Hey everyone,
Megan and I put on a few clinics each summer and now that she is back from Beijing, we're setting a couple up. Generally we've gone and had the pleasure of visiting age group clubs, but have been thinking "Hey, we know some pretty awesome masters swimmers, too." We don't have too many masters teams around here though, so we're not really sure of the landscape of the teams and such. Do Masters swimmers enjoy clinics? Just wanted to check in and ask the professionals :weightlifter:
Best wishes!
Nathan
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I run Europe’s premier warm-weather training camp, attended by almost 100 masters swimmers. I have also organised and delivered swim clinics across Europe and Russia for masters swimmers.
I find that masters are the same wherever you go. They all need encouraging, most need stroke correction, some are happy just to be entertained! - but I’ve found the vast majority of them need help in coping with nerves before a race.
We cover, learning the value of Motor Imagery Training and how to effectively use mental rehearsal techniques. We go over race-day preparation and how to cope with, and control, pre-race nerves. Psychological toughness and how to ‘Think Like a Champion’is probably the best attended class.
I’ve also noticed that triathletes are much keener to learn, and improve, than masters swimmers. Maybe that’s a subject for another thread?
(I'm also looking for a head coach position at a masters club in the States, if anyone is interested!)
I run Europe’s premier warm-weather training camp, attended by almost 100 masters swimmers. I have also organised and delivered swim clinics across Europe and Russia for masters swimmers.
I find that masters are the same wherever you go. They all need encouraging, most need stroke correction, some are happy just to be entertained! - but I’ve found the vast majority of them need help in coping with nerves before a race.
We cover, learning the value of Motor Imagery Training and how to effectively use mental rehearsal techniques. We go over race-day preparation and how to cope with, and control, pre-race nerves. Psychological toughness and how to ‘Think Like a Champion’is probably the best attended class.
I’ve also noticed that triathletes are much keener to learn, and improve, than masters swimmers. Maybe that’s a subject for another thread?
(I'm also looking for a head coach position at a masters club in the States, if anyone is interested!)
