As parents, it is often hard to know what to say to our athletes when they come see us after their races. Talking about whether it was a best time or not is common and easy to do because it doesn’t require much knowledge of the sport and it’s right Read more…
This is my response to a young 11-year-old swimmer who had emailed me to ask how she could qualify for the regional level (4 minutes in the 200IM) Dear Swimmer, It is great to see that you are interested in qualifying for the next level and that you took it Read more…
I’m coaching a group of children between the age 8 and 11 who have recently or are really near achieving their regional standard (under 4:00 in the 200 IM). In the period when this story occurs, the focus in practice is to learn to read their times and to follow Read more…
This is a sample of the weekly email I sent to the parents of my swimmers to keep them in the loop of what we (the coaches) were doing with their children. It was not only meant to keep them in the loop, it was principally meant to demonstrate how Read more…