I am currently attending Masters swimming sessions at a local swim club. The coach appears to be a strict, no nonsense coach and will not hesitate to chide and yell at swimmers who can't perform a drill properly. For instance, he lambasted at me and said I was a terrible swimmer when I performed poorly during the drills. I am new to Masters swimming so my hand and leg coordination is not that good compared to more seasoned swimmers. Furthermore, he did not allow me to go to the restroom and even forced me to finish a 500m set with a full bladder before I can even think of leaving the pool.
Is my coach being too unreasonable? Should I switch to a more lenient coach? I have to admit that my coach is excellent in correcting one's stroke and provides tons of useful tips. He will also praise swimmers for their good performance.
I am currently attending Masters swimming sessions at a local swim club. The coach appears to be a strict, no nonsense coach and will not hesitate to chide and yell at swimmers who can't perform a drill properly. For instance, he lambasted at me and said I was a terrible swimmer when I performed poorly during the drills. I am new to Masters swimming so my hand and leg coordination is not that good compared to more seasoned swimmers. Furthermore, he did not allow me to go to the restroom and even forced me to finish a 500m set with a full bladder before I can even think of leaving the pool.
Is my coach being too unreasonable? Should I switch to a more lenient coach? I have to admit that my coach is excellent in correcting one's stroke and provides tons of useful tips. He will also praise swimmers for their good performance.
It solely depends on you. Personally I'm a kind of person that will never tolerate anyone yelling at me. For me it doesn't matter how good coach is. I've got through it when I was a kid but at that time I had no choice. Now I would never allow that to happen to me again. At the same time I know some people who are totally fine with such type of coaches, moreover, this type of coaching works well for them. I just can wish them a good luck.
So it's completely up to you. If you don't feel well working with that person, change the coach. You may try to talk to the coach and explain your concerns, but in most cases that doesn't change anything. People rarely change.
I am currently attending Masters swimming sessions at a local swim club. The coach appears to be a strict, no nonsense coach and will not hesitate to chide and yell at swimmers who can't perform a drill properly. For instance, he lambasted at me and said I was a terrible swimmer when I performed poorly during the drills. I am new to Masters swimming so my hand and leg coordination is not that good compared to more seasoned swimmers. Furthermore, he did not allow me to go to the restroom and even forced me to finish a 500m set with a full bladder before I can even think of leaving the pool.
Is my coach being too unreasonable? Should I switch to a more lenient coach? I have to admit that my coach is excellent in correcting one's stroke and provides tons of useful tips. He will also praise swimmers for their good performance.
It solely depends on you. Personally I'm a kind of person that will never tolerate anyone yelling at me. For me it doesn't matter how good coach is. I've got through it when I was a kid but at that time I had no choice. Now I would never allow that to happen to me again. At the same time I know some people who are totally fine with such type of coaches, moreover, this type of coaching works well for them. I just can wish them a good luck.
So it's completely up to you. If you don't feel well working with that person, change the coach. You may try to talk to the coach and explain your concerns, but in most cases that doesn't change anything. People rarely change.
