A note from The Head Coach

 

There is a plan…

Believe it or not each training session forms part of a plan. For all squads this is primarily aimed at ensuring all swimmers can develop great skills and great technique in all four strokes in preparation for competing. However, even though great skills & technique are at the forefront of each training session, it is important to build a great engine so that the swimmers can work harder for longer in preparation for all events.

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Swimmers will build the engine throughout the season, September – July, so that by the end they should find they are at their “fittest”. The aim of the plan is to help prepare and achieve both the competition and training objectives for the relevant squad, as set out in the squad criteria. Each swimmer will have their individual competitive goal, but the focus is towards Regional Championships, County Championships, and team selection for League galas.

The plan is, however, simply that. It’s put together by the coaching team to enable each swimmer in every squad to have the opportunity to achieve their best during each stage of their development. Ultimately it is the responsibility of each swimmer to achieve their best through commitment to the sessions available and their focus during each of those sessions. I’m a true believer that “practice makes permanent”. If swimmers regularly turn up to ALL the training sessions available to them and then fully focus during each of those sessions, the opportunity to be at consistently at their best is much greater than for those swimmers who only commit to a few of their sessions and then approach training half-heartedly.

The journey can by challenging and arduous, with many bumps to navigate. If you can trust the coaching team and the plan, hopefully the journey will be smoother and more enjoyable!
 

Head Coach