday and Thursday:

Tuesdays 7:45pm (dryland for first 15 minutes)

Thursdays 7:30pm (lane swimming for first 30 minutes)

The registration documents may be downloaded from our website, under the Spring Season tab. The practice and scrimmage schedule is included.

When you come to practice this week, please bring the completed registration sheet, the signed liability waiver, and the season dues. Also, please be sure your American Water Polo membership is current. If there are any questions or issues, please let us know.

Go Kraken!

Our teammate Brian Kent just finished up representing the Southeast in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) National Championships in California this weekend, where he was awarded the Nick Johnson Inspiration Award. He is the first person to be given the award twice, having also won it last year. While his team, the Southeast Zone (Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama and the Carolinas), did not win the tournament, they finished a better-than-expected 13th place, winning their final two games. We are so proud of you, Brian!

Here is background on the award:

The Nick Johnson Inspiration Award, established February 2015, recognizes athletes on a yearly basis that fully embody the vision and values of the Olympic Development Program. The values of the program are based on the Olympic movement, defined as "Olympism." "Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles."

The values that are derived from Olympism and translated into ODP are the backbone of why the program exists and what it sets out to pass on to its participants. ODP athletes should have the utmost respect for their opponents, officials, and the game of water polo. ODP athletes should strive to maximize their potential as athletes and as people. Nick Johnson was a shining example of this during his time with us. We hope this award inspires us all to embrace the values of ODP and be a part of the Olympic movement.