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?
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
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Smart Racing/Attitude Leads to Team Record
10 & Under 100 Individual Medley: Jessica was prepared to win. She had warmed up properly, been to all the practices, was seeded first and knew the competition was tough. She jumped in and competed her heart out...and got second...by two one hundredths of a second with a 1:05.58. The time was second in the nation, only behind the girl that beat her out. She knew that a weak back to breast turn and breathing into the finish were the mistakes that cost her the race. Instead of sulking and showing her disappointment in this near miss, she realized her mistakes, learned from them and took her motivation to excel into her next race.
10 & Under 50 Butterfly: It seemed like a long shot to win since the girl that beat her out in the 100 IM was seeded first with a very impressive and intimidating 29.93. However, Jessica seemed to be in complete control of her emotions. She was smiling and focused. Again, she jumped in and competed her heart out...and won...with a 29.03 by two tenths of a second and over a full second faster than her seeded time. What was most impressive about this win was her composure. She raced smart! She didn't thrash and power her way through the two laps. She swam like she does in practice with a focus on distance per stroke and timing - less strokes per lap combined with an optimal tempo and good breath control in and out of the walls lead to a new Mission Viejo Team record and a first place finish against the toughest competition she has faced this season.
Sometimes it takes a tough loss before you can realize your true potential. I think that is exactly what went through Jessica's head. She thrived on the competition and could have easily played it safe with a different event where that girl couldn't beat her. Instead she chose to test herself against a real threat. And in her pursuit for excellence she broke a team record that has stood since the early 80's.
10 & Under 50 Butterfly: It seemed like a long shot to win since the girl that beat her out in the 100 IM was seeded first with a very impressive and intimidating 29.93. However, Jessica seemed to be in complete control of her emotions. She was smiling and focused. Again, she jumped in and competed her heart out...and won...with a 29.03 by two tenths of a second and over a full second faster than her seeded time. What was most impressive about this win was her composure. She raced smart! She didn't thrash and power her way through the two laps. She swam like she does in practice with a focus on distance per stroke and timing - less strokes per lap combined with an optimal tempo and good breath control in and out of the walls lead to a new Mission Viejo Team record and a first place finish against the toughest competition she has faced this season. Sometimes it takes a tough loss before you can realize your true potential. I think that is exactly what went through Jessica's head. She thrived on the competition and could have easily played it safe with a different event where that girl couldn't beat her. Instead she chose to test herself against a real threat. And in her pursuit for excellence she broke a team record that has stood since the early 80's.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Dryland/Swim Combo Workout 2
4 Rounds in IM Order:
4x25 Kick - 20 Squat Jumps between laps
4x25 Swim - 10 Push Ups, 20 Burpees between laps
2x50 Swim - 20 Squat Jumps, 20 Burpees between laps
1x30 Seconds Rest
1x200 EZ Free Recovery
(All 25's & 50's are BLAST! All dryland is EXPLOSIVE!)
4x25 Kick - 20 Squat Jumps between laps
4x25 Swim - 10 Push Ups, 20 Burpees between laps
2x50 Swim - 20 Squat Jumps, 20 Burpees between laps
1x30 Seconds Rest
1x200 EZ Free Recovery
(All 25's & 50's are BLAST! All dryland is EXPLOSIVE!)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Intense Dryland/Swim Combo Workout
Last Friday coach Lindsey came up with a great idea to combine dryland and swimming to create an intense and fun practice that gave the kids a fresh new workout.
The workout:
Each swimmer pairs up with a partner. One swimmer does a specific dry land exercise while the other swims a 50 yard SPRINT. In order to switch, the swimmer must hop out & tag the one doing dryland. They then switch roles. We did 10 minute increments, followed by a 200 recovery kick....for one hour. First round consisted of freestyle 50 yd sprints. Dryland alternated between planks, squats, push ups, v-holds & burpees. 2nd round was butterfly 50 yd sprints, same dryland exercises. 3rd round was breastroke 50 yd sprints, same dryland exercises. Next time we will have faster transitions starting each 10 minute increment & get 4 rounds in! The last 30 minutes we worked on turns.
The workout:
Each swimmer pairs up with a partner. One swimmer does a specific dry land exercise while the other swims a 50 yard SPRINT. In order to switch, the swimmer must hop out & tag the one doing dryland. They then switch roles. We did 10 minute increments, followed by a 200 recovery kick....for one hour. First round consisted of freestyle 50 yd sprints. Dryland alternated between planks, squats, push ups, v-holds & burpees. 2nd round was butterfly 50 yd sprints, same dryland exercises. 3rd round was breastroke 50 yd sprints, same dryland exercises. Next time we will have faster transitions starting each 10 minute increment & get 4 rounds in! The last 30 minutes we worked on turns.
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