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Interview with Canada’s Synchronized Swimming Head Coach – Meng Chen
At the 2014 Canadian Open I had the pleasure of sitting down with the head coach of Canada’s Senior National Team, Meng Chen. Anytime you can pick the brain of an international coach, you should do so. I asked Meng how the FINA World Cup in Quebec City fit into the team’s overall strategy. I absolutely…
Read MoreSynchronized Swimming Summer Camps 2014
I got asked a few weeks ago about synchro summer camps and I thought what a great idea to blog about. So here it is, synchro camps around the world. If you read this blog and your synchro swimming camp is not listed please send me the link to your camp information so I can promote…
Read MoreThe 2014 Canadian Open Synchronized Swimming Championships
Sorry it’s been a while since my last blog post. Honestly, I have been spending every free moment I have on the computer working on my book so it is ready when Human Kinetics contacts me. This past weekend I attended the Canadian Open. It was the first time I have ever attended as a…
Read More5 Must Do’s for Routine Training
First off the photo really has nothing to do with the post, but I thought it was cute and at the very least pool related. Perhaps I should have titled the post “get your ducks in a row”. Anyways . . . Many of you are heading into your biggest competitions of the season, so I thought…
Read MoreFirst Leg of Walkover Back and Ariana
I think the first leg of walkover back and ariana gives coaches and athletes much grief. It is one the most requested skills for me to go over when I consultant. Today’s blog is going to cover the basics of teaching and correcting the beginning of this skill. I will cover the transition scull in…
Read MoreAre you ready for your best day ever?
Great gluten-free breakfast idea. Perfect for athletes.
Read More4 Words to Avoid When Coaching
I hope all of my readers who went to the Canadian Qualifier this past week are pleased with the progress they are making and are excited for the next opportunity to compete. Most importantly though, congratulations. I was trying to think about ways that a coach could be more effective with their feedback at practice.…
Read MoreGet Empowered
Today’s blog post has been inspired by my own training for a marathon. If you would have asked me Dec 31, 2013 when I registered to run the Edge to Edge marathon, if I thought running for more than an hour would be “easy”, I’d probably have said no. I would have imagined much pain,…
Read MoreThe Competition Warm-up
I struggled a bit with what to write about this week, but after being to some competitions over the last month I thought I should discuss the competition warm-up. Just to make sure we are all talking about the same thing, I am referring to the warm-up a team has just prior to competing. The…
Read MoreSleep and Performance
After reading this post it should be clear why I posted my electronics for a post on sleep. On February 12, 2014 I listened to the Krush Performance show, the featured guest was Dr. Samuel from the Centre for Sleep and Human Performance in Calgary. Dr. Samuel worked with the Canadian Olympic team on their sleep programs prior to…
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