Anybody out there run into triathletes that do not have a swimming background but have decided that because they have done a few triathlons that they are experts? I'm seeing this an awful lot these days. It can be a challenge to coach these folks because they are not open to new ideas or suggestions on drills. Anybody been able to handle this situation successfully?
My friend kindly handled the situation for me. She said "since John can kick faster than you can swim, I will listen to John"
Interesting thread. I totally agree with the quote above. My wife teaches adult and kid swim lessons, she used to age-group swim and swam competitively in high school, and is planning on competing again. She coaches two triathletes and gives them various workouts that they can handle. One thing she has them do is stroke work/counting/reducing strokes, and various interval training. Kicking and sprinting is also involved. One "student" goes with the program, the other doesn't see the point in interval, kicking or sprint work.
She tries to compare running/biking different distances at different intervals to the same thing in swimming, but it doesn't seem to sink in. Not sure what the hang up is, but as noted above, when someone can kick faster than you swim, you might want to open the mind up some.
My friend kindly handled the situation for me. She said "since John can kick faster than you can swim, I will listen to John"
Interesting thread. I totally agree with the quote above. My wife teaches adult and kid swim lessons, she used to age-group swim and swam competitively in high school, and is planning on competing again. She coaches two triathletes and gives them various workouts that they can handle. One thing she has them do is stroke work/counting/reducing strokes, and various interval training. Kicking and sprinting is also involved. One "student" goes with the program, the other doesn't see the point in interval, kicking or sprint work.
She tries to compare running/biking different distances at different intervals to the same thing in swimming, but it doesn't seem to sink in. Not sure what the hang up is, but as noted above, when someone can kick faster than you swim, you might want to open the mind up some.
