Baggage Part III
In part II, we explored physiological baggage. Physiological baggage is usually evident to coaches, as we can see the changes in...
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- Sep 8, 2020
Baggage Part II
In part I, we introduced the concept of baggage and how it can potentially affect technique if coaches aren’t aware of the potential...
- Sep 1, 2020
Baggage Part I
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...
- Aug 18, 2020
Checking the Boxes Part II
In Part I, attention was brought to the need to consider planning training from physiological, technical, and psychological perspectives....
- Aug 4, 2020
Why Bad Practices Are Great
Over time, our performances reflect our averages. Meet performances are typically the average of our training performance. Championship...
- Jul 28, 2020
Going Dry Part VIII- Creating an Effective Training Session
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...
- Jul 21, 2020
Going Dry Part VII- Creating an Effective Program
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...
- Jul 7, 2020
Building 'Mental Toughness' Part II
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...
- Apr 21, 2020
Losing My Touch
Tapering. No topic in the swimming community is given such reverence, spoken of so solemnly, and surrounded by more mysticism than...
- Feb 11, 2020
Shapes and Skills Part II
In part I, we introduced the concept that skills are directly by the inherent structures that swimmers possess. As some of these...
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