• Languages

  •   English
  •   简体中文 (Chinese (Simplified))

• Subscribe to site feed

  

• Get the latest posts by email

  Enter your email address:

  Get fresh posts sent straight to your email inbox. We will never share or spam your email address.

• Categories

  • Announcements
  • For Swimming Parents
  • Free Swimming Workouts
  • Hot Topics
  • Swim sets and workouts
  • Swimmers
  • Swimming Clubs and Swimming Associations
  • Swimming Coaching

Posts Tagged ‘Elite swimming’

Super Starts: How to get faster sooner and leave your competitors languishing in the slow lane.

Speed. Speed. Speed. And more speed.

It’s what swimming is all about.

There are no gold medals for the person who can swim the most number of 100s or the slowest 400 or even for the swimmer who has the highest heart rate.

Winning in swimming is about one thing and one thing alone….speed. You swim faster than your competitors…you win. Simple as that.

So if swimming is all about speed, what is speed all about? Read more

Twenty Tips for a Tip Top Taper!

Tapering is fun, it’s fantastic and above all its about feeling fast fast fast.

It is the time when you feel light, loose and long in the water as your body regenerates and recharges after weeks of hard work.

And above all tapering is one thing – one simple thing that everyone already has in their possession but it is one thing most people use very often….common sense.

Think about it this way.

Imagine you were telling someone – someone who knew nothing about swimming, “I have been training for months and months for a big Meet coming up in two weeks”.

And then you told them, “And for the next two weeks I am going to change lots of things, get little or no rest, stress out a lot and worry about things that may not even happen, eat strange foods that I have never eaten before, buy some different swimsuits to wear on the day without trialling them and I will not spend anytime practicing exactly what I want to do at the Meet”.

They would probably tell you, “Well good luck with all that and here’s the number of a good psychiatrist!”

So how do you have a tip top taper? Read more

Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Physiology based Training Set Design in Swimming: There must be Another Way.

Walk on deck at any pool in the world on a typical Monday afternoon.

There it is – the old whiteboard over there at the end of the pool.

And what’s written up on the whiteboard?

Today’s training program!

• “10 x 100 on 1:45 at 75%” or
• “20 x 50 on 1:00 holding PB plus 5 seconds” or
• “12 x 200 IM on 3:30 holding 2:50 or something similar.

You would think that swimming training, preparation and performance was all about the body wouldn’t you? Read more

Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Complementary Carnivals: Why Swim Meets Fail.

Ever wondered why the Grandstands and bleachers at your Club Swimming Carnivals and Swim Meets are empty?

Ever wanted to know how to get lots of people to come along to your Swim Meets?

Ever wanted to know how to get the support of Coaches so that they actively support your Swim Meet and send large numbers of their swimmers along to race?

Then design and deliver Complementary Carnivals!

Read more

Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The Last Race

For every swimmer there will be one last race.

One time when you hit the wall, look up at the score board, see “Jones, P   1:03.07” for the last time. Or “Lane 6 56.83”. Or “Lane  3 – 2:45.71”

And in that one moment, how do you want to remember your swimming career?

And in that one moment, how do you want to be remembered as a swimmer?

And in that one moment and throughout the next 50, 60, 70 years…..what will you remember about swimming? 

What will all those early mornings, long sessions, tough gym workouts and competitions mean? Read more

Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Five New Ideas that will Change Swimming Forever.

They say that “success is a moving target”.

This is so true in swimming where new ideas, information and innovations are constantly being thrown up to challenge, inspire and stimulate the thinking of swimmers and coaches.

Recently a wave of exciting and challenging new scientific research has come forward which has sparked some new ideas and forced the swimming world to sit up and take notice.

Here are five new ideas that will change our swimming world…………..forever! Read more

Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The Ten Myths of Swimming.

The dictionary says:

myth (noun)

1. a traditional story of unknown authorship, ostensibly with a historical basis, but serving usually to explain some phenomenon of nature, the origin of man, or the customs, institutions, religious rites, etc. of a people: myths usually involve the exploits of gods and heroes
2. such stories collectively; mythology
3. any fictitious story, or unscientific account, theory, belief, etc.
4. any imaginary person or thing spoken of as though existing

There’s the Yeti.

There’s the Sasquatch.

