Easter

Today is the first day of the Easter Holidays and we are going away to Sandringham in Norfolk with my Grandma&Grandad and also Nanna&Grandad, which is going to be a lot of fun and i cant wait. Today my brother is at the Essex County Championships, in Basildon with dad while i go and help mum at my little sister's ballet show. Thursday morning was a good training session and it went well. I didn't go Thursday night as it was my first parents evening at my school. Then went Friday night and it was a nice easy session, as not many people were there. I also found out that my maths teacher has entered me in a maths challenge national competition along with others in my class, which is really exciting! Have also got my Olympic trip tomorrow which is so exciting and a once in a lifetime opportunity really!

Break

Decided to not go swimming this morning as was quite tired, but am now ready for training in the morning. Training session on Monday went well and it was fun. I was put in a harder lane and i worked really hard, i was a bit behind on certain parts, but my coach said i worked really hard and did well.  Tuesday night went netball which was fun, and my coach has said that she might hold a day camp in the holidays, which would be a lot of fun. Am also looking forward to the Olympic Charity Parade which i am taking part in with my friend and more people from my school. We are parading around the Olympic stadium, get a tour and to watch an event, cant wait!

Good news.

Hello. Have just got back from another training session.  Tonight was pretty tough, although i found the set quite exciting and i worked hard to get all 16 done, even though we were not expected to manage all 16 of the  200m IMs. I then spoke to my coach about my log book.He told me that it is very important that i stay relaxed and enjoy The West Suffolk open meet which is coming up soon. I really hope to get a few PBs and some good times but i know that i shouldn't be nervous, stressed and that here is no pressure on at all and that i should just go there have fun and get a good experience out of it. Also went Karate training today which was ok and hopefully my little sister will be old enough to join. I also got some really good news today as well. I got an email back from the people at the netball satellite trials! They have invited me to go to the academy summer camps! It is six sessions in the summer where we train and learn new skills and then at the last session we all play some matches and the scouts will be there again so it is another chance to get into the academy!

M11 Trials

       Trained as usual Wednesday morning which went well and i found quite fun. Then when i got home after school i had to then take my younger brother to his football academy training in Halstead. When we got home i went to bed and had a  nice early night ready for training in the morning. So then woke and went swimming nice and early and the training session was ok although felt a bit tired and i didn't do very well. Then after school i went home and got ready for swimming. I was a little bit nervous as it was the M11 trials. I got there and we were taken off by our coach into a separate lane and did a warm up, the we got started.We practiced relays and takeovers and it was a lot of fun. So hopefully i am in the team. Then had a an easy training session on Friday night  as i did a whole session of breaststroke so i got in a lot of practice for an open meet coming up in west Suffolk. Then today had a netball match which was fun and fairly hard although we managed to win 13-9. Am now going to the park with the family as it is such a nice day.

Hectic!

       Hello! Right wow what a weekend! Right so Saturday i had my Essex swimming gala. It went really well and i got a 4 second Pb on my 100m backstroke. And we came 4th which was really good.

     Right then Saturday, which was mothers day and my parent's anniversary, we woke up early and handed out the prezzies and had a nice breakfast then it was straight out the door to the satellite trials with Millie and her mum Mel. We drove to Colchester Garrison and lined up ready for the trials me and Millie were both jumping up and down with excitement. Soon our friend Rebecca arrived and we all waited together until they let us in. The trials took place in a gym and had two courts. There was a court for the year 9-11s and a court for the year 6-8s. We registered and did a warm up, then we were introduced to the scouts. There was a head regional selector and a few more who were looking for people to take part in the county or trials, people to get into the academies and people who they may want to go to the summer session camps in the summer (hence the name).  It was a lot of fun and i tried really hard and enjoyed myself. I played five games, two as GS ( goal shooter), two as GD (goal defense) and one as GK (goal keeper). They email you and give you feedback and tell you whether they want you to go to an academy or summer camp. They said that those who they want to go to county trials they will email on Monday the latest so i haven't got through to the county trials but still could get through to the academy! Unfortunately my mum had to leave early as my little sister had a dress rehearsal for her ballet show. So we said we would take the train, which wasn't as easy as we thought.....

       So long story short(ish)we ended up wandering round Colchester not having any idea where we were and were the train station was, in the cold, rain and in netball dresses. We found the town station eventually but when we got there it was closed. So the we found a bus station, which looked like a ghost town, we went into an art exhibition museum and then finally we managed to get to the train station and got the train. We got to the station and then my dad picked us up and the dropped me of for another trianing session, which i was a little late for, but my coach didnt ind. I was shattered! And then also had training on Monday night which went really well. And then today I had training in the morning which went ok although felt a bit sick and had a sore throat.
       I also had the county school athletic final in Southend. I was a bit silly and forgot to bring my school uniform with me to swimming so when we got back to school afterwards instead of changing into my school clothes i had to stay in my PE kit. It was a lot of fun anyway and i had a great time. I would love to do it again. The bus was fun, well obviously a bus full of girls with a radio on is gonna be fun, and then on the way back, after coming 8th out of 10 teams, Mr. Ewing brought us all McFlurrys from McDonald's!!!! And then was greeted by my lovely friends when i got back. Am really tired after the last days and apparently look very pale so am missing athletics and netball tonight as to catch up on my sleep, as i have swimming i the morning and a maths test! Night Night xxx

