tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19173116656297469902024-03-13T12:44:27.443-07:00Coach Mike`s BlogA coach's take on the world...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11906827551598385907noreply@blogger.comBlogger495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917311665629746990.post-22127440758770804862014-09-24T11:18:00.002-07:002014-09-24T11:18:49.479-07:00Links Of The Day With Jocelyn Jay<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Here's a surprising look at what sleep deprivation does to your body - </span><a href="http://ow.ly/BF5cc" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/BF5cc</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span></span><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="color: white;">A great article that explains the difference between an athlete with a fixed mindset vs a growth mindset - <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://huff.to/1DgGO4C" target="_blank">http://huff.to/1DgGO4C</a><br /><br />"</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In the hotbed of competition, where athletes are often very closely matched in ability, music has the potential to elicit a small but significant effect on performance. Check out five key ways in which music can influence preparation and competitive performances." - <a href="http://ow.ly/BSiZ5" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/BSiZ5</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">A few things you DON'T need to know to be a good sports parent - <a href="http://ow.ly/AXrhS" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/AXrhS</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">She says her kids are not the center of her world - <a href="http://ow.ly/Bls7G" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/Bls7G</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">5 Step plan to making better swimming goals - <span></span><a href="http://www.yourswimlog.com/5-step-plan-making-better-swimming-goals/" target="_blank">http://www.yourswimlog.com/<wbr></wbr>5-step-plan-making-better-<wbr></wbr>swimming-goals/</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The struggle is real - Balancing swimming & academics - <a href="http://swimswam.com/struggle-real-balancing-swimming-academics/" target="_blank">http://swimswam.com/<wbr></wbr>struggle-real-balancing-<wbr></wbr>swimming-academics/</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The "Team First" mindset - <a href="http://ow.ly/AaJt8" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/AaJt8</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">As luck would have it - a good blog on what focusing too much on times can do... <a href="http://ow.ly/AaJsc" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/AaJsc</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">From the mind of a swim coach - the best advice a coach can give...that us too often dismissed... <a href="http://ow.ly/AaJqx" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/AaJqx</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">A blueprint for creating a culture of high performance - "<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The best predictor of long term success is not how good you are now, but how fast you are learning and improving." <a href="http://ow.ly/zyBtN" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/zyBtN</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">After his final medal winning performance at Canadian Summer National Championships, friend to this blog, <a href="https://www.swimming.ca/SwimmerBioArticle.aspx?status=1&bioid=119">Matthew Swanston</a> has finally hung up his goggles and has decided to move onto something else. I asked him to write a piece, exclusive to this blog, detailing 5 lessons that he had learned through 17 years of swimming. Please join me in congratulating Matthew in his retirement and wish him luck in whatever he does next.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">After hanging
up the suit and goggles, I took some time to reflect on the lessons I learned
during my 17 years swimming – lessons I’ll tuck in my back pocket for the next
stage of life. When Mike asked me to write this article, I decided I wanted to
avoid rehashing the conventional wisdom; of course I could write endlessly on
the importance of perseverance and dedication, but we’ve all heard it more
times than the Frozen soundtrack. Although the following ideas may not be
ground-breaking or relevant to everyone, I hope they strike a chord somewhere.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">At times we’re
miserable, and that’s okay. Anyone who pretends they never have a bad day is
lying; how could you know what it’s like to feel on top of the world if you’ve
never been in the pits? When training gets tough and your life energy is
depleted (I’ve shed the odd tear into my goggles and projectile vomited
mid-pool), it’s important to remember that sacrifice pays off during taper,
travel, and competition. What’s the alternative, constant monotony? Swimming
has offered me moments of pure joy, exhilaration, fear, heartbreak, and pride
that are unparalleled. It’s no secret that sport gives us access to some of
life’s deepest emotions, but they require sacrifice. It’s the exact same in all
of life’s arenas; the bad times help us appreciate the good. After all,
overcoming the low points in life is what defines us, and it’s the high points
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Here’s some
