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Monty Hopkins

Hello MAST Families, MAST PARENTS MEETING Wednesday, September 17 at 6:00 pm in the Zamudio Theater. SWIMVILLE OUTFITTING FOR MAST Wednesday, September 17 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Fley Lobby WEEK 2 PRACTICE SCHEDULE REMINDER SCY 2 MON Sept. 15 TUE Sept. 16 WED Sept. 17 THR Sept. 18 FRI Sept. 19 SAT Sept. 20 SUN Sept. 21 MAST PLANNING *SCHEDULE CHANGE As of 9-September1 BLACK – 1st morning practice *SCHEDULE CHANGE As of 9-September3 Pool Time 5:30 – 8:45 pm 5:30 – 9:00 pm 6:00 – 7:30 am...

Monty Hopkins

Hello MAST Families, On Monday morning at 9:30 am I was informed that water polo had changed their schedule and as a result MAST will be required to make schedule changes to accomodate water polo. This week the only group affected is the BLACK group. All other groups will be able to follow the schedule posted on September 5. As I write this update I am anticipating further changes to the water polo schedule, so there may be changes for all groups the next couple weeks. I will make those...

Monty Hopkins

Hello MAST Families, 2025-0904 MAST PRACTICES BEGIN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 The practice schedule for September is posted under a separate in the NEWS feed. If you have not signed up with MAST yet, please do so as soon as possible. We would love to have everyone back on the team again this year. https://www.milfordswimming.org/page/register Copy and paste the link to your web browser if any links referenced in this update do not connect you to the proper page. PARENT’S MEETING AND SWIMVILLE OUTFITTING WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 Parents Meeting: There will...

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MAST will take register all returning swimmers - these instructions are for new families, new swimmers or new members who have already registered a swimmer in the past. USAS REGISTRATION These instructions are long, but it is hoped they are easy to follow. All swimmers must register as “Premium” members regardless of whether you joined MAST for the winter season or year-round. Returning swimmers will be registered with USASwimming by MAST. New swimmers will need to create their own USASwimming “hub” and register their swimmer(s). Once you have registered, please...

Monty Hopkins

Hello MAST Families, SwimVille USA will be at Milford High School from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Fley Lobby on Wednesday, September 17. Their reps will be there to assist with suit fitting and to sell MAST team apparel and equipment. Attached are the two price lists ( equipment and apparel lists) from SwimVille for MAST. /ohmast/UserFiles/File/mast-price-list-2025-26-team-suits-equipment_069371.pdf /ohmast/UserFiles/File/mast-price-list-team-apparel-2025-26_097956.pdf If you are not able to attend the fitting, you will be able to go to the SwimVille store in Kenwood to pick up your team suit, equipment and apparel. BLACK...

Monty Hopkins

For anyone interested in what is behind how swimming technique is taught. It's advanced information htat would not be appropriate to communicate to WHITE and RED level swimmers, but is the thinking much of what we teach; even to beginning swimmers. Dr. Maglischo is one of the most respected coaches and researchers in the world of swimming, so I am choosing to share this introduction to his latest book for anyone who may have asked a question about why we teach certain things to our swimmers. "It has been 12...

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MAST Practice Groups and Performance Standards - MAST will re-align into Three Groups: White, Red & Black. (These colors, along with being standrard MAST colors, have been selected with a nod to the Martial Arts belts). For those who have been with MAST during past seasons, we will merge Red 1 & Red 2 into one group that we are now calling WHITE – This group will be split by lanes during practices based on ability and commitment. The age ranges are rough estimates, the main group profile is training...

Monty Hopkins

Hello MAST Families, It's time for school to start and soon after that it's time to start swimming. MAST registration is now open. New Swimmer Evaluations: For swimmers now to MAST, please sign up for a "New Swimmer Evaluation" A few additional evaluation slots have opened up. If none of the times fit your schedule, contact Coach Monty at [email protected]. Returning MAST swimmers. Yes, the training groups have been realigned into three groups: WHITE (which for scheduling reasons is split into White 1 and White 2), RED and BLACK. If...

Monty Hopkins

Hello MAST Families, WELCOME BACK We are going to soon kick off the short course swim season and it is hoped that everyone is looking forward to getting back into the pool. MAST REGISTRATION Registration is now open. As you register your child / children here are a couple things we ask you to do in addition to the standard MAST registration. Please make sure to add SMS contact capability to your membership. We will only text you in case of an unexpected event. Please make sure that your child’s...

Monty Hopkins

SCY 1 MON Sept. 8 TUE Sept. 9 WED Sept.10 THR Sept. 11 FRI Sept. 12 SAT Sept. 13 SUN Sept. 14 MAST PLANNING Begin MAST Practices Pool Time 5:30 – 9:00 pm 4:00 – 8:00 pm NONE 5:30 – 9:00 pm 4:00 – 8:00 pm 8:00 – 12:00 am NONE WHITE 1 OFF D) 5:45 – 6:00 pm S) 6:00 – 6:45 pm 6:00 / 3 Lanes NONE D) 5:45 – 6:00 pm S) 6:00 – 7:00 pm 6:00 / 2 Lanes D) 5:30 – 5:45 pm S) 6:00...

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