Coach or Fitness ???

Is your coach a teacher of technique and lays out workouts? Or is your coach a person who just lays out your workouts? The way you word this might seem to put down the non-technique coaches. But a good workout coach can be pretty valuable too. My coach works on technique (especially with less experienced swimmers) but he is an excellent motivator as well. He has good workouts, always has a watch in hand, and seems to know exactly what each person is capable of doing, regardless of ability level, and pushes them (in a good way) to go faster. I don't know how he can keep it all straight in his head. He also seems to get most people to want to compete. I know it is not everyone's cup of tea, but I think 90% of our workout group went to our last local swim meet. (It helped that it was held in our own pool, of course.) Everyone had a blast, too.

Is your coach a teacher of technique and lays out workouts? Or is your coach a person who just lays out your workouts? The way you word this might seem to put down the non-technique coaches. But a good workout coach can be pretty valuable too. My coach works on technique (especially with less experienced swimmers) but he is an excellent motivator as well. He has good workouts, always has a watch in hand, and seems to know exactly what each person is capable of doing, regardless of ability level, and pushes them (in a good way) to go faster. I don't know how he can keep it all straight in his head. He also seems to get most people to want to compete. I know it is not everyone's cup of tea, but I think 90% of our workout group went to our last local swim meet. (It helped that it was held in our own pool, of course.) Everyone had a blast, too.