In this week’s Mentor POD we discussed how everyone was going with their different stages of returning to the pool after COVID-19 and respective lock downs. We then began a series of 8 PODs focusing on the key elements of each stroke. This week the focus was on freestyle head and body position, freestyle leg […]
Mentor PODs
Mentor POD – Back to Swimming Plan 9 to 12
In this week’s Mentor POD we congratulate Gold Class Swimming’s Rohan Taylor on becoming the next Head Coach of the Australian Swim Team through to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. We also looked closely at the final 3 points in the Back to Swimming Plan. Thanks to all coaches who have provided feedback and contributed […]
Mentor POD – Featuring Shaun Curtis
What a great session we had today. Shaun Curtis was outstanding in the information he shared with all our coaches. Most of it was around the return to the pool following the recent lockdown. There are many great ideas in this session that coaches should learn from and utilise in their own programs. Shaun has […]
Mentor POD – Back to Swimming Plan 5-8
This week we take a look at the next four points in our 20 point Back to Swimming Plan.
Mentor POD – Creating Change
In this week’s Mentor POD we take a look at the opportunity that confronts us right now to create change in our coaching programs.
Mentor POD – What Good Habits Will We Bring With Us
In this week’s Mentor POD we continued to navigate our way through the coronavirus and current lockdown position we all find ourselves in.
Mentor POD – Adapting as Coaches
This week we took a close look at the current state of the aquatic environment in relation to recent shutdowns of pools and gyms by the Australian Government. Attending coaches shared were they are currently at in regards to communication with their athletes and shared many different ideas.
Mentor POD – Coronavirus and Swim Coaching
In this week’s Mentor POD we took a close look at how swim coaches are coping with the restrictions placed on us around coronavirus. It was a great discussion with many good ideas being shared between coaches.
Mentor POD – High Consequence Training & Breaststroke Training
In this week’s POD we took a close look at High Consequence Training including what does it mean and how we can implement this into our training programs. We also discussed some ideas around breaststroke training, with more to come in future weeks.