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Coach Mike`s Blog: Why Should I Swim If I'm Not The Best?
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A coach's take on the world. Thursday, February 2, 2012. Why Should I Swim If I'm Not The Best? I think I've already covered this topic on this blog about 7 times already, but it still seems to be a big issue with age group swimmers all over the place. So I'll spend 1200 words covering it again because swimmers are still faced with a few different scenarios. The big ones are:. A) I used to be a really fast 12 year old but now I'm not winning everything anymore so whats the point? Sports has changed and a...
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Coach Mike`s Blog: Links Of The Day With Jocelyn Jay
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A coach's take on the world. Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Links Of The Day With Jocelyn Jay. The "Team First" mindset - http:/ ow.ly/AaJt8. As luck would have it - a good blog on what focusing too much on times can do. http:/ ow.ly/AaJsc. From the mind of a swim coach - the best advice a coach can give.that us too often dismissed. http:/ ow.ly/AaJqx. Katie Ledecky's world record 400 free! Check me out on Google. There was an error in this gadget. Subscribe To My Blog. Fly Like A Girl - Swimming Parent Blog.
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Coach Mike`s Blog: Links of the Day With Jocelyn Jay
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A coach's take on the world. Thursday, September 11, 2014. Links of the Day With Jocelyn Jay. How to create a devastation plan for your swimming goals - http:/ ow.ly/yzs5f. How to be a more coachable swimmer - http:/ ow.ly/BdY6R. Focus on the things you can control in the pool - http:/ ow.ly/BdY2Z. Help your child with mental toughness in sports - http:/ ow.ly/BlsaN. How much sugar do we eat? She says her kids are not the center of her world - http:/ ow.ly/Bls7G. Check me out on Google.
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Coach Mike`s Blog: Moving Forward
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A coach's take on the world. Wednesday, June 6, 2012. So much has changed in the past year, month, week, and even the past 24 hours. The door opens. Aubrey Peacock walks out the office door and I step inside to explain to Eric Hansen that my time swimming at the University of Arizona is over. As a freshman I was told by graduating seniors to cherish every moment here, because before I knew it I would be saying my goodbyes. Those seniors were right, I said my goodbyes earlier than I expected. I never thou...
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Coach Mike`s Blog: Top OAK Age Group Times of All Time
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A coach's take on the world. Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Top OAK Age Group Times of All Time. This is a listing of the Oakville Aquatic Club's top performances of all time, broken down by age group. The intention of this report is to measure depth of the club. Someone's name can only appear once in the listings (ie: Evan White's name cannot appear 5 times in the top 5 times in any event, only once). Where do you stand? If anyone spots any broken links or bugs, please email me ( mikethompson17@hotmail...
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Coach Mike`s Blog: Exclusive Interview with Garrett Weber-Gale
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A coach's take on the world. Monday, September 19, 2011. Exclusive Interview with Garrett Weber-Gale. It is not often that Canadians get to hear advice from an Olympic gold medalist (its been a while since Canada has had one) and Garrett has a lot of refreshing, truthful things about sport, nutrition, ups and downs as well as keeping it fun. CLICK HERE. To listen to (and hopefully enjoy) my interview with Garrett Weber-Gale. Check out his links below. Garrett's Website: http:/ gwgswims.com/.
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Coach Mike`s Blog: Athletic Foodie post
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A coach's take on the world. Wednesday, June 1, 2011. American Gold Medalist, Garret Weber-Gale runs a website called "Athletic Foodie" which I have started getting very interested in. He is a very good writer and gives some great advice (although I take it in the context that he is an athlete, not a doctor) on nutrition and other things. I found his post today. A pretty good read. Check it out. Check me out on Google. There was an error in this gadget. Subscribe To My Blog. Coach Dave Ling (TSC) Blog.
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Coach Mike`s Blog: 5 Meaningful Lessons Swimming Has Taught Me
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A coach's take on the world. Thursday, July 31, 2014. 5 Meaningful Lessons Swimming Has Taught Me. After his final medal winning performance at Canadian Summer National Championships, friend to this blog, Matthew Swanston. 5 Meaningful Lessons Swimming Has Taught Me. 1) Highs Don’t Exist Without Lows. 2) Sometimes Less Is More. Yes, the traditional heavy workload for elite swimmers, co. Mprising roughly 9 to 11 weekly practices with an ungodly amount of metres in the pool and intense weight sessions in t...
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Coach Mike`s Blog: Links of the Day for an all new season!!!
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A coach's take on the world. Monday, September 1, 2014. Links of the Day for an all new season! 5 Step plan to making better swimming goals -. Http:/ www.yourswimlog.com/. The swimmers guide to creating awesome habits - http:/ swimswam.com/. The struggle is real - Balancing swimming and academics - http:/ swimswam.com/. What if a child comes to you for help - http:/ www.kidpower.org/. Check me out on Google. There was an error in this gadget. Subscribe To My Blog. Fly Like A Girl - Swimming Parent Blog.
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