New masters coach that would like to get some good Ideas to spice up my practices

The coach of our smallish team (usually about 9 or 10 swimmers, three one-hour practices a week) has helped a few of us make it into the USMS Top 10. His practices have taken me from utterly mediocre to reasonably good at swimming--at age 50, I am doing the same or better times than I did in college, thanks to Bill White. If you want some ideas, you can check out his practices, which he posts on the day of the workout at: www.geocities.com/.../ I used to write workouts myself, and I came to conclude that every coach has a kind of idiosyncratic style--almost like workout fingerprints--which are unique to that coach. As much variety as you try to put into it, you will inevitably start repeating yourself. That's why I applaud your idea of looking for good ideas from other coaches. Check out, as well, the workouts on this forum in the Workouts section. Good luck. Oh--I should add: Don't be afraid to invent your own workouts too! Even if you are a rookie, trust your instincts! Listen to your swimmers a little, but challenge them too. You will come up with good tailored practices for your group of swimmers--then use some ideas for others now and then to add some spice and variety. But have faith in your own ideas first and foremost! And praise be to Bill White, the guru of Sewickley Swimming!

The coach of our smallish team (usually about 9 or 10 swimmers, three one-hour practices a week) has helped a few of us make it into the USMS Top 10. His practices have taken me from utterly mediocre to reasonably good at swimming--at age 50, I am doing the same or better times than I did in college, thanks to Bill White. If you want some ideas, you can check out his practices, which he posts on the day of the workout at: www.geocities.com/.../ I used to write workouts myself, and I came to conclude that every coach has a kind of idiosyncratic style--almost like workout fingerprints--which are unique to that coach. As much variety as you try to put into it, you will inevitably start repeating yourself. That's why I applaud your idea of looking for good ideas from other coaches. Check out, as well, the workouts on this forum in the Workouts section. Good luck. Oh--I should add: Don't be afraid to invent your own workouts too! Even if you are a rookie, trust your instincts! Listen to your swimmers a little, but challenge them too. You will come up with good tailored practices for your group of swimmers--then use some ideas for others now and then to add some spice and variety. But have faith in your own ideas first and foremost! And praise be to Bill White, the guru of Sewickley Swimming!