by Dr. John Heil  If it takes a village to raise a child, then ...

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by Doctor John Heil  Consider the quote from USA swimmer Jeff Rouse, following his ...

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by Dr. John Heil  Form, Storm, Norm, Conform When swimmers think “team,” they think ...

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by Bill Sweetenham via Dick Hannula   Under Achievements  Of recent times, and in ...

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by Dick Hannula  The major emphasis on great training has to be coordinated with ...

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by Dick Hannula  At the start of every school year comes a new season ...

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by Dick Hannula Competitive swimming is a team sport. We coach a sport that ...

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by Dick Hannula and adapted from an Australian Swim Coaches' Assn. Magazine Article Comments  ...

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by Dick Hannula What is winning? Winning is the attainment of a desired result, ...

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by Dick Hannula  Definitions: discipline and motivation.  Discipline: Doing the things you don't want ...

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by Dick Hannula  Question: Have we gone overboard on positive feedback?  Giving only positive ...

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by Dick Hannula and Richard Thornton  Perspectives  A coach needs to observe his or ...

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by Dick Hannula  Long range swimming success depends on a number of factors.  The ...

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A study reported that 88-percent of the adults in the general population are unhappy ...

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By Dick Hannula  Camps and Clinics  Clinics are generally one-day events. Some might go ...

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Don't pretend to be something or someone you aren’t.  Often in social situations, people ...

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Get to know the people you are trying to motivate, otherwise, you won’t motivate ...

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by Dick Hannula  Stroke rate is measured by the number of strokes per one ...

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by Dick Hannula  Factors for success.  The factors that count are, said Nort Thorton: ...

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Howard Firby by Dick Hannula  Conventional wisdom: Great swimmers make great coaches.  The recognition ...

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Notice and point out the good qualities that you see in another. when somebody ...

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Emotion & Sport  by Dr. John Heil  Much is spoken of glorious moments in ...

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Essentials of Sprinting  Race every day in practice.  Swim at 100% speed all year ...

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by J.M. Stagger In 1940, Frances Greenwood compiled a list of references pertaining to ...

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