I had to completely throw out two consecutive practices last week. In this podcast, I talk about the reasons why and discuss how productive it was to embrace my failure and use it as a springboard into success.
Podcasts
The Swim Brief – Hiring Season
This is a special “Hiring Season” episode of the Swim Brief with Nico Messer and Chris DeSantis. They talk about the “season” from both the perspective of someone doing the hiring and someone looking for a job.
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 3 – Test Sets for Development Swimmers
What metrics are most useful to you in your coaching? Which ones give you the best sense of your athletes’ development?
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 2 – Mindful vs. Mindless Swimming
When you swim, are you mindful of what you’re doing, or mindless? Many of us use swimming as a means of “shutting off” our brains and taking some time to be without thought, without worry. I don’t think this works for competitive swimming; listen to find out why.
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 1 – Intro to the Ear
Episode 1 is an intro to the podcast and to its host. Sarah MacDonald is a Canadian coach who has worked with 12 & Under Age Group swimmers for the past 14 years.
The Swim Brief – Giving Thanks for Short Intervals
Coach Nico Messer and Coach Chris DeSantis talked about longer interval training a few weeks back. On this episode they tackle shorter intervals and all the stuff associated with it, whether it’s speed work or USRPT.
The Swim Brief – Talking Long Swims
Another Swim Brief Podcast with Coach Nico Messer and Coach Chris DeSantis talking about long distance training, especially longer repeats. What is it exactly? How do we define it?
The Swim Brief – What Makes a Good Clinic
Coach Nico has just criss-crossed the country in search of swimming knowledge, attending clinics and looking in on one of the top swimming environments in America.
The Swim Brief – Taper Talk
Nico and Chris talk taper – that’s right, we’re talking taper in September, which is probably the least likely month to taper in. That’s why its the best time to discuss it!
The Swim Brief – Professionalism, Hiring and Welcoming Criticism with Kathleen Klein Prindle
In a far reaching conversation with Kathleen Klein Prindle, we got a lot of answers from the Head Coach of Performance Aquatics and Vice President of the ASCA.