The Best Way to Cheer for Your Child Is there anything a parent can do from the sidelines to help a child play a better game?   We’ve all read about parents who yell and get into fights at their children’s games. But how are parents supposed to behave on the sidelines? What type of cheering helps? What adds pressure? Is coaching from the sidelines ever OK?   Here are some ground rules.     Being a spectator is tough. Watching a child struggle can unleash parents’ competitiveness, or rekindle...

Happy #TBT CVST!   Happy #ThrowBackThursday CVST. Andrew Valins with Katie Connors - Back in the day & today at #CVST. #FunnestSport #CVSTAlum    

USA Swimming Rule Change Alert Date: September 9, 2015 To: General Chairs Board of Directors, USA Swimming Officials Chairs USA Swimming Officials Rules & Regulations Committee USA Swimming Coach Members From: Jay Thomas, Chair, Rules & Regulations Committee Re: USA Swimming Rule 101.5.2 – Freestyle – Medley Relay and Individual Medley ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 1. On August 23, 2015, the FINA Technical Swimming Committee provided the following interpretation of FINA rule SW 9.1 (Medley Swimming): “FINA Technical Committee Medley Interpretation According to SW 9.1 each of the strokes must cover one...

Master Your Pullup for Swim Strength Day 5   Exercise 5: The Pullup Welcome to the final installation of the second pullup progression in the BridgeAthletic Building Blocks series. The second version in our Pullup progression has brought you to the same place – Pullup mastery. Don’t forget to show uswhat you’ve got.   If you have  followed the progression to this point, you are in a good place to perform pullups without any help. That said, if you have not, I would recomend referencing the rest of the progression,...

Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 4     Day 4: The Assisted Hammer-Grip Pullup How are you and your team progressing towards the pullup? Today's exercise the Assisted Hammer-Grip Pullup is not only great prep for the pullup, but also an amazing test pullup preparedness.    More

Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression Day 3     Day 3: The Lawn-Mower pull Welcome to day 3 of the combo pullup progression. Today we are introducing the Lawn-Mower Pull!   More

Mastering Discouragement and Disappointment By Dr. Alan Goldberg, Competitivedge.com If you are a serious athlete and have big dreams to go far in this sport, then there's one thing that I can promise you will always be in your future, right between you and those big dreams: FAILURE. That’s right, failure, along with its emotional co-pilots, frustration and disappointment. What do I mean by this? The road that you must follow to finally reach your BIG swimming goals will frequently pass through this unpleasant experience with all its uncomfortable emotions....

One Billionaire's Secret to Success By Dave Ramsey, EntreLeadership, August 26, 2015 Dave asks a billionaire entrepreneur for his key to winning in business. Check out his video to hear the answer. We guarantee it's not what you think. Watch the 1 minute video here:  

Building Blocks: The Combo Pullup Progression   This pullup progression utlizes a combination of body weight, machine, bilateral and unilateral exercises to help you achieve your goal of p erforming a pullup.    More...  

The Thoughts From An Elite Performer By Master Chief Stephen White, USN S.E.A.L.S. Here is an excerpt from a talk at the ISCA Clinic this past week in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Does this resonate with coaches and athletes? I had to envision a dream. The dream of being a champion. A master passion that governed me. I had to discipline my body to do what I did not feel like. Feelings were submitted to vision. I had to co-exist with discomfort and being stretched. Physical and emotional toughness were requirements....