Do you make these mistakes in freestyle?
The water is your friend… You don’t have to fight it… It will help you move. – Alexandr Popov In my time doing underwater video analysis (which has spanned over 13 years) I have found that the majority of competitive swimmers, irrespective of age or level, make similar mistakes. They don’t necessarily make all […]
What lies beneath the surface is the most important…
You Don’t Know What You Doing. “Guessing a thing aint knowing a thing” – Patrick Ness Most swimming coaches can stand poolside and develop a fairly good idea of what their swimmers are doing or not doing. Although experience improves this ability, what often gets forgotten is the fact that much of this is based […]
Factors to consider when returning to sport post lockdown.
Athletes are rearing to return to sport after lockdown. Life is slowly returning to “the new normal” across the globe as nations ease lockdown regulations after the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the sporting world, professionals and weekend warriors alike are raring to go back to training and competition. But while many would have kept […]
It’s not a lockdown; it’s a retreat.
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the world of sports. Global sports have been rocked by the coronavirus outbreak. Everyone from top professional athletes to passionate amateurs has felt the impact of measures taken across the world. Nobody knows what will happen when this will be over, and in what ways competitive sports […]