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ascta Journal [DEC 2011] V1.indd 40 30/11/2011 12:17:32 PM Will it take a sub 49 Seconds to make the 100m Freestyle final in Adelaide? by Ian Hanson

The 2012 Olympic Trials in Adelaide are Melbourne for the first time since the 2006 under 47.20 at the Trials, which is certainly emerging as the greatest showdown meet Trials. letting his rivals know that if they want to in the sport’s recent history as swimming’s beat him, that’s how fast they’ll have to biggest names gear up for those coveted swim. NSW in February is without doubt the key places on the team for London – especially lead up meet, placed just over a month out Never in his wildest dreams did Magnussen in the men’s 100m freestyle. from the Trials – a meet coaches get a real believe he may one day be racing alongside gauge of where their charges are placed. his heroes for a place on the Olympic team. There will be no second chances in a winner take all meet which can have as And while much of the talk on recent times When Magnussen started to progress much heartache and heartbreak as joy and has been about the comebacks waiting for through the age group ranks Thorpe and jubilation. the golden oldies will be the next generation Klim were well and truly entrenched in of 100m freestyle sprinters led by reigning retirement. It is a simple formula: Finish first or second world champion and and swim under the A qualifying time and former world record holder and Olympic “The 4x100m freestyle relay at the you book your seat on the plane. silver medallist . Olympics was my first memory of swimming at an elite level…. well it was the first race Finish first and under the B qualifying time Throw a host of powerful young sprinters that I can remember watching,” recalled and also book your place or finish in the first like , Matt Abood, James Magnussen. six in the freestyle relay events and put your Roberts, Kyle Richardson and boom Gold self in the discretionary frame. On form the Coast youngster Cameron McEvoy and “I was about eight or nine years old and I 48.82 to make the team shouldn’t pose a places in the top eight at the Trials will be as remember when it came down to Thorpie’s It’s Finally Here... problem – it’s going to be making that final competitive as it’s ever been. leg, Dad and I were jumping around the at trials that’s going to be nail-biting. lounge room screaming cheering him on It wasn’t that long ago that breaking 50 and when they won it you know it was one of The traditional lead up meets – the big three seconds would see you in the 100m final at those goose bumps moments. �������������������������������� State Championships – Queensland, Victoria the Australian Championships but 2012 will Give your swimmers a head start with Anti Wave’s and NSW will provide major pointers to the almost certainly see all finalists under 49 “I’ve watched it on YouTube quite a few times Trials. And they will be more important for seconds and the podium under 48 seconds. since and you still get goose bumps just latest addition! some than others and particularly in the watching that race for Australia as a country men’s 100m freestyle. As an introductory offer you will receive free shipping of There is something about the men’s 100m but also for me personally and definitely freestyle that certainly gets the blood something I have drawn on for inspiration your ANTI Block With TrackStart, just place and pay for Queensland in mid December will see pumping – an event that has seen five over the years.” your order before November 30th 2011! triple Olympian in his first Australians , , Mike (Please quote our promo code TS001.) serious competition since his comeback Wenden, Michael Klim and Eamon Sullivan Magnussen would love nothing more than to announcement last September and it will all hold the world record. do “a Thorpie.” *Only on ANTI Block with TrackStart Orders with promotional code quoted be the return to the pool where he set his first long course world record in the 100m The question is will Magnussen become the butterfly in 1997 – some 14 years ago. “I’ve been telling my friends since I was (07) 3812 2283 sixth Australian to hold the coveted world five years old that I would be going to the mark in swimming’s prestigious 100m? Olympics but it always seems such a distant Klim will target the 50 and 100m freestyle thing and possibly at times an unrealistic and the 100m butterfly, where he will meet (07) 3812 1187 Magnussen’s 47.49 is the where the bar is goal but now to have it so close and have it old rival , whose name first sitting at the moment – but he aims to lower just around the corner it’s a pretty exciting emerged on the world record list in the 50m that and quick smart. time.” [email protected] butterfly in 2000.

