 | Coaching Swimming Successfully (book) A complete guide from one of the all-time great swimming coaches DESCRIPTION Three hundred twenty-three consecutive meets without a loss--that's just one highlight in Dick Hannula's record! In Coaching Swimming Successfully, Hannula shares the secrets that make him a great coach--everything from developing a philosophy and teaching the competitive strokes to maximizing meet preparation and performance. Dick Hannula's step-by-step system offers great insights for every coach, whether you're a veteran or a beginner. And if you're a swimmer looking for an edge, you'll appreciate that much of Hannula's approach is drawn from the perspectives of swimmers themselves. Hannula stresses the importance of instructional skills. He provides important details for teaching perfect technique in the crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. You'll also find 64 illustrated drills (at least 14 for each stroke) to help swimmers learn, practice, and refine every technique. But Hannula knows there's much more to good coaching than just teaching strokes. In Coaching Swimming Successfully he shares the five essential ingredients of his winning formula: A<>A* Coaching Foundation A<>A* Coaching Plans A<>A* Coaching Stroke Technique A<>A* Coaching Meets A<>A* Coaching Evaluation Building a coaching foundation is the first step to success. Hannula shares his perspective and provides insights to help you A<>A* shape your own coaching philosophy; A<>A* discover how to better communicate with swimmers, officials, parents, and others; A<>A* improve your methods for motivating swimmers; and A<>A* learn how to build your program through savvy recruiting, successful fundraising, maintaining high visibility, and more. Hannula also shows you how to develop your coaching plans. Starting with an evaluation of the previous season, you develop a season plan that takes into account swimmers, facilities, and training. Then you'll set up a practice schedule that details the length of practices, the training course, how to assign lanes, and much more. Plus, you get Hannula's tips for keeping practices effective, focused, and fun. Hannula explains the latest scientific principles in stroke mechanics so you can easily incorporate them into your teaching now. In addition to instruction in the crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, and fly, you'll find techniques for starts, turns, and finishes. Hannula also helps you with the crucial steps of coaching in meet situations and coachi
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