Preparation

           Hello! Sorry haven't blogged in ages (well since Tuesday). So right Tuesday night had my netball training which went well as i got in some practice for the satellite trials which is tomorrow. Am really excited but very nervous, but if i don't get through there is always next year! So then went swimming as usual on Wednesday which was, if i may say so myself, was a very successful training session. Then also went swimming both Thursday morning and Thursday night. I enjoyed both sessions and worked as tonight i have got an Essex league gala in Basildon, so am preparing for that. Also went training Friday which was fun as i practiced my IM (Individual Medley) turns as i am taking part in the IM relay, which is when they are four people and they each do 50m (two lengths) but they don't all do the same stroke, so the first person does 50m backstroke, the the ext person does 50m breaststroke, then the next person does 50m fly and then the last person does 50m front crawl. This is all done as a relay and i think i am doing the backstroke in the relay so am quite nervous! But hopefully all will go well! We also had a PTB day on Friday ( Planned Timetable Breakout) which was quite fun, i had a hilarious time with my friends  Evie, Kaitlyn, Carlann and others. So am now preparing for my swimming gala tonight, which am really excited about! Have also got a county school athletic competition in Southend on Tuesday which is exciting especially as i get to miss 3 or 4 periods or maybe even 5! So will blog tomorrow and report back on how the gala went!

Improvement

Sorry I haven't blogged since saturday I didn't have much time. So I will get you up to date right so Sunday had my friend Millie and her mum Mel and brother Archie round for my dads famous spaghetti and meatballs. Then playedtt man hunt with Millie and Archie and my brother Monty. I had a a break from swimming as the county championships were on. A lot of my friends who were there did really well, Jordan won gold in the 100m breaststroke which was really good. Ok so then on Monday went to school and then after school came home and got ready for swimming. The training session was fun and my coach was really impressed and said I did well as it was quite a hard session. So this morning got up and went swimming and I did really well!( not to brag or anything) I led the lane for some of the session and worked really hard and my coach said that I have gone up another level and that everything is looking good. I have a swimming gala at the weekend at Walthemstow which I am really looking forward to as I think it's the first one this year and my mum is gonna be on poolside as team manager, which means she just makes sure everyone is behaving and makes their races which is a bit of a shame because it now means I have to be good!

Satellite practice.

Today i went to McDonalds for breakfast with Carlann before they dropped me of home after having a sleepover round Carlann'shouse which was really fun. Then when i got home i got ready for my netball match. We won the netball match 15-19 and it was a good game. Today i also practiced outside my house with my mum for the satellite trials which is next weekend! You have to put down 3 positions you can play so i put GS GD and GK so aswell as having to practice attacking i also have to practice defending! Although it does have its advantages because i know what an attackers tactics are and how they think so i know how to defend it and i also know what a defenders tactics are and how they think so i know how to get past them! Am very excited  but also very nervous especially as i will be up against year 8's and year 9's!

Crazy Days!

Sorry i didnt blog recently but i just didnt find time. So on thursday woke up as usual for an early morning training session and then went of to school. After school i took part in an indoor school athletics competition. I really enjoyed it and the year 7 girls was the only team from Notley to quilify to the next round in Southend. Friday was a day i was looking forward to as my dad was returning back ahter spending a week away in the middle east on a work trip and also because it was our school disco. I went round my friend Carlann's house to get readyand get ready to rave! We got to the disco and headed straight to the dance floor and started to dance. It was a great night full of fun and dancing, although unfortunately our friend Evie couldnt come as ahe was ill, but apart from that we had a great time with our friends and i cant wait till next time! I am now round Carlann's house for a fun girly sleepover!

Morning training.

                     This morning woke up at 5am again for another early morning training session. This time i was accompanied by my brother who also swims. Very nice and refreshing, and a nice enjoyable set.
                    Today is also an inset day so no school, yay! I wont be doing much today just lounging around, haha. Although i will be practicing for satellite trials!

Satelitte trials!

Today got up at 5am to eat a quick breakfast of coco pops and milk and then set of to the pool for a nice morning training session, which was quite refreshing, although for the rest of the day was very very tired! Enjoyed my food tech lesson today as was the first lesson where we were going to make some food, I made a nice fruit salad which I thought was very nice! Then tonight went to netball training, which was very cold! And after a fun training session my coach asked me if I wanted to take part in the satellite trials! I am very excited and now need to get training!

Long course training

Long course training yesterday was great fun and was a new experience that I really enjoyed. It was a challenge as i always train in a 25m pool and the long course training was in a 50m pool so I was expected to be knackered after a full 2 hour traing session. But although it was more challenging it was a lot of fun and I wasn't as tired as I expected I would be. I really enjoyed the session and my coach was impressed with how well I worked and I can't wait till the next session next month! I also had another training session today which was a bit of a challenge as I was fairly tired from yesterday but I still worked hard as I am now in training for a west Suffolk open meet which is when you enter races to try and get good times and even county times! I am entering 8 events as I am eager to get some good times this year and make it to the county championships for the first time. Also had football training in the awful weather and my knees turned red! And found out today that I am one of 8 girls at our school in year 7 who have been selected to take part in an indoor athletic competition at Braintree collage so am also very excited about that!

First blog!

Have just eaten a big dinner of chicken, rice and veg as I've got long course training tonight in Basildon. This means 2 hours of training in the 50m pool so I'll need lots of energy. Also watched Elena Sheridan today in the Olympic qualifiers. She's amazing and she's from Essex.