pt. 1. Establishing priorities and principles. Believing in belief / Richard Quick -- Putting fun into the swimming experience / Jean Freeman -- Coaching with integrity / Peter Daland -- pt. 2. Directing a program to its full potential. Tailoring your approach to specific competition levels / John Leonard -- Administrating and marketing a winning program / Jack Bauerle -- Developing a successful team / Skip Kenney -- Maximizing a swimmer's talent development / Bill Sweetenham -- pt. 3. Creating effective practice sessions. Long- and short-range planning / Jill Sterkel -- Putting science into practice / Bruce R. Mason -- Applying the art of coaching / Deryk Snelling -- pt. 4. Teaching stroke techniques. Freestyle technique / Rick Demont -- Backstroke technique / Dick Hannula -- Butterfly technique / Pablo Morales -- Breaststroke technique / David Salo -- Starts, turns, and finishes / John Trembley and Gary Fielder -- pt. 5. Training for optimal performance. Freestyle sprint training / Michael Bottom -- Freestyle middle-distance training / Doug Frost -- Freestyle distance training / Dick Jochums -- Backstroke and butterfly sprint training / Eddie Reese -- Backstroke and butterfly 200-meter training / Bill Rose -- Breaststroke training / Jon Urbanchek -- Individual medley training / Dick Shoulberg -- Relay training / David Marsh -- Power training / Randy Reese -- Preparing to excel in competition / Don Gambril
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The Swim Coaching Bible offers you an all-star, international cast of swimming experts sharing their knowledge on producing the most successful individual athletes and teams in the sport. This book is sure to be a classicone that swimming coaches reach for again and again. Specifically, The Swim Coaching Bible covers the key principles of coaching and program administration, conducting effective practice sessions, teaching techniques for every stroke, and training programs for every event. Endorsed by the World Swimming Coaches Association, the book shares the wisdom of the worlds best coaches, who address the topics they know best. - Publisher