The Swim Coaching Bible

376 pages published: 2001

About the Book

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.

About the Author

Twenty-five highly respected and successful experts in the swimming world contributed to The Swim Coaching Bible. Here is a brief list of their accomplishments and awards: • Earned Olympic team coaching assignments for the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia • Claimed 48 NCAA Division I national team titles, including the last 17 women’s titles and 19 of the last 20 men’s titles • Earned 19 Coach of the Year awards from the American Swimming Coaches Association • 10 have been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame • Three have won Olympic gold medals