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Book Synopsis In The Swim Coaching Bible, Volume II, 27 of the world’s leading coaches cover the keys to a successful swim program—from establishing priorities and leading a program to its full potential to teaching technique and training for optimal performance. This is the ideal guide to competitive swimming for coaches and swimmers alike.
Trade Review “The Swim Coaching Bible, Volume II, offers essential tactics to make training sessions more successful. It should be on every coach’s desk.”
Gregg Troy-- Head Swimming and Diving Coach, University of Florida, U.S. Men’s 2012 Olympic Swimming Coach
"Dick Hannula and Nort Thornton are two of the most thought-provoking coaches of our time. In The Swim Coaching Bible, Volume II, they have secured a cast of authors second to none to provide an ideal resource for improving swimmers’ performance.”
John Leonard-- Executive Director, American Swimming Coaches Association
Table of ContentsPart I Establishing Priorities
Chapter 1 Developmental Stages of Competitive Swimmers
John Leonard
Chapter 2 From Youth to Senior in Competitive Swimming
Bill Sweetenham
Chapter 3 Putting the We in Team
Jack Bauerle
Chapter 4 Mastering Swimming Through the Years
Bob Miller
Chapter 5 Building a Team in a Disadvantaged Area
Jim Ellis
Part II Leading Your Program to Its Full Potential
Chapter 6 Applying Science to Your Coaching
Jan Prins
Chapter 7 The X Factor Revisited
George Block
Chapter 8 Planning for Success
Stephan Widmer
Chapter 9 Making Your Program Fun for Swimmers
Bob Steele
Part III Teaching Stroke Technique
Chapter 10 Trends and Techniques in Freestyle
Mike Bottom
Chapter 11 Trends and Techniques in Backstroke
Teri McKeever
Chapter 12 Trends and Techniques in Butterfly
Bob Bowman
Chapter 13 Trends and Techniques in Breaststroke
Nort Thornton
Chapter 14 The Fifth Stroke: Underwater Kicking
Bob Gillett
Chapter 15 Better Starts, Turns, and Finishes
Dick Hannula
Part IV Training for Optimal Performance
Chapter 16 The Art of Training Sprinters
David Marsh and Bill Pilczuk
Chapter 17 Middle Distance Training for All Strokes
Jon Urbanchek
Chapter 18 Freestyle Distance Training
Bill Rose With Mike Lewis
Chapter 19 Training for Open Water
Sid Cassidy
Chapter 20 Individual Medley Training
Gregg Troy
Chapter 21 Training for Relays
David Durden
Chapter 22 Dryland Training
Vern Gambetta
Chapter 23 Power Training in the Pool
Dick Shoulberg
Part V Final Touches for Peak Performance
Chapter 24 Positive Communication, Positive Results
Lanny Landtroop
Chapter 25 Mind Over Body in Competition
Brett Hawke