brutal honesty: the amount of effort I put into training didn’t always
translate to results at meets. When I was swimming obsessed, I didn’t
necessarily race faster than when I had other priorities. I came to realize
that 1) allowing swimming to consume my life without checks or balances was
self-destructive and 2) more work doesn’t necessarily equate to faster times;
what’s important is being smart in race preparation, both in and out of the
pool.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Yes, the
traditional heavy workload for elite swimmers, co<a href="" name="_GoBack"></a>mprising
roughly 9 to 11 weekly practices with an ungodly amount of metres in the pool
and intense weight sessions in the gym has a proven track record. But is this
workhorse mentality, which still rules many Canadian and American programs,
outdated? Could a reduced and more finely-tuned workload produce the same if
not better results? As an example, a friend of mine swam 5 times a week for a
year (rarely ever exceeding 5 km per session), independently lifted weights,
and went on to win multiple events at US World Championship Trials in 50 and
100 metre distances.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Of course this
training regime couldn’t possibly pay off for everyone (see my next point), and
especially not for distance swimmers, but perhaps it’s worth some
consideration. While I’m not arguing against hard work, I do think excessive
training does more harm than good – it discourages young talent from continuing
in the sport and perhaps even limits performance potential. I’m a believer in
efficiency, minimalism, and simplicity, all of which have application beyond
sport. In life, like in swimming, sometimes less is more.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">That seems
obvious, but it’s easy to forget that there’s no standard formula for success
in the pool or otherwise. We all have unique body types and training styles,
unique goals and mental dispositions, and unique tolerance for breaststroke
kickers in overcrowded warm-ups. Just because a certain lifestyle works for a
competitor doesn’t necessarily mean you should eat, sleep, or shave your
armpits the way they do. You have to “do you.” Watch cartoons between heats and
finals if they calm you; don’t watch The Maury Show if it horrifies you. Enjoy
an occasional slice of pie before bed if it induces euphoria; don’t open a tub
of ice cream if you have no self restraint. The same logic applies to more
significant decisions, like choosing a university; while you should heed the
advice of family, friends, and coaches, don’t let anybody deter you from going
to school in your hometown, or from going to school on the other side of the globe.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">To be clear I’m
not advocating snobbery or entitlement, but when boiled down your decisions
should reflect your desire to create an environment that’s not only conducive
to performance, but conducive to happiness (and I’m not saying those things aren’t
correlated). Otherwise, what’s the point? It’s your life – make it compatible
with your own uniqueness.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">School can’t
teach you this lesson; I studied political science in university but it was
through swimming that I learned its real-world application. “Politics” swims in
the lane next to you, marches around the pool deck, watches from the stands,
yells from the lifeguard chair, operates from an office miles away, and stares
at you from your computer screen at this very moment. It’s everywhere. Even in
the seemingly objective sport of swimming, scored using cut and dry time
comparisons, politics reigns supreme. Everybody has their own ideas, and many
believe theirs to be superior. Plugging into the political system is
unavoidable – learning to survive in it is invaluable. Rather than whining or
rebelling, the best course of action is usually to roll with the punches.
However, there is a reason we generally support democracy and free speech:
politics isn’t always fair. Sometimes expressing discontent is justified.
Knowing when it is appropriate to keep quiet and when it is appropriate to
raise hell is difficult to judge, but at the very least it’s important to
accept the fact that politics is unavoidable and it will affect you, both in
the swimming world and beyond.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">5) Attitude is a Choice<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">“We don’t see
things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anais Nin.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">One of my
favourite quotes couldn’t be more true; life in its entirety is perceived and
experienced through a lens called the brain. Sport is merciless, and swimming
in particular is unforgiving in the way it tests mental stamina. How you handle
and respond is completely in your control; attitude is a choice. There are
multimillionaires from Beverly Hills living in absolute misery and impoverished
kids from the slums with smiles on their faces. Although it’s cliché, it must
be said: if you don’t like something about your life, and you can’t change it,
the only remaining option is to change your attitude. Otherwise, you’re doomed
to be unhappy. I’m not claiming to be relentlessly positive; I’ve already
admitted to being miserable at times because it’s so easy to get lost in the
midst of the daily grind. But a healthy dose of perspective goes a long way.
