ASCA Newsletter American Swimming Coaches Association 2015 edition | issue 1
In This Issue:
The 3 / 2015 USA Coaching Rosters House IS ON 5 / On Being Grateful, By Don Swartz 6 / Smart Stuff for New Coaches 8 / Keeping the athlete healthy Book Review by Paul J. Kiell 9 / Thinking About Kicking, By Don Swartz Fire 10 / Looking for a Quantum Leap, By Don Swartz By John Leonard . 16 / The High School-Swimming club Relationship in American Swimming 28 / Pathways to leadership: Inspirational Profile of Peter Daland
One of the key roles that the American option of elite coaching – no realistic dreams months, the path will be set. Universities will Swimming Coaches Association has played in of being the best they can be. Their swimming be either keeping or dropping scholarships and American Swimming since 1958 is to warn careers end between 15-18. full-time elite coaching jobs by then. All of this of threats to our sport. Today, I am going to driven, of course, by the insatiable need for tell you about the biggest threat to American NCAA Scholarship Swimming keeps the dollars for football and basketball players, and Swimming in the history of our sport. dream alive! Keeps the options OPEN! 6 Million Dollar a year football coaches.
NCAA Scholarship Swimming is under assault. It “de-limits every American Swimmer!” We will need YOU to rally your teams. Get And very likely to become extinct SOON if we Dream, Work, ACHIEVE. (If you chose to.) tons of letters and emails written to University don’t act to save it. This is critical to all of us Second, for all the reasons outlined above, Presidents and Athletic Directors in support for two reasons: NCAA Scholarship Swimming is the engine of the real student athletes: swimmers. The CSCAA and the ASCA are working together First, for all of us, the USA is the only country that drives our Olympic and International Success. Those 6,000 NCAA Scholarship with USA Swimming to develop the plan, and in the world where a young man or young lady ask you to work the plan. taking his or her first swimming lesson today, Swimmers who keep swimming from eighteen has no limits on their future! They can choose to twenty-four as they mature (and late I am personally so offended by the hypocrisy to swim a little, swim a lot, excel (or not), go maturers are the leading edge of elite athletes) of the NCAA ad that goes on about “most through high school swimming, move on to the are the “talent pool” which we have drawn on of them will go pro in something other than world’s most competitive program in NCAA to lead the world in swimming for more than sports.” Which implies that the NCAA actually swimming (which attracts athletes from all 100 years now. NCAA Scholarship Swimming has something to do with that! While the over the globe, seeking what they don’t have at is the EDGE that we have over the rest of the finance of University sport heads inexorably home), and go on to be an Olympian. Swimming world. towards the ELIMINATION OF OLYMPIC IF NCAA Scholarships go away, the USA in SPORTS in favor of the semi-pro leagues for Or they can chose to do summer league football and basketball players. swimming, swim in high school, move on to an ten years will look like a second rate Australia – academic life, and never swim again. we’ll have a similar numbers of “elite” athletes, It’s a toss-up right now whether the IOC, except our Aussie friends live in a country FINA, or the NCAA is the most hypocritical The point is, they have the choice. where swimming really COUNTS in the organization in the world of sports today…but culture. You all know where swimming ranks that’s a discussion for another day. In no other place on earth is that the case. In in the USA in terms of cultural importance. most of the globe, that young lady or man So, what do we do? What is for today is simply this: if you love has almost nothing but limits. And most, even American Swimming, get ready to fight for it. if they are serious youth swimmers, have no You’ll hear lots of work ideas and see lots in We’ll need all of us, TOGETHER, to save it. choice but to quit swimming between 15-18 and action soon. We have about a 12-24 month concentrate on academics which will determine window to save scholarship swimming and Let’s Go USA. We can do this. Plans coming. their future. No option of Scholarships, no elite coaching jobs in the NCAA. Within 24 House on Fire. Man the buckets.
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2 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 USA Coaching Rosters Announced for 2015 Worlds, Pan Am & World University Games
COOL RADO SPRINGS — USA Swimming today announced its coaching rosters for three major international competitions in 2015 – the FINA World Championships, Pan American Games and World University Games.
“The commitments from a mix of veteran coaches and rising stars on these three staffs position our National Team well for both short- and long-term success,” said USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch. “Next summer, our swimmers will be in great hands as they look to excel against top international competition heading into an Olympic year in 2016.” 2015 Men’s Head Coach Dave Durden. (Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott.) Headlining the selections are the head coaches for Team USA at the 2015 FINA World Championships set for Aug. 2-9, 2015, in Kazan, Russia. The women’s The complete coaching staffs for each event are as follows: head coach at the 2013 FINA World Championships, 2015 FINA World Championships Coaching Staff Dave Salo of the University of Southern California »» Women’s Head Coach: Dave Salo (USC/Trojan Swim Club) and Trojan Swim Club will assume the same role next »» Women’s Assistant Coaches: Bruce Gemmell (Nation’s Capital Swim Club), summer. Dave Durden of the University of California, Greg Meehan (Stanford/Stanford Swimming), Teri McKeever (Cal/California Berkeley and California Aquatics will serve as the Aquatics) men’s head coach after leading the Golden Bears to »» Men’s Head Coach: Dave Durden (Cal/California Aquatics) three NCAA titles in the last four years. »» Men’s Assistant Coaches: Rick DeMont (Arizona/Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics), Whitney Hite (Wisconsin/Wisconsin Aquatics); David Marsh The U.S. head coaches for the 2015 Pan American (SwimMAC Carolina) Games are Jason Turcotte of Dynamo Swim Club, who will guide the men, and Matt Kredich of the 2015 Pan American Games Coaching Staff University of Tennessee and Tennessee Aquatics, »» Women’s Head Coach: Jason Turcotte (Dynamo Swim Club) who will mentor the women. The pool competition in »» Women’s Assistant Coaches: Arthur Albiero (Louisville), Michael Brooks (York Toronto is set for July 14-18, 2015. Turcotte was the YMCA), Erik Posegay (North Baltimore Aquatic Club) co-recipient of the 2014 USA Swimming Development »» Men’s Head Coach: Matt Kredich (Tennessee/Tennessee Aquatics) Coach of the Year Award, while Kredich is a six-time »» Men’s Assistant Coaches: Bob Groseth (SwimMAC Carolina), Ted Knapp collegiate conference coach of the year honoree. (Stanford/Stanford Swimming), Greg Rhodenbaugh (Missouri)
Leading the way for Team USA at the 2015 World 2015 World University Games Coaching Staff University Games will be women’s head coach Ray »» Women’s Head Coach: Ray Looze (Indiana) Looze of Indiana University and men’s head coach »» Women’s Assistant Coaches: Steve Bultman (Texas A&M), Augie Busch Mike Bottom of the University of Michigan and (Virginia/Cavalier Swimming), Harvey Humphries (Georgia/Athens Bulldog Club Wolverine. Looze will serve as the women’s Swim Club) head coach for Team USA for next month’s FINA »» Men’s Head Coach: Mike Bottom (Michigan/Club Wolverine) Short Course World Championships, and Bottom »» Men’s Assistant Coaches: John Flanagan (Nation’s Capital Swim Club), Kris also served as men’s head coach for the 2013 World Kubik (Texas), Yuri Suguiyama (Cal/California Aquatics) University Games. The 2015 World University Games swimming competition is slated for July 4-11, The above article was a press release submitted to Swimming World magazine and published 2015, in Gwangju, South Korea. on November 17, 2014.
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 3 4 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 On Being Grateful
Coach Don Swartz
“It is a wise person who does not grieve for things she/he has not, but rejoices for those things she/he does have, especially friendship, family, and purpose.” – Inspired by Epictetus
No, we’re not that well educated that we actually knew this on our own. This came to us [a few weeks ago] in a Thanksgiving Day card from Theo St. Francis and his family, Susan, Ray, and Adrian (learn more about Theo by Googling his name).
Theo’s brother Adrian is a multi-faceted artist and the card we got was created by him and included the quote above.
We are reminded that in this age of self-absorption that the truly important qualities in life are not how fast we swim nor how well we coach, rather, the impact we each have on our surrounding circles is what is vastly more significant.
We ask each of you to make a positive impact on someone today as you move through your routines. When you smile at a person you are connecting with, watch the gratefulness play out over their countenance. When you see this you will know you made a difference.
Whatever it is you want in life – give it away, for free. It will come back to you tenfold.
Thank you, Adrian. Thank you, Theo.
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 5 A rose is beautiful in every stage of growth. “ — John Leonard,” a very long time ago.
6 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 Smart Stuff for New Coaches ...And a good reminder for the old dogs...
From Jonty Skinner, very recently...
““ Teach them how to manage their shape and balance in the water before they learn how to develop their strokes.”
““Teach them their strokes before you begin to train them.”
““Teach them how to train correctly before you push them.”
““Teach them how to race with perfect skills.”
““Wait ‘til they’re ready before you push them to greater training heights.”
““Have the courage to wait ‘til they’re ready to blossom.”
“ Practice horticulture, not agriculture. ” — John Collins, a long time ago.
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 7 Keeping the Athlete Healthy By Edward H. Nessel, R.Ph, MS, MPH, PharmD
Reviewed by Paul J. Kiell, MD
To know this book is to know the author, swimmer and researcher. Ed Nessel. I sought him out in early 1992, a time when permanent running injury Accordingly, explanations steered me to my original sport, swimming. and discussions are backed up For me it would become one of those great by scientific data; this should serendipitous moments. particularly appeal to AMAA members. Nevertheless, the A perfectionist who left nothing to chance, writings have to be read slowly Ed too was transitioning from pharmacist so that important information to swim coach. He possessed a unique can be digested. I wish he would quality, that one critical element we all need have pumped some air into some in a training partner or in a coach: he was of the passages that are packed crazier than me. (Ed spoke in 1992 at one with scientific elucidation, but of our New York City Marathon seminars; that comes later. His topics are I introduced him as someone crazier than insightful, educational, and always me. His wife later corrected me. “He is,” she helpful. whispered, “much crazier than you.”) Be not dismayed, however, by I said he was a perfectionist, and his the one criticism I have, which influence on me has been most positive, is his use of the ‘Chicago style’ although at times he could be a taskmaster, a (new style) of writing, instead of real pain. He surely has pursued his father’s traditional grammar, coupled with commandment: “Always do your best.” his penchant for the ellipsis. There rhythm, of beauty, of music, of meditation are also some misspellings; as if a passage – of all the reasons we cling to our sport. With Keeping the Athlete Healthy, the or word was dictated, then misspelled by All the reasons that make us dread the day reader gets Ed’s best. As I said in my blurb: the typist, only to be missed by the editor, when we may be unable to participate any E.G., per se spelled as “per-say.” These minor longer, telling us how to stay healthy and Keeping the Athlete Healthy is an flaws, however, pale mightily in comparison maintain our vigorous lifestyles and avoid encyclopedic work encompassing the to the quality of the material, particularly that dreaded doomsday. author’s expertise in both the medical and when one reads the essay penned near the the physical. It is written in readable terms, book’s closing. I almost got to that day, when serious leg containing everything you’d want to know clotting closed out my running lifestyle. or didn’t know you needed to know about That essay is entitled “Fish Gotta Swim.” Ed was one person who helped me make your life as a serious, dedicated athlete or, Here he writes for all of us who are at least an almost seamless transition. Rekindling as pertains to most of us, adding sports and a little bit crazy; crazy in a very healthy way. youthful memories I even became a member vigorous activity as a balance to life. Swimming becomes metaphor for running, of some of his championship masters teams. skiing, cycling, and similar activities, the I thank him for helping me to be the best I It’s especially pertinent since Ed has activities that bring balance and gratification could be and you will too by partaking of degrees in science, public health, and to our lives. The activities we want to engage the knowledge and experience you’ll find in pharmacy, and is a championship coach, in forever. He speaks of the strands of Keeping the Athlete Healthy.
