Saturday, December 31, 2011
Speaking at the So. Cal. All-Sports Clinic Jan. 21st Irvine, Ca
So Cal All Sports Clinic at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine Ca Jan. 21st!
New Years Eve Workout
Warm up1x600 50 kick, 50 swim (your choice)
Count down set
10x50 Free on 1:00
9x50 Free on 1:00 (sprint down, ez back)
8x50 IM order on 1:00
7x50 Free on on 1:10 (with paddles)
6x50 Free on 1:10 (breathing every 5)
5x50 Free on 1:00 Sprint4x50 IM order on 1:00
3x50 Free on 55
2x50 Free on 50
1x50 Choice from a dive ALL OUT!
Warm down
EZ 50 (group count down to the end of practice)
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Backstroke Drill Progression
These are my two favorite backstroke drills. The Sneak drill is great for working on the pull pattern. I like to see an "Early Horizontal Catch" and a good follow through while working on this drill. The Right arm, Left arm drill is great for a lot of skills but I usually emphasize the rotation and rolling of the body, hips, and shoulders. This is my "primary drill" for the 10 and Under Division.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
We Are Customer Service
Wouldn't it be nice if it were that easy in the swimming world. As coaches we deal with parents that are just as upset as my wife and I were when things weren't working the way we wanted them to. Unfortunately, the problems coaches deal with are not always an easy fix. So, how do we deal with the problems that unsatisfied customers (swim parents) come to us with. They have invested a great deal of time and money into our product and we need to be sensitive to their frustration and listen to what they have to say, why they are upset, and work toward fixing the problem...even if it's you. I don't suggest you change WHO you are and what you believe in as a coach, but simply look inward to see if you can improve as a coach to fit the needs of that family and others that may feel the same way. The "my way or the highway" mentality can be a bit to hard to swallow when dealing with people that are used to Netflix and Apple customer service. At Starbucks, the customer is always right - even when they aren't. You can go to a Starbucks and complain that your coffee is to hot and get a new one for free!
Parents care about their kids and we need to understand that we are customer service and we need to do everything we can to educate and help these parents understand what we are trying to accomplish with their kids. If they are confused, we clarify with pertinent information regarding the needs of their child. If they are angry, we calm them down with knowledge that can help them understand the program. If they are disappointed, we give them hope that we will be there for them and we will do everything we can to help their child succeed.
It's not always easy to be a swim coach and deal with swim parents, but if they believe that you are there to help them and their child move forward it can be a very rewarding career. We have all dealt with bad customer service before. Bad customer service makes people angry and eventually those angry people will not use that service any longer. Good customer service makes people feel at ease, confident, like they are in good hands. People who are confident in their service stay for life.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Simple Back-Breast IM Open Turn for 10 & Unders
When working on back to breast open turns with my kids I keep it simple. The first exercise we do is a simple drill where they kick in, execute the turn, then swim breaststroke out.
I explain that they must be on the side, have their eyes up, and keep the palm down as they reach for the wall. As soon as they feel the hand touch the wall, they simultaneously turn the head to face the wall and pull the knees into the chest. They then drop under with the top arm bent and the hand next to the head. They exit on the side, rotate onto the belly and execute the pull down.
Once I feel they have the right idea we move on to swimming in and out and continue with the same ideas and techniques we previously worked on in the drill.
Take a look for yourself and use this video as a visual learning aid.
I explain that they must be on the side, have their eyes up, and keep the palm down as they reach for the wall. As soon as they feel the hand touch the wall, they simultaneously turn the head to face the wall and pull the knees into the chest. They then drop under with the top arm bent and the hand next to the head. They exit on the side, rotate onto the belly and execute the pull down.
Once I feel they have the right idea we move on to swimming in and out and continue with the same ideas and techniques we previously worked on in the drill.
Take a look for yourself and use this video as a visual learning aid.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
More on Jessie Rees
This little girl, Jessie Rees fuels my passion to be the best I can be. I share her story to all of you who come to this blog to inspire you to be great. When things get tough in your life, you can give up and give in or you can move forward and take a stand against the forces that would bring you and others down. Jessie does this every single day of her life. So, go out there today and do something great. That’s what I am going to do...I’ll see you out there.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Stability-Streamline Kicking
This is a drill that I have been doing for a short time - maybe 3 or 4 seasons now. Basically I needed a drill that addressed head alignment and kicking issues that were happening during the breathing strokes. I noticed a lot of my best freestylers lifting the head slightly right before the turn for the breath and a noticeable lag in their kicking. So at the beginning of the next season I used this drill to keep the kick up and help them keep the head on the "energy-line" during the turn for air and into the next stroke. After a couple weeks of good repetition my kids were kicking and breathing better while keeping the body line throughout the stroke cycle.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
The ARENA/ASCA Swimmers Clinic
Arena International and the American Swimming Coaches Association invite you to the Swimmers Clinic at the ASCA World Clinic --- a challenging, motivational and educational experience for all area swimmers! For more information click here The ARENA/ASCA Swimmers Clinic
See you there!
