Is your coach a teacher of technique and lays out workouts?
Or is your coach a person who just lays out your workouts?
I was going to add this to Andes Swimming Blog but thought it might no be appropriate.
My former coach did some stroke coaching and developed workouts, but they were primarily for the distance oriented individuals on our team. Since I left I have noticed they are doing more of a variety in their workouts, but still a distance oriented workout overall.
Since switching to the kids team in Aug. my new coach does a great job of both creating workouts and helping with stroke correction. He assignes drills that actually help correct the flaws in my strokes. This change was the best move I ever made for my swimming. Even my sprints are now dropping by 2 and 3 seconds, where they had been stagnant for the past 3 years.
Yesterday we had a start and turn clinic, I think everyone came away with something useful to work on. I know I did.
My former coach did some stroke coaching and developed workouts, but they were primarily for the distance oriented individuals on our team. Since I left I have noticed they are doing more of a variety in their workouts, but still a distance oriented workout overall.
Since switching to the kids team in Aug. my new coach does a great job of both creating workouts and helping with stroke correction. He assignes drills that actually help correct the flaws in my strokes. This change was the best move I ever made for my swimming. Even my sprints are now dropping by 2 and 3 seconds, where they had been stagnant for the past 3 years.
Yesterday we had a start and turn clinic, I think everyone came away with something useful to work on. I know I did.
