Recently I’ve been noticing a lot of coaches & blogs suggesting the "DPS" drill. DPS stands for distance per stroke. Frequently I just see it written that way, like this recent set I recieved in one of my email subscrptions……
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 …
Following is an e-mail exchange I had with a coach in Idaho:
Hi Brian,
I have a swim school in Boise ID. I have been a long time follower of TI and love the philosophy. I also went to school …
Watch For Heart Rate, Laps and Strokes
We’ve gone to the edges of the earth trying to find the
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Monitoring your heart rate is a great way for increasing your efficiency, your performance output or if you are overtraining and need to take a day or two off. The heart rate monitor is a very useful tool to monitor …
Total Immersion is unique in its singular devotion to the skills that enable one to move more efficiently through the water. No matter what stroke you are working on, paying attention to balance, comfort, relaxation, streamlining, economy of movement, and …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Twice a week I swim with a triathlon group, mostly because I have a great time with the coach and swimmers. Philosophically, however, I challenge myself on every practice by applying Total Immersion principles.
For the past several months I …