Most people don't want to be part of the process,
they just want to be part of the outcome. But
the process is where you figure out who's
worth being part of the outcome.
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Alex Morton
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Quote of the Day
When the people are being beaten with a stick, they
are not much happier if it is called the People's Stick.
Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin
Monday, January 29, 2024
So Bad, They're...
...Good Naw, they're really, really bad.
What? No "You're the Reason Our Kids are Ugly" or "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me, Her Memory Will"?
Quote of the Day
If you don't see yourself as a winner,
then you cannot perform as a winner.
Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar
Friday, January 26, 2024
Clinic $$$
Since we didn't have a fall TISCA clinic* some of us used our district's clinic budget to attend the ASCA World Clinic in Dallas last September.
If you didn't use that money for ASCA, what are your options? Check with your A.D.
Chances are, you could attend the:
- UIL 4A state championships in San Antonio,
- UIL 5A/6A state championships in Austin, or
- April TISCA offering.
*Since re-titled as a "convention" and moved to April to accommodate polo.
Note to Swimming World:
You don't have to play their game!
Please, stop with the pronoun b.s.!
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| via Sport Bible |
In their article about Will Thomas, Swimming World* uses pronouns like "she" and "her" when referring to the former Austin Westlake HS swimmer.
"...Thomas has been arguing her case to overturn that rule so she can compete in elite women's races."
...Thomas has been arguing his case to overturn that rule so he can compete in elite women's races.
Fixed it for you!!!
New to this "story"? Catch up here
* View it here
Quote of the Day
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.
If you can fake that, you've got it made.
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Monday, January 15, 2024
Chuck Warner II
Listen here
00:00 – Disclaimer & the usual banter
01:45 – Eddie Reese book & special offer
02:15 – Welcome Chuck Warner & post-Covid
03:13 – New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance
04:55 – Why an Audiobook?
06:37 – Getting Eddie on board
08:45 – NCAA D-I rankings & predictions
12:30 – Audiobook logistics
15:55 – Skip this part, Jeri
16:25 – Practice & perform
21:32 – The epilogue & reflections
23:02 – What isn’t in the book?
24:15 – Shaun Jordan’s wardrobe malfunction
28:27 – No volume 2?
29:30 – Educating coaches
32:12 – More on the special offer
33:41 – Eddie’s Last Hurrah
37:00 – Big XII or NCAA reunion?
40:50 – Wrapping it up
Monday, January 08, 2024
Episode XL: Jason Devine
Listen here
00:33 – Episode XL Highlights
04:10 – Eddie Reese Book Bundle
04:38 – Jason Devine intro
05:10 – Then & Now
06:45 – FCST 10 & under curriculum
08:06 – Breaking into coaching
09:22 – Takeaways from other
coaches
10:20 – Recognizing diamonds
11:30 – Required fundamentals
12:35 – Drills?
15:25 – Beyond the kickboard
& streamline
17:40 – Culture
20:10 – Parents as assistants
23:24 – Body awareness
24:05 – Focal points &
progressions
25:28 – Butterfly timing
26:08 – Favorite facilities
26:44 – Meetings, updates, &
the long haul
29:20 – What hasn’t changed?
31:00 – Staff cohesiveness
33:39 – Clinics?
34:35 – Attendance & typical
practices
40:45 – Meet debriefing &
recognition
41:56 – Parent recognition
43:45 – Which age group?
45:17 – Wrapping it up
Sunday, January 07, 2024
Quote of the Day
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but
of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony.
Thomas Merton
Monday, January 01, 2024
Avery Adams on A2B
00:40 – Background of Avery
Adams
02:25 – Eddie Reese book plug
02:55 – Welcome Avery Adams
03:25 – Focus on squat technique
07:30 – Athlete to coach ratio
08:50 – Elevate Performance Swim Academy
10:19 – Air Force Academy’s James Winterfield
13:00 – Building relationships
15:40 – Individual sessions, evaluations, & warm-up
18:20 – Multi-sport background
19:25 – Lakeside SeaHawks & Vern Gambetta (GAIN)
20:00 – Body line as linkage/connection
21:15 – Innovation & reaction time
23:55 – Sprinting & set design
26:15 – Sprinting & muscle tissue recruitment
29:10 – Sprinting vs. AFAP
30:05 – What drives long axis strokes? Short axis?
31:40 – Teaching “gears”
34:50 – Gamification
37:35 – Overcoming limitations
40:15 – A few favorite drills
46:10 – Finishing races (last 15m)
49:35 – Wrapping up & contact info
Quote of the Day
Be at war with your vices, at peace
with your neighbors, and let every
new year find you a better man.
Benjamin Franklin