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By Lucas Alvarez, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n

What are the qualities of a good swimming coach? A positive attitude and constant encouragement can prevent swimmers from becoming frustrated or quitting entirely whenever they’re struggling. The ability to clearly communicate is also important in order to instruct swimmers on where they need to improve. Lastly, patience is necessary, because all swimmers learn at different paces. Perfecting the different strokes and techniques takes some swimmers longer than others, but a patient coach will be there to teach them regardless of their processing speed. Carolyn Belardinelli\u00a0<\/strong>exemplifies all of these qualities, which is and why she took up coaching after hanging up her googles.<\/p>\n

Belardinelli swam competitively for almost ten years, but that ended when she graduated high school and went to college at Oneonta, a State University of New York. At Oneonta, Belardinelli is a typical student. But when she comes home for the summer, her role reverses and she becomes the teacher. Now a rising junior, Belardinelli has spent the last three summers working as an assistant coach for the Saddle River Valley Swim and Tennis Club in Bergen County, N.J.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Carolyn Belardinelli<\/p><\/div>\n

When Belardinelli initially found out about the assistant coaching position, she felt that it was the perfect job for her. \u201cIt sounded exciting,\u201d she said. \u201cI love working with kids and I love swimming. When I was offered the opportunity, it sounded like a good match up for everything.\u201d She starting coaching the summer before her senior year of high school and has been going strong ever since.<\/p>\n

Prior to her first days on the job, Belardinelli was anxious. \u201cI was a little nervous because I had never coached before,\u201d she said. But she picked it up quickly, partly due to her experience as a competitive swimmer in addition to being a former member of the Saddle River Valley Swim and Tennis Club for many years. She would draw on her time as an athlete and use some of those same drills with her current swimmers.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Saddle River Valley Swim and Tennis Club<\/p><\/div>\n

When she first started coaching, it was a fun way to make some money over the summer. But now the role has taken on a more significant meaning in her life. \u201cI don\u2019t swim anymore,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s kind of like a way that I can still be involved in it without actively swimming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Belardinelli estimates that there are about 100 kids involved in the summer swim club, but she doesn\u2019t have to manage all of those kids by herself. She is one of five assistant coaches who all work under the club\u2019s head coach. During practices, each assistant coach works with a particular age group and do drills that they plan out ahead of time. The age groups are 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18.<\/p>\n

Belardinelli will bounce around as needed, but she primarily works with the 7-8-year-old group, which presents its own set of unique challenges. \u201cI can\u2019t make a 7-8-year-old do what a 14-year-old is doing,\u201d she said. \u201cThey don\u2019t have the stamina; they don\u2019t have the technique down. I can\u2019t tell my kids to swim four laps, especially at the beginning of the season. But for 14-year-olds, it\u2019s expected that they should be able to (swim four laps).\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Saddle River Valley Swim and Tennis Club<\/p><\/div>\n

The main focuses of the summer swim club are on strokes, techniques and swimming drills. Additionally, many of the younger kids have never competed in a swim meet before, so their coaches teach them how swim meets work and how to dive and do relays. Above all, the primary objective is to get the kids to improve their times over the course of the season. \u201cWe wanna get their times down – that\u2019s the goal,\u201d Belardinelli said. \u201cWe take times before the season really begins, and then we take them at the end and see how they develop.\u201d When she isn\u2019t directly working with the kids, Belardinelli is making heat sheets, recording times or simply putting in or taking out the lane lines.<\/p>\n

Belardinelli said that sometimes the hardest part about coaching is just initially getting her kids to go in the water. \u201cIf the water\u2019s cold and they don\u2019t want to get in, it\u2019s a little bit of a struggle, especially since they\u2019re young,\u201d she said. But the true challenge is maintaining the delicate balance of having fun with her kids while simultaneously teaching them valuable swimming skills:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to find the balance of being fun but also being a coach, because it is a summer league. It\u2019s supposed to be fun, but you also want them to learn how to swim,” she says. “Having them tan on the side of the pool doesn\u2019t really do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Saddle River Valley Swim and Tennis Club<\/p><\/div>\n

Belardinelli thinks that the best part about being a coach is seeing her previous kids come back year after year:<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the most exciting part, because then you see them come back and they get really excited. Then they see their friends and you see them improve, which is always kinda fun. That’s what I love most about it. At the beginning of the season, if there’s a kid who can barely swim and barely keep himself above water and then at the end of the season he’s one of the fastest kids, that’s the best part. Or especially when a kid comes up to me and they’re like you inspired me to to swim full time, I love that. I like making the bonds with the kids.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stay tuned for coverage of Saddle River Valley Swim Club meets this summer!<\/p>\n

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