Hello NELMSC Coaches!

I am so excited to be the new NELMSC Coaches Coordinator.

For the past 8 years I have been the Lead Masters Coach for the EDGE Masters in the greater Burlington Vermont Area. Our team has Masters Swimmers ages 22-94, and includes former swimmers, “adult-onset” swimmers, triathletes, para swimmers, senior games champions, and just some amazing humans! 

I would like to support the work you do to make your Masters group the best it can be; whether you have a new workout group or team or an established squad that has been around since USMS’s inception, it is my hope that I can support you with what you need to be successful.

Each month(ish) I will be sending out some fun information and resources, workout/set ideas, and playlists to help keep things fresh on deck.

First up - news about the fast approaching local USMS Education weekend, Saturday October 13 at the Boston Courtyard, Natick, MA, and Sunday at the Shamrock Swim Club in Milton, MA . 

I attended this weekend back in 2015/6 and LOVED everything I learned from the presenters AND my fellow coaches. There is information and techniques I use EVERY day with my swimmers. This event is an amazing place to connect with your fellow coaches and feel part of a larger movement to promote health and happiness through swimming!  

The NELMSC will REIMBURSE you for 80% of the cost of the sessions you choose to attend. Click on this link to see your reimbursement rate (upon attendance and completion of the course). 

Have you seen (and even borrowed) some of the fun and challenging workouts that USMS National office has presented on Instagram? At the education weekend, Kysa Crusco (the Communications Coordinator) and I will be filming some upcoming White Board Wonders from our own NE Coaches! We will have the white board and some markers! YOU bring your favorite set (of any kind) and we will film you for a future IG NEMLSC Instagram post. 

Look for an upcoming Virtual meetup for NEMLSC Coaches. In addition to a meet and greet, we will chat about the upcoming busy holiday season, and fun traditions your workout group and team might have. 

Stay well!

Emily Mitchell

No matter how slow you go, you’re still lapping everyone on the couch!