I spent a good portion of my life training under a coach (a very wonderful coach). Now I'm kinda off on my own because at the moment I've got other priorities. I don't get a lot of training in, but I'm hoping to get in more. But right now I feel good not having some one tell me what to do, or stand over me shouting to go faster. Of course I think it would improve my speed and form and such, but right now is just not the time.
If I did decide to get a coach, I think I'd actually go back to my old coach, because I think he's pretty amazing and I like his attitude. For now I've been told I'm allowed to leech off his workouts (join the team's workouts but in another lane) since I just don't have the time to devote to being on the team. It's a USA team, not masters, so he's got an attendence requirement.
Anybody else training on their own? And if you do, do you still go to competitions? I'd definately be comfortable going to competitions without a coach, and unnattached.
i'm kind of a blend- we have 4 coached workouts a week in the winter and 2 a week in the summer. i try to swim at least 5 (but usually 6) days a week, so i have to train on my own somewhere between 2 and 4 days a week, depending on the time of year. it's actually a pretty nice set up, at least for me personally. i love our current coach but it's also nice to have a workout that is tailored specifically to myself... luckily i've not had any bad experiences with masters coaches... whew!
:)
i'm kind of a blend- we have 4 coached workouts a week in the winter and 2 a week in the summer. i try to swim at least 5 (but usually 6) days a week, so i have to train on my own somewhere between 2 and 4 days a week, depending on the time of year. it's actually a pretty nice set up, at least for me personally. i love our current coach but it's also nice to have a workout that is tailored specifically to myself... luckily i've not had any bad experiences with masters coaches... whew!
:)
