“Some time ago, I noticed something intriguing in our athlete onboarding process. We pose a simple question: ‘How many hours per week do you have available to train for this event?’ Most athletes fall within a reasonable range of 7 to 15 hours weekly. But occasionally, we encounter outliers who have difficulties setting boundaries for
So, you’re ready to learn something new! What’s the 1st thing you consider? The 2nd thing? Hopefully the 1st thing you look for is a good instructor match. The path to successful learning can be made so much easier with a good connection between teacher & student. Make sure that your personalities match. Make sure
A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires. Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist “I love the intuitive wisdom of children. In fact, my 6-yr old niece just
“I’ll admit to being nervous about how the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas 5K & Half Marathon would go for me. I am experimenting with lower volume, higher intensity training & the longest I had run since Oct 2022 was 6.5 miles. Truthfully, I wasn’t 100% onboard with this new training plan & I was
If had a dollar for every time I’ve heard: “I thought it would only take 2-3 lessons to learn how to swim.” Oh my…I’d be rich by now!! 😉 No, my friends, it’s a much longer process requiring patience & diligence. Why does learning to swim take so much longer than people think? Here are my Top 4
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
Take a moment & think back to high school or college. It’s the night before the final exam. What are you doing? Are you taking it slow by reviewing your notes & getting to bed early? Or are you pulling an “all-nighter” to cram in as much info as possible? I think I can safely
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