There’s the shopping cart with four good wheels.

There’s the low fat, great tasting chocolate cake.

And there’s these….the ten myths of swimming. Read more

Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Swim Coaching Brain Coach’s Peak Performance Profile

In response to the many requests for helping coaches with training, education and development, the Swim Coaching Brain has developed the Swim Coaching Brain Coach’s Peak Performance Profile.

The Profile is for all swimming coaches at all levels and assesses every aspect of your coaching including:

• Leadership;
• Coaching Philosophy;
• Core Coaching Skills;
• Parent Management Skills;
• Coaching Environment;
• Management Skills;
• Political Skills;
• Sports Science Knowledge;
• Financial Management Skills;
• Your Long Terms Coaching Future.

What’s special about the Swim Coaching Brain Coach’s Peak Performance Profile?

It’s personal. Every completed Profile is analysed in detail and each report is unique, individualised and tailored for you and your coaching. Every coach is unique: every Profile is unique.

It’s convenient. No need to go to a coaching course or spend hours in a coach training, education and development program. You get the specific knowledge, information and ideas you need to improve your coaching quickly, effectively and efficiently.

It’s confidential. Your responses to the Profile are strictly confidential. Your responses, your details and your IP address are not shared with anyone.

How does it work?

Visit our store and click on the Swim Coaching Brain Coach’s Peak Performance Profile.

You will be sent a link to the Profile and a password to access the Profile.

Work through the Profile thoughtfully and honestly.

Your responses will then be analysed and you will receive an individualised report which will provide you with two invaluable things:

1. An understanding of where your coaching is now and
2. A clear path forward to enhance your coaching in the future.

The Swim Coaching Brain Coach’s Peak Performance Profile is a must for every coach serious about their coaching and their performance.

Swim Up to Swim Down: Some new ideas on Swim Downs to enhance your Swim Meet Success

In the old days it was simple.

You raced. You did your best.

You spoke with the coach about your race, you swapped ideas about dives and turns, you listened to feedback, discussed splits and stroke technique etc etc.

You drank a little water or sports drink.

You jumped (or maybe slumped) into the swim down pool, did a few laps at a speed your grandma would consider too slow and climbed out three minutes later ready to go for your next race (or so you thought).

That, as they say was then and this is now – and now, more than ever, swim down is a critical element of every swimming competition. Read more

Free Swimming Programs: Free Training Sets and Sessions

Free Swimming Programs: Free Training Sets and Sessions

Swim Coaching Brain is proud to announce a great new service: Free Swimming Programs: Free Training Sets and Sessions!

In response to the over-whelming demand, we are now providing free workouts for swimmers and coaches of all levels.

If you are someone who swims for health and fitness or just loves training in the water, check out the free swimming programs on our Swimming Programs for Every Swimmer page.

If you are a competitive swimmer or a swimming coach looking for a winning edge, check out the free swimming programs on our Swimming Programs for Competitive Swimmers page.

So check-out the work-outs and even download them to try next time you go swimming training.

New workouts will be added regularly.

Wayne Goldsmith

Next Page →

• 

• Search

  Search for:

• About this Blog

  Expert advice, ideas, innovation and inspiration for all sports coaches and team managers - from 'grass roots' through to elite and high performance levels. All posts are written by Wayne Goldsmith, AKA the "Sports Coaching Brain". If you have a question or comment about any post, please add it to the comments section.

• Recent Posts

  • Getting Mentally Tough (or How to be Tougher, Rougher, Meaner and Nastier than your Opposition while still smiling and being a generally nice person)!
  • Creating a Winning Swimming Club Culture – excellence, environment, everything, everyday, everybody.
  • Mental Toughness for Swimming: Building a Bulletproof Brain.
  • The Top Ten Technique Tips for Every Swimmer
  • Super Starts: How to get faster sooner and leave your competitors languishing in the slow lane.

• Links

  • ASCA
  • ASCTA
  • Go Swim – Swimming Australia's Excellent Go Swim Program
  • Moregold Performance Consulting
  • Speedo Swim For Gym.
  • Sporting Parents Twitter
  • Sports Coach Tips Twitter
  • Sports Coaching Brain
  • Sports Coaching Brain Twitter
  • Swim Coaching Brain Twitter