Coaching with Purpose

It has been much too long since I have posted anything here. I went to the pool on Monday night with the Nova Synchro Club and I got some great videos and photos that I can use in my blog posts. At the end we played around with some pattern changes. They had a group of ten and…

I’m super excited to share this guest blog with you. The Aurora Synchro Club attended the Water Beauties training camp and they let us have a glimpse of their time in Las Vegas. I have talked with girls from two clubs that have attended these camps and they were over the moon when describing how it went. Enjoy this guest…

A more in depth look at my pattern book include excerpts from the book.

  I was posed this question from a reader and I am pretty sure it is an issue for most coaches and swimmers. Whether it is nearing a major competition or just day-to-day to training we can find our team looking not so crisp. So what can you do? Video Find video’s on youtube of…

Find out from a judge's perspective on going for feedback and from a coaches view point on how to better deliver feedback.

Tips for synchro on competing outdoors.

I was asked a while ago if I could write some tips on choreography for teams with a wide range of skill levels. This must be one of the most challenging things to do as a coach besides teaching beginners to do eggbeater. When I think of routines that I have seen or coached that have…

I am super excited to have guest blogger Sarah Urke this week sharing her experience with concussions. Sarah is currently a student at the University of Southern California and a former USA Synchronized Swimming National Team Member. I was waiting for the right time to post. When I was at the pool last week I saw…

I am super excited to have expert swim suit designer and suit maker, Courtenay Grant, writing a guest blog this week. Be sure to check out her website and follow her on Facebook.   It’s that Time of Year Again, Synchro Costume Time! As the synchro season begins and routines start to take shape swimmers and coaches start…

If you do this one thing, your season will run more smoothly, you will have better communication and less unnecessary misunderstandings. You will never be able to eliminate all problems, but this one thing will help get rid of many issues. And that is . . . have a parent meeting. The key points to…