by Coach Mat | 15 Dec, 2018 | Breathing Skills, Breathing Trouble, Pool Training, Starts, Turns, Breakouts
We are often focused on fixing breathing problems during the stroking part of the swim, what’s happening away from the wall in the lap lane of the pool. But as I work with swimmers to uncover the causes of their breathlessness we may eventually come to look at...
by Coach Mat | 30 Jun, 2018 | Breathing Skills, Breathing Trouble, Respiratory Training
Have you worked patiently and persistently on your stroke skills and fitness but still feel breathless after only a few laps? There is more that could be affecting how well you feel refreshed by each breath. I recently published a post on the TI Blog called It Matters...
by Coach Mat | 7 Jan, 2018 | Breathing Skills, Breathing Trouble, Respiratory Training, Student Stories
What do you do when you have done your best to solve your breathlessness problem in the pool and it is still not enough? You followed the Checklist For Easier Breathing: You’ve worked hard on your fundamental stroke skills. You’ve worked hard on the...
by Coach Mat | 17 Dec, 2017 | Breathing Skills, Breathing Trouble, Discomfort, Increasing Ease, Internal Feedback, Mastery Process, Neurological Training, Practice Examples, Progression, Student Stories
I was working with ‘Ray’ in a private lesson. He presented a good example of how we could use the Checklist For Easier Breathing to diagnose his breathing complaint and pinpoint the possible solutions. To review, here are the four main features of easier...
by Coach Mat | 29 Oct, 2017 | About Coach Mat, Breathing Skills, Breathing Trouble, Discomfort, Physiology
The Checklist Here is a ‘short’ and essential checklist to help you survey your pattern to look for gaps or weak spots. If you’ve been to one of our training events you’ll recognize many of these points and remember what kind of drills we use...
by Coach Mat | 14 Oct, 2017 | Breathing Skills, Breathing Trouble, Design Principles, Drills For Skills
Stressful, disruptive breathing is one of the top complaints brought to us by swimmers seeking coaching help. Sometimes the swimmer can experience a great improvement in ease with just one or two little adjustments. But often there are underlying structural problems...