8 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 stood out as significant. had a monster 6 beat kick for all 8 laps. The last time we saw this in person was when Thinking About First, the USA staff Simon Burnett went a 1:31+ for his 200. did such a superb job He started out kicking like a man possessed on filming every single and was able to do it for 1 minute and 31 swim, including relays. seconds. The swimmer last week was able Our swimmers gleaned to sustain a ferocious and withering kick Kicking valuable insights for 1minute and 44 seconds. watching themselves Ken and I wish you and your family, friends, race both in slow Both the men’s 100 free and the women’s staff and team the best of holiday seasons motion and real time. We think an on deck 200 free demonstrated that kicking – above and send true wishes for a grand year in regular video filming stream, running on a and under – is critical to ultimate potential 2015. Writing these weekly messages gives five or ten second delay at each lane, would development. Until a swimmer (and a coach us an outlet for what we are thinking about. provide immediate and extremely valuable and her/his program) is willing to commit It is something we are grateful to be able to feedback for the swimmers. They could to mastering that part of the technical do and we appreciate that so many readers watch themselves finish a repeat during spectrum, less than optimal performance comment via email or in person when we the rest period, then proceed onto the next will occur…end of discussion. are at meets or clinics. Sharing coaching swim and then watch it for comparison sake. Our training camp (North Bay Aquatics) ideas is one of the cornerstones of why Sooner than later this will be available to all begins on the 26th of this month and American Swimming is so profoundly of us at a reasonable cost. The technology both of those components will be excellent. Everyone shares. There are very is there now, just expensive and a little addressed daily. If you are an NBA few “secrets” since we all get to watch the cumbersome. swimmer reading this, you have been same swimmers and can deduce what we given notice – be ready…kicking is Secondly, if there was ever any doubt about are able to figure out watching them. Hard taking on a whole new dimension! to keep anything “under wraps” when the the value of kicking this meet removed it. “product” is in plain view. The young man who won the 100 free in 42+ swam less than 50 yards…the rest of Coming out of the USA Swimming Junior it was under water dolphin kicking. The Written by Don Swartz and Ken Nationals last week form Seattle two things young lady who won the 200 free in 1:44+ DeMont of Swim Coach Direct.
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 9 Nonsense and the Beginner’s Mind: Looking for a Quantum Leap
Editors Note: Rowdy Gaines, Bruce Hayes, David Larson in performance. Certainly Bob Beamon’s This talk from the 1974 World Clinic by or Michael gross? Or even Thomas 29 foot, two and one-half inch long jump Don Swartz, is usually referred to simply Fahrner or Dave Louden? No matter in Mexico City was a quantum leap – no as “Quantum Leap” by coaches who were his name, ladies and gentlemen, coaches, pun intended. In 1981 Mary T. Meagher there. It is one of the most famous talks in swimmers and spectators alike, you have swam 57.9 and 2:05.9 for the butterfly. ASCA history. just witnessed a quantum leap, both in the These swims definitely qualify as quantum scientific and colloquial sense of the phrase. leaps. Many of you have witnessed similar It is as accurate, complete and occurrences with your age groupers, big INSPIRATIONAL today as it was then. Scientifically, a quantum leap is from time drops which seem to come out of the Thank you for your wisdom, Don. - JL a multifaceted potentiality to a single blue. In fact, many youngsters, because of actuality. Eight swimmers (and really Just imagine! It is mid-summer in 1984. The their lack of experience, seem unaware of thousands around the world) represent limitations. temperature is 82 degrees, but the climate is the multifaceted potentiality, as does the expectant. July 29th is the day. It is 5:45 time for the event from 1/1000th of a What factors combine to produce such p.m. We hear; “Gentlemen, 200 meters second to infinity. performances? If you can identify some of freestyle.” The hushed silence roars in our the factors, perhaps you can better position ears. “Take your mark.” The horn sounds. The name of that swimmer and his time are yourself and your athletes to take advantage the single actuality. of the opportunities, the multi-faceted The first 50 is turned in 25.8, the second potentialities of this Olympic year. 50 is a controlled 27.0, the timing board Colloquially, a quantum leap refers to an shows a 52.8. Next comes a sizzling 26.8 event which is out of the ordinary, something I see three key ingredients, foundation which puts him into the lead by three- not anticipated, an occurrence quite special stones if you will, for building a platform tenths of a second. He strokes off the wall when measured against the norm. It is an for quantum leaps, for breaking the barriers commanding the world’s attention as he event which batters down previously well- of both sport-imposed and self-imposed amazes all but a few with a final 50 in 26.6. established limitations. limitations. These three are: “Nonsense,” Out in 52.8 and back in 53.4 for a 1:46.2, a “The beginner’s mind” and “The dance new Olympic and World Record. The momentum and excitement generated within the game.” by an Olympic year traditionally provide the Who will that swimmer be? Perhaps dramatic backdrop necessary for such leaps For seventeen years I have worked with
10 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 athletes in search of quantum leaps, ten creative process are those coaches and uninitiated (the rest of the world) yet of these as a swimming coach and the last swimmers who best have slipped the appears as nonsense. seven as a teacher of mental preparation. bonds of the known to venture far into the unexplored territory which lies beyond This confidence is not the obstinacy of Three authors have greatly enhanced my the barrier of the obvious. the fool, but rather the surety of him who awareness of what is involved in quantum knows what he know and knows also that he leaping. The first is Gary Zukav, from This type of person has two characteristics. can convey it to others in a meaningful way. whose book, “The Dancing Wu Li Masters,” The first is a childlike ability to see the my title for today’s talk is inspired. He world as it is and not as it appears according While it is the swimmer who makes the clearly identifies two of the three foundation to what we know about it. This is the quantum leap, it is very often the coach who stones. The first is “Nonsense”, the second beginner’s mind. You will recall the story makes it possible, by seeing the obvious and is “The beginner’s mind” and these are told to you as a child about the emperor’s then conveying it to the athlete. inseparably entwined. new suit of clothes. Only a child proclaimed the emperor to be naked as he rode through Let’s for a moment look at one of the To paraphrase Zukav, “The importance the streets, the rest of the people force factors involved in swimming fast, of nonsense cannot be over-stated. The themselves to see, because they had been conditioning or training. more clearly we are experiencing the told to see his finest new clothing. boundaries of our own self-imposed reality. Certainly the obvious reason for training Nonsense is that which does not fit into The child in us is always naïve, innocent hard and diligently is to prepare the the prearranged patterns that we have in the simplistic sense. There is the Zen physiological systems to meet the challenges superimposed on reality. There is no such story about Nan-in, the Japanese master placed upon them during the competitive thing as nonsense apart from a judgmental who received a University professor. The moment. Yet of more significance is the intellect which calls it that.” professor wanted to learn about Zen. Nan- confidence the swimmer gains in those in served him tea. He poured the professor’s systems to withstand the stress he or she True coaches and athletes know that cup full and then kept on pouring. The will place upon them in competition. This nonsense is only that which viewed from professor watch the overflowing tea until is one of the reasons for overload. If I can our present point is unimaginable. Stated he could no longer contain himself. “It swim 10 x 200 flys in practice certainly I another way, something is only nonsense is overfull, no more will go in!” “Like this can swim one in a meet, probably faster than because we haven’t yet found a perspective cup,” said Nan-in, “You are full of your own any one of those I did in practice. If I can from which it make sense. Generally opinions and speculation. How can I show swim 10 x 100 breaststrokes in 1:30 and get speaking, athletes and coaches do not you Zen unless you first empty your cup?” down to a 1:15 I can expect to go faster than deal in nonsense. Most spend their lives 1:15 in a meet. I have developed a certain thinking and performing along well Our cup is usually filled to the brim with confidence in my abilities. How much faster established norms – two workouts a day, the “obvious” the “common sense” and the than 1:15 remains a mystery until I go to the six or seven days a week, over distance in “self-evident.” meet. Perhaps I have a goal in mind --- 1:12, the early season at slower than race pace, 1:10, if I am Kim Rodenbaugh I may even specific distances at or near race pace in the Suzuki Roshi, who established the first consider a 1:08 for 100 meters. mid-season, less than race distance, faster Zen center in the United States, told his than race pace in the late season, aim for students, “In the beginner’s mind there are That goal is merely a statement of my the best unshaved times during the season, many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind expectation, an expectation based upon my then shave for the one big meet. there are few. The mind of the beginner awareness of my capabilities, an awareness is empty, free of the habits of the expert, developed in large part through my training. However, those who establish the well- ready to accept, to doubt and open to all So training is far more significant than established norms are the ones who the possibilities.” just preparing the physiological systems. continually venture boldly in nonsense, Training is a chance, a valuable opportunity, into that which any fool could have told The second characteristic of true coaches to venture boldly into nonsense. Coaches, them is clearly not so. Imagine the first and athletes is the firm confidence they empty your cups. Look at training with the shaved swimmer! This is the creative mind have in themselves. This confidence is an beginner’s mind. and in fact is the creative process. IT is expression of the inner strength which characterized by a steadfast confidence that allows them to speak out, secure in the On June 26th, 1982, I participated in the there exists a point of view from which the knowledge that, appearances to the contrary, most significant event of my athletic career. nonsense is not nonsense at all, in fact from it is the world that is confused and not they. At 5:00 a.m., along with 289 other runners, which it is obvious. The first coach to see an illusion by which I began the Western States 100. This is a others have flourished surely stands in a 100 mile endurance run on trails through In swimming, as elsewhere, those who lonely place. In that moment of insight, the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After fifteen most have felt the exhilaration of the he or she sees the obvious which to the hours of running, walking and a great deal
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 11 Quantum Leap (Continued) of shuffling, through snow, mud, water and is your only limitation. In his superb book having efficient, technically proficient stroke heat, I finally succumbed at a checkpoint on the subject of limitations, entitled technique, starts, turns and finishes. What appropriately named “Devil’s Thumb.” I had “Illusions,” Richard Bach states, “you are if one day each week you devoted the entire lost thirteen pounds, had a blood pressure of never given a wish without also being given workout session to stroke? Run a regular 76 over 50 and could not physically get out the power to make it true. You may have to workout but make stroke proficiency, not of the chair into which I had collapsed for work for it however.” If you fail to stretch repeat time, the only concern. Get a video yet another change of shoes. your imaginations the ones who suffer with camera and film the entire workout. Some you are your athletes. amazing results are guaranteed. I was greatly disappointed not to have finished and greatly elated to have “But Don, I have only sprinters, what am I What about meets? What if you held a participated. But I share this personal going to do with four hours? I can hardly dual or tri meet for your sprinters and note with you for a special reason. Medical keep them wet for two hours!” My response stroke specialists along the following lines: opinions notwithstanding, I had made is to re-think your thinking. Perhaps you Offer a 50, 100 and 200 of each stroke, a quantum leap in my awareness of my have a hard time because they have a hard plus a 100, 200 and 400 individual medley. limitations. Never before had I gone that time. Suppose for a moment your sprinter Each swimmer picks his or her best stroke, far into the unknown, the nonsense. What has a best time of 46.3 for the 100 yard or IM and swims only that stroke, but at I learned about myself was invaluable. freestyle. What if on Saturday he came in every distance. Run through the entire list I have since discarded many cherished and you gave him a workout of 20 x 100 of events three, four or five times. Give limitations to which I previously clung. all to be done at 48.5 or better? He might awards based upon the best average time or I have utilized many different training be there for a while, he might also