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April, 2011
The Engagement Factor – the essential element in designing training sets and swimming workouts.
In my last post, I introduced the P.A.C.E. system – a simple, easy to use, practical way of managing training intensity in young age group swimmers.
| P.A.C.E. System Level | Description | Feels like | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| P or PACE 1 | Practice and Preparation Pace | Easy, relaxed. | Recovery, drills and skills. |
| A or PACE 2 | Air-robic Pace. | Easy to moderate. | Endurance development. |
| C or PACE 3 | Competition Specific Pace | Hard. | Race specific practices with race specific speeds, skills, techniques and breathing. |
| E or PACE 4 | Electric Pace | Fast - explosive. | Speed development. |
Now, let’s build on the P.A.C.E. system by introducing the Engagement Factor: the first training prescription system which incorporates a mental skills focus in swimming workout design.
Everyone talks about the importance of the mental side of swimming and how important it is for swimmers to train both their bodies and minds in training and preparation.
Talking about it is one thing.
The next step for coaches is to make mental skills and the integration of the mind into every session and the way to achieve this is to incorporate mental skills in the workout design itself.
Introducing the Engagement Factor.
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