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Training Simplicity
Anatoli Bonarchuk is a Russian Hammer Throw coach, widely regarded as one of the best coaches ever, in any sport. I’ve written about him...
Apr 29
Thinking and Feeling
‘Think in practice so you don’t have to think in competition.’ This is a sentiment that’s used fairly often to encourage swimmers to...
Apr 22
Coaching as Sculpture
Sculpture is an art form where the artist works in three dimensions. Classically, one could perform sculpture by carving (removing...
Apr 15
Learning From Gamblers
As coaches, we love information and we love data. More is better, and the more we have the more confident we are in our decision-making...
Apr 8
Coaching Belief
‘Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.’ -Henry Ford Clearly, this is no less true in swimming. Swimmers don’t...
Apr 1
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