VOL. XVII No. 6 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2001 Mailing Address PO Box 824, Lavington NSW 2641 Email [email protected] Web Site www.ascta.com Membership Enquiries Phone: 02 6041 6077 or Fax: 02 6041 4282 ASCTA Insurance Brokers 1300 300 511 CONTENTS National Youth & Age Group Program............................ 1 Team Talk ............................................................................ 82 Ian Thorpe’s feelings about the Terrorist Attack.............. 2 Unnatural Selection.............................................................. 84 Even My Eyebrows Hurt!..................................................... 87 ASCTA Tasmanian Branch – Moving Forward............... 4 Boys ..................................................................................... 89 Swimming Psychology..................................................... 4 Hormonal Doping & Androgenization of Athletes: Part 1 ... 91 Back to School with Dr. David Pyne.............................. 11 Preparing for the Million Dollar Challenge.......................... 99 Mix & Match or straight up? A View on Workout Design ...11 Einstein’s Golf Lesson ....................................................... 102 Model 14-Day Taper: Transition from Training to Racing...12 Training for Middle Distance & Distance Swimming Events14 Coach, I can’t get my Heart Rate up (or down)! ...................17 SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA is published six times annually. The Physiological Basis of Fatigue.......................................20 Copy Deadline th How to Monitor Body Composition......................................21 January-February 15 January March-April 15th March Motivating your Swimmers............................................ 24 th Promoting Performance through Injury Prevention ....... 26 May-June 15 May July-August 15th July Duty of Care – Part 2...................................................... 28 th September-October 15 September A Swimming Club’s Training Program ......................... 29 November-December 15th November The Secret Weapon of Champions................................. 34 Learn-to-Swim: Back to School with Ron Coleman ...... 37 NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Learn to Swim.......................................................................37 All copy is subject to acceptance by the publisher. 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Engineering for Swimmers & Coaches .......................... 51 The ASCTA Magazine (SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA) ASCTA Tasmania October 2001 Clinic................... 54 Publisher strongly advises all concerned that any attempts DQ’ed!: Dealing with Disappointment .......................... 55 to reprint articles or excerpts from contents is prohibited Prevention & Cure of the Age-Group Syndrome ........... 56 without the written permission of the publisher and author. The Official Word – 10 Points of Self-Evaluation ......... 58 Any infringements of copyright will be dealt with Bad Pain vs Good Pain................................................... 59 accordingly. Views expressed in articles are those of the authors Analysis of National Results for Australian Athletes..... 60 and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or the World Top LC Swimming Performances....................... 62 Board of ASCTA. FINA News .................................................................... 73 WSCA Newsletter.......................................................... 77 Olympic Trials Project..........................................................77 SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA – November-December 2001 • Identify the strengths and weaknesses in our NATIONAL program and institute initiatives to improve or YOUTH & AGE overcome. GROUP THE CAMP PROGRAM PROGRAM NATIONAL CAMPS By Leigh Nugent, National Youth Coach • National Youth Camps: ROLE OF THE NATIONAL YOUTH COACH 3-4 per year depending on budget. This year, I have targeted Women’s Sprint Freestyle, Women’s Distance, Women’s Medley and Men’s • Create a National Strategy for the development of Breaststroke Youth and Age swimmers in the country. • National Age Camp (was Tip Top): • Provide opportunities for Coach Education & One camp per year. Mostly National Age Gold Skill Development. Medallists. Girls 13-15 and Boys 14-16. There are • Through Australian Swimming, create usually 50 to 55 swimmers involved. international competition opportunities for All of these camps are multi-focused as they provide swimmers in the Youth category. for the swimmer … a training and educational • Identify talented swimmers and coaches and experience. For the coach, they provide the provide the necessary support to fast-track where experience of coaching in a team environment, as appropriate. well as being subjected to the various skill • Coordinate all activities with the master plan set development and educational experiences that are by the Head Coach of Australian Swimming Inc. built into such camps. • Provide swimmers and coaches with the skills to be able to perform at an international level prior to Educational Components selection on a team. • Sports Science – physiology/biomechanics • Flexibility NATIONAL YOUTH PROGRAM STRATEGY • Strength and conditioning • Psychology • Develop a plan for the progress of the Age Group • Nutrition and Youth swimmer for Athens and Beijing. • Career and education • Set up and conduct National Training Camps for Age and Youth swimmers. • Swimming knowledge • Coordinate with the State Associations to provide STATE CAMPS a national focus on the direction of their State Camps have a coordinated National swimmer/coach development through camps and approach but are tailored to suit the specific needs of competitions. the State. Each State has a State Coaching Director • Provide support to swimmers and coaches through responsible for conducting State Camps. I work program visits. closely with these Directors in developing the Camp • Encourage multi-state camp initiatives. Program and content. These camps generally mirror • Provide new and enhance current national and the characteristics of the National Camps. international competition initiatives. The State Camp Program has a broader structure • Strive to achieve the highest standards possible in in that it covers the State Institute swimmers down to National, State and Home Program activities. the young age grouper in the development squad • Introduce new and develop currently established area. All States are very active in this area conducting Sports Science initiatives. a number of camps and activities annually for each • Encourage coaches to practice the tried and true, category. yet be creative and innovative in their Multi-state camps are an avenue to value-add to programming. our already comprehensive State Camp Program. It is • Create an environment where experienced and sound logic to conduct camps with two or more less experienced coaches freely interact with the States involved. By doing this, we have improve transfer of knowledge. utilisation of resources – financial, human and facilities. It provides a more stimulating environment for the swimmers and the coaches. ~~ 1 ~~ SWIMMING in AUSTRALIA – November-December 2001 COMPETITIONS Ian Thorpe’s feelings about the Terrorist Attack International competition is an essential component Reproduced from “Swimming World” for the development of Australia’s youth into becoming the skilled international performers 22nd September 2001 currently involved in our National team. We have now all seen the horrific pictures from New Thanks to the AOC and Australian Swimming, two York and America – spoken to friends and family about new competitions were added to our competition this terrible tragedy – and had a tiny amount of time to calendar… ponder the inconceivable. I experienced New York. 1. Sydney Youth Olympics – 18 years and under I’m not happy about the fact that I am able to write – Pan Pac format – held every two years. about it today – grateful – but not happy. If not for it, I 2. East Asian Games – held in Asia every four would now be travelling, mixing a little business with years. pleasure. 3. Oceania Championships – has been on our calendar since 1993 – used to be conducted My travels were a high priority for me – it gave me a every four years but now looks like being chance to unwind and let my hair down. every two. 4. National Age Series is a proposed annual Now, as I sit and think about the trip I was to make, competition, involving three Australian State it is not important … it doesn’t matter. I find it amazing Teams and, hopefully,