It's About More Than Just Swimming
Written By: Jennifer Wallace So many topics came to mind while contemplating what to write for this article. But which one was right for...
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Oct 29, 20216 min
Skills To Help Achieve A Work-Life Balance
I’ve seen so many talented friends & colleagues get into this profession for all the right reasons, only to leave because of the long hours.
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Oct 27, 20214 min
Clarity
Providing clarity creates connection, trust, and transparency for others (avoiding stress, confusion, and frustration).
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Oct 21, 20214 min
Reimagining Athlete Placement
When we made the decision to grow these groups, we sat at about 350 swimmers. In the time since, we have grown about 250 swimmers.
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Oct 19, 20215 min
It’s All In The Hips: The Focal Point For Breaststroke Power & Timing
Breaststroke is a prime example where there is a wide array of techniques to achieve maximum speed...
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Oct 15, 20215 min
How To Be A "Tough Coach"
Countless coaches throw the term “Toughness” around to athletes as a cliché. It is a buzz word.
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Oct 14, 20214 min
Coaching Connections & Career Development
Coaching is an imperfect journey. There’s no correct path, book to read, or youtube video to watch that will make you a great coach.
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Oct 12, 20215 min
Collaborative Learning
My quick take is don’t be afraid to ask questions, create friendships, and ask advice of other coaches.
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Oct 7, 20217 min
Growing Pains
When I transitioned to college swimming, it was the first of many difficult growth spurts I would face in my life.
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Oct 5, 20214 min
Take Your Stretch Cord Game To The Next Level
Over my career, one of the most versatile tools that I have used with my athletes is the in-water stretch cord (rubber tubing with a belt).
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Streamline Teams
Oct 2, 20214 min
What Comes Next?
I believe that a platform like Athletic Academy is unconventional and very special, because life after swimming is new and, frankly, scary.
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Streamline Teams
Sep 30, 20214 min
Building Future Leaders
If I had to pick five fundamentals that create a good leader, those would be: Awareness, Passion, Enthusiasm, Communication & Vision.
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Sep 29, 20213 min
Admiration
Admiration is an amazing thing. It simply requires qualities that you actively work to acquire and/or you naturally possess.
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Sep 28, 20214 min
Braving The American Dream
My main focus was to pursue my passion in the USA, so that’s all I thought about....
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Sep 25, 20213 min
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
So what's next for Pinfold after trials? He was 7th in the final, just a single hundredth of a second away from the Olympic team.
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Sep 23, 20213 min
Games and Imagination In Practices
Keeping an element of imagination and games within the practice environment has led to changes in many different areas throughout our team..
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Sep 21, 20219 min
ARMY: Family Away From Family
Duty, Honor, Country. West Point is known for developing ready and strong leaders of character at its academy who will serve our country...
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Sep 18, 20215 min
Recovery & Understanding - The Keys to Gingrich’s Return
What’s really cool about the ISL is that it opens up the door financially for so many more athletes to become professional, if they choose..
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Streamline Teams
Sep 16, 20216 min
It Takes A Village
Trust your mentors and connections. Each hire I have made to my direct staff I’ve reached out to people I trusted asking for help.
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Sep 14, 20213 min
Freestyle Breakouts: Inching Ahead On Your First Cycle
So how should we break out? How do we transition from the streamline to the first breath?
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