Swimming, with all its trials and tribulations has taught me a crucial life
skill: how to stop, take a step back, and change my outlook. At the risk of
sounding nauseatingly sentimental, the truth is this sport has given me so
much, and for that I’m grateful.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px;">A lot of coaching knowledge has been rattling around in my brain. While I try to categorize it, here is the ongoing list of great lessons I have learned in the 10 seasons I’ve been back into it. Some of these are messages from great coaches (who would not appreciate being quoted here, I’m sure), while others are rules and lessons I have learned (sometimes the hard way):</span></div>
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;">Lessons 1-10 can be found <a href="http://coachmikeswim.blogspot.ca/2012/06/10-things-coaching-has-taught-me.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Lessons 11-20 can be found <a href="http://coachmikeswim.blogspot.ca/2012/11/10-more-things-coaching-has-taught-me.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a>.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Lessons 21-25 can be found <a href="http://coachmikeswim.blogspot.ca/2013/05/5-more-things-that-coaching-has-taught.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Lessons 26-31 can be found <a href="http://coachmikeswim.blogspot.ca/2013/06/and-6-more-things-that-coaching-has.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Lessons 32-38 can be found <a href="http://sportcafe.ca/2013/12/21/7-things-that-coaching-has-taught-me/" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; line-height: 24px;">45.) Some coaches look poorly nourished, however I would attribute some of that to swallowing a lot of pride rather than poor nutrition...</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; line-height: 24px;">46.) ...although some coaches are <i>genuinely</i> poorly nourished. I learned a lot from doing <a href="http://vimeo.com/91626188">this interview</a> with CSIO's Nutritionist.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; line-height: 24px;">47.) Not everyone will understand why you do what you do. Communication can help, but sometimes it's best to move on and ignore the detractors. You'll likely outlast them. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3; line-height: 24px;">48.) Athletes always perform their best when they are excited and believe in what they're doing... the trick is to keep them that way.</span></span></div>
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Instead of moping around after blowing last year’s title, they looked at everything logically and wondered, “Hmmmmm … why did we REALLY lose?” The conclusion: They weren’t good enough at small ball; they couldn’t play two point guards at once; they didn’t rest their veterans enough; and they didn’t exploit Boris Diaw’s offensive skills enough. They spent the regular season working on those issues and transforming themselves into a superior version of the Seven Seconds or Less Suns. The end result: They treated the 2014 Heat the same way those slash-and-kick international teams treated American basketball in the mid-2000s. It almost looked like they were playing a different sport.</blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think that this is an important to recognize that even the biggest disappointments can be salvaged and it is important to take cues from outside of your own sport watching the San Antonio Spurs come back from such a disappointing finish last season is inspiring! I think that it feeds hope that disappointments are not final and that working to fix flaws pays off. When reviewing your season, what will you change next season to make it better? Ask yourself "Hmmmmm... what really happened this season?"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I also have a link to a podcast that I produce for Dr. Greg Wells featuring an interview with 2012 Olympic Champion, Rosie MacLennan. Here, she talks about her career upto her 2012 Olympic win. Very inspirational for all athletes. Available for FREE download from <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/be-better-podcast-5-olympic/id836714886?i=315076456&mt=2">iTunes</a> or from <a href="http://www.drgregwells.com/thebebetterpodcast/">Dr. Wells' website</a>.</span></h2>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11906827551598385907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917311665629746990.post-37457824006516817102014-06-17T17:55:00.001-07:002014-06-17T17:55:10.654-07:00King Sized Links Of The Day With Jocelyn Jay<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">How hard should you push your child in sports? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://ow.ly/xRezi" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/xRezi</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span></span><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f3f3f3;">A great interview of Terry McKeever about her coaching methods, the lonely world of coaching and female colleagues and how she is being true to herself - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02042r7" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/<wbr></wbr>programmes/p02042r7</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">A little late... but better late than never right guys..?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Great interview with Dr Alan Goldberg on pre-race rituals and how they can help performance anxiety and coaches working with parents (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_995295574" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:00</span></span> mark) - <a href="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k4HzmbKkCf8" target="_blank">Dr. Alan Goldberg from the Central States Clinic</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #eeeeee;"> The Disorienting nature of both Success and Failure - Elizabeth Gilbert talks about success and failure messing with our equilibrium and as athletes, the need to just get back to the sport they love, is most important for maintains the balance!! </span><a href="http://ow.ly/x6l7J" target="_blank"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">http://ow.ly/x6l7J</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The Oakville Aquatic Club is known for the tough and resilient athletes that come from its program. It became evident to me while traveling with the team to Calgary a few years ago (while I was the coach of another team, not OAK). OAK had literally somebody in the final of every age group and each sex of 200FLY, 400IM and distance FR. Not only are these athletes great at those events, they are proud of being better than most at the hard things.