https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/10254/new-years-dayDoes your team hold a practice? What do you do?? I need some innovation..en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/170121?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:31:24 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:8958be93-afc1-4988-ae9d-4d56b2189dfeFormer MemberI stay in bed all day and sleep the hangover/alcohol poisoning away. :angel:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/170104?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:25:17 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d5f1b152-b226-4819-a24f-11aaaabecc94orca1946No we do not! It seems as if TOO many of us can&#39;t get up for that time of day after being out/awake from the night before!:bed::chug:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/170093?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:23:02 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4af47866-8a6a-4809-939c-cf0d6b29d34dCelestialWe typically do have &quot;practice&quot; on New Year&#39;s Day. It&#39;s later than normal and typically fairly well attended. Of course, that&#39;s because it&#39;s a shortened practice (more like a longer meet warm-up) and then we have a Men vs. Women meet. All of the 200 yard or less events are placed into a hat. As each event is drawn, each gender selects three people to swim (with a maximum of 3 events per person, so everyone has a chance to swim regardless of ability). Of course, we also thrown in events like the Waterlogged Sweatshirt relay (with upwards of 15 swimmers per side - or however many of each gender show up at the pool). It&#39;s a fun, relaxed way to start the New Year - and, we finish with a pitch-in brunch. :chug: This sounds so much more fun than what we do. We always to 50 x 100 - each year it&#39;s a bit different. And we always do it on NY eve, since the pools are all closed around here on the 1st. It&#39;s always very challenging, and boring. Last year was better, they actually threw in some IM&#39;s, but usually, it&#39;s like 10 x 100 on the 1:40, then you do a variety of intervals to kinda help you remember where you are, and there are always a few 100&#39;s on the 1:10 to get the blood pumping. I&#39;m gonna see if I can shake things up a bit with your workout this year! :)<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/170062?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:59:05 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:908ef9a7-46c0-42ee-bcc1-76509fb2c787Karl_SDoes your team hold a practice? What do you do?? I need some innovation.. Maybe do the Independence Day Challenge. U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums - View Single Post - Independence Day challenge Call it the New Year&#39;s Day Challenge.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/170074?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:01:34 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:cb49c83a-8886-4f43-9f4c-04de8f43dbackgernertWe typically do have &quot;practice&quot; on New Year&#39;s Day. It&#39;s later than normal and typically fairly well attended. Of course, that&#39;s because it&#39;s a shortened practice (more like a longer meet warm-up) and then we have a Men vs. Women meet. All of the 200 yard or less events are placed into a hat. As each event is drawn, each gender selects three people to swim (with a maximum of 3 events per person, so everyone has a chance to swim regardless of ability). Of course, we also thrown in events like the Waterlogged Sweatshirt relay (with upwards of 15 swimmers per side - or however many of each gender show up at the pool). It&#39;s a fun, relaxed way to start the New Year - and, we finish with a pitch-in brunch. :chug:<div style="clear:both;"></div>