We all perceive reality in our own way. In some cases, these perceptions serve us very well. In other cases, our current perceptions...

Below is one of my favorite parables. It is simple, yet hugely impactful. While coaches may be tempted to share this message with their...

As swimmer’s progress through their career, performance improvements become harder and harder to come by. To overcome this challenge,...

In the coaching context, conflict arises over our ideas, our desires, our intentions, and our goals. Constantly. For those in leadership...

As training is a cumulative process, each practice is linked to the previous and subsequent practice. As coaches, we often overlook these...

In nature, most systems are goal-directed. They are constructed and organized to accomplish a goal. The goal comes first and the...

When interacting with swimmers, or any athlete, there’s one question every coach needs to be asking, often. What are you working on,...

For every lap of every swim of every set, swimmers have the opportunity to evaluate their swimming progress, simply and quickly. By...

It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. When considering skill acquisition, this remains true as well, often in ways we fail to...

In a Ted talk, the title of which I cannot remember unfortunately, the speaker made a very interesting statement that continues to...