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How much training is right for me (or how cake baking can help you swim faster!!!)
Without doubt the toughest question in swimming to answer is “How much training is right for me?”
Coming up with the right swimming training program has often been described as being a bit like making a cake.
When you make a cake, you follow a recipe which specifies how much flour, how much butter, how much milk, how many eggs, how long to bake in the oven, what temperature to set the oven for – yummy I can almost taste it now!
If you add too much butter, no eggs and five pounds of flour more than the recipe needs, then cook it for three hours at a high temperature, you get a mess more like a brick than a dessert!
Training is a mix of the right things done at the right time in the right quantities.
It all starts with your training plan – your “recipe” for success. Read more
March 1, 2010 | 4 Comments
Tags: For Swimmers, swim, swimming, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Competition Tips, Swimming Racing Tips, Swimming Science, Swimming Technique, Swimming Training Tips
Energy Systems: 1-2-3 – let’s take a new look at an old (but still hot) topic.
OK, OK – another article about energy systems and training zones in swimming.
No – this is not just another energy systems article – this one is different…. Read more
February 19, 2010 | 6 Comments
Tags: For Swimmers, swim, swimming, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Science, Swimming Technique, Swimming Training Tips
Message to Swimming – you still don’t get it!
Six years ago I wrote an article called “Changing Times” about the Sport of Swimming and the challenges it faced all over the world.
You can find the full article at numerous sites (or just email me for a copy).
In short, I challenged the swimming community to work together, to strive to create new, exciting, interesting training and competition environments, to put away petty political and personality conflicts and work together in the best interest of kids, athletes, families, coaches, Clubs and the sport.
Now, Six years later…..You still don’t get it do you! Read more
February 8, 2010 | 2 Comments
Tags: For Swimmers, For Swimming Clubs and Swimming Associations, swim, swimming, Swimming and Parenting, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Competition Tips, Swimming Training Tips
The Swimming Coach Score Card – a must for all coaches (and swimmers and parents).
Coaches – ever wanted to know how you rate as a coach?
Swimmers – ever wanted to know how your coach rates as a coach?
Swimming Parents – ever wanted to know how your kid’s coach rates as a coach?
Then look no further than….the Swimming Coach Score Card. Read more
January 12, 2010 | Comments Off
Tags: For Swimmers, For Swimming Clubs and Swimming Associations, swim, Swimming and Parenting, Swimming Coaching
How to Put Together a Great Championship Program – 50 ideas for a Positively, Powerfully, Perfect Program – Part One.
Club championships programs are not easy to put together – after all, you are usually racing the same people you see day after day after day after day after day……. (you get the idea).
Many clubs lament that their Club Championships are not well supported and are generally disappointing in terms of attendance and commitment from swimmers and families. Well guess what??? It’s your – (as in the organisers of the event) – fault!
If people don’t want to buy the “product” you are selling, sell something else! If people do not attend your Club Champs – don’t blame the people – don’t blame other sports – don’t blame the economic crisis – change what you are selling!
If you want a really great Club Championship program, the trick is to combine the four Ps:
- Performance – Club championships are- after all-about racing.
- Parents – Get them involved and get them wet! This is the one chance all year to have some family fun.
- Practice – Club Championships are not the end of the story….for many swimmers Club Championships are the beginning of the competitive season and it’s a great opportunity for practicing skills, strokes, technique, dives, starts, turns, finishes, warm ups, cool downs, stretches, race day diet and other racing skills.
- Party – have a really fun day with the families, friends and other fantastic people who make swimming the wonderful sport it is! Read more
October 5, 2009 | Comments Off
Tags: For Swimmers, For Swimming Clubs and Swimming Associations, swim, swimming, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Competition Tips, Swimming Racing Tips
The Top Ten Technique Tips for Every Swimmer
1. Effective propulsive movements in swimming go from SLOW to FAST.
In swimming, effective propulsive movements are SLOW to FAST.
In Fly, you reach long, feel the water, catch then accelerate through the stroke to recovery. Same in back. Same in breast (arms and legs). Same in free.
It starts with an effective feel on entry and a strong catch then…..throughout the stroke it is acceleration that makes all the difference.
2. The relationship between HIPS and HEAD is critical.
There is a critical relationship between the HIPS and the HEAD in swimming. Simply, when the head is up, the hips go down and if the hips are down three important things happen:
- Hips down means you kick down – instead of back;
- Hips down means your body is in an inefficient position;
- Hips down means that your body is not streamlined.
Be aware of this relationship and keep your head and hips in the right positions. Read more
September 2, 2009 | Comments Off
Tags: For Swimmers, swim, swimming, Swimming Coaching, Swimming Competition Tips, Swimming Racing Tips, Swimming Technique, Swimming Training Tips
