I am wondering if there are commonly used metrics for use by fitness swimmers to measure their progress. As we all know it is easier to maintain motivation if one feels one is improving. What I am looking for are things the non-competitive swimmer can use to measure their progress in the pool. Metrics that could be measured in club workouts would be ideal.
Some of things that come to mind are distance in a given time (T60, T30, T20, T15, T10, T5) and time for distance (400m, 1000m, 1500m, 5km). Also some sort of stroke count metric might be good, 50m time plus stroke count being the most commonly cited.
My goal is to embed these into an online log that people can use to track their progress.
Any suggestions?
I use trainingpeaks for my coaching and like it.
There are a couple of different programs that you can use to plan a year and send out workouts. Trainingpeaks does that but also has good feedback management. When I open the page for a client I can see from the color coding if they have done the workout and logged it or cut it short, or not logged it.
The feedback is excellent. I receive an email every time an athlete logs a workout. The feedback is what puts the trainingpeaks a step aove the other programs out there.
You can also setup a forum just for the athletes you coach.
Not sure of your situation but trainingpeaks would be used mostly for individual athletes with different workouts. If you were coaching in a squad type format I'm not sure how it would benefit you.
I use trainingpeaks for my coaching and like it.
There are a couple of different programs that you can use to plan a year and send out workouts. Trainingpeaks does that but also has good feedback management. When I open the page for a client I can see from the color coding if they have done the workout and logged it or cut it short, or not logged it.
The feedback is excellent. I receive an email every time an athlete logs a workout. The feedback is what puts the trainingpeaks a step aove the other programs out there.
You can also setup a forum just for the athletes you coach.
Not sure of your situation but trainingpeaks would be used mostly for individual athletes with different workouts. If you were coaching in a squad type format I'm not sure how it would benefit you.