See you there!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Validation!
My wife sent me this "Monday Motivation" the other day. If you have seen my presentation on teaching 9-10 year olds you know how I feel about the importance of validation in age group coaching. This is just a fun little video that demonstrates the power of making someone feel important and appreciated. Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Swim fast! PASS IT ON...
Many times I want to tell my kids to focus on a specific technique or idea in the middle of a set. I could put a hold on the set to speak to the group or I could tell each individual as they come into the wall. Either way, we only have a specific amount of time for each practice and as a coach being efficient is important. So, last season I tried something new. I decided to use the swimmers to do the work for me and disguise it as a game. In the middle of a backstroke set I told the first person to focus on rolling the shoulders up to the chin...then I said, PASS IT ON. The first person told the second person then pushed off at their specific interval. The second person told the third person and did the same. There was just enough time for each kid to pass on the information before they needed to leave the wall. Surprisingly, it worked perfect and each kid was rolling their shoulder up to the chin. I also got the feeling that the kids enjoyed taking some of the responsibility of helping out a teammate. It was a simple way to get the kids to think during a set with minimal interruptions and allow me extra time for individual coaching within the workout. Little kids love this! Any tips or tricks you use to make the workouts work for you?
Monday, May 16, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Swim-Golf (Swolf)!
Swim-Golf is a great distance per stroke game you can play with your kids. Some coaches call it Swolf. I was first introduced to it years ago by my friend and fellow coach, Paul Mazzarelle. It seems crazy to me that someone wouldn’t already know about this and perhaps that is why I never thought to post a blog about it. However, there are plenty of new coaches out there, like myself when I began to use it, and maybe some old ones that have never heard of it.
This week I talked to the kids about counting their stokes and trying to take the least amount of strokes per lap possible. Then we talked about tempo and how it relates to DPS in terms of overall speed and time. At that point we jumped into playing the game. I explained to them that there is a magic equation to fast swimming:
Optimum DPS + Optimum Tempo = FAST SWIMMING!
Swim-Golf is a tool to help them understand this concept...And it is a lot of fun. Here is how you play:
-Have the kids swim 25 yards (or 50 meters) and count their stokes.
-They also need to get their times when they get to the wall.
-Take the number of stokes and add that to the time it took to swim the lap and you have your score. Obviously, the lower the score the better (that is where the golf part comes in). So, if Johnny gets 12 strokes for a 25 yard free and his time is 16 seconds, his score is 28. After a lap we talk about how we can improve our score and we go again, and again, and again. We go over every possible way to potentially bring the number down, including streamlining farther, pushing off the walls harder, breathing less, and a whole bunch of technical things that the kids understand as time improving, distance per stroke enhancing ideas.
This week was a little different. I had the kids in teams. We took the total score from each swimmer and added them up for an entire team score. The team that had the lowest score won! I thought this team-game was a lot more fun for the kids than the individualized version. Either way, this is a great way to teach the relationship between DPS and tempo and how faster, more effective swimming is really done.
Any one else play SWOLF?
Monday, April 4, 2011
April Fools: Lane Ninja!
There have been a lot of good April Fools jokes around our pool deck over the last couple years. We have had a kid in a sling saying he broke his arm skateboarding, a parent saying they were taking the family to another team (not funny), and many more. Last year my kids got together and planned to do the opposite of everything I said until I lost my temper...that lasted 15 minutes before I was ready to blow.
This year I decided to send a “ninja” to another coaches lanes to see how long it would take the coach to notice.
My first two lane ninjas only lasted a couple minutes in the 11-12 Gold group because they got in the only lane that had two swimmers splitting...(not the smartest ninjas in the clan).
My other two lane ninjas successfully infiltrated the 11-12 Blue group, literally sneaking right in front of the coach, until one of the older kids shouted, “We’ve got 10 and unders in here!” and ruined it.
