Clearwater Coaches Clinic
I know this is very late notice, but just read about this coaches clinic going on over the next few days in Florida. Check out the list of speakers.
I know this is very late notice, but just read about this coaches clinic going on over the next few days in Florida. Check out the list of speakers.
Continuing the discussion from last week about coaches and swimmers:
Getting swimmers from all over the world and watching what they're taught (or not taught) on a daily basis, I started to wonder about the next two questions...
Now that the Kingdom swim if over, and lots of travel out of the way... I'm looking for either support, or reassurance for the following question:
Anything that gets swimmers focused on their catch is a good thing. When it costs so little, it's even better. Here is a standard drill used by Pinecrest Head Coach Jay Fitzgerald.
What a great week. What an honor to work with the Russian Junior National Team here at Pinecrest.
It's the start of a new season, and you're trying to decide what equipment your team will need. The options are endless: paddles, kickboards, fins, pull buoys, tethers, and even snorkels. The trouble is...budget.
You know the main set will be tough. When do you want to see it?
I got a very interesting email yesterday from a coaching friend, and let's come together and offer some suggestions and ideas. I'd imagine nothing too radical is out of the question... this is a radical situation, so get creative for the kids:
We thought we'd ramp it up a bit this week. Here's the main set for my breaststroke group from a couple days ago. Remember, it's not just about completing the set, it's about meeting the goals of the set throughout.
With the last few weeks of freestyle technique variation, tell us how open you are to trying new techniques, no matter how "wrong" or "silly" they seem when you first see them.
Are you going to be attending the ASCA World Coaches Conference in Ft. Lauderdale next week?
Since this is really what we spend the majority of our time here working on, it's always a good idea to revisit the most simplest of questions, "What makes a good technique coach?"
Swimmers: What do you wish your coach would do, or say to you, at the end of practice?
Coaches: What do you wish each swimmer would do, or say to you, at the end of practice?
We are a group of swimmers who swim really fast, and like to help others learn how to reach their competitive potential in the area of professional swimming.