This morning I am musing on yet another coaching experience. It is not a new one really, but last night pushed me toward a stronger desire than ever to be a clear translator on deck and in the pool. This also means if I have a swimmer on deck I need to have them able to translate for themselves. First I have to visualize and then translate. Translate what? Concepts, ideas, movement.

My TI coach

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After the Maho Bay workshop I came home with ideas about teaching the cello better. Swim coaching has taught me a lot about teaching with a lot more orderly approach than what I learned studying cello. Because I was a performance and not an "ed." major, my major focus was not learning how to be a good teacher. I think I've always been pretty good because some of my teachers were very good.

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Well, okay, I exaggerate. (Although I like my new yellow one. It's kinda spiffy.) At least I got in 2,500 yesterday and today. Yesterday I mixed in some IM and some kick work because I felt like it. Today was all Tempo Trainer and freestyle.

20x100, starting TT at 1.3, then 1.4 and up to 2.00. On the way back down I did 1.95, 1.90, 1.85. etc. Working on balance more at the very slowest speeds as,

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Oh boy...not the best week for practicing a lot so I guess I am stuck being content with smart. Of course I know that is better. While TI has moved past lots of full length 25's and 50's of drills integrated with breathing into shorter distances and then integrating with strokes...while I know that in my cello teaching I work on short, concise passage work to do small bits well...I still have

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And so, it is January 8, 2012. In a week I will be in Maho Bay working and playing with open water swim techniques with Terry and crew. I am so ready! My husband will be ready to enjoy lounging while I am off cramming in as much as I can. The cats will stay at home--one with a mystery infection, of course--can't be simple. And I, of course, am trying to cram in the end of a semester of cello

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