{"id":495087,"date":"2022-01-09T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=495087"},"modified":"2022-01-08T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T19:05:24","slug":"swimming-world-january-2022-presents-qa-with-sarasota-sharks-coach-brent-arckey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-january-2022-presents-qa-with-sarasota-sharks-coach-brent-arckey\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World January 2022 Presents – Q&A with Sarasota Sharks Coach Brent Arckey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Q&A with Sarasota Sharks Coach Brent Arckey<\/span><\/h1>\n

By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarasota Sharks Head Coach\/CEO Brent Arckey took 11 swimmers to the 2021 Olympic Trials. One, Emma Weyant, won a silver medal in the 400 IM in Tokyo to be just the latest representative of this USA Swimming Gold Medal club that continues to impress on the national and international stage.<\/p>\n

Among other accomplishments, Coach Arckey has developed more than 20 Olympic Trials qualifiers and multiple USA Swimming national\/national junior team members, NCAA All-Americans, high school champions and NAG record holders.<\/p>\n

CREDENTIALS<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022 University of Florida, B.A., sports management, 2008
\n\u2022 Head coach\/CEO, Sarasota Sharks, Inc., 2017-present
\n\u2022 Director of competitive aquatics, Sarasota Family YMCA, 2014-17; senior assistant, 2010-14
\n\u2022 Head swim coach, Riverview High School, 2012-20
\n\u2022 Senior assistant, Gator Swim Club, 2005-10
\n\u2022 Member of USA Swimming coaching staff for 2015 Junior Worlds, 2016 Junior Pan Pacs, 2021 Olympics and 2021 national junior team\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 that competed at World Cup in Berlin and Budapest
\n\u2022 3x Florida LSC coach of the year
\n\u2022 6x Florida high school coach of the year
\n\u2022 Staff member of nine Sarasota YMCA national combined team championships, 18 Florida age group championships and multiple top 10 national junior team finishes<\/p>\n

Q. SWIMMING WORLD:<\/strong><\/span> What were some lessons you learned from your many hall of fame coaches?
\nA. COACH BRENT ARCKEY:<\/strong><\/span> I was exposed to many different training styles and programs. Mike Heath, my first true swim coach, helped cultivate my love of the sport. While I never actually swam for Bill Peak, head coach of the Trinity Aquatic Team in Orlando, he had a toughness that radiated through the whole program. From his successor, Mitch Ivey, I learned about creativity and a different style of training.<\/p>\n

I finished my high school career with Clay Parnell and the Patriot Aquatic Club. Clay was instrumental in keeping me in the sport and holding me accountable. Arthur Alberio and Don Wagner at the University of Alabama taught me a lot\u2014and in hindsight, I did not take advantage of the opportunities they gave me.<\/p>\n

My most formative years in coaching were in Gainesville with Gregg Troy, Anthony Nesty, Martyn Wilby, Chris Oliver, Nancy Hennessey and Ryan Woodruff. These coaches enlightened me about progressions, hard work, running a business, high performance and, ultimately, what it takes to be the best.<\/p>\n

After leaving UF, I took a job with the Sarasota YMCA Sharks, where I worked with Steve Brown and Sherwood Watts, learning much about team culture, tradition and running a club.<\/p>\n

SW:<\/strong><\/span> Early on, you simultaneously coached age groupers and Olympic champions. What did you learn?
\nBA:<\/strong><\/span> Nancy and Chris preached progression, so every day I was working through how I would setup up 8-year-olds to be like Olympians. It was an invaluable experience and a model for athlete development, regardless of ability.<\/p>\n

SW:<\/strong> <\/span>How do you inject fun into practices?
\nBA:<\/strong><\/span> I try extremely hard to let the kids be kids. These days, athletes are so structured\u2014overly so in some cases\u2014and inundated with pressure that they need a safe place where they can be themselves. I tell everyone that we have to be respectful and work hard. This gives them the space they need to test boundaries, be goofy, find themselves and, in turn, have fun.<\/p>\n


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Michael J. Stott is an ASCA Level 5 coach, golf and swimming writer. His critically acclaimed coming-of-age golf novel, \u201cToo Much Loft,\u201d was published in June 2021, and is available from store.Bookbaby.com, Amazon, B&N and book distributors worldwide.<\/p>\n

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