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Straight talk on swimming coaching from Wayne Goldsmith — 30+ years working with Olympic programs and national federations worldwide. Cutting through the noise on technique, training, race skills and building swimmers who love the sport. swimminggold.substack.com

  1. One Session to Change Their Lives.

    HACE 6 H

    One Session to Change Their Lives.

    What would you do if you had ONE session with a team you don’t know, in a place you’ve never been, sometimes in a language you don’t speak, in a culture you don’t understand? I have the best job in the world. I get to travel around the globe spending time with swimming coaches, swimmers and swimming families everywhere. When I travel, coaches will often ask me to come and visit their pool and spend some time with their swim team. Sometimes they ask me to take a session. Other times it’s a talk on pool deck about attitude, motivation, team work or choosing to be exceptional. Or sometimes the coach will ask me to just walk up and down the pool with them talking about coaching, technique, skills and training. But no matter what they ask me to do, I challenge myself around this one question: What can I do in two hours that can make a real and lasting impact on their swimming careers? Here’s my answer: I make them feel good about themselves. I can’t improve their physiology in one session — so I don’t try. I can’t fix their technique in a single workout — so I don’t waste their time or mine. What I CAN do is inspire them to believe in themselves — just a little. Be a spark in their hearts that could change everything. I coach the Power of Choice. Coaches — our job, above all else, is to inspire people to believe in themselves and that anything is possible. Yes, we coach technique, tactics, speed, strength. But the effectiveness of our coaching comes down to one thing: our ability to inspire everyone we coach to believe in themselves — and in us. Wayne Goldsmith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe

    8 min
  2. 5 a.m. In A Swimming Household.

    5 FEB

    5 a.m. In A Swimming Household.

    By Wayne Goldsmith This is without doubt my favorite story to tell when I do Club visits, swimming parents workshops and coaching clinics: The 5 a.m. In A Swimming Household story. Please share this with every swimming parent you know. It is a funny story - but in my experience - having done hundreds of swimming club visits all over the world - it’s also very very true. The bottom line - the key message to all swimming parents is this: STOP HELPING YOUR KIDS. What I mean by that is continue to love them unconditionally, support them, accept them for who they are and value them the same regardless of their swimming performances BUT - stop: * Packing and unpacking their swim bags * Filling and cleaning their water bottles * Washing and drying their towels and swimming gear * Setting the morning alarm in your room and letting them sleep in * Carrying their swim bag Believe me - please trust me - you are NOT helping them by doing these things. I know you think you’re helping them. I know you love them. But please stop doing it. We want your kids to be independent, self-responsible and accountable. Want more information - check out my book: The Talent Myth: Why Character Beats Genetics Every time Now on Amazon! Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKDC4NQ4 Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Talent-Myth-Character-Beats-Genetics/dp/0987155792/ Wayne Goldsmith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe

    6 min
  3. If They Swim 4, You Walk 5.

    2 FEB

    If They Swim 4, You Walk 5.

    By Wayne Goldsmith I’ve been to over 1000 swimming pools. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Fiji Islands, USA, South Korea, Zimbabwe, South Africa, England, The Isle of Man, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Greece and Italy - and a few more places I’ve probably forgotten. And the “default” version of coaching swimming is the same in 90% of the places I visit: Coaches standing at the end of the pool yelling numbers and orders at kids! “1:20, 1:23, 1:21”…. “Take your marks GO, Take your marks GO, Take your marks GO”….. “44 strokes, 39 strokes, 41 strokes”…. “Finish on the wall, don’t breathe inside the flags, stop pulling on the lane ropes”…. It’s like we’ve decided that there’s only one way to coach swimming and it’s replicated over and over and over all around the world. Coaches - here’s the great news: You don’t have to do it this way. You don’t have to be just another “telling and yelling” coach standing at the end of the pool screaming numbers at kids and calling it coaching. What is it the coaches do? WE COACH! And what is coaching? It’s connecting with, engaging with and inspiring the hearts and minds of everyone we coach. In this video I talk about how you can coach more effectively, more engagingly and have a lot more fun - and success in the process. Wayne Goldsmith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe

