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Practice Doesn't Make Perfect, This Does Practice makes perfect. Practice makes permanent. Practice makes me eat bowls of pasta until I’m full…of shame. We’ve heard these lines before from coaches, parents, and tallish swimmer-authors who write about mental training and stuff on their website. (That’s me, in case there was confusion.) Practice is a lot of things to us swimmers: it’s where we go to get all wrinkle-fingered. Where we social kick with our friends. And where our coaches throw main sets at us that leave us so stunned that...
Updated Psych Sheet, Warm-up Assignments Important Info Released for SR Champ's Florida Swimming and the Host Club (YCF) have released the Final Psych Sheet and a corrected version of the Assigned Warm-up Sheet along with other Important Information, for this week's Florida Swimming Senior Championships, in Orlando. Click Here to go to our Event Page for all this information and more.
Updated Meet Letter & Psych Sheet Posted For Senior Champ's Florida Swimming has relaesed a new version of the Meet Information Letter for this weekend;s Senior Championships in Orlando, along with the first version of the Psych Sheets. Click Here to go to our Event Page and check them out.
3 Ways To Grate On Others: COMPLAIN! COMPLAIN! COMPLAIN! As Karen and I dined at a Denver-based restaurant chain, the manager, Nate, stopped by our table to see how we were doing. One thing led to another, and—as is my wont—I mentioned the QBQ! book to him and gave my usual 15-second book summary. It goes like this: “Yep, QBQ! is an easy one-hour read about personal accountability and how to deliver outstanding customer service while eliminating blame, finger-pointing, whining, procrastination, and complaining.” When I hit that last word, he...
Nutrition Guide By TrueSport It can be confusing to try and figure what to feed young athletes. Our Nutrition Guide offers guidelines that will help any athlete stay healthy, recover, and fuel for peak performance. The Guide
USADA Update Supplements: Supplement 411 FAQ: Is my herbal #supplement prohibited? Concerned about taking dietary #supplements? Visit our Supplement Advisories page and stay up-to-date with products, ingredients, and the High Risk List.
Sports Nutrition Tips For Promoting Healthy Bones By TrueSport Kids who participate in youth sports achieve greater peak bone mineral density in their 20s than kids who watch from the bleachers, but only with adequate nutritional support. In some extreme cases, poor dietary choices coupled with high intensity exercise can reduce bone mineral density instead of increasing it! To ensure you are promoting optimal bone health in your youth sport athlete, follow the recommendations below. Continue
What the Winter Olympics can Teach us about Swimming By Mike Gustafson,Contributor Ah, the Winter Olympics: Frozen water, frozen humans, and two weeks of intense, live-by-the-blade-of-a-figure-skate competition. Also known as (outside of the Summer Olympics) the best two weeks in sports. While there’s no swimming in the Winter Olympics (arctic water racing, I.O.C.?) there are plenty of lessons swimmers can learn by watching our ice-bound Olympic sport brethren. Here are a few things we water-logged swimmers can learn from watching the Winter Olympics… Continue
Final Psych Sheets, Corrected Warm-up Info & Timelines Released for FLAGS Florida Swimming and the Host Club (YCF) have released the Final Psych Sheet, a Corrected version of the Assigned Warm-up Sheet and Estimated Timelines for this week's Florida Swimming Age Group Championships, in Orlando. Click Here to go to our Event Page for all this information and more.
