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The Biggest Mental Mistake Swimmers Make at Big Meets and How to Avoid It We’ve reached the end of the long course season and you may be one of the many swimmers who finished their season feeling disappointed that you didn't produce the way you felt like you should have. You worked your butt off all season, consistently held some really fast times in practice and yet, when the pressure of that BIG meet was turned up high, your times were mediocre at best! It's both confusing and frustrating...
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Kids Always Answer That They Want To Hear Nothing From Sideline Parents Parents yell and scream from the sidelines because they love them and want to help them. In this video, John O'Sullivan explains how you can love your kids in a more helpful way. Read More / Watch Video
10 Things Teammates Don't Let Teammates Do In Championship Cultures 1. Cut Corners 2. Complain 3. Make Excuses 4. Act Selfishly 5. Disrespect Each Other 6. Divide the Team 7. Trash the Coaches 8. Embarrass the Program 9. Give Up 10. Let Teammates Down
USADA News Resources: Coaches: We're here to help you learn all of the latest anti-doping info. Coach's Advantage is an online educational tool that will help you understand all things #antidoping and help your athletes #competeclean. Athletes: Our Athlete Handbook has all the info you need to #competeclean. Give it a look! Supplements: @TrueSport Releases New Resource on Dietary Supplements for Athletes and Parents Why should athletes be skeptical if a supplement label says "all natural?" Find out At the end of 2017, there was...
Four Goals Young Athletes Should Never Make Young athletes with big dreams of sport success are often quick to set large goals. However, these goals sometimes fall well outside the bounds of being SMART goals – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. This could lead to more frustration than progress, or even end up harming others. Help your athletes avoid goal abandonment by being on the lookout for these four common pitfalls with your youth athletes. Continue Reading
CVST Returning Swimmer Registration Deadline Today at 8:00pm All returning CVST swimmers need to be re-registered with CVST for the 2018-19 Swim Year. This registration is done on-line via our website at www.CVST.org and clicking on the Start Registration link on the right side of the page. You will be billed for your Annual CVST Registration Fee of $25.00 and your 2019 USA Swimming Registration Fee at the time of this registration. Your dues will be billed midnight of September 1. This registration must take place by Today, August 31, 2018,...
Mental Training Tips: The Five Performance Priorities “What separated me from everyone else throughout my career was my mental game. It was everything between my ears.” -Michael Phelps Ultimately, without doubt, the mental side of the sport of swimming is the difference maker. The fact is, you train as much as you want, you can receive world-class training, you can go hard in the gym, you can eat a pristine diet, you can taper perfectly, and you can have the most modern, hi-tech suit in the world. However, when...