Then I sent a lone ninja to the 11-12 Silver group. This one was a little harder as there were two coaches in this group. So, I ran a little interference sparking up a conversation with the coaches while my ninja snuck right into a middle lane. She lasted at least 15 minutes and would have gone longer if a different coach hadn’t spilled the beans. My ninja was even going first and doing all the drills and everything. It was pretty funny.
My final lane ninjas went up to the teaching pool with the novice groups. This was going to be difficult to implement the infiltration and even harder to maintain covert operations. There were 4 coaches here! So, I ran interference again by asking some well thought out questions to confuse and disorient. My expert assassins slid right behind the coaches and got into the water with no problems. They didn’t last very long but how can you blame them...they went too fast!
It was a fun joke and all the coaches appreciated it. My only concern is that I will have a target on my back for next year. I will be watching my swimmers carefully.
Any good April fools jokes at your pool deck?
This year I decided to send a “ninja” to another coaches lanes to see how long it would take the coach to notice.
My first two lane ninjas only lasted a couple minutes in the 11-12 Gold group because they got in the only lane that had two swimmers splitting...(not the smartest ninjas in the clan). My other two lane ninjas successfully infiltrated the 11-12 Blue group, literally sneaking right in front of the coach, until one of the older kids shouted, “We’ve got 10 and unders in here!” and ruined it.
Then I sent a lone ninja to the 11-12 Silver group. This one was a little harder as there were two coaches in this group. So, I ran a little interference sparking up a conversation with the coaches while my ninja snuck right into a middle lane. She lasted at least 15 minutes and would have gone longer if a different coach hadn’t spilled the beans. My ninja was even going first and doing all the drills and everything. It was pretty funny.
My final lane ninjas went up to the teaching pool with the novice groups. This was going to be difficult to implement the infiltration and even harder to maintain covert operations. There were 4 coaches here! So, I ran interference again by asking some well thought out questions to confuse and disorient. My expert assassins slid right behind the coaches and got into the water with no problems. They didn’t last very long but how can you blame them...they went too fast!
It was a fun joke and all the coaches appreciated it. My only concern is that I will have a target on my back for next year. I will be watching my swimmers carefully.
Any good April fools jokes at your pool deck?
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Parenting Tips (for Swim Parents): "My Teacher (Coach) is Mean"
Here is a great article I found from Loveandlogic.com. I feel there are plenty of great tips on how to handle situations that may arise in your swimmers career.
“MY TEACHER IS MEAN!”
What to do when your child dislikes his or her teacher © 2002 By Dr. Charles Fay
As a parent and an educator, there aren’t too many things more distressing than hearing a child say, “I can’t go to school. My teacher is so mean!”
We don’t want to see our children in pain, especially when it’s caused by someone we need to trust for their emotional and mental well-being on a daily basis.
So, what can you say or do when your child comes home from school and complains about his or her teacher?
The most important thing to remember is the vast majority of teachers are caring, dedicated, and well trained. Each has his or her own style, and kids need to learn how to adapt. Just as kids benefit from teachers who are very warm and patient, they also can learn from some who are more business-like and demanding. Kids can even gain valuable life lessons from a caring teacher who is a bit cranky and cantankerous.
If your child is having trouble adjusting to his or her teacher, here are some easy-to-learn Love and Logic tips to effectively deal with the situation:
Tip 1: Listen and empathize if your child complains about a teacher.
When a child says something like, “My teacher is mean. I hate her,” what he or she needs most is a loving ear, not lectures, threats, or someone to “fix” the problem. Wise parents respond by asking, “You really don’t like her? That must be tough. If any kid is smart enough to find a way to get along with her, it would be you. ” Be sure to let the child know how much you love him or her, and be willing to listen to any concerns.
Tip 2: Resist the urge to talk badly about your child’s teacher or school.
Regardless of how much we might disagree with our child’s teacher or school, it is imperative to send our kids the following message: “Teachers are to be respected and listened to. You may not always agree with what they say or do, but it is NEVER acceptable for you to be disrespectful or disobedient toward them.”
Parents who make the mistake of saying negative comments about teachers in front of their children are setting their kids up for academic failure. When parents encourage children to learn how to positively deal with difficult teachers and stressful situations, their kids learn how to overcome challenges and solve their own problems. In other words, we rob our kids of an important learning opportunity if we allow them to blame teachers for their problems.
