{"id":442568,"date":"2020-08-03T08:22:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=442568"},"modified":"2020-08-03T08:22:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:22:53","slug":"5-reasons-why-mvp-stands-for-most-valuable-practices-at-college-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/5-reasons-why-mvp-stands-for-most-valuable-practices-at-college-level\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why MVP Stands For Most Valuable Practices at College Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>5 Reasons Why MVP Stands For Most Valuable Practices In College Swimming and Diving<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>By Gigi Picard, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For college athletes, the future fall of 2020 has brought new meaning to the phrase &#8220;you never know what you got till it&#8217;s gone.&#8221; In case you\u2019ve been living under a rock, colleges have switched to online learning or hybrid learning, a mix of in-person and online classes, for at least the fall semester. Some schools have cut swimming and diving while others have simply transitioned to a non-traditional season consisting of only practices. For those who are practicing, while it is something to do, the experience will never ever be the same. Freshmen won\u2019t be able to experience proper first year team traditions. Seniors won\u2019t be able to have a proper senior year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a swimmer at <a href=\"http:\/\/athletics.mtholyoke.edu\/sports\/wswimdive\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mount Holyoke College<\/a>, I\u2019m going to feel a huge void once fall semester starts. I won\u2019t be able to blow bubble rings underwater, race for the Halloween treats my coach tosses in the water, or venture outside with my teammates in the snow in our Jolyns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am sure I\u2019m not the only swimmer who will feel a bit lost and nostalgic in just a few weeks. In that spirit, I\u2019m sharing five things college divers and swimmers like myself might miss about fall practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Pool Sweet Pool<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undoubtedly, an athlete\u2019s second home is the pool. Every pool is different. One may be known for having a cold pool deck, an overpowering smell of chlorine or extremely slippery tiles. But to the athlete, these characteristics might be reminders that they are home. My home consists of an eight lane, 25 yard pool separated from a wide diving well with warm jets that briefly take my mind off of the cold water. The banners of our NEWMAC Conference rivals are hoisted up on the walls. Occasionally, some memes based on past season adventures appear on the walls. Does any other pool have a diver engraved bell to ring loud and proud when a diver learns a new dive?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Grind<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first few fall practices sweep into an athlete\u2019s life like a gentle, welcome-back breeze \u2013 old friends, new teammates, maybe a few new techniques for the muscles. THEN BOOM! The hell weeks creep up on them. Throwing up on deck, anyone? This would be a result of aggravating sprint, long distance, or IM sets. Having more than a 10 second rest now might make athletes break out into a happy dance. The grind of racing the clock is one of the frightening traditions of swimming \u2013 who\u2019d have thought they\u2019d miss it?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Pump Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who doesn\u2019t miss pumping iron in the weight room? All of the lifting, core workouts and more help build those strong muscles we all know too well. Yet whenever athletes shake out their arms and legs at practice, they take notice of how flabby they appear to be, and this can drive them back to dryland. Hopefully, the endless squats, deadlifts, pushups, planks, pull-ups, etc. will all rectify the doubtful situation. Something to be missed, for sure, especially if the athlete challenges others in an arm wrestling match.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The First Splash<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arguably the hardest part of practice is taking the first jump, slide in or dive into the frigid water. Even the smallest toe dip into an iceberg of a pool might make a confident, enthusiastic athlete want to run for their lives. However, the first plunge marks the birth of a swimmer and the warmup leading up to the several 100s holding race pace set.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Family<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every individual team is its own family and doesn\u2019t just support each other at meets. During practices, the coaches not only explain the horrible IM set coming our way a minimum of three times, but they give notes and encouragement along the way. Throughout my swimming career, coaches have pushed us to motivate one another during practices. In college, I need to hear the words LAST ONE TIL THE LAST ONE and then LAST ONE, FAST ONE (LOFO)! My teammates, even the divers cheering us on from the other end of the pool, keep me going. I will miss that this fall. Maybe most of all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personally, I reserve my tears for consecutive yards of butterfly in September. 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