Challenging, Changing, and Listening: The Experience of A Black Womxn Swim Coach
I am forced to navigate my voice and success in a community that is not represented by people who look like me.
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Nov 24, 20213 min read
Connection
Whether the connect is small or big, takes 10 minutes or 2 years, every connection makes an impact on our lives and the lives of others.
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Streamline Teams
Nov 23, 20214 min read
The Importance of Pull-Ups In The Development of Faster Swimmers
The pull-up is by far one of the best and most fundamental exercises that a swimmer can do, and in my personal opinion...
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Nov 16, 20215 min read
Coaching Compass: Sharing My North, South, East & West
In finding your "True North" you will decide what you value most in coaching, maybe even in life.
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Nov 9, 20214 min read
The Importance of Resistance Training for Breaststroke Efficiency
In my opinion, the stroke that requires the most amount of patience, balance, and consistency is breaststroke.
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Nov 4, 20216 min read
To Become The Best Version of Yourself Requires Sacrifice
Sacrifice: the act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do.
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Nov 2, 20214 min read
It's About More Than Just Swimming
Written By: Jennifer Wallace So many topics came to mind while contemplating what to write for this article. But which one was right for...
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Streamline Teams
Oct 29, 20216 min read
Skills To Help Achieve A Work-Life Balance
I’ve seen so many talented friends & colleagues get into this profession for all the right reasons, only to leave because of the long hours.
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Oct 27, 20214 min read
Clarity
Providing clarity creates connection, trust, and transparency for others (avoiding stress, confusion, and frustration).
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Streamline Teams
Oct 21, 20214 min read
Reimagining Athlete Placement
When we made the decision to grow these groups, we sat at about 350 swimmers. In the time since, we have grown about 250 swimmers.
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Streamline Teams
Oct 19, 20215 min read
It’s All In The Hips: The Focal Point For Breaststroke Power & Timing
Breaststroke is a prime example where there is a wide array of techniques to achieve maximum speed...
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Streamline Teams
Oct 15, 20215 min read
How To Be A "Tough Coach"
Countless coaches throw the term “Toughness” around to athletes as a cliché. It is a buzz word.
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Streamline Teams
Oct 14, 20214 min read
Coaching Connections & Career Development
Coaching is an imperfect journey. There’s no correct path, book to read, or youtube video to watch that will make you a great coach.
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Oct 12, 20215 min read
Collaborative Learning
My quick take is don’t be afraid to ask questions, create friendships, and ask advice of other coaches.
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Oct 7, 20217 min read
Growing Pains
When I transitioned to college swimming, it was the first of many difficult growth spurts I would face in my life.
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Oct 5, 20214 min read
Take Your Stretch Cord Game To The Next Level
Over my career, one of the most versatile tools that I have used with my athletes is the in-water stretch cord (rubber tubing with a belt).
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Streamline Teams
Oct 2, 20214 min read
What Comes Next?
I believe that a platform like Athletic Academy is unconventional and very special, because life after swimming is new and, frankly, scary.
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Streamline Teams
Sep 30, 20214 min read
Building Future Leaders
If I had to pick five fundamentals that create a good leader, those would be: Awareness, Passion, Enthusiasm, Communication & Vision.
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Sep 29, 20213 min read
Admiration
Admiration is an amazing thing. It simply requires qualities that you actively work to acquire and/or you naturally possess.
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Sep 28, 20214 min read
Braving The American Dream
My main focus was to pursue my passion in the USA, so that’s all I thought about....
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