Parents who make the mistake of saying negative comments about teachers in front of their children are setting their kids up for academic failure. When parents encourage children to learn how to positively deal with difficult teachers and stressful situations, their kids learn how to overcome challenges and solve their own problems. In other words, we rob our kids of an important learning opportunity if we allow them to blame teachers for their problems.
Tip 3: Help your child understand that having a tough teacher is a good thing.
Smart parents ask their kids, “Why is it good that you have a tough teacher this year?” When their children shrug their shoulders and answer, “I don’t know,” these parents respond by saying, “You’re going to have a chance to learn you can be successful with even the most difficult people. That’s one of the most useful skills in life!”
Tip 4: Remember: By teaching children to get along with a demanding teacher, we also are teaching them how to succeed with a demanding boss.
Research has shown employees get along with even the most demanding bosses when they:
• Get to work just a bit early every day
• Show up with a smile and a positive attitude
• Listen and follow directions
• Work a bit harder than expected
• Get along well with other employees and customers
Kids who learn these skills at home and at school succeed with the most difficult teachers, get better grades, and eventually rise to the top of their chosen occupation.
Tip 5: Get involved only as a last resort.
Wise parents intervene on behalf of their children only when it is clear the teacher is so incompetent or negative that even the best behaved and most responsible student would find it impossible to adapt. Fortunately, these types of educators are rare.
When we follow these tips, we give our kids the gift of knowing they can succeed around all different types of people. Unfortunately, some parents steal this wonderful opportunity by trying to make sure their children’s teachers are “perfect.” Sadly, as adults, many of these children spend their lives being unhappy because other people are “mean”or “unfair.”
Don’t fall into this trap! Use these Love and Logic tips, and give your kids the responsibility and self-confidence they deserve.
Dr. Charles Fay is a nationally known speaker, parent, and school psychologist with the Love and Logic Institute in Golden, Colo. His book, Love and Logic Magic: When Kids Leave You Speechless, provides a host of helpful tips for teaching values, as well as handling other perplexing parenting issues. For more information about Love and Logic parenting and teaching techniques, call 1-800-LUV-LOGIC or visit www.loveandlogic.com.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Jessica Joy Rees...NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
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| JT, Jessie and Shaya Rees |
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| Jessie's motto: Never Ever Give Up |
Friday, March 11, 2011
In With The New!
A new season is beginning! What are your first steps toward ensuring another successful season with your age group swimmers?
Sometimes I ask myself the hard question...What did I do wrong last season? Where were my shortcomings and how can I improve on them this season? But more often I ask myself another question...What did I do right? Where were my strengths and what seemed to work?
After figuring out what went right and wrong, I start to brainstorm and begin to come up with my new season plan. Thinking about the needs of my new swimmers, I lay out the season starting with the swim meets to create the frame work. Then from there I can plan out my phases and add in test sets, skill work, video sessions, clinics, yardage, dryland and anything else that fits the needs of the group. Tip: You can use iCalendar or Google Calendar to lay out all your seasonal planning ideas.
It is important to recognize that this season will not go exactly the same as the last and you will likely need to make adjustments early and sometimes often. This is a NEW group and new swimmers always create new challenges to overcome. In my experience it is these challenges that give you the tools to overcome many of the obstacles you will face in your coaching career.
No matter what the obstacles are, if you have a passion for teaching the strokes and enriching young children’s lives, you will find a successful season right in front of you. Just stick to the plan and have fun....Bring on the new!
KEY IDEAS IN AGE GROUP SEASON PLANNING:
- Determine what your goals are based on the needs of the new swimmers in your group.
- Set up the framework for the season - swim meets.
- Plan your phases in 3-8 weeks cycles around the meets your kids will compete in. Set the season up so that the kids are in peak performance condition at the Championship meets.
- Add in the missing piece: Test sets, goal setting, video analysis, psychological skills training, etc...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Warm Up Science Project
How does change in temperature affect the speed of muscle response?
Well the data suggested what we all know is true...Temperature does affect the speed of muscle response.
He took a swimmer and had him place his hand in room temp water for 2 minutes. Then Braden counted the number of times the swimmer could open and close his hand in 30 seconds. He did the same thing in hot water and then in cold water. The swimmer was able to execute the most repeats in hot water, the second most number of repeats in room temp water and the least amount of repeats in cold water....Pretty relevant for young swimmers huh?!