learn least total accumulated time. This format techniques and patters with great success a tremendous lesson—“The more fatigued would encourage repeated concentration, as a result of that one experience. I am I get the more precise I must be in every discourage excuses such as, “But coach, truly addicted to nonsense. move I make.” this is my ‘off ’ event.” Promote intensity of effort and consistency and give the What would happen to your swimmers’ “But Don, I have only two hours each swimmer a chance to learn from his mistakes perception of their limitations if you made afternoon and no morning water time. Your immediately. This would also give the coach some significant alterations in your training ideas may be great for others with unlimited an opportunity to formulate some specific programs? Instead of going two hours in pool time, but not for me.” Re-think your goals for next week’s training nonsense. the morning and two hours in the evening, thinking. To increase the intensity of effort what about a schedule as follows: Monday, by your swimmers and thereby increase Since we are talking about meets, I would their awareness and levels of expectation, one hour in the morning and two hours like to set in place the third foundation stone try this as a suggestion – everyone works of the quantum leap. This comes from in the afternoon; Tuesday, nothing in the out Monday, Tuesday and Friday as usual. noted teacher, athlete and author, George morning and four hours in the evening; On Wednesdays half the group comes Leonard. In his stimulating book, The Wednesday, nothing in the morning and two in to train while the other half observes, Ultimate Athlete, Leonard write of, “The hours in the evening: Thursday, one hour in times or helps the coach. On Thursday you dance within the game.” the morning and four hours in the evening; switch groups. With only half the number on Friday off; Saturday six hours; Sunday of swimmers in the pool you can probably Those of you who have competed or off ? Or how about one day a week set more than double the intensity, you can push are still competing may have had an aside to go to exhaustion? Or, Monday to further into the unknown, into the nonsense. experience commonly referred to as, “a Thursday go two hours in the morning, one peak performance.” One of the singularly hour on weights and one hour swimming These ideas on training are merely a significant characteristics of such a in the evening, on Friday go four hours and starting point. As swimming coaches performance is the rhythmic quality of Saturday go eight hours. Or occasionally you are among the most creative people that happening. At the core of our very throw this into the schedule: Friday, two in the world. In fact, you would not have existence is a cycle of motion, a perfect hours a.m., three hours p.m.,: Saturday three chosen this profession if you didn’t have rhythm. When we are tuned into that hours a.m. and 4 hours pm, Sunday four a fair measure of nonsense to begin with. rhythm, effortlessness results, while the hours a.m. and 5 hours p.m., Monday two So, empty your cup, re-think and venture results of our efforts themselves are often hours a.m. then off until Friday. boldly! Again quoting from Richard Bach, profound. Usually you are very nearly “The original sin is to limit the IS. Don’t.” extended physically but the effort is If you are sitting there right now rejecting perceived as minimal. The “dance within these ideas on the spot, for whatever reason, At Clovis last month I heard coaches the game” is pure joy of movement, a because they are nonsense, I feel disappointed. remark that stroke technique seems to melting of the body’s harmonies into one Disappointed because as coaches you have an have been sacrificed and in some cases beautiful rhythm. opportunity to be unique. You are bound by replaced completely with yardage. None no corporate guidelines. Your imagination of you would dispute the necessity of As a runner, I have had these moments and as
12 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 13 14 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 Quantum Leap (Continued) a skier they happen rather frequently. I am the superb beauty and control of football’s game and each season into something aware of this phenomenon and constantly greatest running back, O.J. Simpson, has dramatic and significant. In this context leave myself open to its occurrence. My been largely lost on white fans because we can read Coach Lombardi’s, “Winning experience is that you cannot force it to O.J. never played on a winning professional isn’t everything, it is the only thing,” happen. Yet by being aware of its existence team. Riley quotes a black friend, “White not as a statement of fact but as part of and letting it happen by simply dancing to boys want only to know what the final the collusion to create a supercharged the rhythm, your athletes can more easily score was, and they are interested only in atmosphere. It would be more accurate to and more often enjoy it. the results. Brothers want to know what say that, “Winning isn’t everything, it is happened in the game. Did O.J. dance?” one element in the dance.” As a coach you can witness this perfect rhythm in your workouts. As coach Riley goes on to draw a sharp line between The Olympic Games themselves and all you are the conductor, the athletes are the way white and black males experience that surround them certainly provide just the orchestra and the workout is your life. The whites, in their single-minded such a super-charged atmosphere. I hope, symphony. I can distinctly recall the pursuit of victory, dehumanize their indeed I plead with you to use it. The gift feeling as a coach of orchestrating a perfect opponents and themselves and eventually of the dance you as a coach give to your workout. I was extended to the maximum lose touch with existence itself. The blacks, athlete will last a lifetime. of my capabilities and when I was finished deprived of the corrupting effects of I was exhilarated, not exhausted. Perhaps power (“we don’t have any”) focus on style, And so, once again, those three pillars of you to have had such an experience. “The the very essence of life. the starting block for quantum leaps are: workout tonight was great! Everything “Nonsense,” “The beginners mind” and and everyone seem together as one, it just There is truth in what Riley says. White “The dance within the game.” simply clicked!” western culture, at its worst and most extreme, can be characterized with one In closing, I would like to share with you Sadly, we in the western world are so simple phrase – it is anti-dance. The dance a message that’s on my wall at home. Put wrapped up in getting results. We are all aspects of our religious rites have been very simply, it says, “There are some times too occupied with getting to the victory relentlessly rooted out, sacrament and in life when you can’t afford to think small.” movement have been split apart, we walk stand. This preoccupation keeps us from Each of you is personally charged with to get somewhere, and we run to get in dancing, from being centered in the the responsibility to make your programs shape or to set records. We do everything moment. Being centered, focused, put stimulating, challenging and wholesome. because of something else. Dance is an more simply, just being, is crucial to the I add to that the fervent desire to make activity performed on stage. quantum leap. yourselves and your athletes limitless. Hopefully, these ideas will be of assistance. The ceremony, ritual and mystique Blacks, on the other hand, have somehow If you choose to recognize them know encompassed by the five Olympic rings managed to remain aware of the dance that you are really applauding George can serve to heighten the dance, which can that lies at the heart of every movement. French, who gave me a strong foundation yield some amazing swims. And you need By their very way of walking, they are in coaching, Rich Demont, who to this day, not be competing at the Olympics to dance. likely to signal the fact that they are tuned into the rhythmic, pulsing, dancing dances whenever he hits the water. Our sport of swimming thrives, indeed it nature of existence. seems to draw its very life’s breath from the quadrennial happening. From the age Leonard says, “Riley is right but I believe grouper to the gold medalist, the Olympic he draws too sharp a line. There is a desire Games touches each of your programs. in all of us, no matter how veiled, however They provide a well-lighted floor with corrupted by the lust for victory, to see O.J. Dolby sound on which every swimmer dance. Out of a lifetime of sports spectating novice to master can dance. But will they? the moments that live for us, whatever our A lot depends on you the coach. I ask you race, are pure dance. To dance O.J. needs to make them aware of the dance and give worthy teammates and effective coaches. them the chance. He also needs worthy opponents. It is in fact their full commitment to stop him I share with you the following, taken from that forces his dance to a higher level. He George Leonard’s fourteenth chapter. He needs a physical and psychological context discusses an article by Clayton Riley which for this dance. Thus the stadium. The appeared in the March 1974 issue of “Ms. business organization. The public relations Magazine.” The article is entitled, “Did and tickets sales effort, the fans and finally O.J. Dance?” In the article Riley notes that the collusion of all involved to make each
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 15 The High School - Swimming Club Relationship in American Swimming
Contributors: Dana Abbott Katy (TX) High School and (President) NISCA Tom Avischious Director of Programs and Services, USA Swimming Dennis Beck Lakota Swimming Andy Gates Damien (CA) High School Dr. Tim Henrich Professor of Sports Management, Univ. of the Incarnate Word Pat Hogan Director of Club Development, USA Swimming Bob Laura Granbury (TX) High School John Leonard Executive Director, ASCA John McGough Director of Aquatics, Carroll I.S.D. Mark Onstott New Trier (IL) High School and (President-elect) NISCA Bill Schalz Marmion (IL) Academy and the Academy Bullets Dick Shoulberg Germantown (PA) Academy and Germantown Academy Aquatic Club Bill Thomas Sandra Day O’Connor (TX) High School and Alamo Area Aquatics Bill Walker (Retired) Director of Aquatics, Northeast ISD Don Watson Director of Aquatics, the University of Texas John Webb (Retired) Cypress Creek (TX) High School
editor: George Block Assistant Director of Athletics, Northside ISD and Chair, Alamo Area Aquatics
Part 1 – A Philosophy of Collaboration
Introduction it is our obligation to coordinate our efforts new “Olympic and Amateur Sports Act” and respect the rights of all athletes to as guidance, NISCA, ASCA and USA The history of the High School – Club participate in all programs for which they Swimming are working together to develop relationship in the United States is as high may be eligible to participate. guidelines for collaboration between club as George Haines at Santa Clara High and high school programs. This paper is a School and the Santa Clara Swim Club, Stated simply, the Congress of the United result of that effort. and as low as Renee Magee (Houston, TX) States requires high schools to allow being disqualified from her high school State athletes to participate in NGB certified The High School – Club Relationship Championship for traveling out of state to club and developmental programs, and It is arguable that high school swimming is compete with the US Olympic Team. it requires clubs to place no impediment on athletes wishing to participate in the cornerstone in the success of American The revisions to the Amateur Sports Act give interscholastic competition. Swimming. Second only in importance to clear direction to all organizations involved high school swimming is the relationship in the development of young athletes that As we enter the 21st century, with a between the local high school team and the
16 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 community swimming club. club seasons. This has an impact on both the Solving Conflicts training and competition schedule of the When conflicts do arise, coaches would do The largest percentage of pools used by involved swimmers. well to learn from the other professions. swimming clubs are those built by local If we follow the example of the school systems. Access to these facilities is Often either major competitions come into Hippocratic oath and “first of all, do no essential to the health of the club system conflict; or the training required to meet harm,” both coaches will avoid decisions and American Swimming as a whole. the swimmer’s long-term goals comes into that use the swimmer as a hammer to beat conflict with the competitive demands of on the other coach. In the ideal relationship, high school and the high school season. This is unfortunate, club swimming are mutually reinforcing, because both high school and club swimming If we follow the example of law and act in supporting each other from both above provide something unique and of value to “the best interests of the child”, both coaches and below. The high school team (or the adolescent swimmer. will be required to put aside their personal school district) supports club swimming by interests and act only with the swimmer in providing informational access to young There is almost nothing that compares mind. Neither of these can be done without students in the school system and by to the excitement of high school consulting the swimmer. providing the exciting, dual meet oriented competitions and nowhere where both the competitions during the years when short- relative novice swimmer and accomplished It is only the swimmer, and that swimmer’s term goals are most critical. The high school National swimmer can both contribute parents, who can determine “best interests”, athletics experience provides the largest critically to the outcome of a close meet. because the best interest is the path that venue for swimmers of several ability levels In this setting, all levels of experience keeps the swimmer on track to his or her to receive peer and community recognition. and expertise are important and