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Jun 16, 2020
Investing for Swim Coaches
Coaching is all about investing. We invest emotionally, we invest intellectually, we invest our energy, and we invest our time. As all...
Jun 9, 2020
Technical Foundations- Part VII
PART I PART II PART III PART IV PART V PART VI In parts I-VI, we explored the three basic tasks of effective technical executions...
Jun 2, 2020
Technical Foundations- Part VI
PART I PART II PART III PART IV PART V As described in part V LINK, rhythm and timing is greatly underappreciated and seldom addressed in...
Apr 14, 2020
Jedi Mind Tricks
Great coaching is about facilitating change. To get faster in the pool, some aspect of performance needs to change. Better coaches are...
Apr 7, 2020
Continued Engagement
One of the major challenges for club coaches is to keep swimmers in the sport. One of the major challenges for college coaches is less...
Mar 31, 2020
Bite the Bullet or Graded Exposure? Part III
In part I and part II, we explored two potential solutions for addressing performance limitations. At either extreme, we can take an...
Mar 24, 2020
Bite the Bullet or Graded Exposure? Part II
When faced with performance limitations, we have to determine how to solve them. In part I, we explored the aggressive approach, with...
Mar 17, 2020
Bite the Bullet or Graded Exposure? Part I
Coaches are constantly faced with choices that have potentially unclear outcomes. Because of the multi-factorial process that determines...
Mar 10, 2020
Becoming a Wizard Part III
In part I, we explored the process of becoming a wizard, where any technical problem can be solved quickly and easily. Developing that...
Mar 3, 2020
Becoming a Wizard Part II
In part I, we explored the concept of becoming a wizard, where no technical problem is insurmountable and results happen fast. We took a...
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