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The Swim Coaching Bible Dick Hannula Nort Thornton Editors Human Kinetics Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The swim coaching bible / Dick Hannula, Nort Thornton, editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-7360-3646-6 1. Swimming--Coaching. I. Hannula, Dick, 1928- II. Thornton, Nort, 1933- GV837.65.S95 2001 797.2'1--dc21 00-054241 ISBN-10 (Print): 0-7360-3646-6 ISBN-13 (Print): 978-0-7360-3646-7 ISBN-10 (Adobe PDF): 0-7360-8156-9 ISBN-13 (Adobe PDF): 978-0-7360-8156-6 Copyright ©2001 by Human Kinetics, Inc. All rights reserved. Except for use in a review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying, and recording, and in any information storage and retrieval system, is forbidden without the written permission of the publisher. 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Box 300 226 Albany 800-465-7301 (in Canada only) North Shore City e-mail: [email protected] Auckland 0064 9 448 1207 Europe: Human Kinetics e-mail: [email protected] 207 Bradford Road Stanningley Leeds LS28 6AT, United Kingdom +44 (0) 113 255 5665 e-mail: [email protected] THE Swim CoaCHiNg BiBlE Dick Hannula and Nort Thornton, Editors Endorsed by the world Swimming Coaches association introduction CoNTENTS Acknowledgments vii introduction ix Dick Hannula and Nort Thornton ParT i Establishing Priorities and Principles . . . . 1 Chapter 1 Believing in Belief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Richard Quick Chapter 2 Putting Fun Into the Swimming Experience . . . . . . . . . .9 Jean Freeman Chapter 3 Coaching With Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Peter Daland ParT ii Directing a Program to its Full Potential . . 33 Chapter 4 Tailoring Your Approach to Specific Competition Levels . 35 John Leonard Chapter 5 Administering and Marketing a Winning Program . . . .51 Jack Bauerle Chapter 6 Developing a Successful Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Skip Kenney Chapter 7 Maximizing a Swimmer’s Talent Development . . . . . . .71 Bill Sweetenham ParT iii Creating Effective Practice Sessions . . . . 97 Chapter 8 Long- and Short-Range Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Jill Sterkel Chapter 9 Putting Science Into Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Bruce R. Mason Chapter 10 Applying the Art of Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Deryk Snelling iv introduction ParT iV Teaching Stroke Techniques . . . . . . . . . . .133 Chapter 11 Freestyle Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Rick DeMont Chapter 12 Backstroke Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Dick Hannula Chapter 13 Butterfly Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Pablo Morales Chapter 14 Breaststroke Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 David Salo Chapter 15 Starts, Turns, and Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 John Trembley ParT V Training for optimal Performance . . . . . 207 Chapter 16 Freestyle Sprint Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Michael Bottom Chapter 17 Freestyle Middle-Distance Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 Doug Frost Chapter 18 Freestyle Distance Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 Dick Jochums Chapter 19 Backstroke and Butterfly Sprint Training . . . . . . . . . . .269 Eddie Reese Chapter 20 Backstroke and Butterfly 200-Meter Training . . . . . . .283 Bill Rose Chapter 21 Breaststroke Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297 Jon Urbanchek Chapter 22 Individual Medley Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Dick Shoulberg Chapter 23 Relay Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319 David Marsh Chapter 24 Power Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327 Randy Reese Chapter 25 Preparing to Excel in Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335 Don Gambril About the Editors 349 About the contributors 350 v introduction aCKNowlEDgmENTS Dick Hannula and Nort Thornton would like to acknowledge and thank all the chapter authors of The Swim Coaching Bible for contributing their great knowledge and experience. All of them were willing to share their talents and to give back to the entire swimming community. Their time and effort made this book a success. vii introduction PHoTo CrEDiTS All photos provided by contributors unless otherwise noted. Pages 3 and 356 (Richard Quick) © David Gonzales Pages 9 and 352 (Jean Freeman) © Eric Miller, Women’s Athletics, Uni- versity of Minnesota Athletic Department Pages 23 (Peter Daland) and 35 (Doc Counsilman) Courtesy of Interna- tional Swimming Hall of Fame Pages 51 and 350 (Jack Bauerle) Courtesy of University of Georgia Ath- letic Department Pages 99 and 359 (Jill Sterkel) and 269 and 357 (Eddie Reese) Courtesy of University of Texas Athletic Department Pages 111 and 355 (Bruce Mason, PhD) Courtesy of Australian Sports Commission Pages 163 and 356 (Pablo Morales) Courtesy of San Jose State University Sports Information Office Page 179 (David Salo) Courtesy of Dan Albano/Orange County Regis- ter Pages 189 and 360 (John Trembley) Courtesy of University of Tennessee Athletic Department Pages 209 and 350 (Michael