Like many clubs, we have a rule. "No water bottle, no swimming." We still allow the ones without water bottles to do dryland for the whole practice (it's hard!), with trips to the drinking fountain every 15 minutes. But they aren't getting in the water to swim without a bottle of water or a protein/dextrose… Continue reading Warm Weather, Dehydration and Swimmers
Month: May 2015
The Importance of Simple Concepts
I know this is going to sound like new-age jargon, but I can't emphasize enough the importance of coaching with simple concepts. This was really brought home to me this year with my volunteer coaching of a very special group of kids. They only train 2 consecutive days a week, 1 hour per day. And… Continue reading The Importance of Simple Concepts