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">OAK prides itself on a 1500/400IM/200FLY development system. Tonight, to close out the Sun Life Grand Prix in Thunder Bay, ON, <a href="http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/39310.asp">2 OAK swimmers, Connor Wilkins and Mack Hamill, both from Coach Sean Baker's Senior Red group, decided to race their last race, the 1500 as Fly.</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Both Wilkins and Hamill are national level athletes (Wilkins was part of an OAK medal sweep in the men's 17-18 200fly at last summer's Canadian Age Group Championships in Montreal with Evan White and Gamal Assaad. Hamill was 6th in the mens 800FR at Trials back in April) and both raced 200Fly less than an hour earlier.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Many athletes are capable of this feat. The video is indicative of the toughness and heart of these 2 OAK swimmers. While most young swimmers are scared of 200FLY and 1500FR, OAK swimmers take on the challenge with gusto. I believe that most senior swimmers could <i>finish</i> a 1500FLY with a "survival" stroke, although to do it at the end of a 3 day meet, after a night of 2 other races (including a sub 2:10 200FLY) is something completely different. The remarkable thing is how good Conner Wilkins & Mack Hamill look the entire way - a testament to the technical teaching at OAK and the toughness of its athletes.</span></div>
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For the few years before this season, I routinely scheduled 70min practices twice/week. This was not because of my preference, but because of the pool situation that I had with my previous club. At the time, I decided that 70min was better than nothing... after all, the options actually were an additional 140min/week or no extra time/week. </div>
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My thinking at the time was that those practices would have to be used for intense skill work and stroke "tune-ups". The issue with the condensed time frame is that there just isn't enough time to pull people out of the water and explain a set, so it forces you to have very simplistic focus and allow swimmers to work on key aspects of technique. If the situation arose where we needed to get some small quality or volume done, the explanation and prep could be done the night prior at that practice so that everyone was familiar with the parameters of the set and the expectations and could hit the water and get right to work. </div>
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I kind of miss having those 70min practices twice/week. For whatever reason, it feels easier to spend a very solid intense hour on skill work than to run a 2 hour practice where, although I am very active, I am not running to each end of the pool and giving feedback or corrections every 25 (because the athletes are not usually stopping at every end). This could possibly be because, even though the distances are shorter and the skill work is slower, there just isn't enough time to get bored. I typically liked to do quality the night before these practices and use these practices as slow skill and drill work. True "practices" to practice technical aspects of the stroke while athletes were tired and broken down. Last night, my athletes did many slow 25s and 50s of progressive drills in order to reset their skills before we do another tough quality set tonight (it helps that last night was going to be drill and recovery anyway)</div>
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A few months ago, I went to Dr. Brent Rushall's Clinic in Brantford, ON, and learned about USRPT (Ultra Short Race Pace Training). Dr Rushall spent much of his day talking about the importance of technique and the importance of being able to do "good technique" at high speeds. His adage is to never practice anything slowly because the dynamics of a stroke change from high to low speeds. While I don't necessarily disagree with his theory, I do disagree with the context of his "teaching". </div>
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I have always been of the belief of walking before you can run... in other words, you have to be able to complete the skill slowly at first, to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Hwa_ZAoCs">create the neuropathways</a>, before you are able to fully do anything well. (I would eve argue that young athletes need to be able to do he motion of the stroke out of the water before they can be expected to do it in the water). All this is to say that doing fast best technique work is a great idea when you have a master of the skill. The problem with that is most coaches in Ontario (and most of the coaches at Rushall's clinic) were not working with mastered swimmers, but it age group swimmers (some of who have only been swimming for a few years). I don't think it is a bad idea to slow things down at least once a week and make sure that swimmers are hitting the key skills.</div>
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So even though I have already been doing this routinely in 90min or 2 hour sessions, I was given a 1 hour time slot yesterday which forced me to think a little more critically to get the most out of that hour. I think it was honestly one of the best practices my group has had in months and I would wager to say that they are going to have a great quality/speed practice tonight. I encourage more coaches to try this.</div>