Bottom) © Scott Greenwood Pages 221and 352 (Doug Frost) Courtesy of World Swim Coaches As- sociation Pages 297 and 361 (Jon Urbanchek) Courtesy of University of Michigan Athletic Department Pages 319 and 355 (David Marsh) Courtesy of Auburn University Ath- letic Department Page 351 (Peter Daland) Courtesy of American Swim Coaches Associa- tion Page 358 (Dick Shoulberg) © Gabrielle Russomagno viii introduction iNTroDuCTioN Dick Hannula and Nort Thornton What has brought the greatest change in swim coaching over the past 50 years or so? It would have to be the increase in knowledge made avail- able through various reference sources for swim coaches. We can remember being fascinated, as young swimmers and then as young coaches, by what the more famous American swimming coach- es—Bob Kiphuth of Yale, Matt Mann of Michigan, Mike Peppe of Ohio State, and many others—had to say about swimming and training. We would read and listen to everything we could find about the training philosophies of the great coaches—George Haines, Peter Daland, Don Gambril, and Doc Counsilman—and could hardly wait for Swimming World magazine to arrive each month so we could read the “How They Train” columns. One of us even corresponded with the great Australian coach Forbes Carlile at his Ryde Club in Australia, in an effort to soak up every bit of swimming knowledge possible. Books, clinics, and magazine articles have always been great sources for cutting-edge coaching information. In swimming, there is a great willingness on the part of coaches to share information. Coaches in all the leading swimming nations have the attitude that as each swimmer gets faster the expectation level of all swimmers is raised, that in this way all of swimming will get faster. This attitude was apparent when we approached potential contributors to this book and asked each to write a specific chapter. Every coach accepted on the first request. The advance- ment of the quality of coaching was their primary consideration. When we began to talk about the possibility of putting this book to- gether, we were very excited at the prospect of having the top coaches of today write a chapter on the topic that they are best known for. Each of the coaches who contributed to this book is tremendously successful in his or her own right; each does many things well and could easily put out an entire book filled with knowledge gained from his or her ex- periences. The beauty of this book is that it features an all-star cast—a smorgasbord of superstars. The Swim Coaching Bible is a compilation of the best written material ix introduction of some of the world’s most successful swim coaches into a one-source reference book. We have gathered the best available writing on topics of importance to produce a work that we hope will serve as a guidepost for swim coaches around the world as well as an invaluable source for swimmers and parents who want to know more about competitive swimming. The coach-contributors were given free rein within their assigned topics. They were free to develop that topic in whatever way they felt necessary to attain the best results. The overlap of some of the contribu- tors’ information was considered a necessary consequence of allowing many coaches to share their roads to success. There is a tremendous amount of individual and collective knowledge in this book. If you use this book as a reference, we are certain that you will find what you are looking for today and will revisit the book many times in the future for information and opinions on totally different topics. The contributors we’ve selected offer a diverse assortment of views, experiences, and nationalities. Most of the chapter authors coach in the United States. Three contributors—Bill Sweetenham (chapter 7), Bruce Mason (chapter 9), and Doug Frost (chapter 17)—hail from Australia. Deryk Snelling (chapter 10) has coaching roots in both Canada and Great Britain. The wisdom and experience of the contributors has been proven by the success of their swimmers. Almost all the authors have either coached Olympic gold medalists or have acquired gold medals themselves as swimmers. Richard Quick, Mike Bottom, Doug Frost, and Jon Urbanchek have coached individual Olympic champions as recently as the Sydney Olympics. We’ve organized The Swim Coaching Bible into five sections. Part I establishes priorities and principles necessary for the foundation of any swimming program. Richard Quick leads off in chapter 1 with “Believing in Belief.” One of the most successful coaches in the world, the Stanford University women’s coach and many time US Olympic coach gives his distinct insight on the necessity of belief in order to succeed. We’ve watched Richard work his coaching magic as a manager of an Olympic team and as a Pan-Pacific assistant coach. This is a must-read chapter for every coach and swimmer. Jean Freeman, the women’s coach at the University of Minnesota, is one of the most successful coaches in the Big Ten Conference. She is well known for her ability to make the swimming experience fun and to instill a lifelong love of the sport in her swimmers. Her philosophy and methods are the subject of chapter 2. x
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