valuable. long-term goals. During adolescence, all children are both The club team supports the high school peer and short-term goal dependent. High Inequities and Inevitabilities program from below by providing the school swimming can fulfill both of these There are times when conflicts are nearly developmental pipeline of age group needs in a very positive way. unavoidable. Situations where there are swimmers that will become the top high significant inequities between either the school swimmers. Also, club swimming On the other hand, American club swimming high school and club team, or the high provides both training and competition has proven to be the most successful athlete school and club coach are ripe for conflict, above and beyond the high school level, development system in the world. It is both as are situations where critical parts of the so that high school-aged swimmers can the best possible “farm team” for a high competitive or training seasons clash. Even maintain lofty, long-term goals. school team, as well as the best possible source of “big thinking” goals to keep the basic philosophies behind high school High school competition fulfills many swimmers motivated between seasons and teams and club sports can cause difficulties. of the identity and association needs of well past their high school careers. Unfortunately, although there are thousands adolescent swimmers in a safe and positive of gifted high school coaches in this country, manner. It can help with their formation of Unfortunately, it is often the very best there are simultaneously hundreds of both their public and private identity (“I am swimmers who are impacted most by the “caretaker” coaches hired out of convenience an athlete”). It can help them feel needed- conflicting demands of what should (ideally) by a high school principal. Equally often, an wanted-accepted by a positive peer group. be two supportive systems. Like divorcing experienced high school coach is confronted Even the aspects of school spirit and team parents fighting for custody, coaches quickly with an inexperienced club coach who was pride are vital in the development of a become focused on their own self-interests just hired by a parent board, because he or healthy adolescent identity. (well disguised as the best interests of the child), instead of the long-term development she was willing to work for minimum wage. Simultaneously, it is in the club setting of the athlete and person. Ideal relationships, by definition, where the swimmer learns to “hone their require ideal partners. When one of the craft.” It is at this age where they must Avoiding Conflict partners is significantly less experienced, decide if they are going to pursue excellence The best way to solve these conflicts the responsibility falls on the more or participation. Excellence in any pursuit is to avoid them in the first place and, experienced partner to make sure that the is a year ‘round commitment. It is only club like all other relationships, avoidance is benefits of both experiences are optimized swimming that allows this commitment. accomplished through frequent, deliberate for the swimmer. communications. If professional coaches Challenges to that Relationship sit down together and hear the goals of It is professionally and ethically imperative In spite of the obvious symbiosis, there the athlete, develop a plan to reach those that the more experienced (powerful) are equally obvious points of contention. goals, and then present that plan to the partner does not take advantage of the In most states, the high school season athlete and his or her parents, very few less experienced (powerful) partner, but significantly overlaps one or more of the conflicts will occur. instead guides him or her in optimizing
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 17 High School – Swimming Club (Continued) the experience that both can offer to their It is proper for coaches to have an “agenda.” school coaches, on the other hand, are faced shared athlete(s). It is, in fact, required. It is not, however, with needing to win every year in order to be acceptable for a professional coach to have considered a “successful” high school coach. Often, the high school-club relationship is a hidden agenda. Both coaches must present inherently “unequal.” Especially in public their views to the athlete and let the athlete Both high school and club swimming school teams, the swimmers do not have a (with parental guidance) decide. are critical components in the success of choice in swimming coaches or swimming American Swimming and both provide teams. If the swimmer wants to participate, By definition, high school athletics is about unique benefits to adolescent athletes. It is he or she only has one option. Conversely, teams. Further, it is about teams this season. only with advance planning, however, that there are very few situations where the Club sports tend to be about individuals and the benefits of both can be maximized, while swimmer does not have a choice of more developing their potential over the long- minimizing the obvious conflicts. than one swimming club. term, although long-term development is Part 2 of this paper will deal with some not a club-only goal. This lack of “freedom of choice” on the high practical guidelines for building this school side both makes the high school coach Many club coaches are not cognizant of communication. inherently more “powerful” and burdens that the “team” nature of high school coaching, coach with built-in resentments. The choice since it is not part of their daily demands. Part 2: implicit in the club relationship makes that In the same way, long-term for a high coach less powerful in coach-to-coach Building a Professional Relationship school coach can mean, at the most, 4 years, negotiations, but much more sympathetic in In most cases, the high school-club while club coaches are frequently planning the swimmer-parent-coach relationship. relationship is not a relationship between two 10 year careers. These innately differing institutions. It is a relationship between two world-views can cause irreconcilable As difficult as inequities are to handle, human beings. It is a relationship between differences, unless they are recognized and inevitabilities are even more difficult. two human beings who are responsible for discussed in advance. Inevitabilities are caused by significant bringing up an adolescent-athlete through conflicts in either the training or competition In spite of the inherent conflicts, both that teenager’s most sensitive years. schedule. An (extreme) example would experiences are beneficial to the adolescent- be the National Championships scheduled They are expected to take a dependent, swimmer. On a high school team, the on top of the State High School Meet. compliant age-group swimmer and produce swimmer learns to commit to others and Obviously, a National qualifier would be an an independent, goal-directed, collaborative be committed to something larger than impactful member of any high school team. adult-athlete. Amazingly, they are expected himself. As a club swimmer, the adolescent- to produce this miracle while that boy or girl If this conflict is only dealt with in the athlete learns to set goals, defer gratification is in the throes of adolescence. No wonder weeks leading up to the meets, the athlete past the horizon of “this season” and do there is conflict. will be caught in between two coaches. If whatever is necessary in order to become the coaches deal with this, after meeting the best that she can be. Raising children through these years can with the athlete and hearing his or her stress the most stable marriages, but unlike goals, prior to the season, a decision can These two very complementary worldviews most stable marriages, most high school be made based on principles and the best are also very different. They can (and do) and club coaches were paired together in interests of the athlete. change how each coach will view nearly an “arranged marriage.” They seldom have any situation. The high school coach will the opportunity to select their coaching A more subtle example would be when the (properly) evaluate every decision based “partner.” Usually, the marriage was training demands of one team conflict with on its impact on the team. The club coach “arranged” by chance. the competitive demands of another. If, for will (also very properly) base those same example, an Olympic Trials-level swimmer decisions on the long-term development of Integrity and honesty are the keys to needs to put in a significant training block that adolescent-athlete. any relationship. Without demonstrable prior to Trials and this training block needs integrity and transparent honesty, there is to occur during the taper period of State Conclusion no credibility. Without credibility, there is no qualifying, conflict is inevitable. trust. Without trust, there is no relationship. Perhaps the most difficult aspect for any By definition, all inevitabilities are known in coach in minimizing the high school – club Since you can’t choose your partner, advance. Therefore, there is a professional conflict is learning to take him or herself partner by choice. Neither the high school, obligation on the part of both coaches to out of the equation. If the club coach thinks nor the club coach selected the other, but deal with them in advance and present either about the effect of a single athlete on a they can both choose to actively partner their mutually agreed upon plan, or their club coaching career, all decisions can be for the sake of the athlete(s). One of the mutually acknowledged differences to the distorted, because it only takes one, great sports psychology “tricks” we commonly athlete and his or her parents. athlete to have a signature career. High teach to athletes is to act “as if.” (Act as
18 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 if you were confident. Act as if you were differences. Olympic Champion.) As coaches, we can do the same thing. We can act as if we have It’s the key to had a long-term, respect-based, successful, success in any professional relationship. relationship, but especially A little courtship can go a long way. a professional Until that professional bond is established, relationship. the occasional gift (meet shirt, team coach’s Disagreements shirt, coaching book, etc.) can go a long way don’t sink re- toward letting the “other” coach know that lationships, but you value this collaboration. backstabbing does. Know your partner’s beliefs. Different coaches have different and often conflicting The inevitable beliefs about training, athlete development, conflicts even professional relationships. You don’t actually show Since both coaches care about the success of have to agree with someone’s beliefs in how much you have in common, because the swimmer, every negotiation must seek order to work with them, but you do have to these conflicts only occur when you both a win-win solution. That works best when know and understand them. care about the same things. good will prevails. Because people’s needs Don’t confuse respect with friendship. The “secret” to success is professionally are fluid and change over time, and life’s It’s great if you develop a friendship with dealing with the conflicts that are the demands change too, good relationships are the “other” coach, but it is definitely not unavoidable byproduct of the differences negotiated and renegotiated continuously. necessary in order to work well together. In between two people, two programs, This can only take place when agreements fact, you don’t even have to like each other. two seasons and one adolescent-athlete. are met and obligations kept. What is mandatory is that each coach Stonewalling or avoiding conflicts is NOT Take a long-range view. A coach- respect the other’s right to participate in managing them. Stonewalling turns into partner relationship is an agreement to the planning of the season and in running backstabbing. his or her own team. spend four years working to develop a Quickly and factually dealing with conflicts talented, adolescent-athlete. Compare It can help to remember that “your” athlete is the key to creative solutions. Put any and your evaluations of each “shared” athlete finds something valuable in participating every difference on the table immediately – regularly to make sure you’re both seeing in both of your teams. no “save ups.” Deal with them openly and the same things. Sit down with the athlete and his or her parents to update their Know your needs and speak up for them factually, not emotionally. When creative career and season goals at the beginning clearly. A relationship is not a guessing game solutions can’t be found, the conflict must of each “shared” season. and a professional relationship can’t succeed be presented to the athlete and parent as in the absence of openness and honesty. what it is – a conflict. Often, only the athlete Use your ego; don’t abuse it. Ego is a Many people fear stating their needs and, can resolve “un-resolvable” conflicts and strange and wonderful thing. Without it, as a result, camouflage them. The result they can do it with remarkable ease. nothing happens. With too much of it, all is disappointment at not getting what they Solve problems as they arise. Don’t let the good gets poisoned. Healthy ego leads want and anger at a partner for not having resentments simmer. Most of what goes to confidence in setting coaching goals met their (unstated) needs. Understanding wrong in any type of relationship can be and guiding athletes. It allows for multiple cannot occur without honesty. Your partner traced to hurt feelings, leading partners “winners.” Too much ego leads to “win- is not a mind reader. to erect defenses against one another and lose solutions.” “Not only must I succeed, View yourselves as a coaching team, which become strangers, or worse - enemies. Deal but you must fail.” Warped perceptions of means you are two unique individuals with problems or confusion immediately. what defines coaching success play a huge bringing different perspectives and Agendas are essential. Hidden agendas role in creating unstable and detrimental strengths. Those differences in must be forbidden. environments for swimmers. Healthy egos perspective and strengths are the value create safe places for all to excel. of a team. Your differences allow you to Learn to negotiate. The most precious bring more to your athlete - together - resource we have at this time in our culture Maintain self-respect and self-esteem. than you could by yourselves. is time. “Dividing” one swimmer during one It’s easier for someone to like you and to season strains that resource to the maximum, be around you when you like yourself. Too Know how to respect and manage so virtually every act requires negotiation. often, an athlete’s success in one program
