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It’s the time of the year again where many teams find themselves in the middle of their season with all kinds of different qualifying meets on schedule before the big end of summer championships will take over athletes’ and coaches’ lives alike. Adding to an already busy time is the looming next season and the daunting task of coming up with the plan.
At this time the last two years we were deep into the pandemic and talking “home office” or creative ways to provide training while navigate these challenging weeks and months.
The shortest month of the year was packed with highlights! In the beginning of February, our own Coach Nico took over the Streamline Teams Instagram account to provide insights into the daily training in Solothurn and provided the second guest post on their blog.
Have you ever given any thought to where your coaching philosophy came from? The first step into developing a coaching philosophy is to define a set of personal coaching standards, values and principles that will guide you throughout your coaching career.
The Tamalpais High School Girls Swimming Challenge is aiming to help generate financial support for their program. These girls spend many long hours chasing that black line on the bottom of the pool in pursuit of improving themselves, and their team, and they need our support!
Thinking outside the box is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. When it comes to thinking outside the box, it’s essential that you are prepared to take risks and make mistakes.
January flew by in the blink of an eye! We are excited to finally tell you about our partnership with Streamline Teams and provide the usual updates on all activities on the platform.
Year two of the global pandemic wasn’t much less of a challenge and not as much of a return to normalcy as we were hoping to experience. This past year also impressively highlighted how hard it’s to imagine that any profession is more important and has had as significant of an impact on other people than the coaching profession!
One component that isn’t talked about a great deal – perhaps ever – is how to incorporate workouts from other coaches into your plan and your style as a coach. We all love seeing the latest and greatest from the top coaches – the technique, the lingo, the new drills and sets – it’s exciting and infuses our workouts with excitement.
December is the month where we look back on everything that has happened on the platform and prepare to wrap up the year. For the swimming community, the last month of the year will provide opportunities to spend a few days away from the pool with family and loved ones before indulging into the traditional holiday training.