In part I, we introduced the idea of ‘saving a season’, and the idea that the decision-making process for helping a swimmer turn around a...

Sometimes, it’s just not going well. A swimmer isn’t progressing, they seem to be struggling, or they might even seem to be regressing....

In part I, we explored the differences between learning environments and racing environments. The following characteristics can describe...

There are two productive forms of training, learning and performing, and they are both critical for developing competition day...

Ignorance is not bliss. For the coach, it can be incredibly frustrating. This is particularly true when you believe you SHOULD have all...

In the first 7 parts of this series on kicking, we’ve covered a lot of different topics with kicking, investigating the nuances that may...

In part VI, we looked at the nature of kicking skill. In this article, we’re going to learn how to put that kicking skill to use for...

We’ve explored the rationale for including kick training, and we examined ideas for improving the fitness of the legs here. Of course,...

In parts III and IV, we looked at the situations where improving kicking performance could improve swimming performance. We also looked...

In part III, we examined the situations where faster kicking abilities result in faster swimming performance, as well as the situations...

In part II, we explored the ways swimmers can kick faster. In this article, we’re going to explore what determines if improvements in...

In part I, we started our exploration of kicking and introduced the idea that one of the most important functions of kicking is to...

Everyone seems to love kicking. ‘The legs build the stroke’ and all that. There seems to be a blind acceptance that kicking is really...

There was a Russian scientist by the name of Pyotr Anokhin and he had an idea about how systems in the body worked. He called it the...

In part I, we explored the process of applying the ideas of skill acquisition to a specific skill, the breaststroke pullout. The...

Everyone has heard the expression ‘you can’t coach speed’ or ‘you can’t coach height’. In the swimming context, a common one is ‘you...

‘You can’t change a mature swimmer’s stroke.’ -Just about every senior age group and college coach I’ve always found this to be a...

In part I, we talked about the idea of accomplishing as many performance objectives within a single set as possible. The key word here...

Nabisco released a new version of the Oreo, ‘The Most Stuf’, which is obviously superior to its other version because it has ‘the most...

Swimmers and coaches are greedy. They want to perform, they want to perform better than they ever have, and they want to do it all...

In part I, we explored the concept of foundational principles of fast swimming, and came to the following conclusions- Swimming fast is...

Coaches are often asked about their coaching philosophy. In essence, they’re asked what they believe about training and getting faster. ...

As coaches, our success is largely determined by our ability to solve problems. These problems could directly relate to performance in...

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