The American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) World Clinic kicks off next week in Fort Lauderdale, FL with coaches from around the world flocking to the home city of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) for an extra long weekend of seminars, giveaways, and the ASCA banquet.<\/p>\n
Among the seminars listed on the docket is an All-Star panel featuring coaches\u00a0Allison Beebe, Mike Bottom, Dr. Gary Hall, Frank Keefe, David Marsh,<\/strong> and\u00a0Mark Schubert<\/strong>. The group, moderated by\u00a0Bruce Wigo<\/strong>, President\/CEO of ISHOF, will present and discuss their different ideas on “What Makes a Great Coach–The X Factor.”<\/p>\n In addition to the panelists, a number of legendary Olympians and coaches will provide their own thoughts via videotape, including:\u00a0Jeff Farrell, Lynn Burke, Steve Clark, John Naber, Bruce Furniss, Peter Rocca, Brian Goodell, Maritza Correia McLendon,\u00a0<\/strong>and coaches\u00a0Larry Liebowitz, Don Watson, Don Gambril, Graham Hill<\/strong>, and\u00a0Wayne Riddin.<\/strong><\/p>\n The topic of “The X Factor In Coaching” was originally presented by the legendary\u00a0Dr. James E. “Doc” Counsilman<\/strong> at the ASCA World Clinic 45 years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy this topic and panel is in the Business Track of the clinic is because it was Counsilman\u2019s contention that the \u201cX factor\u201d is the key to financial success of a club.\u00a0 It is what ensures growth in membership, good parental and community relations and the development of great swimmers, which will draw other great swimmers to the program,” noted Wigo.<\/p>\n Councilman believed that the basic qualities great coaches possessed are timeless, and that they can be learned over time as long as they are first recognized, understood and developed through trial and error.<\/p>\n To learn more about “The X Factor” be sure to attend the panel discussion on Thursday, September 8th from 4-5 P.M. at the ASCA World Clinic in Fort Lauderdale, FL.<\/p>\n About the Panelists:<\/u><\/b><\/u><\/p>\n Allison Beebe<\/b> is a rising star in the world of coaching. Best known for coaching First Colony Swim Team and Olympic champion Simone Manuel, she has served on numerous international coaching staffs including the 2013 Duel and the pool and as head coach of the 2012 NCSA All Star Competition in Japan (Head Coach). After 9 years at FCST, she has recently joined the staff of the historic Santa Clara Swim Club.<\/p>\n Mike Bottom<\/b> was a member of the 1980 Olympic team and a world record holder who trained or coached alongside some of the greatest names in coaching history, including, \u00a0George Haines, Peter Daland, Nort Thornton and Jon Urbanchek. \u00a0He\u00a0has over two decades of international coaching experience and has coached athletes at the last six Olympics, including a stint as assistant coach for Team USA at the 2016 Games in Rio.<\/p>\n Dr. Gary Hall, Sr.<\/b> is currently the technical director and Head Coach of the Race Club in Islamorada Florida.\u00a0 In both 1969 and 1970 he was named World Swimmer of the Year. In the 1970 NCAA Championship, he alone scored a record 56 and half points.\u00a0\u00a0He learned to be a leader and learned about the X Factor as a swimmer for Hall of Fame coaches Flipp Daar, Don Gambril and Doc Councilman. After retiring from a successful medical career, Hall has returned to swimming as one of today\u2019s most respected coaches.<\/p>\n Frank Keefe <\/b>is best known for his 32 years coaching Yale and producing Olympic medalists Carl Robie and Tim McKee.\u00a0 He was assistant coach of the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games, the 1984 Olympic Team and Head Manager for the 1988 Olympic Team.\u00a0 During his career he learned what the X Factor was from Bob Kiphuth, Peter Daland and George Haines, to name a few.<\/p>\n David Marsh<\/b> is the Director of Coaching and CEO of Swim Mac, in Charlotte, NC. From 1990 to 2007, he led the Auburn Tigers to a total of 12 NCAA National Championships (7 men and 5 women).\u00a0 More recently he just returned from Rio after serving as Head Women\u2019s Coach of the US Olympic Swimming Team – one of the most successful in the history of the sport.\u00a0 It was his fourth time as a member of the Olympic team staff.<\/p>\n Mark Schubert<\/b> is one of the most highly respected and successful coaches in US Swimming History. From 1972 to 1985 his Mission Viejo Nadadores team Mission Viejo won 44 team titles – the most in history.\u00a0 He was named American Swimming Coaches Association, National Coach of the Year for 1975, 1976 and 1981 and NCAA Coach of the Year in 1990.\u00a0 He served as assistant or head coach for a record eight Olympic Team staffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) World Clinic kicks off next week in Fort Lauderdale, FL with coaches from around the world flocking to the home city of the International<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":220083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,18],"tags":[58400,38288,8341,28838,102927,1247,2716,1935,58398,51343,289,931,58399],"class_list":["post-220081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-coaches-education","tag-2016-asca-world-clinic","tag-allison-beebe","tag-american-swim-coaches-association","tag-asca-2","tag-best-asca-world-clinic","tag-bruce-wigo","tag-david-marsh","tag-doc-counsilman","tag-dr-gary-hall","tag-frank-keefe","tag-mark-schubert","tag-mike-bottom","tag-the-x-factor"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n