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By Ryan Gibbons, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>

It\u2019s an unfortunate thing we frequently hear in and out of the pool and one that \u2013 albeit with regret \u2013 some of us may have let slip before: complaining directly about the coach.<\/p>

Despite their years of experience, hours toiled over helping their swimmers attain perfection, and long records of success, swimmers frequently find ways to complain. Swimmers may complain about the quality of their coaching, mope about the decisions being made by coaches, or even outright blame the coach for their failure to achieve a goal.<\/p>

Not only is this negative attention almost always undue, but it also leads to intense and detrimental decreases in morale and confidence \u2013 even to the point of causing deep divisions and breaks within a team. While any coach understands the importance of communicating with swimmers when either party feels a change may be helpful, outright complaining or spreading negative comments only hurt all involved. Here\u2019s why complaining about the coach \u2013 from hard practices, to abnormal schedules, to meet entries \u2013 should never be considered an acceptable option.<\/p>

They\u2019re Probably Right<\/h2>
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Face it: anyone complaining about their coach has probably been swimming for a solid handful of years. They\u2019ve likely trained under numerous coaches during their upbringing, and have a decent idea of the sport from a swimmer’s perspective.<\/p>

Coaches have devoted their lives to the sport and have gained both formal training and on-deck experience for years \u2013 even decades \u2013 longer than you have, especially if they grew up swimming as well (which most have). They have likely coached hundreds, even thousands, of swimmers over the years. It\u2019s a very likely assumption that their opinion, formulated on years of similar examples and experiences, is more effective than yours.<\/p>

This hardly means that all coaches are infallible. If a swimmer feels that a decision made is detrimental to their training and success, it\u2019s their responsibility to maturely discuss this with their coach. However, simply complaining to teammates and promoting an attitude in opposition to the coach is both disrespectful and immature. If a coach gives a final judgement, it\u2019s also the swimmers responsibility to honor it. Remember: it\u2019s almost certainly going to be the right judgement.<\/p>

Complaining Hurts the Team<\/h2>
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Not only does complaining about your coach fracture the trust between you and them if (and when) they find out, but it can also be quickly spread to the rest of your teammates. Whether it be through additional opposition to the coach or divisions with those defending the coach, these simple complaints can quickly create a hostile environment – something that almost inevitably has negative effects on performance.<\/p>

This sense of hostility can also give way to a lack of confidence. Swimmers who hear time and time again from their teammates that their coach is wrong, regardless of their confidence in the coach, they can quickly develop even feeble doubting feelings. These doubts, however unjustified, can become hard to ignore. This can lead to a lack of confidence come competition time, affecting the performance of teammates who did nothing wrong.<\/p>

A team environment based on negativity isn\u2019t good for anybody: it sows distrust and divisions between teammates, coaches, and even parents \u2013 divisions which can last for years. Having a group of swimmers against the coach for no reason or trivial reasons \u2013 whether it be a shift towards distance practices, lengthening practice times, or adding an extra couple of doubles \u2013 takes away some of the training value from these (and all) practices. Overall, it is unfair and unpleasant for all.<\/p>

It\u2019s Disrespectful<\/h2>
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Above all, it\u2019s incredibly disrespectful. For many coaches,\ncoaching is their main and only job \u2013 it\u2019s what they\u2019ve put their entire selves\ninto, and it\u2019s their lives. They show up every day just like you, do phenomenal\namounts of behind-the-scenes work, and put incredible amounts of time and\neffort into their swimmers.<\/p>

At the end of the day, everything a coach does is with a swimmer’s best interest at heart. They understand that their job is to give swimmers the resources to succeed. However, they also understand \u2013 as should all involved in the sport \u2013 that it\u2019s the swimmer\u2019s job to act upon those resources. For swimmers to not give their best effort, not actively and respectfully communicate with their coach, and then to complain about their coach is nothing short of self-centered and immature.<\/p>

Coaches have spent their careers building their reputation as effective developers of athletes. Hearing their swimmers insulting them and complaining about them is an incredibly hurtful attack on this reputation. Imagine that, after working as hard as you could for years and years, a teammate started telling the rest of the team that you\u2019re slow, lazy, or otherwise unmotivated. Hearing this would obviously hurt and be both angering and humiliating. It\u2019s the exact same for coaches \u2013 having swimmers vocally oppose them without due reason is painful and hurtful, and is unequivocally unfair.<\/p>

Coaches are just as human as swimmers and parents. We all make mistakes, have to take chances, and sometimes get overwhelmed. It\u2019s the swimmer\u2019s responsibility to communicate politely and respectfully with their coach to ensure that the most effective path is taken in training and competition. However, it\u2019s also the swimmer\u2019s responsibility to act with reason and maturity, to take responsibility for their actions instead of blaming their coaches, and to accept the decisions made by coaches when they are finalized.<\/p>

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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