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February, 2011
The “I Guarantee to Take Two Seconds off Your 100 Metre PB” Swimming Article.
If someone told you, “Hey, you got to go on line and read this article I just found. It tells you how to take two seconds off your 100 metres PB time”.
Would you read it? Of course you would!
OK – look down – because here it is. Read more
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February 15, 2011 | 4 Comments
Tags: Swim, Swimmers, Swimming, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Competition Tips, Swimming Racing Tips, Swimming Technique, Swimming Training Tips
Peaking and Tapering Strategies–Getting it right the first time.
There’s Harry Potter.
There’s Star Wars.
There’s Disneyland.
And there’s one other magic and mystery experience……………Peaking and Tapering swimmers.
But what is peaking and tapering?
- PEAK – Preparing Each Athlete’s Kapacity (capacity) to perform at their best.
- TAPER – Training Activities that Provide Excellence after Rest.
Peaking is about training swimmers to swim at their best.
Tapering is ensuring that the swimmer’s can produce their best on a specific day following a period of rest, recovery and regeneration.
Let’s try to unlock the magic and mystery of coaching swimmers to perform at their best……when it matters most. Read more
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February 15, 2011 | 6 Comments
Tags: Swim, Swimming, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Science, Swimming Technique, Swimming Training Tips
101 Super Swimming Tips for Super Swimming Coaches: 101 Ways to Be the Coach You Want to Be and the Coach your Swimmers want to See.
- Never use your mobile phone on deck during workouts.
- Smile – it makes a big difference.
- Say one constructive, positive thing to every swimmer at every workout.
- Be a master of technique: technique is critical in fast swimming.
- Be creative – the best ideas win.
- Bring parents into your program: parents are your partners in performance.
- Understand the basics of swimming science: get a “PhD” – a “Practical Human Degree” – i.e. learn enough about sports science to work effectively with people.
- Be comfortable talking about “winning”. It’s cool to talk about kids achieving their best.
- Teach one new swimming skill every week. That’s about 50 new skills a year and around 500 over the career of most swimmers.
- Walk workouts: never sit down and coach from a chair. It’s like asking the swimmers to train from showers. Read more
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Tags: Coaching, Competitive Swimming, Mental Skills and Attitudes, success, Swim, Swim Meets, Swimmers, Swimming Clubs and Swimming Associations, Swimming Competition Tips, Swimming Racing Tips, Swimming Technique, Swimming Training Tips, Training, winning
