Think Outside The Box
Thinking outside the box is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective.
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Streamline Teams
Feb 1, 20228 min read
Transitioning From Club Coaching To College Coaching
There is no linear line from job to job or switching over from club to college...
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Streamline Teams
Jan 21, 20223 min read
Race Preparation
I believe that imagination is the catalyst for optimizing and maximizing every second of each practice.
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Streamline Teams
Jan 18, 20224 min read
Peer Coaching & Creating An Environment of Learning
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.
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Streamline Teams
Aug 26, 20215 min read
The Middle
Nonetheless, regardless of my practice group assignment at ATOM I will always be heavily involved in our age group program.
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Streamline Teams
Jun 5, 20213 min read
Giving Back To The Program That Helped Build You
As we grow and progress through the sport of swimming we look up to the swimmers that came before us.
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Streamline Teams
Jun 3, 20214 min read
Caring For Swimmers Through Social Media: How “Likes” Mean “Love”
Social media to our swimmers, though, is so much more. Social media is how our swimmers communicate love.
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Jun 1, 20215 min read
Gratitude
Being grateful is a skill you can learn and improve. Perception can become your reality.
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Streamline Teams
May 25, 20217 min read
How to Combat A Covid-Riddled Season
As their coaches, we really had to make sure we are spicing things up in practice, doing different things that we might not really do.
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Streamline Teams
May 20, 20216 min read
Using Social Media To Reach The Gen Z Athlete
I genuinely feel like understanding the relationship Gen Z has with social media is an important factor in effectively coaching Gen Z.
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Streamline Teams
May 15, 20215 min read
The Influence of Inclusion
When We All Swim is an organization that recognized the disparity in swimming amongst Black youth.
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Streamline Teams
May 8, 20213 min read
Cutting Through The Noise & Taking The Next Step
Whether it's hanging up the goggles or joining a masters program, swimmers always have a next step...
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Streamline Teams
May 6, 20214 min read
Community Is Our Greatest Strength
In mid-April our administration announced the approval of a $50 million plan to build a new 50-meter aquatics facility....
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Apr 28, 20214 min read
Accountability
We have these expectations of ourselves and others without realizing, accountability must first be defined and then practiced.
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Streamline Teams
Apr 27, 20217 min read
Coaching YOUNG Adults
I know it seems like a small thing to call college athletes “Kids”. Maybe even irrelevant. But I would urge that we reconsider.
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Streamline Teams
Apr 22, 20214 min read
From Empty to Full
Written By: Jeff Allen As a young coach, we are full of vigor and energy and feel we can conquer the world. At times we may be brash and...
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Streamline Teams
Apr 20, 20218 min read
College Swimming 101
The collegiate experience is largely about figuring out what kind of life you want to lead.
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Streamline Teams
Apr 15, 20219 min read
Coaching The Head & The Heart
If we do not meet our athlete’s needs as people first (psychologically and emotionally) we won’t be able to help meet their athletic needs.
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Streamline Teams
Apr 8, 20215 min read
Using Reflection As A Key To Improvement In Performance
Be a Performance coach—The art of connecting what we do to performance results inspires the athletes to want to be there.
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Streamline Teams
Apr 6, 20217 min read
Why The NAIA
We give our athletes the same opportunities that NCAA schools do plus a national championship that is both competitive and exciting.
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