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ascta Journal [DEC 2011] V1.indd 41 30/11/2011 12:17:34 PM COACHING THE Uncoachables By Wayne Goldsmith

When it comes down to it, the day to day of equipment to measure them. But, their You can train someone to coach the coaching of swimming is not that difficult. impact on performance is immeasurable. coachables: i.e. the physical, mental, Get the physiology right. Teach the basics Their role in success unparalleled. Their technical and tactical aspects of swimming well. Work hard on achieving technical place in excellence unmatched. Their effect relatively easily. A well designed coaching excellence. Focus on mastering swimming on winning unsurpassed. course, some intelligent assessment skills (dives, starts, turns and finishes). processes, some ongoing professional Teach swimmers how to race and how to The Un-coachables are: development and continuous improvement and bang! We have ourselves a swimming use effective competition strategies. It's not coach who can coach all the things in rocket science. • Desire swimming which are coachable. • Desperation However, these things are not coaching. And, with the amazing resources of the • Hunger for success They are merely teaching the mechanics of Internet, anyone can find out anything, the swimming: they are more about learning • Determination anytime, anywhere and for free so than leadership, more about information • Resilience increasingly anybody from parents to presidents can learn the coachable things in than innovation and more about instruction • Passion than inspiration. swimming just by turning on a computer or • Motivation smart-phone.

• Unbreakable self-confidence And, these are not the things that determine success: these are not the things that mean But does that mean the coach, or more the difference between winning and losing. So, now you have to ask.....if these un- importantly the coach's swimmers will be coachables are critical for swimming successful? No. Because the things that The things that do determine success and success, and I am a coach, and I want my really matter are the un-coachables. the things that do mean the difference swimmers to succeed, how can I coach between winning and losing are much things that can't be coached? harder to find and even harder to measure. So how do you Coach the Un-coachables? The short answer is, you don't. Great question. Here's how. They are the un-coachables: those You don't include coaching the un- intangible, elusive factors which make Coaching the Un-coachables is what coachables in your coaching process and champions champions and swimmers Coaching is really all about your learned coaching methodologies. invincible. The difference between a good coach and a great coach lies in their ability to coach the You coach the un-coachables by So, how can you Coach the Un-coachables? un-coachables. understanding the individual swimmers you What are the Un-coachables? are working with and by providing them with Sure planning and programming are the environment and opportunity to discover

important. Teaching swimming skills is the un-coachables for themselves. The Un-coachables are eight factors important. Getting the physiology right is which you will not find in any coaching text You can't force someone to have "desire". important. Great communication skills, book. You will not learn about them in any You can't run a training program about vision, leadership, knowledge of the sport of coaching course. You cannot research "desperation" or "hunger for success". swimming etc. etc. - it's all important, but them on Google and your can't do a PhD your capacity as a coach to coach the un- You can't get a motivation expert in to create on them. They are not tested for in talent coachables is what it is really all about. "motivation" in your swimmers - it does not id programs and no one has found a piece work.

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You can't artificially create "passion". yourself and in your swimmers. It's about to do is hit the gym, buy the supplements, You don't coach the un-coachables: you understanding yourself and your swimmers work on their techniques, do the training, work with your swimmers and help them to and creating the environment that is add some water and POW! They will win. But discover the un-coachables for themselves. needed to encourage and induce those they are wrong. Very, very wrong. characteristics to be expressed in all aspects Be a human being first, then a coach. of preparation, practice and performance. Because we have reduced coaching to a set

And the million dollar question. Can all of rules about periodization and planning, All the un-coachables are core human swimmers discover the un-coachables training systems and structures, programs characteristics. They may be hidden behind for themselves and in doing so become and processes, tests and techniques, the a stack of text books about physiology or champions? un-coachables are rarely even seriously under a bookshelf loaded with motivation discussed, let alone taught. manuals, self-help books and swimming autobiographies but they are there all the No. same. The un-coachables: the critical ingredient For many swimmers and many coaches, in the success of every swimmer, every swimming team and every coach are usually The art of coaching is being able to tap into swimming is never more than the put in the too hard basket and ignored: these core human characteristics, both in coachables. They believe that all they need replaced by our focus on the "real": the 43

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more measurable and tangible aspects of coaching: the things Summary that can be taught and learnt. Uncoachables

• Coaching the un-coachables is what coaching is all about. Anyone You can measure VO2 max: you can't measure the swimmer's can learn the "coachables" - those aspects of swimming which can be determination to push themselves to almost unconsciousness measured, seen and heard. striving to do their best in the VO2 max test.

