In part II, we explored physiological baggage. Physiological baggage is usually evident to coaches, as we can see the changes in...

In part I, we introduced the concept of baggage and how it can potentially affect technique if coaches aren’t aware of the potential...

Baggage is the stuff that we don’t want that comes with the stuff we do want. It’s the extra we’d rather do without. In the coaching...

In Part I, attention was brought to the need to consider planning training from physiological, technical, and psychological perspectives....

Over time, our performances reflect our averages. Meet performances are typically the average of our training performance. Championship...

Going Dry Part I Going Dry Part II Going Dry Part III Going Dry Part IV Going Dry Part V Going Dry Part VI Going Dry Part VII Planning a...

Going Dry Part I Going Dry Part II Going Dry Part III Going Dry Part IV Going Dry Part V Going Dry Part VI Planning a Season and a...

Coaches love to talk about mental toughness, yet it’s not really clear what mental toughness even is. In part I, I sought to make the...

Tapering. No topic in the swimming community is given such reverence, spoken of so solemnly, and surrounded by more mysticism than...

In part I, we introduced the concept that skills are directly by the inherent structures that swimmers possess. As some of these...