With some recent talk about coaches, accomodating to swimmers, and swimmers obeying coaches, I thought I'd post a poll.
So who is receiving coached workouts? Do you like him/her? Do you like his/her workouts? Do they pay you attention, criticize and advise, or do they like to sit and read, or flirt with other swimmers/lifeguards?
Since changing teams I feel I am getting better coaching with the kids team, of course I am also paying alot more for it. Coach Rick treats me like one of the kids, with the exception of not having to yell at me to finish into the wall, do the whole set, or stop playing around.
Rick has corrected my strokes (we are still making corrections), my shoulders really have not hurt, yet I am doing more yardage than ever. He is teaching me to sprint again (used to be a sprinter in my youth, but due to swimming with a masters team filled with triathletes I have been trained as a distance swimmer for the last 3 years). I am looking forward to actually breaking some major sprint barriers this year, yet maintain my distance ability. That is the balance we are trying to achieve.
He keeps me accountable and is helping me to reach my goals. When he gave the assignment to the kids to turn in their long and short term goals, I was probably the first one to turn them in. Right now I have my own lane most of the time and on occasion I share it with 2 other people who never come at the same time. But when the Aquatic Center reopens the end of October I will probably have to swim with the Juniors. This week is the first week I can honestly say I kept up (stroke for stroke) with the Juniors in the workout.
My first outing after 5 weeks went really well with 3 best times and 2 really close, concidering it was a pentathlon with very little rest between events I would call this a success.
Since changing teams I feel I am getting better coaching with the kids team, of course I am also paying alot more for it. Coach Rick treats me like one of the kids, with the exception of not having to yell at me to finish into the wall, do the whole set, or stop playing around.
Rick has corrected my strokes (we are still making corrections), my shoulders really have not hurt, yet I am doing more yardage than ever. He is teaching me to sprint again (used to be a sprinter in my youth, but due to swimming with a masters team filled with triathletes I have been trained as a distance swimmer for the last 3 years). I am looking forward to actually breaking some major sprint barriers this year, yet maintain my distance ability. That is the balance we are trying to achieve.
He keeps me accountable and is helping me to reach my goals. When he gave the assignment to the kids to turn in their long and short term goals, I was probably the first one to turn them in. Right now I have my own lane most of the time and on occasion I share it with 2 other people who never come at the same time. But when the Aquatic Center reopens the end of October I will probably have to swim with the Juniors. This week is the first week I can honestly say I kept up (stroke for stroke) with the Juniors in the workout.
My first outing after 5 weeks went really well with 3 best times and 2 really close, concidering it was a pentathlon with very little rest between events I would call this a success.
