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?
I swim with the kids team partially because there is a coach. The masters team has a "coach" but most days he writes the workout on the board and then gets in to swim. I am the type that needs someone to correct my stroke on deck. The kids coaches are great. They are all trained. The one that I am swimming with now is an ASCA Level 1. He knows what he's talking about, too. As an adult in with kids I don't get "yelled" at as much but they still get on to me if I'm not doing it right and I love it. That's what I'm paying them to do.
Alison
I swim with the kids team partially because there is a coach. The masters team has a "coach" but most days he writes the workout on the board and then gets in to swim. I am the type that needs someone to correct my stroke on deck. The kids coaches are great. They are all trained. The one that I am swimming with now is an ASCA Level 1. He knows what he's talking about, too. As an adult in with kids I don't get "yelled" at as much but they still get on to me if I'm not doing it right and I love it. That's what I'm paying them to do.
Alison