• But winning, success and performance is all about the un- You can measure peak Lactate levels: you can't measure the coachables: the hard to define, difficult to measure and impossible to swimmer's desperation to succeed: so desperate that they will artificially create aspects of swimming. endure the burning pain in their legs and agony in their lungs

as they fight to the wall and in doing so lift their performance • Ultimately success in coaching is determined by your capacity abilities to new levels. to coach the un-coachables, and, as these factors are core human

factors, to be a successful swimming coach you need to focus less on coaching the coachables and more on being yourself: your real self. The things that really matter in swimming cannot be measured: but that does not mean they are not absolutely vital to succeed. • Invest time and resources into learning and accepting who you are as a human being, then greatness in coaching is possible. • Coaching success is much more than just training, education and development. It's about being yourself, about understanding yourself, about believing in yourself, about being honest with yourself and who you are and expressing that through your coaching.

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Ursula Carlile Acknowledged ASCTA nomination for Life Membership of Limited - Ursula Carlile - was successful. This wonderful honour was announced during the SAL AGM on the 8th October, with the nomination details being read out by ASCTA President Ron McKeon. This moment was extra special with Ursula a surprised and delighted attendee in the 'audience'. Ursula accompanies husband Forbes to the AGM, in his capacity as a SAL Life Member.

Pictured: David Urquhart, Ursula Carlile, Forbes Carlile, ASCTA President Ron McKeon

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ascta Journal [DEC 2011] V1.indd 45 30/11/2011 12:17:41 PM How Streamlined Are You ?

By Peter Wells

The streamline body position underwater LOWER BODY 3. Adequate abdominal muscle LENGTH is vital for good efficient swimming. The This may sound a little strange because • Adequate hip extension flexibility better your streamline position, the less we are always hearing that we need our drag forces are exerted on your body. Drag • Adequate ankle plantar flexion flexibility abdominal muscles to be strong. Strength forces will slow you down and force you • Adequate core control and control is also very important (we’ll to work much harder to generate enough In this article, we will explore the upper body discuss this in the next edition) but often in force to propel you through the water. This components and in the next edition we’ll our attempts to achieve improved strength, extra work required to overcome these drag cover the lower body components. we actually tighten up these muscles forces caused by a poor streamline body and compromise their length. Excessive position is a large contributing factor to abdominal work (E.g. 100’s of crunches, So let’s examine the upper body overhead injuries – especially to shoulders! abdominal plank holds etc.) can actually be components. Firstly: Physiotherapists often see our swimmers at detrimental in this instance. this point in time! 1. Adequate upper limb/shoulder flexibility It has been reported that the biggest If the abdominal muscles are too tight, they challenge facing most swimmers is to The ability to get your arms into an extreme can make it difficult to expand the chest obtain and maintain as good a streamline position above your head with ease is when breathing and pull the thoracic spine position as possible for as long as possible. essential for a good streamline position. down into more flexion (i.e. bent forwards). So let’s look at just what constitutes a good Tightness through the shoulder muscles, This will make thoracic spine extension (i.e. streamline position – which body parts especially latissimus dorsi, pec major and as per part 2 above) more difficult and thus, contribute to it and how we can check and minor and the muscles at the back of the create potential problems for our streamline improve these different components. shoulder blade (rotator cuff) will make this position. movement more difficult.

Good streamline body position has a number Please note – Abdominal strengthening of key components: 2. Adequate thoracic spine extension/ exercises are very important. I am not mobility and strength suggesting that they shouldn’t be done. This describes the ability of the portion However, we are searching for strength and UPPER BODY of the spine near your shoulder blades to length!! • Adequate upper limb/shoulder flexibility straighten up. This allows your spine to • Adequate thoracic spine extension/ get longer and to allow your shoulders to One easy way to test for these upper body mobility and strength achieve their maximum position overhead components is to look at the Combined • Adequate abdominal muscle length – more easily. Thoracic spine mobility is Elevation Test (C.E.T) that’s right – LENGTH! often compromised by habitual poor sitting postures - especially our students or

computer/laptop users.

