Over the years I’ve had many opportunities to coach coaches. It’s a challenging situation. We both (me as the coach & the coach as the student) have to watch for the often inaccurate assumption that mastery will come quickly. After all, coaches are really good at the skill sets they teach & they’re often quite
Sometimes I forget how long I’ve been coaching & working with people. Twenty-two years ago I started Performance High by offering part-time endurance coaching. Then, in 2011, I added adult swim lessons & group swim workouts. The group swim workouts are the hard one – they start at 5:30AM! Why get up at 5:30AM to swim? Community! That’s where April Howell
Running your first marathon can be awesome…or not. Recently Deb Ausman completed her first marathon. Take as read as she details “What I Learned from My First Marathon Experience”! “I’ve been a runner since I was 14 yrs old, but I’ve never wanted to run a marathon. I always said that I love running too
Which is more important? Inborn talent or dedication? I would argue that perseverance & tenacity are the keys to success. As a swim coach I RARELY am asked to help someone learn the Butterfly stroke. Most swimmers stay far, far, FAR away from it because, if not done correctly, it’s truly exhausting. Of the four
If you’ve tried to learn a skill over internet (music lessons, dance instruction, singing lessons) you may agree that virtual learning is challenging. Even with awesome available technology (like Zoom), technique help is most efficiently done in-person with hands-on direct feedback. But recently I’ve experimented with remote swim lessons which really work! Sometimes we just don’t
Repetition is one way to learn new skills. But, to optimize your skill learning you really need to put those skills to work in varied experiences. If you want to really learn something, you need to repeatedly interact with those new skills in as many different ways, scenarios & environments as possible. This is exactly what
When I was on high school & college swim teams, we always started our workouts with technique drills. We did all sorts of different drills…many of which seemed completely pointless. We often asked the coach why we had to do technique drills. He usually gave a vague, general, because-they’re-good-for-you sort of answer. This experience helped
“I had never seen a triathlon in person, let alone participate in one. I was well aware of the physical requirements, but it was hard to truly know what to expect. It turns out that the ‘Ironman experience’ is everything everyone said it would be…and more. At about 3 wks out it hit me. I
“Hi! My name is Ariel Jenkinson & I am a seasoned triathlete with many Sprint & Olympic distance triathlons under my belt. I’ve also done 9 70.3’s & 1 full Ironman! Racing is my lifestyle. During 2019 I trained & completed Ironman 70.3 Arizona while 25 weeks pregnant with my first daughter, Josie. With the approval
TIME TO BELIEVE. Swim 2.4 Miles Bike 112 Run 26.2 Miles First of all, I have complete gratitude for the 4500 volunteers & St. George community who make it possible for us to attempt to achieve our goals. I felt super lucky to be on the start line. I had successfully rehabbed a torn labrum