    7 min
  4. 25 Years Later

    30 ENE

    25 Years Later

    Coaching is moments that matter. I was coaching a 14 year old. He looked sad and flat and tired and I asked him how he was going. He said, “I’m ok. I just wish I was more talented like Steve. He doesn’t train much and yet he keeps kicking my butt in races. It’s not fair.”. I replied, “From where I’m standing, when I see you I see a tough young man, who never gives up, who always tries his best, who encourages his team mates, who turns up even when he’s tired and who works harder than any athlete I’ve ever known”. He just smiled and walked away and started training. 25 years later I received a letter. “Coach Wayne. You may not remember me but when I was 14 and was about to give up swimming, you told me how amazing you thought I was. I never really thanked you. You were the only person who believed in me. I have never forgotten you or your words.”. My friends - THIS IS COACHING. We change lives. We are all focused on helping kids to learn, to improve, to get better and to be successful in sport. That’s the nuts and bolts of coaching. But do you know what’s even better? Having the opportunity to say to a kid “I believe in you”. In my long experience, sometimes you might be the only person in their lives who is giving them that message. You might be the one person in their entire life who makes them feel that anything really is possible if they just believe it is so. Have you changed a life today? Wayne Goldsmith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe

    5 min
  5. Toad Eggs and Olympic Gold

    26 ENE

    Toad Eggs and Olympic Gold

    I was in Zimbabwe doing a swimming clinic in 1996 for WORLD AQUATICS - FINA as it was. The hosts took me to a local swimming program. Run down pool, no lane ropes, no backstroke flags, no starting blocks. Cold water. The sides of the pool had green scum on them. One of the kids told me they were toad eggs and they had to be careful not to swallow them. Coach - a very good guy - was a butcher - very limited high level swimming coaching knowledge but a very decent, hard working, dedicated coach.Overall pretty terrible environment.In one lane however was an 11 year old skinny little blonde kid. She just plowed up and down the pool relentlessly. She swam like she was angry at the water: she just worked and worked and worked. In between repeats she smiled, laughed, joked with her friends - then boom - back into it - lap after lap after lap to a standard that would have seen her fit in nicely to any age group program in Australia, USA, UK - anywhere. At the end of the session the coach introduced her to me and me to her. “Coach Wayne. I’d like you to meet Kirsty Coventry”. That’s Kirsty “First Woman IOC President, 7 medals (2 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze) across five Olympics (2000-2016)” Coventry. Environment doesn’t make champions. Character does. Toad eggs, green scum, no lane ropes. Seven Olympic medals. Tell me again that being great at sport is all about facilities. Wayne Goldsmith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe

    8 min
  6. Heart Before Heart Rate

    22 ENE

    Heart Before Heart Rate

    By Wayne Goldsmith ir Alex Ferguson would stop training to talk one-on-one with players. In that moment, they were the only person who mattered. Laurie Lawrence told me: “Don’t put heart rate before heart.” If you see a moment to inspire an athlete — grab it. They can always do more reps later. Phil King, Olympic gold medal coach, put it this way: think about the impact of missing coaching opportunities. Three coaches. Same message. Physiology matters. Periodization matters. But none of it matters more than the moments when you can truly connect with an athlete and change the way they see themselves. Who cares if their heart rate drops for two minutes? That conversation - just swimming coach and swimmer - might change their career forever. Stop training. Start coaching. How do you balance the science with the human moments? Wayne Goldsmith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe

    7 min
  7. Pacers or Racers?

    19 ENE

    Pacers or Racers?

    There are two types of swimmers: Pacers and Racers. Alex Popov — multiple Olympic Gold medalist, world record holder — told me this years ago. It stuck. Pacers train to hit a time. They race to a plan, trying to control the controllables. Racers learn competitive skills that equip them to meet any challenge. They change pace, adjust technique, adapt to whatever the race demands. If you’re training athletes to WIN when it matters, train them to be Racers. Which are you coaching? Wayne Goldsmith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe

    8 min
  8. Want to Motivate Your Swimmers?

    15 ENE

    Want to Motivate Your Swimmers?

    One of the most common questions I get from coaches: “How do I motivate my swimmers to work harder?” My response: “You can’t. Don’t try.” You can’t motivate anyone to do something they don’t already want to do. It’s not your job to make them do it — it’s your job to create an environment where they can be all they choose to be. In this video, I’ll show you how to connect with, engage with and inspire the hearts and minds of every swimmer you coach. Wayne Goldsmith If you found this useful, hit subscribe — it's free. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe

    8 min
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Straight talk on swimming coaching from Wayne Goldsmith — 30+ years working with Olympic programs and national federations worldwide. Cutting through the noise on technique, training, race skills and building swimmers who love the sport. swimminggold.substack.com

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