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 19 High School – Swimming Club (Continued) is viewed as a slap to the “other” program. Steps to Success fits in to that athlete’s long-term It doesn’t have to be that way. In reality, 1. Internal relationships must be stable development, that athlete’s success is a compliment to and excellence-focused before quality c. mutually developed season goals, and both of your programs. Research has external relationships are possible. The shown that the more roles people fill, the relationship of the high school coach with d. development of a training and more sources of self-esteem they have. his or her immediate supervisor (Aquatics competition plan that will assist Leading one program, while collaborating Director, Athletics Director, Principal, the athlete in achieving his or her with another, is a legitimate way to develop etc.) must be one that is supportive and season goals. professional self-respect and confidence. focused on program excellence. Every example of a successful collaboration 4. Involve both the athlete and his or her Humility before pride. There is a reason was preceded by an example of strong parents. After the first draft of the season humility is listed as a virtue, while pride is institutional support for swimming, plan is developed, both coaches must listed as a vice. If both coaches practice a and a supportive relationship between review it with them, in order to make sure little humility and remember that it is the the coach and his or her immediate that everyone is really working together swimmer who achieves, both coaches will supervisor. Swimming was not treated as and that there are no hidden agendas. All be able to take pride in “their” swimmer’s a “minor” sport. parties must be present at this meeting. accomplishments. 2. Recognize that most conflict occurs 5. Communicate frequently, preferably in Cooperate, cooperate, cooperate. Help around talented swimmers. Both coaches an agreed upon schedule. Adolescents each other. Relationships work ONLY must focus on the best interests of the and their parents can play one coach when they are two-way streets, with much athlete, or they will quickly become guilty against the other without consistent and give and take. Can the club team furnish of using that athlete for their own benefit. frequent communication. Do not use timers and officials to the high school The club coach will naturally focus either the swimmer or the parent as the team? Can the high school coach gain on the development of the individual “go-between” between the coaches. It access for recruiting in the school system? athlete. The high school coach will, just is the coaches who must communicate. What can you do to help the other coach? as naturally, focus on the development Information gets “lost in translation” Flexibility is the key to maximizing the of the team. The “greater good” for the with this type of communication and it potential of any collaborative relationship, club coach will be sacrificing whatever is puts either the parent or the athlete in a along with minimizing stress. Flexibility necessary in order to achieve the athlete’s very difficult situation. both requires and stimulates creativity. long-term goals, while the team comes 6. Priorities should be obvious. Unless before the individual for the high school agreed upon in advance by everyone Maintain your energy. Stay healthy. coach. The high school coach defines involved, the priority should be given to Frustrations peak and creativity wanes sacrifice as sometimes surrendering the “in season” sport. During the high when people are physically or emotionally pursuit of individual goals for the good school season, whenever possible if a exhausted. Coaches can easily get so busy of the team. With two very different conflict occurs, defer to the high school taking care of other people that they definitions of “greater good” and two team. Before the high school season neglect to take care of themselves. Save very different definitions of “sacrifice”, begins and after it ends, priority should time for personal fitness and health, and “best interests” of the athlete can be be given to club training and competition. avoid trying to solve difficult professional equally hard to define. “Best interests” issues when you are sick or tired. can only be determined by involving 7. Start at the beginning. Don’t forget the the athlete and his or her parents in the lesson program. Either the school system Recognize that all relationships have planning. Ideally, both coaches will have or the club system can run the lesson their ups and downs and do not ride met and developed a collaborative season program, but there must be a lesson at a continuous high all the time. plan prior to the coach-athlete-parent- program! Neither team can succeed if No relationship is perfect all the time. coach meeting. the base is ignored. Working together through the hard times will make the relationship stronger. Don’t 3. Schedule the initial communication. just run away from a bad relationship. The club coach must schedule the initial Part 3: You’ll only repeat it with the next coach- planning meeting well in advance of Examples of Successful Collaborations partner. Learn from a bad relationship by the beginning of the season. The initial Katy ISD and Katy Aquatics (Dana Abbott, examining it as a reflection of your beliefs. meeting must include: Head Coach, Katy (TX) HS; President, Use it as a mirror to look at yourself, to a. a mutual assessment of the athlete’s NISCA): In the past 14 years, the understand what part of you is creating long-term potential, relationship of mutual respect, cooperation this relationship problem. Change yourself and collaboration has allowed the growth before you change your relationship. b. an agreement on how this season of both the high school and club programs
20 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 with virtually no conflicts or problems. other areas, and ALL of the coaches, HS and quit swimming a long time ago!” This doesn’t club, work together for what we agree is in mean that I haven’t “backed down” and made The current club program began with the the swimmers long-term best interests. some huge concessions in order to cooperate hiring of Seth Huston (currently head with the club team and with Clayton. There women’s coach at Rice University). Seth Part of the reason for this is because we were many high school meets that conflicted immediately went to each HS coach to “agree to agree” that the end-of-season high with “more important” club meets. I always introduce himself, present his vision for the school championships are going to take told my kids that they should come to me club program, and ask each HS coach what precedence, and we also are fortunate that with requests to miss any high school meets he (Seth) could do to help! Seth resurrected our seasons do not have built-in conflicts that due to conflicts with their club program. a dwindling club program and built it to a may exist because of scheduling problems in They all did. We lost a few meets during position of strength and numbers. After other parts of the country. We also make the course of the years, because I allowed four years, Seth took a college job and the sure that times achieved in the championship kids to travel to more important club meets club was taken over by Kelly Rives, a former high school meets can be “observed”, so that instead of competing in a scheduled high club and college standout who continued any qualifying times achieved can be used in school dual meet or invitational. I think and further developed the program, while USA Swimming competition. showing my respect for their efforts ended still maintaining close communication with up growing the respect of those kids, their all the HS coaches. Four years after Kelly’s Cy-Creek HS (Coach John Webb) and parents and certainly the club coaches for tenure, then Head Age Group Coach Travis the Cy-Fair Fleet (Coach Clayton Cagle): me, but most important, I knew that at the Sandifer assumed the head coaching reins, High school swimming is very important end of the season, our “shared kids” would and both the club and HS programs have in our area, so important, in fact that be ready to win State! continued their performance excellence the Fleet board invited me to attend the interview sessions with all of the finalists and growth. In Katy, we have a minimum Hinsdale, IL (1963-1978) Coach Don for the job as Head Coach of the Cypress- of two, formal “all-coaches” meetings Watson: The organization and operation of Fairbanks Swim Club. per year; frequent phone, e-mail, and on- the Hinsdale aquatics program was patterned deck conversations; and occasional social After all the interviews were finished, I after the highly successful New Trier High groupings where conversation quickly was asked to recommend the coach who School Aquatics program, started back in focuses on the swimming. Meet schedules I thought would not only do the best job the 1940s by Edgar Jackson. New Trier are discussed and shared, attention is given of coaching swimming at the club level, hired a special aquatic staff to manage and to the major club and high school meets, but also who I thought would be the best operate their high school aquatic program and how the year’s training program will candidate to work with the high school and conduct its “Community Saturday and impact and be impacted by, the combined swimming structure in the Cy-Fair ISD. I Summer Learn-to-Swim School.” The entire HS/Club seasons. Frequently, it is hope that my recommendation of Clayton aquatics program was centered on the high possible to allow a swimmer to skip a non- Cagle held a lot of weight. He was hired school. It was an ideal situation. As the championship high school meet to attend the next week and that was 18 years ago! In Aquatics Director for the Hinsdale School an important club meet (U.S. Open, etc.), those 18 years, Clayton and I worked very district and the Village of Hinsdale, I had and just as frequently, the swimmer may well together for the betterment of each complete control of the combined programs, miss a local or regional non-championship individual swimmer. We developed a mutual with the authority to schedule the pool and club meet to participate in a high school respect for each other’s strengths and fed off operate all programs. I had the support of invitational or rivalry dual meet. each other in order to bring out the best in the Board of Education and did not have to Every individual’s needs are specific to that the swimmers we both had go through the compete with a separate Recreation or Park individual, so we deal with specific meets Cypress Creek aquatics programs. One of District Director. I understand the concept and specific swimmers on a case-by-case the things Clayton was reluctant to follow of co-funding aquatics centers with taxes basis. There are sometimes initial conflicts, my lead with was the high school water polo from both the School and Park Districts, but for the most part, we are able to resolve program. In his opinion, that facet of our but by combining all programming under situations around what is best for the program took away the fall training regimen a single operation, Hinsdale was able to swimmer, but the bigger high school meets he developed at the club level - specifically enjoy a cohesive program while avoiding tend to carry more weight than club meets. for the distance-oriented swimmers. Clayton the problems that result form differing It is fortunate that most of the time we do personally talked to each of the distance philosophies between separate departments not encounter conflicts between “big” high swimmers and recommended they not play and staffs operating a single facility. school meets and “big” club meets. high school water polo in the fall. Hinsdale took the program another step I have to emphasize that this cooperative I took no stand on this because I knew what past that of the New Trier program by partnership exists because both the high the kids (and their parents) would tell him. selling the Hinsdale Board of Education on school and club coaches in the Katy programs “Coach Cagle, I want to play water polo. If I operating a community age group and senior do not have the ego problems seen in many didn’t play water polo, I probably would have club team from the high school pool, under