I will be either doing this experiment every season on my own or asking Braden to come back and do it again and again. It was easy for the kids to understand and hit home with all of them. Great job B!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Set of the Week
As our Championship meet creeps closer and closer, I thought my kids were in need of some racing fun. So, we did this set 3 times last week and the kids loved it.
8x75 on 2:00 Free
I paired the kids up by similar speeds and racing abilities. While swimmer 1 swam a moderate first 50 of the 75, his partner waited on the wall. When swimmer 1 flipped and hit the wall to go on for the final 25, swimmer 2 pushed off (just a second later) and the pair raced side by side to the finish. They alternated positions each 50.
I liked this because it made the swimmers race through fatigue. They had to hold it together and race when they were tired. It also put them in positions where they were in the lead and had to hold off their opponents. And on the other side of it, catch the person ahead of them. Lots of good racing fun on this one.
You could play around with the amount of time you want swimmer 2 to wait on the wall after swimmer 1 hits. I had swimmer 2 push off right away the first time we did this set. The second time I had swimmer 2 push off a second late and that made the race more competitive. By the third time we did this set, I had the kids decide when they pushed off with the idea that they needed it to be a close race at the finish.
8x75 on 2:00 Free
I paired the kids up by similar speeds and racing abilities. While swimmer 1 swam a moderate first 50 of the 75, his partner waited on the wall. When swimmer 1 flipped and hit the wall to go on for the final 25, swimmer 2 pushed off (just a second later) and the pair raced side by side to the finish. They alternated positions each 50.
I liked this because it made the swimmers race through fatigue. They had to hold it together and race when they were tired. It also put them in positions where they were in the lead and had to hold off their opponents. And on the other side of it, catch the person ahead of them. Lots of good racing fun on this one.
You could play around with the amount of time you want swimmer 2 to wait on the wall after swimmer 1 hits. I had swimmer 2 push off right away the first time we did this set. The second time I had swimmer 2 push off a second late and that made the race more competitive. By the third time we did this set, I had the kids decide when they pushed off with the idea that they needed it to be a close race at the finish.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Dryland: The Nadador Way! - Presentation from the All-Sports Clinic 2011
My father has been battling a lung disease for the past 6 years. On Friday morning he passed away. He was going to come see me speak at a coaches clinic for the first time this weekend had he been healthy and able. It was extremely difficult to finish this presentation before the clinic, but I managed to pull it together. I feel that it is somewhat incomplete in the details. However, I thought that it went off successfully with the help of my mom and brother there to show support. I know my dad would have been proud.
3 Weeks to Great Flip Turns - Presentation from the All-Sports Clinic 2011
This was the second of the two in my first hour. The ideas are simple but can be used for any age athlete that is having trouble with their flip turns - specifically controlling the arms. Let me know what you think.
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Teaching the Underwater Dolphin Kick - Presentation from the All-Sports Clinic 2011
This was the first of 2 mini presentations that I did in my first hour at the All-Sports Clinic on Saturday. I thought that while the room was small the coaches who were present were excited to see some of the work I do with my kids on this subject. I had some good questions and feedback on this one. I have felt for some time now that it would be nice to see what more coaches are doing to promote better underwater kicking, especially at the young ages. Are we teaching it early enough? Are we training it? Well, this is what I am doing with my Gold and Blue 10 and under athletes at the Mission Viejo Nadadores. What are you doing? Comments please!
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Croc's - Shoes with holes...Really?
Lately I have been noticing these ridiculous looking shoes all over the pool deck. They are called Croc's. Why my swimmers are wearing these things is completely beyond me. They look silly, have holes in them, and offer no protection from the elements other than having a sole that covers the bottoms of their feet. What happened to Ugg's. Now those things were comfy, they were warm, and covered your feet from toes to shins.
With all the talk about warming up properly and staying warm, I would think my swimmers would go for the best possible choice in outdoor and cold weather protection. Unfortunately, it is cool to have cold feet. Or is it that kids are just too lazy to put socks and shoes on? I really don't know, but it bugs me to no end when I see my swimmers come to me before and after races with wet feet and these silly shoes with HOLES in them. Some other bone-headed things I see on my swimmers feet are sandals, Birkenstocks (leather, really?), fuzzy slippers, just socks, and bear naked tippy-toes with nothing on at all.
Here is a challenge to all swimmers, parents and coaches out there: Find a better shoe! Seriously, find the best possible way to go through a cold swim meet with warm dry feet. What do you say?
