Finding your Batman T-shirt
Wouldn't it be great to approach life knowing that anything was possible and anything was achievable?
Curing the winter blues
With a single masterstroke I have devised a plan which will cheer everyone up and resolve the January Blues forever.
Can a frog on a bicycle help you swim better?
In order for a cue to be effective, it must be clear, achievable and measurable. If it isn’t, the effects on the stroke will be at best negligible and at worst detrimental.
Swimming - what really matters...
SwimMastery is all about making connections. Connections in the body when we're in the water to ensure that we are moving as one coordinated unit. But connections are equally important out of the water.
Why failing can be more important than success
There will always be DNF's for any significant endurance event and we should remember that they represent an extremely important group for everyone taking part...for any challenge there has to be a risk of failure
An extraordinary relationship with your swim coach
Carl Rogers, a preeminent American psychologist of the second half of the 20th century, stated, "If I can provide a certain type of relationship, the other person will discover within himself the capacity to use that relationship for growth, and change and personal development will occur" (Rogers, 1961, p.33).
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
The acquisition of new skills is recognised as being as much in the mind as it is in the body. But it is perhaps less obvious that a significant part of this is simply to recognise one's own level of competence.
Getting into cold water swimming. And getting out again.
If you stand on the shore, dipping in one toe at a time you'll probably never pluck up the courage to get in. However, to take the “Geronimo” approach and leap with gay abandon from the jetty is equally ill-advised.
Positive Emotions Matter When Learning
In the context of teaching someone to swim for the first time, or before that, to simply help someone become at ease submerged in water, a coach can greatly improve the learning-efficiency of her services by cultivating an environment of safety, connection, and positive emotion.