Quote of the Day

 

A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.

Tecumseh

Chuck Warner II

 

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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

Quote of the Day

 

You can't help getting older,

but you don't have to get old.

 

George Burns

Episode XL: Jason Devine

 

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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

Quote of the Day

 

Measure what is measurable, and

make measurable what is not so.

Galileo Galilei

Quote of the Day

 

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but

of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony.

 

via Bellarmine University

Thomas Merton

Avery Adams on A2B

Listen to our visit with Elevate Performance Swim Academy's Avery Adams here

 

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

 

Newest Podcast Episode

 

Madison (r) learns from Garrett Weber-Gale (l)

Latest episode of Swim Talk A2B features Madison Yelle.

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0:20 – MAC Gold Group

1:45 – Heard of the Eddie Reese book?

2:30 – Welcome Madison Yelle

3:00 – Age Group to High School to D-II

8:10 – Coaching with Swim Ft. Lauderdale

9:10 – TAGS, FLAGS, & JO’s

11:00 – Outdoor swimming issues

11:45 – HOF facility & 27m platform

13:00 – Was that a cement truck?

14:27 – Florida high school swimming

15:39 – That dreaded “P” word

17:48 – More on high school swimming

19:45 – Group criteria & LCM vs. SCY

23:13 – Veterans setting examples

26:01 – ASCA World Clinic

26:55 – More on the “P” word

30:30 – How many per week?

Quote of the Day

 

People fall forward to success.

Mary Kay Ash

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

The whole point of getting things done

is knowing what to leave undone.

Oswald Chambers

Quote of the Day

Most managers were trained to be the

thing they most despise - bureaucrats.

Alvin Eugene Toffler

Quote of the Day

 

You've got to think about big things while

you're doing small things, so that all the

small things go in the right direction.

Alvin Eugene Toffler

Quote of the Day

 

One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell

real from unreal.  Soon we'll need a new definition.

Alvin Eugene Toffler

Teaching & Modeling Consistency

When it comes to the behavior of people in this "modern" world, there seems to be no semblance of logic involved.

We all know that showing up consistently (and on time), and putting in the work, are required for success in any given endeavor.

Yet, we have adults teaching (and modeling) the opposite to young people.

The gap between high-flyers and also-rans is growing.

It will continue to expand until adults behave as mentors, rather than buddies, to the next generation.

Quote of the Day

 

The illiterate of the future will not be the

person who cannot read.  It will be the

person who does not know how to learn.

Alvin Eugene Toffler

Finally!

 

The world's second most exciting podcast has returned!  Listen here

00:57 - Shameless Eddie Reese book plug

01:24 - Welcome Bonnie Adams

02:22 - Recap of 2023 OZ Mile/Michele Weber

06:36 - Preview of 2024 OZ Mile

09:55 - Bikes, or Bikes?

11:35 - What to expect at OZ

15:01 - Prepping athletes for open water

20:34 - Making memories in our sport

22:31 - Why September?

25:10 - Pool "Open Water"

28:05 - Alcatraz

29:27 - Canandaigua

30:45 - Germany

32:11 - More on the 2023 OZ Mile/Michele Weber

37:04 - Event feedback

41:10 - Wrapping it up/Podcast rankings

Quote of the Day

 

No man can get rich in politics unless he's a crook.

 

Harry S. Truman

Quote of the Day

 

The joy of leadership comes from seeing others achieve

more than they thought they were capable of.

Simon Oliver Sinek

 

Marley & Bobby

 

Here's a little preview of the wedding pictures.  Marley & Bobby were wed on November 18th, then went on a two-week honeymoon to Italy.

Quote of the Day

 

It is the classic fallacy of our time that a moron

run through a university and decorated with

a Ph.D. will thereby cease to be a moron.

Henry Louis "H.L." Mencken

Leffingwell Nat

 

I like it when I search "Leffingwell" in Google Maps, this place pops up as the first choice:

Quote of the Day

 

I am in politics because of the conflict between

good and evil, and I believe that in

the end that good will triumph.

Margaret Hilda Thatcher

Bobby Petrino to...Arkansas?

 

Remember this quote?

He's baaaaaaaaaaaack!

Bobby Petrino will return to Arkansas as the program's offensive coordinator, the school announced. Petrino coached the Razorbacks from 2008-11 and spent the 2023 season as offensive coordinator at Texas A&M after a few years at Missouri State. 

Petrino went 34-17 in his career with the Razorbacks, finishing the 2011 season No. 5 in the final AP Top 25 poll, with two BCS bowl bids. His career at Arkansas came to a screeching halt in April 2012 when he was let go amid accusations of an inappropriate relationship with a female staffer.

Full article here

Quote of the Day

 

One of the most dangerous trends of our times is

making the truth socially unacceptable, or

even illegal, with "hate speech" laws.

via The Catholic Universities of America

Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

 

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Franz Kafka

Quote of the Day

 

In brief, Western democracy, as other  political models,

is not exportable to all regions of the world.

Omar Bongo

 

My biggest strength is the ability to separate skills

from talent...I don't let the lack of talent hold me

back from learning whatever I need to learn.

Dharmesh Shah

Quote of the Day

 

Train up a child in the way that he should go;

and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

King Solomon

Quote of the Day

 

Habits will form whether you want them or not.

Whatever you repeat, you reinforce.

 

James Clear

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

The saddest aspect of life right now is

that science gathers knowledge faster

than society gathers wisdom.

Isaac Asimov

Quote of the Day

 

What has been will be again, what has been

done will be done again;  there is

nothing new under the sun.

King Solomon

Quote of the Day

 

I swear to hold my tongue about it till the end

of your worship's days, and God grant I

may be able to let it out tomorrow.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Quote of the Day

 

The fault lies not with the mob, who demands

nonsense, but with those who do not

know how to produce anything else.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Quote of the Day

 

The truth may be stretched thin, but it

never breaks , and it always surfaces

above lies, as oil floats on water.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Quote of the Week

 

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

 

Charles de Gaulle

Quote of the Week

 

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

 

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey