Motor Learning | Mediterra Swim & Run

Swimmer Speed Curve – Part 3

by Coach Mat | 17 Oct, 2015

This is a continuation of Swimmer Speed Curve Part 1 and Part 2… In this diagram we see the curve of one swimmer, but with two options for how the curve will form. Below Node #1, when power is low, her swimming is beautiful, smooth, efficient. This is the Easy...

Swimmer Speed Curve – Part 2

by Coach Mat | 10 Oct, 2015

This is a continuation of Swimmer Speed Curve Part 1… In this diagram we see two swimmer speed curves. The further to the right the curve, the faster the swimmer is going. They both curve upward as the swimmer applies more power, and eventually reaches an...

Swimmer Speed Curve – Part 1

by Coach Mat | 3 Oct, 2015

I have been working on a presentation to improve understanding of ‘Easy Speed’ and ‘Smart Speed’ concepts in the Total Immersion swimming framework, as I see it. I will break this presentation down into 4 parts. Let me post some diagrams to...

Thinking Clearly

by Coach Mat | 12 Sep, 2015

Here is another book I must recommend for you: The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli. It was just what I was looking for lately in my research when I ran across it in the airport bookstore – a list and brief description of fifty common cognitive biases...

Judging Stroke Advice – Part 2

by Coach Mat | 3 Jul, 2015

Continued from Part 1… #3 – Personal Physical Conditions Within the context of Universal Human Physiology we would see how much an individual is tapping into his/her potential there. This refers to the current physical condition the swimmer is in his...

Judging Stroke Advice – Part 1

by Coach Mat | 27 Jun, 2015

Recently at a camp a swimmer asked about the differences between Total Immersion Swimming and this or that other program, noting, “they seem about the same to me!” Of course, I wouldn’t totally agree with that statement, that TI and Program X or...