To quote Gull: What is the right mix of technique and endurance for a Masters athlete (who wants to be competitive, say, at Nationals) with a finite amount of time to train?
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Once I had a discussion with my meet director over a Masters meet. She was critiquing somebody saying to the effect that they should just lighten up, it was "just" Masters swimming.
The individual in question was in fact in the swimming profession and his livelihood depended on having some respect as a competitor who could "walk the walk". So why should he "lighten up" when her decisions (which were breaking some USMS rules) could affect his status as an expert ?
As serious as amateur competitors can be, it takes it up to an entire new level if swimming is how you support yourself & family.
I don't understand your point. Was the coach asking him to do something illegal? Explain.
It's also a different thing to lighten up on a discussion forum as opposed to lighten up on the job. And if lightening up means to stop criticizing others, isn't that a good thing? Or is someone making their living in swimming always right and given free rein to criticize with their own criticism beyond challenge?
As for "walking the walk," no one's stopping Terry. We've heard about his workouts, his times, and his LD records often. The workouts in particular are pretty interesting. So we believe he is a successful masters swimmer. I believe there are other coaches and former coaches on this forum as well as Terry. Yet they don't seem to draw fire. I don't think it's only because of Terry's purportedly revolutionary theories (which a lot seem to like), I think it's because of the way he conveys them. So, whilst he is making his living, he should be more mindful of how he comes across in his profession. He also might wonder if this is the best place to go off on a shoulder or other "crusade" when he already knows that most people don't agree with him on this issue. (No one agreed with him on shoulders as I recall.) It makes one wonder if he is taking his profession seriously when he intentionally courts controversy and then acts defensely when it's at his door. He seems to almost like being the victim of frequent attacks, which makes one wonder again if he's provoking them. It's possible, also, that even though swimming is his profession, that sometimes he's right and sometimes he's wrong. Just saying it's possible now.
Once I had a discussion with my meet director over a Masters meet. She was critiquing somebody saying to the effect that they should just lighten up, it was "just" Masters swimming.
The individual in question was in fact in the swimming profession and his livelihood depended on having some respect as a competitor who could "walk the walk". So why should he "lighten up" when her decisions (which were breaking some USMS rules) could affect his status as an expert ?
As serious as amateur competitors can be, it takes it up to an entire new level if swimming is how you support yourself & family.
I don't understand your point. Was the coach asking him to do something illegal? Explain.
It's also a different thing to lighten up on a discussion forum as opposed to lighten up on the job. And if lightening up means to stop criticizing others, isn't that a good thing? Or is someone making their living in swimming always right and given free rein to criticize with their own criticism beyond challenge?
As for "walking the walk," no one's stopping Terry. We've heard about his workouts, his times, and his LD records often. The workouts in particular are pretty interesting. So we believe he is a successful masters swimmer. I believe there are other coaches and former coaches on this forum as well as Terry. Yet they don't seem to draw fire. I don't think it's only because of Terry's purportedly revolutionary theories (which a lot seem to like), I think it's because of the way he conveys them. So, whilst he is making his living, he should be more mindful of how he comes across in his profession. He also might wonder if this is the best place to go off on a shoulder or other "crusade" when he already knows that most people don't agree with him on this issue. (No one agreed with him on shoulders as I recall.) It makes one wonder if he is taking his profession seriously when he intentionally courts controversy and then acts defensely when it's at his door. He seems to almost like being the victim of frequent attacks, which makes one wonder again if he's provoking them. It's possible, also, that even though swimming is his profession, that sometimes he's right and sometimes he's wrong. Just saying it's possible now.
