Comments on: Five New Ideas that will Change Swimming Forever. http://www.swimcoachingbrain.com/five-new-ideas-that-will-change-swimming-forever/ Expert advice for swimming success Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wayne Goldsmith http://www.swimcoachingbrain.com/five-new-ideas-that-will-change-swimming-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Wayne Goldsmith Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:02:04 +0000 http://www.swimcoachingbrain.com/?p=55#comment-26 Thanks Jan. Lots of coaches will say "competition is 90% mental" but then only train mental abilities and skills for about 10% of the time. Doesn't make sense! WG Thanks Jan.

Lots of coaches will say “competition is 90% mental” but then only train mental abilities and skills for about 10% of the time. Doesn’t make sense!

WG

]]> By: jan corkill http://www.swimcoachingbrain.com/five-new-ideas-that-will-change-swimming-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-20 jan corkill Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:43:18 +0000 http://www.swimcoachingbrain.com/?p=55#comment-20 Hi Wayne, Makes sense, too many coaches train the body of the athlete and ignore the most powerful asset of the athlete, the phsyche, mind, spirit or whatever label you want to put to it. The ability of a coach to inspire hunger, confidence and greatness in an athlete is just as important as his/her knowledge of exercise physiology, technical excellence etc. jan corkill Hi Wayne,
Makes sense, too many coaches train the body of the athlete and ignore the most powerful asset of the athlete, the phsyche, mind, spirit or whatever label you want to put to it.
The ability of a coach to inspire hunger, confidence and greatness in an athlete is just as important as his/her knowledge of exercise physiology, technical excellence etc.
jan corkill

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