The question from the lastest episode of deckpass http://www.deckpass.com/. Does the coach make the swimmer or does the swimmer make the coach? lets hear some disscusion on this.
Solar:
This is what I thought too. I've heard of people talk about innate pace clocks and feel. I, unfortunately, do not have an innate pace clock. But I'm a whimpy sprinter, so I'm going to worry about other things.
But I have also seen some great athletes, who have participated in multiple sports (even those hand/eye coordination sports), really excel in the pool too. I have also heard a coach (non-swimming, admittedly) comment that he would rather have a "great athlete" with "zee passion" on his team than someone who had pre-existing skills but not "zee passion." (This is how he said it, not me.)
Solar:
This is what I thought too. I've heard of people talk about innate pace clocks and feel. I, unfortunately, do not have an innate pace clock. But I'm a whimpy sprinter, so I'm going to worry about other things.
But I have also seen some great athletes, who have participated in multiple sports (even those hand/eye coordination sports), really excel in the pool too. I have also heard a coach (non-swimming, admittedly) comment that he would rather have a "great athlete" with "zee passion" on his team than someone who had pre-existing skills but not "zee passion." (This is how he said it, not me.)
