News from ADMS and USMS
In an earlier article, we discussed what swimmers want from their coach. Here we’ll discuss some additional tips on how to provide a personal...
Here are some ideas for keeping workouts interesting.
Coaches often find problems with their swimmers’ technique, but persuading swimmers that something’s wrong can be difficult. It’s our...
To anyone who isn’t a coach, our jobs seem fairly straightforward: Plan the season, write workouts, give stroke...
From our perspective as Masters swim coaches, the benefits of participating in our programs are obvious. Masters...
It’s 6:45 a.m. in the middle of January and not that cold in Tucson, Ariz., where I’ve joined the SaddleBrooke Masters...
Every Masters swimmer knows that hard work is required for improvement. In fact, after we reach a certain age, hard work is required just to...
Every Masters swim team coach dreams of having unrestricted pool time, an infinite number of workout lanes, and a full staff of eager and...
Athletes join Masters swim teams for a variety of reasons. As coaches, we’re most effective when we get to know our swimmers personally ...
We each have our favorite workouts to do, and we each have sets we’d prefer to avoid. As a distance swimmer, I love to...
To combat these difficulties our coaching staff decided to type and print each workout, place it in a plastic Ziploc bag, and put a copy at...
All Masters coaches need great communication skills to effectively give swimmers quality workouts and useful stroke feedback. But the ...
