Coaching with Purpose

I am kidding with the title. I just wanted to get your attention. In this article, I will talk about floating and staying afloat, not sinking, unless you do it gracefully. For some it is not as easy as it looks. I did not have that problem because I have always had fat in my…

Our Words Are Powerful Today, I want to bring you attention to the word TRY.    Have you ever caught yourself saying “I’ll try next time.” or ” Ok I’ll try that.” Perhaps coaches have you ever said, “can you try that section again.” Busted. I often use try. There is a much better word…

Do you ever have challenges getting the horizontal leg to stay stationary when the other leg is opening to split? What about the hips shifting while the leg opens to split? Those are common errors that happen to swimmers on the pike to split transition for Surface Prawn. Below is a link to a drill…

First off, I would like to mention that I do not consider myself the most artistic coach out there. I really prefer the technical side, so I work extra hard to boost up choreography skills. This is a really cool exercise that I am pretty sure I learned from Biz Price. What an amazing and…

I am super excited to have a guest post from members of the Vancouver Masters Synchro Club. I loved seeing all their posts on Instagram from Worlds in the picturesque Budapest and thought I would love to hear about their journey. Enjoy! My name is Jordan and I’ve been the head coach at Vancouver Masters Synchro since…

You want to improve your patterns this season, then follow the three steps I am going to lay out for you. Goal Set Please do not skip this step. It is very important and necessary. How many pattern changes per lap do you want in the routine? How many unique patterns changes do you want…

Have you or your swimmers ever went to competition and had everything go wrong? Do you get confused because you or your swimmers practice so well, but then at competition they cannot perform? Well, today is your lucky day. Today’s post is all about trying to get practice performances at competition. In my experience swimmers…

Today I wanted to follow-up on my Facebook Live Post I did on routine workouts. Here are some of my favourite routine workout ideas for team. 1/2 lap rewinds- when they finish a 1/2 lap rewind to the start of the section they just finished then push play. That is their rest. Lap by lap rewinds-…

I believe the roll back is a misunderstood transition. Swimmers too often begin with the head. This one needs to start like a thrust, with the lower back. The hips need to lift up, so the lower back has some room to sneak back. The correct sequencing should go: Hip lift, pelvic tilt and the…

How many of you have swimmers or are a swimmer that does circles in your support scull? Support scull circles can be a nightmare, but I am here today to make you think about those dreaded circles differently and perhaps you will learn to love circles. I can hear some of you now saying “NO…