Writing workouts on dry-erase board, or something else?
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I'm wondering what some other coaches use to post their workouts -- you don't need to be a coach to respond to this -- tell me how your coach posts the workouts.
I've used a dry-erase board mostly in the past. But now that I'm coaching Masters, (instead of age-groupers) I would need to buy 3 or 4 dry-erase boards to use for each lane, since each lane is tailored for a specific workout. And 3 or 4 big dry-erase boards is going to be expensive.
I've also used large notecards and Sharpie permanent markers to post workouts before. Then I stick the notecard on a kickboard and no matter how wet it gets, the marker doesn't run.
I'm wondering if anyone has ever used overhead transparency sheets and a semi-permanent marker? (like the kind where you use rubbing alcohol to clean it off, not the kind that cleans off in water)
Hope to hear some good ideas from you guys!
---swimandpedal
My coach has a stack of laminated two sided sheets with workouts on them. He sticks one to a kickboard so we can see.
My old coach printed workouts as small as possible and gave each lane one by sticking it to the side of the pool at the end of the lane. After the workout we'd peel them off and throw them away.... or some people would bring their own plastic bags and keep the water out of them so they could use the workout later.
Nobody has a coach that just vocally tells you what the sets are?
Hmm. All of my coaches in history, except one, worked that way. Even when they had to deal with various speeds, abilities and stroke groups.
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My coach writes on one dry-erase board. She/he makes columns and writes a specific workout or interval for each lane and keeps it somewhat in the middle of all the lanes ... it works well for us.
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We get the daily menu on an 8 1/2" x 11" computer print out tucked into a nice plastic baggie....which we then paste onto a nearby water soaked kick board.
The coach does read aloud each set before getting everyone started. I think it's got to be a challenge to do it all on a chalk board if different lanes are working with a separate interval.
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I am rubbish at keeping paper records.
As a coach I record all my schedules in excel. I then covert these to a readable and easily read programme for my swimmers.
I print this out onto an A4 sheet that I stick (with water) onto a kickboard for the end of each lane at each end.
This works fine. I like white boards but there are always some swimmers who can't see that far. :)
Originally posted by Jeff Commings
Nobody has a coach that just vocally tells you what the sets are?
Hmm. All of my coaches in history, except one, worked that way. Even when they had to deal with various speeds, abilities and stroke groups.
I was thinking the exact same thing Jeff. All of my coaches, age group through college, just told us what to do. In masters every one has written in on a white board.
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Originally posted by knelson
I was thinking the exact same thing Jeff. All of my coaches, age group through college, just told us what to do. In masters every one has written in on a white board.
I'm sure there is an explanation for this, if I could just remember what it is!:D
Originally posted by Jeff Commings
Nobody has a coach that just vocally tells you what the sets are? My coach gives us our workout verbally, and is on deck giving praise, splits, and general encouragement.
The down side of this, trying to remember what she tells us (or simply paying attention in the first place). Was that 4 times 3X200 on 3:00 and 3:15 odd sets descending free, even sets breath control fly? What?
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Would you believe....a chalkboard?! *gasp*
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Waterproof printed card on the deck for each Lane.
