In this episode Coach Sarah briefly discusses two different scenarios she found herself faced with recently, both of which caused her to think more critically about the ways she takes pride in the coaching profession.
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Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 16 – Catfish in the Pool
This week on the Swimmer’s Ear, I’m going to tell you why having catfish in your pool is important for you and your athletes.
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 15 – Guessing Weird Drill Names
For this episode of the Swimmer’s Ear, I took to Facebook to find the weirdest drill names that coaches have in their arsenal, and I tried to guess what the drills were!
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 13 – Burnout
In this episode of the Swimmer’s Ear I discuss some research I’ve been doing for my Masters project. How do parents, peers, and coaches impact a swimmer’s engagement in the sport? Whose fault is it when a swimmer quits for good?
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 12 – June Syndrome
It’s June and my swimmers have “June Syndrome”! This doesn’t only happen in June – it also happens in December around the Holidays. In this bonus episode, I solicit advice from fellow coaches as I myself am at a loss of what to do.
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 8 – Worst 400 IM Ever
Do you remember the first time you swam 400 IM? I imagine it wasn’t the greatest. In this Podcast I discuss why you should consider embracing the “worst 400 IM ever” mentality with your young swimmers.
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 6 – Teaching Feel
This week, Twitter users voted that I should discuss how to teach “feel!” As promised, this week I provide a description of “feel” as well as some tools coaches can use to teach it to their young athletes.
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 5 – No Bad Fly
This week I discuss my efforts to change my coaching style to embrace my swimmer’s abilities in a more positive way. I spent a week coaching my athletes to stop swimming bad butterfly – but you’ll have to listen to find out how.
Swimmer’s Ear – Episode 4 – Turning a Bad Practice into a Good Practice
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.
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?