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SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA – March-April 2003 CONTENTS ASCTA, PO Box 824, Lavington Mailing Address NSW 2641 COACHING AUSTRALIA ....................................1 Email [email protected] Young Athletes & Drugs (Australian Sports Drug Web Site www.ascta.com Agency) .................................................................. 1 Parents: Build a Partnership with the Coach (Jim Membership Phone: 02 6041 6077 Enquiries Fax: 02 6041 4282 Thompson) ............................................................. 2 ASCTA Insurance Sport Education Centre Coordinators..................... 3 1300 300 511 The Swimming Triad (Cheryl Harvey).................4 Brokers Empathy & the Swimming Teacher (John SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA is published six times annually. Holden) .............................................................6 Copy Deadline Developing Technique (John Holden)..................8 January-February 15th January Pan Pacs Tour (Rick Van Der Zant).....................9 March-April 15th March LEARN TO SWIM............................................10 May-June 15th May Let the Kids Play (Gene Schembri)......................... 10 July-August 15th July The Learning Sequence ........................................ 11 September-October 15th September Teaching Backstroke............................................ 14 November-December 15th November Guide to a Coach’s Contract – Part 3 ...............18 Croc’s from Top End visit Queensland 2003 Advertising Rates (inc. GST) (Mark Davies) ..................................................27 1 Issue 3 Issues 6 Issues Let’s turn the Corner – Personal Overview of the $ $ $ future of the Sport (Greg Hodge) ......................28 Full Page 600 1,300 1,850 Ed Moses: Training for the Promised Land (John ¾ Page 500 1,100 1,500 ½ Page 300 750 1,200 Lohn)...............................................................30 ¼ Page 200 500 900 Cellular Adaptations of High-Intensity Training Banner 4cm x 1col 55 (Edward Nessel) ..............................................33 26 ways to improve your Age Group Coaching.37 NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Lift is not an Important Force in Swimming Propulsion (Brent Rushall) ...............................38 All copy is subject to acceptance by the publisher. 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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease & its effects on Swimming (Edward Nessel) .................................. 86 Views expressed in articles are those of the How to succeed in business by REALLY TRYING authors and do not necessarily reflect those of (Bruce Hetrick)...................................................... 90 the Editor or the Board of ASCTA. Book Review – Coaching Essentials (Peter Ruddock) .........................................................91 SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA – March-April 2003 The following articles have been reproduced from and in some cases can hinder athletic the Australian Sports Commission Newsletter performance. “Coaching Australia” Vol.6 No.2 2003 Young athletes should also be aware that as they progress to more elite levels of sport, they may become subject to drug testing. Athletes can be eligible for drug testing once they reach State or National level competitions. Once eligible for testing, athletes need to COACHING check all the medications they are using to see AUSTRALIA if they are banned, permitted or require notification. The bottom line is medications are designed to help people with medical conditions – not to boost performance. YOUNG ATHLETES & DRUGS SUPPLEMENTS & RELATED SUBSTANCES By Australian Sports Drug Agency Supplements are becoming more popular within the wider sports community due to the Coaches of young athletes can play an belief that they can legally improve athletic extremely important role in developing performance. positive responses to drugs in sport issues. Coaches should communicate to young While the majority of young athletes may athletes that supplements are not a substitute not be subject to drug testing, they still for a balanced diet. Eating the correct food is require messages about the dangers of still the best way to help maximise athletic misusing medications and other substances performance. reinforced at an early age. Often the person There is also little scientific evidence to in the best position to provide this suggest that many supplement products information is the Coach. significantly improve athletes’ performances. Along with the popularity of supplements WHAT MESSAGES TO USE there has also been a proliferation of energy soft To elicit positive responses to drugs in sport drinks in the last few years. These products issues, Coaches should communicate strong often contain high levels of stimulants such as ethical and health messages to their athletes. caffeine. Young athletes should know that competitors Coaches should let their athletes know that who use banned performance-enhancing drugs abuse of these products – coupled with physical are cheating and creating an unfair sporting exertion – can have damaging health effects. environment where ultimately sport is the loser. Sport should be about fun, fitness and TIPS TO REMEMBER respect … not winning by unethical means. • Create a supportive sporting environment By not promoting a win at all costs where the emphasis is on fun and playing mentality, Coaches can relieve pressure on by the rules rather than winning at all young athletes that may lead them to misuse costs. medications and other substances to improve • If concerned about possible misuse of their performance. medications or other substances, Coaches should also communicate that approach parents in the first instance to many performance-enhancing drugs can have discuss the issue. serious health effects – emphasise that sport is • Always discourage the use of banned about being healthy, not misusing potentially substances and misuse of medications = dangerous substances to win. focus on health implications and ethics. MEDICATIONS • Communicate positive messages to young Recent studies indicate that young athletes athletes – for example, true champion may be vulnerable to misuse of prescription and athletes play fair – they don’t use banned over-the-counter substances to improve drugs. sporting performance. • Speak to your national sporting Coaches should advise young athletes to only organisation if unsure about the anti- use medications, such as Ventolin, following doping rules in your sport and whether sound medical advice from a doctor. The misuse these rules apply to your athletes. of medications (overuse or sharing of • Visit the Australian Sports Drug Agency medications) can have detrimental health effects (ASDA) Web Site … www.asda.org.au … for the latest anti-doping information. W W W 1 X X X SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA – March-April 2003 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Factors What can a Coach do? Factors What can a Coach do? Dissatisfaction with Keep up to date with the Values – the athlete does Talk to the athlete about the performance latest coaching techniques not see a problem with consequences of drug use. and training methods. using drugs Reinforce that drug use is Analyse all aspects of an cheating. Make cheating a athlete’s training to assess personal issue – for whether there are avenues example, athletes who for improvement – for cheat are cheating fellow example, nutrition, weight athletes who work hard and training, psychological make many sacrifices. preparation. Enlist the Reinforce that doing well as assistance of experts in a result of hard work, talent these areas if appropriate. and skill is something of Keep a training log based which to be proud but using on short-term goals to that it drugs to win is cheating. reminds the Coach and To improve appearance Talk about consequences of athlete where they have drug use. Point