The primary take away that I got from reading this article was not whether the French were inferior or not (Leslie, how can you say that! ;) ), what I take away from this is that the suits make coaching more of a challenging. Not only must you consider the current suits when coaching, but you also must consider the future suits.
Should I teach my 8 year olds to swim with a stroke that works well with the suits that they wear now or should I encourage them to use a stroke that will work better with the tech suits that they will wear in 8 years. I think many coaches, myself included, haven't thought much about changing strokes to fit the current suits, let alone the future suits.
The primary take away that I got from reading this article was not whether the French were inferior or not (Leslie, how can you say that! ;) ), what I take away from this is that the suits make coaching more of a challenging. Not only must you consider the current suits when coaching, but you also must consider the future suits.
Should I teach my 8 year olds to swim with a stroke that works well with the suits that they wear now or should I encourage them to use a stroke that will work better with the tech suits that they will wear in 8 years. I think many coaches, myself included, haven't thought much about changing strokes to fit the current suits, let alone the future suits.
