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Real Balance Training for Hockey Players
June 2, 2023
The neural language your body is utilizing must have some degree of transfer/specific carryover to your sports demands – if it doesn’t, you’re just learning how to do circus tricks … not become a better hockey player. Balance training is something that has made its waves through the hockey training industry, but what it’s really […]
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Five Strength Training Exercises to Improve Swimming Performance
June 2, 2023
Weight training is often a highly debated topic in the world of swimming. While there is no clear-cut right or wrong answer to whether or not weights are beneficial for developing swimmers, many year-round programs don’t even use weight training. Therefore, swimmers typically are not exposed to the weight room until college. For college swimmers, weight training […]
Eight Swimmers on How the Sport Has Stuck With Them
Eight Swimmers on How the Sport Has Stuck With Them
June 2, 2023
“Swimming is all about friends. You retire from the sport, but you keep your swim friends forever.” If you’ve ever been a swimmer, you know that it’s not just a sport. It’s a lifestyle. A lifestyle that, if you’re committed, pushes you to your limits and changes you as a person. We asked eight swimmers […]
Responsible Pregame Preparation
June 2, 2023
All through your life you will have to make decisions about when to treat yourself and when to discipline yourself. It’s important to have a balance. Kids will be kids. They’ll want to eat a lot of sugar. They’ll stay up late playing video games at sleepovers. They’ll struggle with prioritizing and time management. As […]
Six Ways Swimming Makes You More Hirable
June 2, 2023
Swimming truly is a social sport, and it’s always helpful to know people when you’re networking as you begin your job search. While swimming is obviously valuable for us physically, many people don’t realize the lasting effects it can have on people as they enter the professional world. Being a longtime athlete shapes you in more […]
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Is Too Much Talent a Dangerous Thing?
June 2, 2023
At Swim Smooth we are firm believers that anyone can become a strong swimmer, whether swimming comes easily to you or if it takes you a little longer to get there. Of course it’s only natural that if you are frustrated with your lack of swim speed then you may be wishing you were more […]
Ultimate Guide to Coaching Youth Football
June 2, 2023
Before you even start planning your practices and drilling your players, you’ll need to check out the handbook for your specific league. Perhaps you love football. Maybe you even played football in high school. And now, you’ve signed your own child up for the local youth football league. What’s more, you’ve agreed to coach his […]
Coaching Mentality
June 2, 2023
The focus is on lengthening the time that the players can concentrate and the resistance they can work against. “Small sided games, while no guarantee, are the best way to get children interested in soccer…” “Over and over again during matches and training sessions, situations occur that are suitable for ‘mental training.’ This is because these […]
Tips for the Youth Baseball Parent-Coach
June 2, 2023
For some parents it can be extremely difficult to turn the baseball instruction on and off. Remember to draw a clear distinction between parent-coach and child-player. Coaching your own children can be one of the most rewarding experiences for a parent. Yet it can be nerve-wracking. While on one hand coaching your child gives you […]
What Are Coaches Looking For?
June 2, 2023
If you are lucky enough to be blessed with some speed, do you respect your gift? Do you take care of your legs? Do you warm up and cool down? Do you avoid mixing it up during practice? Do you avoid doing stupid things that would put your knees at risk? At soccer tryouts, coaches […]
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