Swim Coach's Starter Guide

Brought to you by the founders of Swim Smart!

Recently added to the NISCA recommended reading!
Perfect for new coaches looking to make coaching their career
A resource for head coaches wanting to help improve their assistants
Directly applicable guidelines, tips and instruction

There is a big (and often unseen) gap between being a swimmer/swammer and a swim coach. This book aims to close the gap.

Between college, medical school, starting new clubs, inventing multiple products, starting multiple businesses, raising families… our experiences and mistakes come together to help you build your swim team.

This book is for new coaches looking to make a career in swimming and for head coaches looking for a resource to help bring up their assistants in a guided way.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Intro
Part 1: Build a Team

Why Focus on Team?
Job Descriptions
Coach’s Job
Swimmer’s Job
Parent’s Job

Part 2: Managing the Team

Growing the Team
Growing Swim Meets
Team Organization
Running Practice
Coaching at Swim Meets
Growing People

Part 3: How to Teach the Strokes

Dives
Strokes
Turns

Part 4: How to Write Workouts

What is the End Goal?
Novice Group
Age Group
Senior Group
Season Planning
Dryland Training