Quote of the Day

 

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.

via Hype

Alex Morton

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

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

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.!

 

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

 

Quote of the Day

 

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

Tecumseh

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

Quote of the Day

 

You can't help getting older,

but you don't have to get old.

 

George Burns

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

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