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 21 High School – Swimming Club (Continued) the control of the high school aquatics they had concerns about their high school make it clear to the high school swimmers director. It was a logical outgrowth of our practice and meet schedule, and how it on my club team that these swimmers are Learn-to- Swim program and was a feeder impacted the club schedule. I always not to be pressured to switch to our club program for the high school swimming advised the athlete to talk to their high team. If a high school swimmer does decide team. Many of our most successful high school coach about any concerns they had, to join my club, I insist they talk to their school swimmers started swimming as then let me know what their coach had to former coach and let him/her know they are participants in our Saturday or Summer say. This helped me to prepare the athlete leaving. As a club coach, I coach swimmers Learn-to-Swim schools. They became for their high school needs, and made me from many different high schools (8 at last members of our Age Group Swimming more prepared for the times I would see count). If I see swimmers from my club Team as 8 & 9 year olds and set a number their high school coaches. at a meet, I will say “Hi” to the swimmer of national age group records as members and see what he/she has been up to (I avoid of our teams. It was a great bonding, My “best” experience was 1996-2001, in talking about training or technique). I also confidence and team-building situation. Houston, and the past 3 years (2001-2004) talk to the high school coach and see how in Granbury. I was the high school coach everything is going. Richard W. Shoulberg (Germantown in both places and have dealt with only one Academy and the Germantown Academy club coach at each place. We have been Finally, I have realistic expectations about Aquatic Club, since 1969): In the past 35 able to communicate on a regular basis - the different relationships between high years, I had only one swimmer who quit especially now with email - and the athletes school and club coaches. I know that neither swimming with her public high school at both places have been aware that both high school nor club coaches are going to to train with our club full time. During coaches communicate with each other, and design different seasonal plans for all of the high school season most of my non- both coaches share their concerns and their swimmers from other teams; and I Germantown Academy students train once training plans with the athlete. Also, I set know that I am not going to be asked often a day with the club and once a day with my high school schedule after I have seen about what I think the coach should do. I their high school team. They always train the USA Swimming schedule - national, am comfortable with that arrangement. At on weekends and they train twice a day senior, and age group, for the club team. a USAS convention during the height of outside of the high school season. I only The few times there has been a conflict, the USA Resident Team war, Pete Malone require, during the high school season, both coaches had already discussed which spoke passionately about the swimmers’ that they swim one club meet as a “Grand meet would be the priority, and let the right to swim where they want to swim. Finale” to their season of swimming. athlete know well in advance which meet He said (paraphrasing), “It bothers me to the athlete would prepare for. hear coaches accuse others of ‘stealing I think some club coaches forget that the MY swimmers.’ We (coaches) do not own swimmers are student-athletes first. They The biggest positive during this time has these swimmers. Americans have died require numerous club competitions, been the gratitude shown by the parents of on battlefields to preserve our freedoms, disregarding their swimmers’ commitment these athletes. They are very appreciative including the freedom of a swimmer to high school swimming and their high that the club and high school coach to choose who they swim for.” Pete’s school academics. High school swimming communicate and care about the progress comments really hit home for me and it plays a major part in their development. I and goals of their child. These parents is as applicable in this situation as it was sometimes (privately) question the kind of attend club and high school meets, sitting during the Resident Team debates. coaching they receive at their high school, in the bleachers and hearing other parents but I never (publicly) downplay their high complain about the lack of communication We must remember how blessed we are to school coach’s approach. There are a million between the two programs their athletes have the opportunity to work with those ways to create excellence in all disciplines. are members of. This just makes them even swimmers who choose to swim with us. more appreciative of the coaching their Coach Bob Laura (Texas): I have been on children receive from us. both sides of the equation. From 1986 -1992 I was the Head Coach of club team Bill Schalz, Marmion Academy and the of 120 swimmers in the greater Dallas Academy Bullets: I currently coach a girls area. During that time, 15 different high and boys HS team and I own a club team. As schools had at least one swimmer on the a high school coach, my relationship with club’s Senior team. All but one of those local coaches has been quite good. When high school coaches regularly spoke with a swimmer comes to my high school team me about their swimmer(s). from another club, I will usually call the club coach and get some insights about the The most important thing I learned during athlete. Many times, I see the club coach on that time was to listen to the athletes when deck so a phone call is not necessary. I also
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2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 23 in Memorium: Jack Nelson
Few people in this world leave lasting the Director of the Fort Lauderdale Swim 411 All-Americans, 36 Olympians, 12 impressions on our lives, but those who Team. This former Casino Pool and Fort National teams, and led the Fort Lauderdale do are etched in our memory forever; Lauderdale Beach lifeguard became the Swim Team to 14 consecutive US National our teachers, community leaders, friends, most successful high school coach in history, Championships. families… and Coach Jack Nelson. winning 30 high school state championships while at Ransom, Pine Crest, and Fort The Jack Nelson Swim Camp has attracted Famed swimming coach, beloved husband, Lauderdale High. swimmers from around the world to Fort father, friend, and inspiration to everyone Lauderdale for decades. Thanks to Coach who knew him, Jack Weyman Nelson of 417 His coaching legacy launched him to the Jack Nelson, Sherrill and his staff, thousands Idlewyld Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, forefront of United States Swimming, of children have learned how to swim, how died on Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 where he was eventually named Head Coach to swim better, and how to swim faster. And at Arden Courts of Delray Beach from of the 1976 Women’s Olympic Swim Team. Jack has coached those children’s sons and complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He daughters and their grandchildren as well. was 82 years old. Coach Nelson is the only person in US history to have been both an Olympic When Coach Nelson’s school of fish look A 1949 small-town high school football star swimmer and an Olympic head coach. back to the years with the Fort Lauderdale from Lafayette, Georgia, this amazingly Swim Team, they’re going to remember focused 5’4” fullback and gifted all-around Since then, this incredible winning HIM – not all of those early morning athlete was an inspirational winner even dynamo has traveled across the nation and workouts and all of the laps he made them then. Jack went on to play semi-pro football throughout the world representing the do. They will remember HIM as their coach after moving to Fort Lauderdale in 1950. City of Fort Lauderdale. Truly a wonderful – who believed in them – the man who After two years of playing football for the US ambassador at-large with a heart of gold and put the wind in their sails and made them Air Force, Jack bypassed a potential career an infectious laugh, Jack has been described champions in and out of the pool. peeling potatoes in favor of joining the swim as the P.T. Barnum of swimming – a true team. Within one year, his charisma and showman who continually promotes Fort Congratulations Coach Nelson. We, our dynamic leadership skills had paved the way Lauderdale to all who will listen. children, and our children’s children, for him to become the team coach. The man could never express our love gratitude and Jack’s successes over the last 64 years have appreciation for your 64 years of heartfelt who would have been a championship potato earned him Hall of Fame honors in Fort peeler, soon set world swimming records in dedication and commitment to Fort Lauderdale, the University of Miami, the Lauderdale and the sport of swimming. the 100 and 200-meter butterfly that earned States of Florida and North Carolina, the him a spot on the 1955 Pan American and American Swimming Coaches Association As a personable and generous motivator 1956 Olympic teams. Hall of Fame, and the International with boundless enthusiasm, a prodigious Today, 64 years after arriving in Fort Swimming Hall of Fame. storyteller with an incorrigible sense of Lauderdale, Coach Nelson has become a humor, your loving spirit lives on in our Jack Nelson’s coaching philosophy, “Access hearts always. widely admired and legendary figure as to Success is Thru the Mind,” has guided
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2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 25 in Memorium: tim henrich
Lost in our collective sadness at the loss Olympic Coach at many international competitions, World of American coaching greats Peter Daland Tim was a swimmer and water polo Championships and Olympic Games. His and Jack Nelson, another great contributor player at Santa Ana High School and most noted success was coaching World passed away almost unnoticed. Coach Tim Cal State Fullerton, before joining the Champion Bob Nieman to the Pentathlon Henrich (Dr. Tork to his friends, and anyone Army and coming to San Antonio first World Record in the 300m freestyle. who met Tim became his friend) passed away as a pentathlete, then (after an injury) as October 12th in southern California, while the swimming coach for Pentathlon. As a D octoral Degree attending his 50th high school reunion. pentathlon swimming coach, Tim coached Tim’s coaching role model was Doc
26 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 Counsilman and Tim wanted to have a career like Doc’s. After leaving the Army, Tim joined Coach Pete Williams at Chaparral Sports International (CSI) as the 10&U coach, while beginning his Master of Science degree at Trinity University. While at Trinity, Tim got the opportunity to move to Indiana University to complete his Masters and serve as one of Doc Counsilman’s last graduate assistants. training of athletic administrators. He program when he died. After completing his Masters at IU, Tim thus worked to establish an undergraduate As a coach and researcher, Tim worked moved to Texas A&M to complete his Ph.D. program in Sports Management that has now grown to include a number of tirelessly and behind the scenes for the International Coach specialized degrees as well. ASCA. Tim helped with anti-doping research, pointing to clenbuterol as the Following Doc’s footsteps, Tim took his “steroid of choice,” while still a doctoral newly minted Ph.D. around the world T hird World Children student at Texas A&M, long before it had and established his international coaching Tim’s travels around the world left him been identified by USADA or WADA. credentials. He coached former IOC member acutely aware of the disparate opportunities He played the role of “official skeptic” Rania Elwany (Egypt) in the 1992 Olympic for a child born in the third world versus a whenever an unproven training method Games, before moving to Denmark to child born in the first world. He wanted to or stroke technique was being promoted. coach the Aalborg Swim Club, where he do what he could to at least make sure that Quick pilot studies would tell him what we coached Olympians, European and Danish third world children had first world health should believe, and what could cause long- Champions. and physical education curricula available to term harm. When it seemed like the ASCA them. Tim seemed to travel from war zone couldn’t get an online Master’s degree College Coach to war zone, teaching and presenting papers developed for our members, Tim got it done With his coaching bona-fides established, on behalf of the International Council for within a year. Tim returned to San Antonio, where he Health, Physical Education, Recreation, became the first swimming coach – and Sport and Dance, which awarded Tim in Legacy 2014 with its highest award, the Biennial Kinesiology Professor – at the University Dr. Tim Henrich was a successful high school Distinguished Scholar Award. of the Incarnate Word (UIW). Coaching (Alamo Heights and Harlingen), club (CSI his new college team after-hours in the same and Alamo Area), international (Egypt and W ork with the ASCA pool where he used to coach 10&unders, Tim Denmark), and college (IU and UIW) coach, worked tirelessly to design and raise the When Tim wasn’t starting new programs but in spite of an academic Vita nearly 40 money for the first pool on the UIW campus. or traveling to help third world students, pages long, coaching at every international In an era of programs – especially Division Tim looked for opportunities for UIW and level and starting two Division I sports I men’s programs – getting dropped, UIW the ASCA. His last two big projects were from scratch, Tim’s real legacy is friendship. started a program from scratch, built a new winning a grant from Bexar County to When his past teammates, fellow faculty, pool, and moved both men’s and women’s build a new Fencing Salle (recently named and coaching colleagues gathered at Tim’s teams to Division I. after him by the UIW Board of Trustees) memorial service, all the stories were the and start a Divison I fencing program at same. He loved all of us. He made us laugh. Academic Leader UIW, and working with both the ASCA and He made us think. He would do anything Coaching, teaching, research and leadership the UIW faculty to start the 100% online for us and we saw him do nearly anything took a toll on Tim, so he dropped coaching Masters in International Sports Coaching for kids all over the world – especially those in favor of teaching future coaches. In his with a concentration in swimming. Tim was with the fewest opportunities in life. academic role, he saw the need for formal busily developing course material for this
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 27 P athways to Leadership Peter Daland, Profiled By Dana Kirk, ASCA Fellows Project 2014
28 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 The Legend Peter Daland Peter Daland, the legend, set the gold standard for the coaching world through the accomplishments of his athletes in the pool and, most importantly, through the contributions he made on the “dry-side” of the sport... Daland’s greatest contribution was in the example that he set simply by, “being himself.”
