The Swim Coaching Bible (The Coaching Bible Series)

The Swim Coaching Bible (The Coaching Bible Series)

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The Swim Coaching Bible offers you an all-star, international cast of swimming experts sharing their knowledge on producing the most successful individual athletes and teams in the sport. This book is sure to be a classic—one that swimming coaches reach for again and again.
Specifically, The Swim Coaching Bible covers the key principles of coaching and program administration, conducting effective practice sessions, teaching techniques for every stroke, and training programs for every event.
Endorsed by the World Swimming Coaches Association, the book shares the wisdom of the world's best coaches, who address the topics they know best. Contributors include:
Richard Quick: Believing in Belief
Jean Freeman: Putting Fun Into the Swimming Experience
Peter Daland: Coaching With Integrity
John Leonard: Tailoring Your Approach to Specific Competition Levels
Jack Bauerle: Administering and Marketing a Winning Program
Skip Kenney: Developing a Successful Team
Bill Sweetenham: Maximizing a Swimmer's Talent Development
Jill Sterkel: Long- and Short-Range Planning
Bruce R. Mason: Putting Science Into Practice
Deryk Snelling: Applying the Art of Coaching
Rick DeMont: Freestyle Technique
Dick Hannula: Backstroke Technique
Pablo Morales: Butterfly Technique
David Salo: BreaststrokeTechnique
John Trembley and Gary Fielder: Starts, Turns, and Finishes
Michael Bottom: Freestyle Sprint Training
Doug Frost: Freestyle Middle-Distance Training
Dick Jochums: Freestyle Distance Training
Eddie Reese: Backstroke and Butterfly Sprint Training
Bill Rose: Backstroke and Butterfly 200-Meter Training
Jon Urbanchek: Breaststroke Training
Dick Shoulberg: Individual Medley Training
David Marsh: Relay Training
Randy Reese: Power Training
Don Gambril: Preparing to Excel in Competition
This is, without question, the most prolific and authoritative group ever assembled in a single swimming book. The Swim Coaching Bible is a book that will be treasured for many years to come.

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Product Details:

Author:	Dick Hannula
Paperback:	376 pages
Publisher:	Human Kinetics
Publication Date:	June 26, 2001
Language:	English
ISBN:	0736036466
Product Length:	9.97 inches
Product Width:	6.99 inches
Product Height:	0.97 inches
Product Weight:	1.73 pounds
Package Length:	10.1 inches
Package Width:	7.3 inches
Package Height:	1.1 inches
Package Weight:	1.8 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 11 reviews

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Average Customer Review: 4.5

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16 of 17 found the following review helpful:

This Coach Recommends It! Dec 08, 2002
By Laura Lewandowski
This is my first year as being head coach of the girl's swim team where I work and one of my co-workers bought this book for me and I loved it! Whether you're beginning your swim/diving coaching career, or you're an Olympic coach, this book comes it great handy! I learned a lot from this book, and at every meet, it's under my arm or right next to my split or heat sheets! I'd recommend it to any one who wants to coach, is a coach, or wants that extra edge!

12 of 13 found the following review helpful:

Useful Jun 05, 2003
By James Madison "waterduke22"
I have coached for seven years and I found this book to be a good reminder of what I want to do, and a good start to improving on my faults. This book gives some good work out ideas, and planning, but the strongest section is how each coach should relate themselves to the kids. I found that alot of the ideas that are in the book can directly relate to so many of my kids. A must for new coaches, and a useful tool for us old heads who think we know everything.

9 of 10 found the following review helpful:

Good Book Feb 05, 2003
By Sirri Al-Ghul
A very good book, you can learn from the experiences of the top coaches in the world from this book! Each chapter is written by a world class swimming coach, this however, in my opinion, makes the book a little confusing for less experienced coaches, because although all coaches apply the same principles of training, each one presents them in a different way.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

Full of knowledge coming from the experts May 30, 2007
By Nik of KL "nikofkl"
I'm halfway through the book and just about to start coaching. Although it is meant for more experienced coach up to the Olympic level, I find it useful. Lots of knowledge from levels of swimmers and their expectations, responsibilities of coaches in terms of psychology and facility management, and even technic explained in detail, coming from the experts. This book explained the differences between the 2 types of freestyle so clearly and I hope it will help me in sprint training.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

The Swim Coaching Bible: True to its title Apr 17, 2011
By hiegoat
Every Swim Coach needs this book. I am a head high school swim coach and I buy this book for all of my assistants. If there is one book to buy for coaching swimming it IS THIS ONE!!!

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