{"id":363191,"date":"2019-04-09T04:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=363191"},"modified":"2019-04-08T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T20:49:03","slug":"swimming-world-presents-what-coaches-can-learn-from-swimmers-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-what-coaches-can-learn-from-swimmers-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “What Coaches Can Learn From Swimmers – Part 2”"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Coaches Can Learn From Swimmers
\n<\/span> Part 2<\/span><\/h1>\n

This is the second of a two-part series in which Swimming World shares epiphanies from coaches whose athletes fundamentally altered their coaching philosophy.<\/p>\n

Last month\u2019s article dealt with the individuality of swimmers. This month, coaches discuss the importance of feedback.<\/p>\n

Steve Bultman<\/span><\/strong>
\n(Texas A&M coach, 2x Olympic coach, ASCA Hall of Fame inductee)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI want athletes to try different things and look at the swimmer-coach relationship as a partnership. I give feedback, and I want feedback. \u2018Is the drill good, does it help on certain parts of the stroke?\u2019 We might try something, and I\u2019ll ask, \u2018What do you think?\u2019 And they\u2019ll give it thumbs up or thumbs down.
\n\u201cI coach better when they give me feedback on things we do in training. It helps me make decisions on whether we continue to do it or not.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Susan Ingraham<\/span><\/strong>
\n(Masters of South Texas coach, 2008 USMS Coach of the Year)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cCoaching adults has taught me to be more thorough and thoughtful. When coaching children, I can say, \u2018I want you to jump in the air.\u2019 If I ask adults to jump, they\u2019ll ask, \u2018Should I stand back, come in head or feet first, close or open my eyes, blow out or hold my nose?\u2019 So many questions…so I have to be more specific when giving them directions. That challenges me to be better educated to help them adapt their skills.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To hear more from coaches Gregg Wilson<\/strong>, Jim Montrella<\/strong>, Don Swartz<\/strong>, Don Heidary<\/strong>, and Dave Holland<\/strong>, check out the April 2019<\/a> issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n

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