The biggest challenge for the adult swimmers we see in our program is developing "feel" for the water.

We see it all too often, what appears to be the Loch Ness monster rising up and out of the water.

Trying to do everything without a pure foundation, leads to inconsistencies and results that aren’t repeatable.

I challenge myself to create workouts that create the same dynamic, the same challenge, with greater outcome.

Part Two of a Three part series on what a young coach has learned throughout the first part of a career.

Getting to know athletes as people can help coaches connect complex concepts to each athlete and bridge the gap between generations.

Taking a different view on how to use assist cords

o build endurance in the 20 yard pool, we think about changing a set over a few weeks.

Whether working with beginners, intermediates or advanced swimmers, I always evaluate and teach freestyle in a specific order.

We have incorporated a few drills to help the swimmers learn how to use their hands during the flip turn.

I believe the goal for a great 400 IM set, is make it around 3-4k in length and have a build in speed to the set.

I’m open to learning from my athletes and I allow them to explore and teach they teach me skills and drills that they have found beneficial.

One component that isn’t talked about a great deal – perhaps ever – is how to incorporate workouts from other coaches into your style.

Coaching is about transferring knowledge and language is integral to our everyday lives...

For me, technical exercises are not the panacea for improving an athlete. They take up too much time; in some cases the athlete has to...

Written By: Bernardine Dickman Today, our youth spend much more time on sedentary activities than in the past. Due to the computer,...

If you find you’re layering correction after correction, you’re fixing symptoms not problems.

One of the most important skills that you can teach and keep refining with your athletes is body awareness in the water.

The pull-up is by far one of the best and most fundamental exercises that a swimmer can do, and in my personal opinion...

In finding your "True North" you will decide what you value most in coaching, maybe even in life.