by Coach Mat | 5 Apr, 2020
While so many of us are exiled from our pools and can’t go swimming at this time, if there was one skill I could choose for you to work on during these weeks away – one that would benefit EVERYTHING else you are doing in life, from sleeping, to digestion,...
by Coach Mat | 5 Jan, 2020
Do you know what the difference is between a lesson and a practice? And, when is the right time for one or for the other? Here are some definitions I am working with to help students identify their current needs and help me plan activities to fit those needs. A lesson...
by Coach Mat | 2 Nov, 2019
This articles is continuing from Time To Expand Your Capabilities? Part 1… To become more capable than you are right now, you may need better stroke skills, but it is not suitable for continual growth to be working slowly on skills and nothing else. You also...
by Coach Mat | 16 Oct, 2019
Why Set A Goal? Setting a new achievement goal is not just for those who are ambitious or competitive. Even if, and especially if one is simply pursuing health and happiness through swimming, a goal that requires you to swim a bit farther, a bit faster, or swim better...
by Coach Mat | 27 Jul, 2019
Usually, when I observe or experience training of another kind, the instructor is giving good, even amazing ideas to the students. However, it is often unfortunate that their manner of teaching it could be so much better. We may judge a good learning experience, not...
by Coach Mat | 13 Jul, 2019
If you do it yourself, how do you plan your training? Or, if that sounds unappealing and you prefer to use the training materials created by someone else, how do they create their training plans? Is there an obvious logic behind it? Are there principles? Tradition?...