The year was 1930 and the Dalands, Elliott reins of the Men’s Swimming and Diving has threaded its way through the basic and Katherine, decided to give their 8 year program at The University of Southern fabric of our sport so naturally that today’s old son a stopwatch. It was a simple thing, California. Although he had already shown coaches can no longer pick it out, but know but the young boy immediately grasped its signs of coaching greatness, Daland used it’s there. It was through these off deck potential, gathering the neighborhood boys the next 35 years to become one of the most contributions, both obvious and obscure, that at the local swimming pool that afternoon to prominent and driving forces in the world Daland differentiated himself from many of run his very first “workout.” Fast forward 18 of swimming both on and off the deck. the great coaches of the past century and years and that young boy, having returned became the living legend that he is now. Peter Daland, the legend, set the gold from France as a veteran of World War standard for the coaching world through II, was now a young man graduating from Finding His Path the accomplishments of his athletes in the Swarthmore College a full year ahead of pool and, most importantly, through the Unbelievable to most who have met him, schedule. Not being satisfied with simply contributions he made on the “dry-side” of Daland considered himself a “bit of a doing his class work, Daland spent his time the sport. Rather than resting on his laurels, drifter” as a young man, who, without on campus captaining the swim team as hiding behind the sun drenched walls of much thought, followed in the footsteps well as helping Swarthmore’s Head Coach, the University of Southern California, of his father and grandfather by enrolling James McAdoo, lead the team. During his producing champions year after year, at Harvard University at the age of 18. It summers away from campus, the young Daland also saw the incredible value in the was World War II that provided him with Daland spent his time gathering up the local governing of the sport he loved. He sat on the motivation to find and follow his path, kids around the neighborhood at the local every level of board from the Local Swim but not in the way that most would expect. pool in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania for a few Committee (LSC) to the American Swim He noticed the inefficiency of his military summer swimming workouts. As he watched Coaches Association (ASCA), was voted the training while being sent from the East the improvement these kids achieved with first president of the World Swim Coaches coast to the West to be taught French. the limited summer practices, he realized Association, and sat on as the chairman of The University of California actually did that he could increase their improvement the World University Games from 1983, not teach French at the time, so he spent 6 exponentially by practicing throughout through his retirement from coaching in months learning Russian instead. Naturally, the year. There was no existing program 1992, until 1997. He traveled the globe after his training was complete, he was for these kids so Daland decided to start speaking at clinics in every country that deployed to France. Daland credits this his own. The year was 1950 and Daland invited him, while taking the time to develop “long, half aimless military life” with giving started the Suburban Swim Club. Under his coach and swimmer clinics throughout the him the drive to never waste another second tutelage, the team went on to win the next United States. and he has kept his plate full ever since. eight Suburban League Titles. Fast forward another 6 years and Daland, following the Though many of today’s great coaches After his service was complete, Daland advice of the great American author Horace agree that Daland’s greatest contribution returned to the states and enrolled at Greeley, had decided to “go west and grow was in the example that he set simply by, Swarthmore College where he not only up with the country.” The year was 1956 “being himself.” He was the consummate took classes and captained the swim team, and Daland, now in his mid-30s, had just professional, wearing his suit and tie, which he also took his turn coaching the team. completed his first season at the Los Angeles eventually morphed into a collared button Swarthmore’s coach, Jim McAdoo, loved the Athletic Club. Soon, he would take the down in the Californian heat. His influence sport of swimming, but he had to make an
2015 EDITION 1 | ASCA NEWSLETTER 29 Pathways to Leadership: Peter Daland (Continued) actual living as well. So two or three days him the strength of purpose to approach but something that could be broken down a week he would leave practice early to the legendary Robert Kiphuth who was into intervals, seconds, and percentage work at a local bar, allowing the young, yet revolutionizing the sport of swimming in improvements. His love of all things “number extremely motivated Daland in charge of the ivy covered halls of Yale University and related” came to fruition when he convinced the team. Daland was not only on track to request to become one of his assistants. Kiphuth to fund and publish a quarterly graduate a year early, he was also developing mailer of swimming performances. Kiphuth what would become the foundation of his Daland would spend the next 4 winters in was already producing his own magazine, coaching philosophy, keeping his plate very New Haven being mentored by the very best. Senior Swimmer, and agreed to provide full in the process. Kiphuth was a revolutionary thinker who the funding and some written content saw swimming as more than just a sport, but for Daland’s venture, Junior Swimmer, After graduating from Swarthmore in also as something to be studied, celebrated, which would feature the compilation 1948, Daland attempted to enter the “real and performed for others. Kiphuth was also of top performances from around the world” by selling medical books for a firm on the cutting edge of the creation of the country. Subscribers from California in Philadelphia. This was incredibly boring coach/leader role in the United States and to New York now had the opportunity to a young man whose incredible mind kept the World. During his time at Yale, Kiphuth to see what swimmers of all ages were drifting back to what could be happening at led five Olympic Teams and coached several accomplishing and the competition that it the pool. Fearing that he was falling back NCAA and AAU championship teams fueled began to truly challenge the sport. into his wasteful pre-war ways, Daland found establishing his on deck expertise. From Their two publications, Senior and Junior an anchor in coaching and making plans for this, Kiphuth was able to use his influence Swimmer, now known jointly as Swim his summer swimmers. After two years, he to be both a coach and ambassador of the World, revolutionized coaching as ideas, sport around the world. performances, and knowledge was now D aland was able to grasp the true potential of Kiphuth regularly easily accessible to anyone willing to reach the sport of swimming as more than just a sport traveled, via ocean liner, out for it. Former Head National Team to Japan, London, and Coach, Mark Schubert, cites Swimming and the role of the coach as more than just a other developing hot World as one of his inspirations to move teacher. Swimming had become his greatest spots around the world out to California. passion and now Daland had the tools, ideas, and to learn from the best, Unfortunately, at the time all it did was cost support to start making his mark on the sport. teach what he could, and create relationships that Kiphuth about $600 per year and allowed would redefine the swimming world. All Daland to realize that the future of swimming embraced his destiny, quitting his day job while taking the time to publish at least was not in the indoor, chlorine soaked air of to focus on his growing passion: the sport five books about swimming and current the Mid-West and the East, but would be of Swimming. Knowing he had to make training methods, one of the few ways to found on the sun kissed beaches and in the enough to provide for himself and his family, distribute ideas and information at the time. home swimming pools of California. The Daland founded the Suburban Swim Club in It was during these years under Kiphuth’s beautiful weather and quickly formed wealth 1950, allowing him to train his swimmers mentorship that Daland was able to grasp allowed many Californians to build and own for the majority of the year, both improved their own pools. Residents quickly found out the true potential of the sport of swimming their swimming skills and provided himself the risks to such luxuries and the idea of the as more than just a sport and the role of the and his young family with a steady income. swim school was born. These schools would coach as more than just a teacher. Swimming target the youngest swimmers, teaching had become his greatest passion and now Daland was blessed with a very decisive them the basics and then releasing hordes Daland had the tools, ideas, and support to personality. Once he had made a decision, of sun kissed youths blessed with unlimited start making his mark on the sport. the matter was done. Daland’s father was opportunities to practice and the basic skills not a team oriented individual and, when to do it well. Here was the raw material for a he found out that his son had decided to T he Power of Lists new generation of swimmers. Figuring out become a professional swim coach, was When coaches such as Bill Rose, David where he would find the next great wave less than pleased. He didn’t understand Marsh and Mark Shubert as well as many of of potential champions was one thing, but his son’s passion for something that he the other great coaches of today are asked finding a way to make it work would be a considered to be more of a past time than about Daland they all mention his extreme completely different adventure. an actual occupation. This was not an issue intelligence. He was always considered the for Daland, who had already made his up his most prepared man in the room, a role that Though neither Kiphuth nor Daland were mind and was not the type of person to be he started to develop during his days with named to the 1952 US Coaching Staff, they influenced by the approval, or disapproval, Kiphuth at Yale. A self-professed “statistics knew they couldn’t miss out. Both coaches of others. It was this unwavering belief in nut”, Daland realized that great swimming, were able to use their association with their his decisions that defined Daland. It gave and in turn winning, was not an accident, magazines to get journalist passes, traveling
30 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 to the event and enjoying just being part out on his own. Daland had made a mark streaks of all times. His streak lasted over of everything. After the 1952 Helsinki in his local summer and year round youth 11 seasons and over 100 meets. Throughout Olympiad, Kiphuth found Daland a head swimming leagues in Pennsylvania, but his time with the Trojans, Daland lead coaching position at Hopkins Preparatory could he do the same in the laid back land his squad to 21 top 2 finishes including 9 School. Daland knew that even though he of sun and swimming pools of Southern NCAA Titles as well as 14 AAU Men’s would make a good living there, he would California? National Titles. His swimmers captured never be able to work with swimmers that 155 league individual and relay titles, and he could make into great champions. So he Daland didn’t let the question stand for were regularly selected to represent the proceeded to write a letter of introduction to a single season, making an immediate United States in international competitions. every possible team in California, requesting impact by leading the LAAC Women’s One of his greatest accomplishments was that they hire him. He was turned down by team to a second place finish at his first the Trojan’s 17 League Championships. all 50. Undaunted by the initial rejection, Amateur Athletics Union Outdoor National Another was the fact that his teams carried Daland then flew across the country to visit Championships of 1956. Up until 1972, over a 90% winning record for dual meets. these teams in person. Once again no one when Congress passed Title IX, a law had an opening for the young man with the requiring, amongst many things, the While Daland was spending the 1950s conservative suits and East Coast accent. equal opportunity for men and women to establishing himself as a dominating force on participate in federally funded institutes of the pool deck and publishing his magazine, A New Beginning on the West Coast education, Women’s swimming had existed there was another battle going on across as a purely age group pursuit, with very little the globe with a young Australian leading It wasn’t until 1956, when Daland again development. Daland was passionate about the charge. Forbes Carlile was not only took it upon himself to write to 50 teams swimming as a sport regardless of gender, creating dominate Australian swimmers, based in the southern part of California that and his squad quickly became known as a including Shane Gould, he was leading the the Los Angeles Athletic Club expanded place where strong female swimmers could charge to bring coaches to the forefront of and reorganized its existing programs. The go to continue their training. His squads the decision making in the swimming world. reorganization enabled the club to bring regularly finished in the top 3 at the AAU Up until Carlile, international coaches were Daland out West to pursue his dream of National Championships. His dedication to seen as little more than glorified life guards. creating champions. While on the plane the female side of the sport led to Daland’s Carlile succeeded in creating an “athlete heading to California, Daland met a few first turn as an Olympic Coach when he was centered, coach driven and administratively friends of friends he had known while tapped to lead the 1964 Women’s squad in supported” system, which Daland knew attending prep school. They were heading Tokyo. During his second season at LAAC, exactly how to take advantage of. The to Dallas to pursue the oil business. As Daland started a Senior Men’s Team, which consummate professional, Daland started with Daland’s father, the East Coast natives placed 5th in its first season and then finished his career on the West Coast wearing suits couldn’t believe that Daland was flying out in the top three for the next four years. The and ties which evolved into collared, button west to simply coach swimming. In truth dynasty of West Coast swimming was being ups. He never understood the Californian Daland was set to earn only $300 his first year coaching at USC, but as always he was unfazed by the popular opinion replying “I said this is pretty good fun, this coaching, and I tried simply, “Are you interested in oil or money?” to think of how to present it to my parents. I finally It wasn’t an interest in oil that was driving these people to Texas and then Daland did and my father said he thought it was disgusting.” stated, “Well, I am interested in swimming.” That was the end of it. - Peter Daland
Daland had spent the first decade of his career educating himself on learning how built and Daland was leading the charge. coaches that wore flip flops and wore their the swimming world worked and then hair long and he used his growing influence working with other, established coaches to In 1958, Daland took over the Trojan in Southern California to start creating the improve the aspects of the sport that he Men’s Team at the University of Southern image of the “Professional Swim Coach.” could. He had placed himself in the position California. He inherited a traditionally While Carlile earned coaches a seat at the to learn from one of best around, listened strong team formerly led by 4x Olympic table, it was Daland who first made those to the traditions of the sport as they stood Diving Coach Fred Cady. It was packed with coaches dress the part and then took it upon then, and began establishing himself in the Olympic talent both from the US and abroad. himself to begin filling those seats. world of swimming in the 1950s. The next Daland took advantage of his talented step on his journey to becoming one of the team immediately, leading the Trojans to For years Daland had first used his role great coaching-leaders of the sport would an undefeated 9-0 season and sparking one with Junior Swimmer Magazine and be to establish credibility while standing of the longest college dual meet winning then his role as the Head Coach of the
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University of Southern California to gather Using his head for numbers and his passion a majority of situations. data, compile lists and, most importantly, for statistics, Daland earned a reputation for form relationships with the best and most his ability to predict, by percentages, how Daland didn’t just reserve his logic and innovative up and coming coaches across fast certain teams and certain swimmers passion for list making for recruiting new the United States and the World. When would perform at a given meet or time of talent, he also used his famous lists to positions opened on either the deck or in the season. He knew that when Stanford inspire his current Trojans to continually the leadership of the sport, Daland was traveled south they would always swim a commit themselves to dual meets, which one of the certain percentage faster than they had at were a true passion of Daland’s. He saw He kept his season first opinions any other point in the season. Daland became dual meets as a way to pit the minds of in perspective that people an expert at predicting what would happen, two coaches against each other and, with would seek. the help of two relatively evenly matched though, knowing regularly predicting the championship It has been results down to a five point spread. His squads, see who came out with the victory. that he would give suggested uncanny ability to predict how teams, and Years later, Daland worked with his wife, up a meet here or that many of individuals, would swim at any level of meet Ingrid, to create a master’s dual meet league our sport’s in Southern California, continually feeling there to win the came from his unmatched drive to study the greatest sport. He knew the exact percentage that that spark of that intense, head-to-head big one at the end coaches and Stanford would swim better against USC competition even after his “retirement.” of the season, leaders were than other rivals because he knew that it During his time with the Trojans, Daland but only if he had positioned was his job to know. He looked for patterns by Daland in used his lists to keep his increasingly to. In his mind of performances, calculated them, and then talented, world swimming focused team the positions recorded them so that he could continue though, nothing where he present during the collegiate season. to check and perfect his predictions and he Daland, as expected, kept a list of the all- compared to the believed they had 35 years of raw data to use. It was not would make time top 100 swims by a Trojan in each unusual for Daland to be able to recall an thrill of a close the greatest event. He had a particular affinity for 3x5 exact swim for a rival, including splits, when meet and Daland impact, notecards, which he would methodically necessary to motivate his swimmers to do though no update. Each of his swimmers had several knew exactly how to better. Daland knew the power that came names were cards noting their best times in events and motivate his young from being able to predict opponent’s results given to best performances on sets. After each dual and this earned him the reputation for being men to do what support this meet, Daland would take a morning away able to motivate his swimmers and teams to claim, just from the pool and meticulously update each needed to be done. perform above their perceived abilities. He as Daland notecard. He would then take the cards and was just regularly more prepared than then would have wanted. He was doing what update his master list, rewriting the list of any other coach. needed to be done, which he considered to be each event by hand, having never used a nothing special. Coaches from across the world began to reach computer. After updating the list, Daland out to Daland asking to learn from him, visit would assign a point value to each ranking, Predicting the Win his deck, and watch as he interacted with add up each young man’s scores and then publish each swimmers overall ranking Regardless of his growing influence on his coaches and swimmers. Mark Schubert on the current team and overall. Due to the dry side of the sport, Daland loved would drive up from Mission Viejo multiple Daland’s insistence that each swimmer winning and everyone knew it. He kept times per month to simply watch a legend swim every event, swimmers were not only his season in perspective though, knowing in action. What he took away more than motivated to improve on their strongest that he would give up a meet here or there anything was the way that Daland spoke events, but also their weakest so that they to win the big one at the end of the season, to his swimmers. He talked to them like could continue to move up the overall list. but only if he had to. men and they responded like men. Current Daland would never point directly to the USC Head Coach, Dave Salo, worked under list, but every one of his swimmers knew In his mind though, nothing compared Daland as a graduate assistant in the 1980s exactly when the updated list would be to the thrill of a close meet and Daland during which time he learned that even made available to them and their .917 dual knew exactly how to motivate his young though their theories and philosophies men to do what needed to be done. Many differed widely, the standard Daland held of today’s great coaches see Daland as an himself, his staff, and his athletes to was Coaches from across the world inspiration, especially the way he talked universal. Salo also learned from Daland’s began to reach out to Daland to and motivated his swimmers. He was ability to strip away the emotions that can asking to learn from him, visit his never one that was into big, emotionally surround and influence incidents, allowing motivating speeches. He always kept things him to consistently make the most logical deck, and watch as he interacted logical and simple. moves on the deck, in the boardroom, and in with his coaches and swimmers.
