Hosting my first masters practices this week.... variety of skill levels. Hour long practices. Any tips for good first week practices?? (new to coaching masters, but have been swimming/coaching for 35 years)....
any and all advice welcomed!
Mahalo!
Hosting my first masters practices this week.... variety of skill levels. Hour long practices. Any tips for good first week practices?? (new to coaching masters, but have been swimming/coaching for 35 years).... any and all advice welcomed! Mahalo!
Be fun & have fun
get to know your swimmers, their situations, injuries, backgrounds/stories, goals & plans (give them questionaires or have meetings)
gear your workouts towards the needs of the majority, on my team most swimmers are fitness swimmers and triathletes who rarely do meets
Divide the lanes up by ability & fitness levels
Write challenging but doable sets, vary intervals by the ability of the lane
Be flexible, masters have outside lives, jobs obligations & various meet / event plans, so we can come when we want, leave when we need to, skip when we need to & modify sets to fit our needs as long as we don't get in the way of others in our lanes
Create an email list and get cell #'s
keep folks in the loop on the schedule and any changes
Be fun & have fun
Hosting my first masters practices this week.... variety of skill levels. Hour long practices. Any tips for good first week practices?? (new to coaching masters, but have been swimming/coaching for 35 years).... any and all advice welcomed! Mahalo!
Be fun & have fun
get to know your swimmers, their situations, injuries, backgrounds/stories, goals & plans (give them questionaires or have meetings)
gear your workouts towards the needs of the majority, on my team most swimmers are fitness swimmers and triathletes who rarely do meets
Divide the lanes up by ability & fitness levels
Write challenging but doable sets, vary intervals by the ability of the lane
Be flexible, masters have outside lives, jobs obligations & various meet / event plans, so we can come when we want, leave when we need to, skip when we need to & modify sets to fit our needs as long as we don't get in the way of others in our lanes
Create an email list and get cell #'s
keep folks in the loop on the schedule and any changes
Be fun & have fun
