Balance Skills | Mediterra Swim & Run

Relaxation Comes From Appropriate Stiffness

by Coach Mat | 5 Feb, 2023

Do you seek more relaxation in your swimming experience? This overall relaxation is actually a product of a balance between softness and stiffness around the body, and the balance of these shifts through the stroke choreography. Softness allows tissues to rest and...

The Power Of Three Ps

by Coach Mat | 22 Jan, 2023

I have a recipe for achieving improvements in my strength and skills that I’ve learned over the decades. It includes the three Ps. Process – Persistence – Patience Process is a set of sequential actions to take that are designed to produce a...

Learning The 2 Beat Kick – Part 2

by Coach Mat | 4 May, 2019

Continued from Part 1… Forming The Kick Conveniently, these two roles for the legs – CBF and 2BK – work together seamlessly. The counter-balanced foot position happens to be the poised position for the feet, ready to initiate the next kick on the...

Learning The 2 Beat Kick – Part 1

by Coach Mat | 27 Apr, 2019

The Kick Is An Advanced Skill The 2-Beat Kick is an action of the feet that must be coordinated with the timing of rotation and arm-switch in front, otherwise it has limited or even a confusing effect. It only has the desired effect when it is timed with that rotation...

Concerned About Sinking Legs In Drills?

by Coach Mat | 8 Sep, 2018

We have a student working through our Pool Comfort lesson series. In this series we guide people through a gentle process of removing the anxiety and stress they’ve felt in the water, which has previously hindered them from making progress in swim lessons, or...

Metrics 101: SPL Development Process

by Coach Mat | 9 Mar, 2014

First reference these previous two posts: Metrics 101: Stroke Length Metrics 101: Aim For Stroke Length Ease Let me explain a bit about the SPL (or Stroke Length) Development Process: Step 1. Reach SPL range. In the first stage you are developing the ability to...