Volume 23. No.1 September 2006 Peter Bishop Matt Cowdrey BISHOPBISHOP && EmergeCOWDREYCOWDREY from the City of Churches Inside this issue: Doing it for the girls: Teri McKeever Keogh: To be #1 Nation in Paralympic Swimming Age Group Planning Principles THE SWImmING AUstRALIA PARALYmpIC PROGRam PatHWAY (PPP) Has BECOME an InnOvatIVE DEVELOpmEnt INITIatIVE THat manY OTHER DIsabILITY spORts ARE TURNING TO FOR InsIGHT anD ADvancEMEnt. rial There are numerous people working behind the scenes at Swimming Australia and within the State Associations to O eorge G continue breaking down the barriers that surround athletes with a disability. it Inside this issue we take a look into the profiles of two of Kaylee Australias most prolific paralympic coaches and the swimmer by ED whose engaging face has covered media for the paralympic swimming movement through the Trials and the Commonwealth Games. Matthew Cowdrey is the young South Australian boy who has captured the hearts of all Australians in his quest for swimming greatness. David Lyall interviews the incredible man beside Matthew’s campaign, “The Bish”, who discusses his coaching philosophies, the Commonwealth Games experience and how Matty matured through his athlete pathway at the Norwood Swimming Club. Paralympic Program Head Coach, Brendan Keogh explains his long term plans for the PPP and discusses how paralympic swimming is leaping forward, and will continue to through his interview. Wendy Ross and Sacha Fulton also provide insight into the Paralympic Program P2 Camp – working towards Beijing in 2008. Other articles in the “Swimming in Australia” September issue include, US coach Teri McKeever, the worlds leading female swimming coach, (pg 8) and Dr Ralph Richards busts the myth surrounding breathing frequency (pg 30) and shares his ideals on the principles of planning (pg 34). Marissa Clarke covers Developmental Motor Learning and the impact it has on swimming lessons (pg 48) and this is just a small selction of what we have bundled together for your reading pleasure! Don’t forget to check out the forum (pg 4) in October with Michael Bohl, the man behind Saint Peters Western Swimming Club, ASCTA are giving you the opportunity to ask him anything about his philosophies, swimmers, club set up and programs. Dive in and enjoy the full colour experience! 3 SWIMMING IN AUSTRALIA ASCTAASCTA FORUMFORUM SERIESSERIES Swimming Australia / Sport Shoot DURING THE 1ST WEEK OF OCTOBER ALL ASCTA MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO INTERACT WITH THE ONE AN D ONLY MICHAEL BOHL OF SAINT PETERS WESTERN ( SPW) SWIMMING CLUB, Michael has numerous years of coaching experience, including being Queensland Director of Coaching for 11 years. During his time with Queensland Swimming, Michael was an Olympic coach for Glen Housman (Olympic medallist), Nicholas Sprenger (second, 4 x 200m Freestyle relay at Athens) and Maxine Seear (Triathlon, Athens). Michael also has Open Water swimmers under his guidance which include Brendan Capell who won the 25 km World Open Water Champs in Dubai 2004 and Silver in the same event in 2005 in Montreal. Just recently, Michael coached Stephanie Rice to two gold medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Bohly will be taking time out of his busy schedule to answer any questions you may have in regards to his coaching philosphies, structures, his swimmers, how the SPW Swimming club is set up, what club development programs he has in place… anything swimming you can think of!! Make sure you jump onto the ASCTA forum page and post your questions before the first week of October so that Bohly can take the time to sufficiently answer the questions for you. Ensure you post your question before Wednesday the 4th of October. Visit www.ascta.com to view the forum. You must be a current member of the association to gain access to the forum. Ensure that your membership has been paid before the 1st week of October – Otherwise you will miss out on this incredible opportunity! Contents JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN SWIMMING COACHES & TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Volume 23. No.1 – September 2006 Features 8-11 Teri McKeever: Doing it For the Girls – David Lyall 12-13 The Bishop Aims to Keep SA Swimming in Check – David Lyall 13 Matt Cowdrey: In a World of His Own – David Lyall 14-15 Q&A with Brendan Keogh National PPP Head Coach – David Lyall 17 Memory Lane – Ian Hanson Teri McKeever High Performance Doing it For the Girls 18-20 Changes in The Freestly Stroke During Resisted and Assisted David Lyall Swimming – Ben Williams, Peter Sinclair and Mary Galloway 22-23 Oceania – Ian Hanson 8 24 OWS - I Want You! – Greg Towle 25 Open Water Swimming – What’s Happening – Greg Towle 26-27 National Camp Insights – Various Youth Development 28-29 Tran Tasman Series Overview - Various 30-31 Mythbusters: How does excessive or limited breathing affect swimmers? – Dr Ralph Richards Matt Cowdrey 32-33 A Day in the Office – The Paralympic P2 Camp – Wendy Ross 34-46 Principles of Planning for Age Group Swimming – Dr. Ralph Richards In A World Of His Own David Lyall Learn To Swim 48-50 Developmental Motor Learning – 13 The impact on Lessons – Marissa Clarke 51 Congratulations Ted Tullburg 52 Fun Ideas to get your Butterflyers Started – Barbara Nolan 53 Toy on the Ledge – Lettita Scott 54 Learn to Swim Hints for Success: Diving – David Speechley 55 Coaching Licence Assessment Benefits us all – David Speechley Regulars Q&A with 3 Editorial – Kaylee George Brendan Keogh 7 “From the CEOs Desk” – Dr. Ralph Richards 16 Hot Off the Block David Lyall 56-57 Results 58-60 Noticeboard 14 61 In the Kitchen with Chef Pedro 62 Calendar of events Views expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the Board of ASCTA Photography: Acknowledgements to Swimming Australia/Delly Carr Images, Hanson Sports Memory Lane Media, Dr. Ralph Richards, Ross Gage. 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