The purpose of dryland training is to stretch and strengthen the muscles used in swimming

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Motivation. We need it, we love it, and we are stoked when swimmers walk out onto the pool deck full of it. Every coach’s dream scenario is to have every swimmer on the team rolling in to the pool with 25 mega-watts of motivation. Of course, you know this isn’t realistic. Even your most motivated […]

It’s up to the coaches to create situations that allow student-athletes to develop imperative communication skills. In fact, students who play sports are less likely to develop social anxiety. Coaches are more than just sports-focused leaders who see their student-athletes a few hours every week. They play a vital role in athletes lives — as […]

Every parent wants to know how their kids are doing at a swim meet. I think we can all agree that not all parents are on the same level when it comes to the intricacies of swimming. Have you ever been on a summer swimming pool deck and wondered? When is my child swimming? How […]

Fun is vague and subjective. It is defined by the swimmers themselves. For one swimmer, it may be playing with friends. Every once in a while, we, as a team, revisit our mission, our vision, and our goals. This year I decided to try to articulate some reasons behind them. On our team, we have […]

When done correctly, you should feel an extra bit of propulsion from the kick getting into the catch, something that is more subtle (but still important) with flutter kick. This week’s tip combines elements of two strokes, freestyle and butterfly, to work on coordination, body awareness, and overall body connection to improve the catch in […]

No matter how much we try to settle our focus, it wants to explore, think about other stuff, and generally not hang out with us and our goals. The challenges presented to the enterprising swimmer with golden goals on their mind are very real. The hurdles come in hot and chlorinated: The daily sharpening of […]

Dear Swim Mom, I feel like my 12-year-old daughter is ready to be moved up. She’s mature for her age and faster than the other kids in her group. She’ll be turning 13 in a couple months. I mentioned it to her coach after practice and I didn’t get much of an answer. I think […]

Perseverance is defined as the ability to keep trying in spite of difficulty. What people don’t always realize is that it is the hardest to display perseverance when things are consistently tough. It’s easy to want to work hard when things are going your way. What about when they’re not? AS STUBBORN AS A MULE […]