32 ASCA NEWSLETTER | 2015 EDITION 1 meet victory percentage proved it. of swimming in the United States through coaches from smaller clubs that may have his relationships on the dry side of the sport. had difficulty traveling out west to the Due to an increase in his coaching and Far Western Forum to have access to top leadership load, Daland decided it was time N ew Ways to Spread Ideas coaches and new developments throughout to pass off the Junior Swimmer publication the swimming world. It was at one of Not satisfied with finding success on the to Albert Schoenfield in 1960 saying, “Age these clinics, when Daland had returned deck and in the boardroom, Daland still Group Swimming is now a major sport to Swarthmore, where he met Sue Davis, had to find a way to make a steady living in the United States. Give us a magazine a young, highly motivated, and extremely for his growing family. Daland had married that will excite readers…that will assist organized coach. Daland saw something his second wife, Ingrid, a former world class coaches with published reports of meets, inspiring in the drive and desire in this young breaststroker in 1964 and proceeded to have new ideas and training techniques…that woman asking Davis if she wanted to be his three children in addition to two he had with will awaken the press and public to the partner and help him organize a number his previous wife. In the early 1950s, the great accomplishments being performed of future clinics. It was a once in a lifetime idea of publishing an up to date periodical by our youthful participants.” He wouldn’t opportunity for the young coach to work so about swimming was a revolution Kiphuth completely leave the periodical though, closely with one of the greatest coaches in and Daland had put into motion. Now, in the staying on as a technical advisor and the world. It also gave her unlimited access early ‘60s, Daland had the name recognition continuing to compile his great lists of to almost every coach in the country. Davis to take things one step further with the performances throughout the country for committed to helping Daland organize study and perfection of the Swim Clinic and several years. These lists spurred his move the next clinic and would then decide on Forum. In the winter of 1962, Daland joined to California and then allowed him access the level of her involvement from there. forces with 2 additional legendary coaching to the raw data that allowed him to predict Something clicked and Davis committed. giants of the day to lead the 1st Annual which programs, coaches, and even parts While working with Peter, the clinics grew Far Western Aquatic Forum and Clinic. of the country he could tap to make sure to become the largest privately run clinics in These included a California legend who his Trojans would always bring in the top the country. Throughout the ensuing years was rewriting the record books about 350 recruits as well as ensuring that there was there would never be a time she couldn’t ask miles north of LA in Santa Clara, George never an empty seat at the leadership table. Daland to simply give a coach a call and he Haines, as well as the Doctor himself, James would get them to commit to speaking at Councilman. The three legendary coaches In the spring of 1963, Sport’s Illustrated the clinic. No one in the field of swimming were joined by expert diving coaches published a feature article on Daland after would refuse anything that Daland asked. to proctor a 23 day event with talks for his squads had won the 1963 NCAA Title, This included himself, as during one of the coaches, workouts and competitions for the their first of four straight titles that Daland’s clinics, Daland had to leave to be inducted swimmers and divers, as well as sessions for Trojans would earn in that decade, as well into the International Swimming Hall of water polo and synchronized swimming. as earning a win at the 1963 National meet. Fame. He then flew through most of the Daland had also been named The American In the early days of the swim clinic, night to make it back in time to assist Davis Swim Coaches Association’s Coach of the members from every aspect of aquatics life with the remainder of the clinic. Year for 1962. The article painted the picture were invited to assemble in a single location of a man always focused, always on the go, for weeks at a time. In a single event, Daland Daland’s personality, passion and as he ate his lunch while navigating the could continue to connect with the best commitment invited those around him to intimidating LA traffic, en route, between the coaches of the time, as well as those that believe in what he believed. In turn, he was University and LAAC. He was labeled the were young and eager to be on the cutting equally open to the ideas of the established “inspirational force behind the present day edge. He could also work with, meet, legends as he was to the upstarts, like the swim kings of California” with their bodies and teach the best and most enthusiastic young Don Swartz who had used his new bronzed by the sun and their minds honed swimmers in the country. It was the start of method for training distance swimmers to by their coach’s expectation of their own an amazing journey for Daland, who would place 16 year old Rick DeMont on Daland’s dedication to perfection. Backed by Daland’s go on to headline the Far Western Forum 1972 Olympic team. After DeMont made base in Los Angeles and George Haines’ for several more years. The idea caught fire the team Daland approached his coach, Don empire in Santa Clara, Daland’s predictions with Daland and, along with his staff; he Swartz, asking, “Now what are you having about West Coast swimming came to true, began advertising to speak at clinics around the boy do?” Daland was a man willing as did his predictions about several up and the country. to learn from anyone, who regularly had coming coaches including Dave Salo, Jim swimmers competing and training under Montrella and Mark Schubert. He had Daland realized the power and potential of him from foreign countries, as well as become a force on the wet side, selected to these swim clinics very early, establishing inviting their coaches to come and be on lead two Olympic teams, the 1964 women’s the Eastern and Central States Clinics deck while he ran his work outs. Daland team and the 1972 men’s team, as well as a in 1976 and 1981, respectively. This traded on these international relationships to prominent figure in determining the future new organization would work to allow travel the world. Once in a foreign country,
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Daland wasted no time establishing his a chance to sit for a desire to share his knowledge and take back moment or two and any idea he could from these new friends. evaluate what he This extensive network of relationships would do next. He led to his election as the very first president decided to take his of the newly formed World Swim Coaches free time, what little Association, which was formed at the 1968 there was between Mexico City Games. his positions within the national As Daland’s teams continued to win at and international home, the coach himself delved further governing bodies, into world of international swimming. and create yet Daland had already proved that he was another way to at the top of the US coaching field, being share even more named National Coach of the Year 6 times, data about his while also winning several additional greatest passion. awards for his many contributions to the He decided to sport. Internationally, Daland led many write a detailed US teams in addition to his two Olympic history of Olympic squads, including using his passion for dual Swimming. What meets to lead the US to victory over both followed was purely East Germany and the USSR in head to Daland. head competition in 1971. In 1973, Daland led the US team at the World University In the introduction Games in Moscow remarking that the meet to his first book, was a hidden gem amongst meets. He would The History of later become the champion of the World Olympic Swimming University Games, finding unparalleled Volume 1: 1896- value in its focus on the collegiate athlete. 1936, Daland’s There are so many facets to coaching and so His long term role as the Chairman of great mind is showcased to perfection. His many ways to determine a coaches worth. the World University Games, along with quest to find a complete and detailed history Peter Daland is the complete package. several other post coaching responsibilities, of his sport of passion, swimming, was Throughout his 45 year career, he produced allowed him to continue to influence the proving fruitless, so he decided to write hundreds of champions of both genders sport even after his retirement. his own. Not satisfied with the prospect and all ages. He sought out and clarified of researching and creating just one book, the newest and most influential ideas of the Continuing Contributions Daland decided that to truly fill the great sport and then created ways to distribute Daland retired from actively coaching in gap of information he needed to write five. these to anyone that could be reached. 1992, but his involvement with the sport The first book covers the introduction of never wavered, as he was elected to once the Modern Games in 1896 until the 1936 He not only shared his knowledge through again serve as the president of the World Berlin Games, the last Olympiad before clinics and publications, but took positions Swim Coaches Association in 1995. As World War II caused the cancellation of within the leadership of the swimming with the man himself, Daland’s role in the the 1940 and 1944 Games. Volume 2 would community to continue to steer the sport sport was always evolving. Post retirement, cover the 1948 Games through the 1964 in the correct direction, while taking Daland sat on the Federation International Games in Tokyo, the last Games before a full his immense knowledge and crucial de Natation (FINA) and the ASCA boards slate of events was put into place for both relationships to fill the leadership of both for many years. Daland’s great mind was a genders. The next three volumes would be USA Swimming and the Swimming World huge attribute to his leadership in the sport dedicated to three Olympiads each, with with the best, brightest and most impactful as well. He became known as the historian the final volume coming to a close with the coaches he could find. The young boy of the swimming world and could recall the 2012 London Games. It was this need to with the simple stopwatch had grown up relationships between coaches as easily as he first compile knowledge, then meticulously to revolutionized the swimming world. could call up a split in his mind. Daland was categorization it that set Peter Daland apart His influence has touched every aspect now a living legend, one with a very long, from his fellow coaches of the century but of the coaching profession, his passion sharp memory. As his new career was slowly it was his drive to pass on and spread his and contributions will continue to reach evolving, Daland took the ‘90s as a chance to collected knowledge to his fellow coaches forward in time, continuing his legacy for provide the man that was always on the move that made him a legend. decades to come.
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