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A student demonstrates the Streamline position

The CET is a test of thoracic spine extension • The aim is to get at least to horizontal Any questions or correspondence can be (strength and flexibility) and shoulder (we call this 0 degrees) xx hope to get directed to Peter Wells by email: p.wells@ elevation flexibility. This movement is ABOVE the horizontal line (+5-15 degrees). rhpphysiotheraphy.com.au important for achieving a high elbow position Negative measurements are where the OR for more FREE swimming specific in the catch and recovery phases of the upper arm is BELOW the horizontal line. information sheets visit:- stroke as well as in streamlining. Negative measurements indicate a deficit www.rhpphysiotherapy.com.au in 1 or more areas of the upper body as How to do the CET described previously in this article. • The athlete is asked to lie face down on a bed with arms overhead, elbows straight and Specific flexibility, mobility and Peter Wells is an APA (Australian thumbs touching together. strengthening exercises for these areas can Physiotherapy Association) accredited be given to improve your streamline position. Sports Physiotherapist. He has worked If you do discover a deficiency it is advised to with the Australian Swimming Team since • The athlete is then asked to raise their seek advice from your sports physiotherapist 2001 and has been the head physiotherapist arms as high as they can while keeping their or your trained health professional to ensure since 2005. Peter’s private practice, RHP chin on the bed. an appropriate and safe program is made Physiotherapy in Brisbane, is the only for you. clinic in Australia to have had staff on the • A measurement is taken as the angle Australian Swimming Team every year for made between the horizontal line and the the past 20 years. line of the upper arm bone (humerus). In the next edition, we will explore the lower

body components of the ideal streamline body position.

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ascta Journal [DEC 2011] V1.indd 47 30/11/2011 12:17:45 PM Effective Use of

PEER FEEDBACKin Junior Programs

As coaches, one of the major aspects Tips on successfully implementing of our jobs is to be able to provide our peer feedback in your program: charges with appropriate feedback and support that enables them to become • Ensure swimmers have a clear better swimmers. However, at times this understanding of what they are looking can prove difficult. Sometimes it seems for: In order to improve, swimmers need to no matter how you approach an issue, be able to identify the gap between where the required change is not made by the they are currently at, and where they swimmer. Recently I started to introduce need to be. Therefore we began by getting the use of peer feedback in my junior one of the club’s senior swimmers to program (9-12 year olds) and found that it demonstrate the correct way to perform a had a significant impact on both individual back/breast turn so that the swimmers had performance and team bonding. a correct model in their minds. Following this we made up a list of the crucial points The initial session I performed with we would be looking for when assessing my squad where I formally introduced the turns. peer feedback was a session on medley turns. The group has approximately 24 • Educate swimmers on how effective swimmers, which were split into three feedback should be provided: Many young groups, each overseen by a coach for the swimmers have no previous experience purpose of the exercise. in providing appropriate feedback to their Samantha Grant peers and therefore may need some The improvement in the swimmers Samantha is Manager of Yarraville Swim guidance. One issue we found was that performance by the end of the session was Centre. She is a Silver Licence Coach, many of the swimmers were able to pick significant and I have now implemented it Swim Australia™ Teacher, ASCTA Course out what other swimmers were doing as a regular part of our program. Presenter and also holds a Bachelor of incorrectly, but gave feedback in a very Business. She is currently on Maternity negative way. Leave from her position in Yarraville.

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In order to deal with this we had a As a coach it is very easy to take control I found that by using peer feedback the discussion about the appropriate ways and point out what the swimmer in the swimmers seemed to retain most of of providing constructive criticism and water needs to improve. However, the what they had learnt during the session also the importance of providing positive swimmers giving feedback are unlikely to resulting in a permanent positive change reinforcement. It is crucial that coaches learn from that, therefore it is important in the performance of their turns. They model how to do this so the athletes have a to use questioning to try and build their also really enjoyed ‘being the coach’ and base to work from. understanding. For example, “What do consequently were genuinely engaged in you think John did well then?”, “What the session rather than just ‘going through • Carefully monitor groups to ensure position was his head in when his hand the motions’. The provision of feedback to the feedback being provided is correct: hit the wall?”, “Where should it be?” etc. others really required them to think and There is little point in getting swimmers By making the swimmers think about therefore encouraged deeper learning. to provide feedback to each other if the their answers and feedback, true learning feedback that they provide is incorrect. is much more likely to occur than if you Swimmers were able to provide feedback Swimmers need to be monitored carefully, spoon-feed them the ‘correct’ answer. to each other in ‘their language’ and especially initially, to ensure that they are in a different way to which I may have saying the correct things. In our initial • Ensure swimmers have ample time approached it, resulting in changes in session I was lucky enough to have two to practice the skill during both the group some swimmers that I had not been able to assistant coaches working with me so session and afterwards: I tried to let implement. It also gave swimmers a better we could carefully monitor all feedback swimmers have at least 10 turns with understanding of why I am always stopping given. Alternatively it would be ideal to feedback each and then we performed them to provide them with feedback. It also work small groups of 6-8 swimmers at a an IM set where they were expected to significantly helped improve our groups time, perhaps by splitting your squad into practice the turns under pressure. team spirit as they were all working to help several groups and getting some of them each other improve. to do an endurance set while you work with • Ensure all swimmers are involved the others. in the process: Quite often one or two If used effectively, peer feedback is an swimmers tend to take over the group extremely useful tool for ensuring your • Use questioning methods to guide the which is detrimental to others. Choose swimmers are engaged in their sessions, feedback give, rather than just telling your your groups carefully and ensure that team bonding and encouraging swimmers swimmers what to say: every swimmer has a turn at providing to play a part in their own development. feedback.

