I love the COOGS"Our family joined Houston Cougar Aquatic Sports (COOG) in July 2007. It was further for us to drive than our previous team but we thought it would be worth it for great coaching. We are extremely impressed with every aspect of this organization. The coaches are truly amazing. They are experienced, accomplished and exceptional with children at all levels and ages. Never before had a coach got in the water with our children and demonstrated a technique. Never before had a coach sat down and created individual goals with my child. Before an important meet, the coach wrote him a letter about how much she believed in him and how he should believe in himself. He carried that letter around for three weeks and set all kinds of personal records and qualifying times in the next meet.
Our COOG coach is also a mentor to my children. She is a fantastic role model for them to follow as they grow through their swimming years. She cares about them and they adore her. They always want to bring Coach Amanda a treat or a special thought of some kind. COOG was a fantastic choice for our family. The families of the team are wonderful and we all support each other.
We have had an amazing year of swimming with COOG. Our children have accomplished fantastic goals-more than they ever dreamed a year ago. I truly believe that it is due to the wonderful coaches, supportive families and generally wonderful atmosphere of this team. My children love swimming-more than ever before and they are accomplishing goals at the highest level. They have very close friendships with fellow teammates-friendships that will probably last a lifetime. The best thing any parent of a swimmer could do for their children is to bring them to COOG. It is the perfect team…and the drive isn’t bad at all! GO COOGS!"
~Shannan Murray
Current COOGS Parent Part of the Family"We have been with Houston Cougar Aquatic Sports for the past six years. My husband and I have four children, 16, 14, 12, and 7 years old, which spreads our children around all of the different age groups. I am impressed by and love all of the coaching staff in all of the groups. Our coaches are very approachable, optimistic, and encouraging. They have also been very accommodating when our children have wanted to sample other sports, but we have always been true to COOGS! Mostly because they absolutely love the camaraderie with all their friends and their coaches, at practices and at meets. COOG is essentially part of our family, and the coaches are fantastic role models. This is an excellent team and we will continue to be apart of it."
~Julia Lyons
Current COOGS Parent Very Impressed"We are new to the world of swimming this year and have been very impressed with the coaching of our son, Evan. The coaching staff has been so amazing, I really appreciate their coaching styles. It is noticeable at swim meets just how lucky we are to have them. Their positive style takes our team so much further and the response from the kids is unbelievable. Positive, positive, positive, that could be our team motto.
Our son Evan knew basic swimming skills but really had no technique even though he had swimming lessons. He loves being in the water and wanted to join a swim team. It was important to us to find a team what he could grow with and have a fun time since he is only 6. He has a competitive nature and loves sports so we were pleased that he chose swimming over other sports as it offers both individual and team growth. With the COOGS we have that. I believe that his love of swimming will continue to grow because of the COOGS family environment.
Evan's swimming has definitely improved over the past few months and he is starting to set goals for himself. I was impressed at how quickly he and others have picked up the different strokes by the training, presentation, and reinforcement methods used. Practices are in a fun, caring, and learning environment. All of the kids get one-on-one time with the coaches making it a very personal experience. Mentoring and assisting each other is encouraged. I highly recommend joining our team!"
~Connie Sokolov
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