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In our youth, strength opportunity comes a little more naturally. As adults, we become really good at excuses and almost begin to fear being strong. I’m going to hit you with some tough love today. You need strength.  Now I’m not saying you need to be strong like 100 Spartans. I’m not saying you need […]

The drill will work no matter what technique you use to throw inside/outside. It’s no great revelation to say that working the corners by being able to hit your spots inside and outside is a critical skill for fastpitch softball pitchers. The easiest pitches to hit are the ones down the middle, so once you […]

To start cross-training for swimming, add some upper body weight, core, and back exercises to your strength-training routine. One of the real assets of any professional swimmers is their swimming stamina. Your swimming stamina supplies the adequate energy and strength needed, so that you can easily perform intense training for long periods of time (while, […]

If you want to excel, just taking any old lessons won’t do it. Rather than settling for what’s easy or convenient, go where you’ll get the best value for your investment in time and money. Once upon a time there were three little pigs who wanted to become fastpitch softball pitchers. “We should find someone […]

For a swimmer to become brave, they must be faced with challenges and  to become resilient they must fail. And throughout their journey a strong level of respect for themselves and others is formed. Coaching- we do it out of love, out of passion and sacrifice many things for the belief that we are making […]

If your defense tackles well, you will eliminate those big plays and frustrate the offense. There are four things all championship defenses do well. They all pursuit relentlessly to the ball carrier, they are able to beat blocks, they tackle well and they are able to generate turnovers. If you commit to working on these four things […]

Be a role model for newer swim parents and don’t be that parent, the one who drives coaches crazy. Most of us are dedicated, hard-working parent volunteers who live, breathe and love swimming. “Parents today are out of control,” say a number of swim coaches. Don’t get me wrong; club coaches do appreciate us. They […]