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ascta Journal [DEC 2011] V1.indd 49 30/11/2011 12:17:53 PM How does the

Station Systemwork in parent/child classes?

By Simone Garrett Simone is the Owner/Manager of Seal Swim School in Wodonga. She is a Bronze Licence Coach, Swim Australia Teacher, ASCTA Course Presenter and an Aqua Aerobics Instructor as well as an Aqua Zumba Instructor.

One of our challenges as swim Teachers This certainly took time for us at our • Parents becoming more familiar is spending equal time with all our swim school to not only work out our own with ‘correct holds’ to accomplish skills Learners. The beauty of running classes logistics of starting but how we could effectively and understanding what with parents still involved is they are explain the change when needed to our skills their child is specifically working easier to train and therefore you can keep Parents. We then had to factor in the on making them more aware of the your class running the entire half hour (or training aspect to all our Teachers and important parts of swimming skills however long your class time runs for). allow time for feedback from both staff and parents.

Only just over a year ago now we had no OUR ‘STATION SYSTEM’ more than five parents in our parent/child We are happy to say now that although You may decide initially to show each classes but we decided for a number of we found some ‘road blocks’ and made parent what the activity cards are and reasons to increase that by one per class a few changes we are happy to have this how to use them and what the format will (except in our advanced parent/child change for the benefit of the swim school run like. Try to show them that this way class, over time we realised this was as a whole. they are kept constantly stimulated the harder so we went back to a 5:1 ratio). entire lesson rather than any waiting time for a turn with the Teacher. In brief the benefits have been: During a set part of our lesson plan we Showing parents how to read the activity would be able to split our class into two • Improving our ‘bottom line’ by cards will also ensure they are practicing groups and use our ‘station system’. Half increasing three of our four parent/child using the correct holds and techniques the class would be having a ‘one on one’ classes from five to six per class with the teacher performing submersions and give the parents more confidence in or a ‘jump and swim’ skill. The other half what they are working on with their child. • Setting in place a basic explanation as are using the ‘station system’ working on This reinforces our swim school motto: to the benefits behind this new program each of the skills for about one minute “Confidence Through Accomplishment” each then changing with the other • Added training to our Teachers parents to spend time on the next skill. Each activity card has a number of improving their teaching skills and different stages on them. efficiency of running their classes

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Explain to the parents they can start from the first one and depending on how their child takes to the activity or if they have achieved the skill already they can begin working on the next one, and so forth. The skills get a little more challenging as they progress.

These activity cards will also make the parents focus on achieving specific skills their child may be working on. If they have already passed a skill, they are simply reinforcing the skill and becoming more natural at it.

As an example in a Sea Lion class (our walking age to 2 years), just after you Photograph by socyo @ Stock Exchange (sxc.hu) finish a group activity and are about to split your group into two you may call out This way the pool deck also gets to know A4 size work sheets with the skills three parents names and their child’s the parents and their children and can pictured on them. These sheets are name and say which of the skills they may say to the parent, if they require any laminated then put on with contact to be working on so they know which activity assistance not to hesitate to approach the tidy bins. Inside the tidy bins are any to follow. them at any time regarding the program needed equipment for the skills pictured or what skills their child has left to (these are also underlined on the page for Another other way of doing this is asking achieve. Our ‘station system’ is continuing convenience). when your pool deck supervisor (if you to improve all the time. Pictured is our have one) is on to briefly chat to each most up to date stations. We use three per teacher and they are parent as they begin their ‘station’ work colour coded so you don’t double up on so they know what skills they have left to These are mini tidy bins purchased from the skills and saves time in setting up.• achieve. the Reject shop we have then designed SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA 51 ascta Journal [DEC 2011] V1.indd 51 30/11/2011 12:18:01 PM 52

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