So, coaches are getting some bad press in a couple of other threads, so I thought it might be interesting to talk about who has really impressed us as a coach (masters or open) and what it was about that coach that was so good. Ok, I'll go first.
A fellow named Archie Mckinnon was my first coach in age group, when I was 7-9yrs old & was flat out the best communicator I have ever seen. He let us know why we were doing what we were doing, what we were going to do & consulted us frequently as to what we wanted to get from our swimming (us individually, not the parents). Sounds out of a modern textbook, right? This was 1959-62 I've never had a coach since who came close to him, which had a great deal to do with me leaving swimming when I was fourteen.
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JACK NELSON
Jack Nelson continues to be one of the greatest influences for me. One inspirational sentence from him was worth a thousand words from another coach. I still quote him to my kids. A guy who overcame tremendous odds as a young person and proved his trademark phrase, "Access to Success is Through the Mind."
JACK NELSON
Jack Nelson continues to be one of the greatest influences for me. One inspirational sentence from him was worth a thousand words from another coach. I still quote him to my kids. A guy who overcame tremendous odds as a young person and proved his trademark phrase, "Access to Success is Through the Mind."
