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If you’re looking to take your ability to develop skills to the next level, here’s how to get started.
These are the fundamental principles I believe to be true.
They underlie everything that I write and speak about.
In one place, you get all of the most important ideas surrounding systematic skill development, and practical examples of how to make it happen.
Build Better Skills While Training Hard
This short, free course will show you how to build skills without changing your skills. Watch, listen, or read. It’s 100% practical.
Get Started With Stroke Counts
The free, step-by-step process for how to quickly and easily start implementing stroke counts with swimmers, setting the stage for more advanced strategies.
Developing The Foundational Underwater Kicking Skill
Learn how to build the foundational skill for fast underwater kicking with simple and effective training strategies.
Podcasts
SwimSwam
ProSwim Workouts Part I
Just Fly Performance Podcast #1
Just Fly Performance Podcast #2
Writing
United States Masters Swimming- Freestyle: The Complete Guide
United States Masters Swimming- Backstroke: The Complete Guide
United States Masters Swimming- Breaststroke: The Complete Guide
Check out hundreds of articles I've written on this website that are all about helping swimmers go fast.
Top Articles
Below are articles that highlight many of the key ideas I discuss, broken down into different topics.
Swimming Skill
The Strokes Simplified I- Introduction
The Strokes Simplified II- Backstroke
The Strokes Simplified III- Breaststroke
The Strokes Simplified IV- Freestyle
The Strokes Simplified V- Butterfly
The Strokes Simplified VI- Underwater Kicking
Learning
Let's Talk About Our Feelings I
Let's Talk About Our Feelings II
Teacher, Leave Them Kids Alone
It's Not What You See, It's What You Don't See
Training
Education
People
Communication, Beliefs, and Tone
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