A collection of conversations I’ve had with my swimmers that demonstrate in action, the approach I’ve developed.
Kevin was a young boy of 9 years old, full of enthusiasm and energy. He had recently started swimming because his parents had been advised by their doctor that sports would help Kevin spend his extra energy and might even help him with his case of ADHD. One evening after Read more…
I like to take this time of the year to teach our swimmers the value of standing up to earn what they want in life and that swimming isn’t like Christmas presents, you don’t get the gold medal for trying to touch first. On the last week before the Christmas 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…
An example of working with the channels and map stories during a race debrief.
An example of how finding meaning can help when facing Brutus.