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.
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The YMCA team I swim with has pretty well gotten the shaft from the YMCA, so I've really had to go it alone lately. And I mean ALONE - the pool I swim at mostly now (Penn State-Harrsiburg) is a lovely facility, but often I have the pool almost entirely to myself. Last Saturday, I did 6500 yards (long, easy technique swim) with absolutely no one else other than the lifeguard even in the pool area. It's often like that. On the other hand, no fighting over lane etiquette, noodlers in the way, or kids jumping on top of me, but still...
-LBJ
The YMCA team I swim with has pretty well gotten the shaft from the YMCA, so I've really had to go it alone lately. And I mean ALONE - the pool I swim at mostly now (Penn State-Harrsiburg) is a lovely facility, but often I have the pool almost entirely to myself. Last Saturday, I did 6500 yards (long, easy technique swim) with absolutely no one else other than the lifeguard even in the pool area. It's often like that. On the other hand, no fighting over lane etiquette, noodlers in the way, or kids jumping on top of me, but still...
-LBJ
