Saturday: MILFORD MELTDOWN MEET POOL: Milford High School Natatorium, 2380 South Milford Rd, Highland, MI 48357. Milford High School is 1.5 miles south of M-59, enter on Watkins Blvd. Pool entrance is located on north end of school by the football field. Sign up for the meet by 3/15/2024 here: https://michiganmasters.com/2024-milford-spring/
Sunday: MICHIGAN MEET UP CLINIC LOCATION: SOUTH LYON EAST HIGH SCHOOL 52200 W. Ten Mile Road, South Lyon, MI 48178
ACCOMMODATIONS and TEAM MEETING: Hampton Inn and Suites, Wixom 49025 Alpha Dr, Wixom, MI 48393 (248) 348-0170
WHAT TO BRING Swimsuit, Goggles, Towel Optional to bring gear bag with fins. Kick Boards will be available. Comfortable clothing Personal toiletries A game you want to play with others in hotel lobby Healthy snacks (if desired). Meet and Clinic will have some snacks available. Note: Electronic devices will be discouraged at team functions
MICHIGAN MEET UP ITINERARY
FRIDAY NIGHT: Location: Hampton Inn Wixom Please communicate on WhatsApp if you want to Opt In for dinner at 6pm : Buddy’s Pizza. We can determine order based on numbers. Coach Aaron can work with T21 Swim Warrior Ambassadors to “unbox” new headset donation for Thank you.
BREAKFAST: Free Breakfast available at the hotel 6-10am
SATURDAY MORNING: Milford Meltdown Masters Meet for registered Masters Swimmers (>18 years old). Session 1 Event 1: 800 Free only Check in and warm up from 8:00 to 8:30am Session II Events 2-20: Warm up 9-10am | Starts at 10:00am 9:15am Deck Entries 9:30am Warm-Up 10:00am - ~2:00pm Swim Meet Meet is providing some snacks.
SATURDAY LUNCH: Lunch on your own.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACTIVITY: WHIRLYBALL (Click HERE for video description.) 3:45pm Arrive for 4pm-5pm Team building activity Coach Aaron will put swimmers in groups of 5. 10 can play at a time. Address: 41550 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48375 *Please note that the building is located behind Gateway Village Condos in the Total Sports Complex. We are just west of Meadowbrook on Grand River. You can turn in on Grandview Lane and that will bring you back to our complex. We are on the west side of the building, just look for our red awning!
SATURDAY EVENING: 5-6:30pm: Leave Whirly ball, go and BYOMeal, we’ll eat dinner together in hotel conference room. 6:30-7pm: Coaches will pre-teach clinic concepts, announce lane assignments and if time, introduce headsets. 7:00-8pm: Presentation of “Resistance Training Program Design for Swimming Athletes with Down Syndrome”; By Merrick A. Lincoln, PT, DPT, CSCS, Gena Geurin, PhD, CSCS, CES, EIM, Katie L. Nixon, BS, Sean Leahy, BS, NSCA-CPT, Rachel L. Darr, PhD, RD, CSSD, Christle Guevarra, DO, MS, CAQSM * Published in the “Strength & Conditioning Journal” : This is a review article on evidence-based best practices for Strength coaches and personal trainers who work with swimming athletes with DS. 8:00-9pm: Relax, Network 9:00pm: Lights out
BREAKFAST: Free Breakfast available at the hotel. 6-10am
SUNDAY MORNING CLINIC 8:30am-12:30pm 8:30am: Arrive at pool with suit on! 9:45am: Be ready to swim and meet with coaches In the water instruction learning about starts, turns and pacing 12:00pm: Re-cap with Coaches for Individual Take Aways
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN/Group of Teammates or TRAVEL HOME
