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Coaches Information

we want to lift the level of knowledge in the coaching community and lead some cutting edge developments...

 

You're a swim coach, have ambitions to become one, or a swimmer with a technical interest in swimming. There are a number of ways Swim Smooth can help you - read on.

Have a good look round the whole know-How section, But Don't Miss:


Some theory on How We Learn and how to apply that to your coaching.


The Freestyle Stroke Hierarchy
. A fascinating insight into what order to fix things in a swimmer's technique.


Check out our opinion on some of the more Contentious Issues In Swimming.


Our goal is to raise the standards of coaching around the world by sharing experiences and knowledge.
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The freestyle stroke.
Meet Mr Smooth. We developed him as a coaching aid to help swimmers visualise a good freestyle stroke technique.

Would you like to use him to help your swimmers? Check out our Mr Smooth Pro Console.


Improve your swimmer's Rhythm and Timing - we believe it's the forgotten secret of swimming.


An interesting, slightly left field take on how humans learn new skills.

 

We have several initiatives aimed at coaches:

 

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Further to that, why not interact with us fully and apply to join our coaches network? It's a discussion group we host in a private area of our forum. Anyone can join, it's free and you'll get direct access to Paul and the other Swim Smooth coaches.

We also offer local coaches the opportunity to attend Swim Smooth Clinics for free to learn from our methods, techniques and contribute to the discussions. Find out more about the Coaches-On-Clinics scheme here.

 

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Swim Smooth is...

...Fresh and Fruity

Our coaching, products and training programs are fun, funky, inspirational and to the point - keeping your swimming fresh and fruity! Sometimes we're a bit cheeky too. Sorry Mum.

...For Individuals

We don't coach a 'One Way Only' approach to swimming. Your ideal stroke is different from another person's. We identify your individual needs and how best to improve your swimming. Whatever your experience. Whatever your skill level. Whatever your body type.

...Technique AND Training

We believe that technique stroke work is very important to your swim speed. But we also believe that most swimmers need to include fitness training to improve. Why? It's a harsh reality. If you only work on technique you'll improve some but then plateau. The swimmers who keep improving and become faster and faster strike the right balance of fitness and technique training. We'll show you how.

Find out more about Swim Smooth here.

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