Overview:
Dick Hannula brings more than 50 years coaching experience to this book. Topics include how to improve stroke technique and efficiency teaching the new underwater dolphin kicking technique developing and applying an effective coaching philosophy motivating swimmers creating practice plans preparing and running successful meets and evaluating swimmers' performance. |
Contents:- Part 1 Coaching Foundation
Developing a Swimming Coaching Philosophy
Communicating Your Approach
Motivating Swimmers
Building a Swimming Programme
- Part 2 Coaching Stroke Technique
Basic Principles in Teaching Strokes
Dolphin or Butterfly Kick
Crawl Stroke
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
- Part 3 Coaching Plans
Planning Training
Preparing for Practices
- Part 4 Coaching Meets
Preparing for Meets
Handling Meets
- Part 5 Coaching Evaluation
Evaluating Swimmers Performance
Evaluating Your Programme
Index
About the Author
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Reviews:
A very thorough book on all parts of the sport of swimming. Each Section is filled with helpful tips and reminders.
Nort Thornton Two-time NCAA national champion. Head of coach of men's swimming, University of California Berkeley
With Coaching Swimming Successfully, coaches at all levels can benefit from the wisdom of one of the greatest coaches our sport has ever known. I encourage you to read and learn from this valuable book. It's a great source of information and insight for coaches and their swimmers.
Skip Kenney Six-time NCAA Coach of the Year. Head Coach of men's swimming Stanford University
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About the Author:
Dick Hannula is one of the most successful high school and club coaches in the history of swimming. |