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I am largely of this mindset as well. I don't stress out too much about attendance, but reenforce that in order to achieve the goals many athletes have set out, they need to be there to do the work. If someone wants to make a Senior National cut, but is missing 2 workouts/week or isn't able to achieve the proper speed in practice or is unwilling to make changes, they're going to have to change that goal. I think there is a basic disconnect between work consistency today. Let me explain:</div>
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My basic rule of thumb is, if you miss 1 day, it usually takes you at least 1 practice to get back to where you were. This rule seems to get exponential over time, although there for sure is a tipping point (ie: an extra day off isn't going to matter much if you've already been off for a year). </div>
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Many athletes reach the mid point of the season with great attendance and swim very well through the short course season. When short course season ends, it is prime cold and flu season. Some athletes miss as much as a week at this point due to illness. There is also March Break which some athletes miss for family reasons. Potentially, an athlete has missed 2 weeks of training. Couple that with any injuries or second sickness, prom, university issues, work, "school", or any other reason to miss practices, and we're now having issues.</div>
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If you count in the fact that every consecutive practice suits to make you better and every missed practice requires a practice just to get back to the baseline ability to make you better, added absences create real problems with improvement and progression. For instance, 2 weeks of perfect attendance (8 workouts/week) will help you improve. If you then have 4 weeks where you only make 6 workouts/week due to illness and school work, not only have you missed 8 workouts (equivalent to an entire week of work), but close to 16 of those workouts over the 4 weeks were spent just trying to maintain current level fitness and get back to where you were prior to the absence - obviously you need to get back to where you were before, before you can improve. </div>
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Coaches and athletes (and largely parents, too), need to understand this concept. Coaches, if your athletes are currently struggling to maintain current fitness levels and abilities, how are they expected to improve? How does this impact their goals? Athletes, are you thinking about this consequence to your goals when you miss a practice for <i>any</i> reason? Athletes need to train to improve and do something different (better) than they did before. Interruptions to training create real hiccups to this improvement. </div>
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Sickness (especially this season) and injury have historically been big reasons for absence. How can we avoid them?</div>
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<li><b>Wash your hands: </b>Although NLS will tell you otherwise, dipping anything in chlorinated water will not kill bacteria and viruses - it takes several minutes of submersion to kill things on your skin, water bottles, whistles, pullbouys, etc. You know what kills things quicker? Soap & water. Wash your hands after every practice and when you get home!</li>
<li><b>Flexibility, recovery, nutrition and sleep: </b>How often do you actually stretch when you're supposed to be... how often do you fake it and socialize? How often do you actually rest and recover on a day off and how often do you go out too late with your friends? When was the last time you turned off your phone, laptop and TV and went to bed early to get 8 hours of sleep? Mmhmm... what was that goal again..?</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11906827551598385907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917311665629746990.post-82014682761041216642014-05-09T20:11:00.001-07:002014-05-10T11:14:50.945-07:00Developments and Changes In Canadian Swimming<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back in December, I posted <a href="http://sportcafe.ca/2014/01/17/no-team-scoring-at-canadian-swimming-trials-pros-cons/">this article</a> in regards to the lack of scoring and relays at Canadian Swimming Trials in April. At the time, I was calling for a real Canadian Club Championship. When I was writing this post, I had reached SNC for comment. The following is an excerpt from that quote: <script type="text/javascript">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In a phone conversation with an SNC employee earlier today, it was highlighted that Easterns and Westerns were being used as a preparation and development for future racing. Given that statement and John Atkinson's request for no resting or shaving until Trials, I would think that coaches would like the opportunity to race in 50s to develop and train some speed. The final decision, however, is that stroke 50s and off distance FR events will no longer be offered at Eastern and Western Canadian Championships. <i>Coaches need to take note of this, as I was told in the previously mentioned conversation that there are no plans to revise the existing standards until 2016</i>. This means that the times will still exist on the National Times grid, but will not be eligible for entry into the meet. The confusing thing here is that they seem to be available events at Canadian Age Group Championships and Senior Nationals. I do not understand the inconsistency.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">It is clear that change is needed in Canadian Swimming and John Atkinson surely is delivering on his promise of organization and change. It will be interesting to see how this impacts summer racing, as there will surely be University swimmers who will shave and taper for NCAAs or CIS only weeks before Trials. Understanding that you can't control everything is essential when planning forward and creating coaches and swimmers at a younger age that are used to this type of periodization may be the key to our success. </span></span><br />
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