Here is a challenge to all swimmers, parents and coaches out there: Find a better shoe! Seriously, find the best possible way to go through a cold swim meet with warm dry feet. What do you say?
Friday, January 7, 2011
SoCal All-Sports Clinic Swimming Program
2011 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALL- SPORTS CLINIC SWIMMINGFRIDAY JANUARY 21, 2011 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine, CA - PELICAN HILL ROOM
12:00 - 12:50 PM JIM MONTRELLAPast USA Olympic Coach, Past ASCA National Coach of Year, Former Head Coach Ohio State,
5 x Big Ten Champions, USS National Mentor Coach
Teaching Turns of the Four Strokes - The 3 E’s Entry, Execution, Exit
1:00 - 1:50 PM JIM MONTRELLA
The 4 Common Denominators of the 4 Competitive Strokes
2:00 - 2:50 PM TONY CIARELLI -
Considerations for Strength Training of Female Athlete
3:00 - 3:50 PM JIM MONTRELLA
Tactical Side of Swimming: How to Win a Race, A Dual Meet, A League Championship
4:00- 4:30 PM BREAK -------------------
4:30 - 5:20 PM COREY STANBURYHead Coach (M/W) El Camino College, Over 100 athletes earned All-American honors, compiled 14 winning
seasons with 5 Conference titles. An El Camino swimmer has held 100 Fly record for Community College since 1999.
Coaching of Butterfly Swimmers - Learning the Stroke, Starts, Turns, Finishing, Workouts
5:30 - 6:20 PM FRANK ADDLEMEN ( Held in Volleyball Room, International Ballroom - A )Best Selling Author, “Winning Edge”, Member College of Sports Medicine
New Innovations: Understanding the Nutritional Requirements for Competition and Your Health
SATURDAY JANUARY 22, 2011 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine, CA - PELICAN HILL ROOM
9:00 - 9:50 A.M. ....…. GENERAL SESSION SPEAKER Salon D & E ………. Dr KEN RAVIZZA
America’s most distinguished sports psychologists, MLB, USOC, NFL, NCAA, Cal State Fullerton
Coaching Excellence for Today’s Athlete
10:00 - 10:50 AM AD’M DUSENBURY
Coach, Mission Viejo Nadadores, Ad'm has had more then 500 J.O. qualifiers, 80 Sectional qualifiers, 6 Junior National qualifiers,
75 Top 10 swimmers and 18 swimmers in the Top 3 in the Nation
Essentials of Constructing Best Training Sets
11:00 - 11:50 AM AD’M DUSENBURY
Dry Land Strength, Flexibility, Conditioning, Training
12:00 - 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK -------
1:30 - 2:20 PM RICK KLATTFormer World Record Holder, One original designers of Swim America Program. Aquatic Director Central USD &
Head Coach Fresno Dolphins Swim Team.
Freestyle Swimming: Understanding the Difference- Sprint / Distance
2:30 - 3:20 PM RICK KLATT
Favorite Workouts - What and Why / Pre Season /League Season / Championship Season
3:30 - 4:00 PM ---------------BREAK --------
4:00 - 4:50 PM BRYAN DEDEAUX
Coach, Mission Viejo Nadadores, Age Group Coach Of The Year
3 Weeks to Great Flip Turns-Teaching the Underwater Dolphin Kick5:00 - 5:50 PM BRYAN DEDEAUX-
Out of Water Cross Training for 12 & Under Swimmers
6:00 - 6:50 PM -- DICK VERMEIL -- GENERAL SESSION Speaker (Football # 2 & 3) …
One of FB Greatest Coaches / Motivators, 2 x NFL Coach of the Year, 2 x Super Bowl: Eagles & Champs - RAMS
The Essence of Leadership
SUNDAY JANUARY 23, 2011 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine, CA - PELICAN HILL ROOM
9:00 - 9:50 AM GREGG WILSON
One of the most honored coaches in swimming. 22 x Big West Conference Coach of Year, 35 Big West Conference Team Titles, Has produced Olympic Gold Medalists, World Record Holders, and 20+ NCAA Div I All Americans. Head Coach UC Santa Barbara
Breaststroke: Training, Starts, Turns, Finish, Tactics, Workouts
10:00 - 10:50 AM GREGG WILSON
Developing and Training Individual Medley Swimmers: Starts, Turns, Finish, Tactics, Workouts
11:00 - 11:50 AM GREGG WILSON
Planning and Implementation of Multiple Peak Season, The Season End Taper
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