Evaluating a SCY Season

I think it boils down to what each swimmer hopes to receive from the program. Ask them Give them a questionaire Interview them Why do you train here? What do you hope to accomplish? How pleased are you with the program? keep a file on each swimmer Each person I train with has layers of reasons why they choose the team and a particular training time out of the many choices in austin get in shape not get fat prepare for competition stay healthy feel good prepare for competition prepare for triathlons improve their technique hang out with their friends i'd say only 10 - 20% of our team enters masters meets one fellow I trained with just wants to get in and swim he didn't want stroke instruction as far as the team goes you could measure # of people at a practice # of swimmers per lane coaches per swimmer their general attitudes you could test swimmer abilities several times a season get times in the 50 fr 100 free 100 stroke 200 stroke 500 free 1500 free 10 x 100's on an interval you could measure coach performance like swimming knowledge likability communication skills % of swimmers in their training session that stay how appropriate work outs are for where they are in the season if they pay attention to their swimmers instruct and encourage you could interview people who leave the team and find out their reasons for leaving hope this helps, Ande Originally posted by Lucky McCharm What are the fundamental tools that successful teams use to evaluate their season? Does anybody have ideas, strategies, tools, or resources they can suggest? In general, we're interested in evaluating our coaching methods and team management so that our team can continue to grow and thrive.

Another way to judge is to look at how successful your team was at state. You have to remember though that here in Illinois only about 1/3 of our membership participated. Also, how many of your team members showed up for practice on a regular basis? How many stayed with the team throughout the season? Did a substantial number of people leave the team during the season? did many swimmers participate in meets throughtout the area or participate in postal swims? Another way to look at your success is to determine if any groups formed.