We will need to have quite a few senior swimmers commit to helping on the night. It will be a good night that raises good awareness for the club. We think that it will be finishing around 8pm.
Thanks
- Gus
Location:Travers Walk,Heatherton,Australia
Monday, May 24, 2010
Encouragement meet Friday night
Just a reminder that the swimming clubs encouragent meet is this Friday.
We will need to have quite a few senior swimmers commit to helping on the night. It will be a good night that raises good awareness for the club. We think that it will be finishing around 8pm.
Thanks
- Gus
We will need to have quite a few senior swimmers commit to helping on the night. It will be a good night that raises good awareness for the club. We think that it will be finishing around 8pm.
Thanks
- Gus
Presentation night
A great night was had last night. Lots of
Happy swimmers going home with prizes and a signature from Brooke Hanson was great to see.
Nic put in a massive amount of work for last night. If you get the chance, make sure you take to chance to thank him. Good job Nic and thanks.
- Gus
Happy swimmers going home with prizes and a signature from Brooke Hanson was great to see.
Nic put in a massive amount of work for last night. If you get the chance, make sure you take to chance to thank him. Good job Nic and thanks.
- Gus
Location:Travers Walk,Heatherton,Australia
Kit bag cage
Due to the disappearance of a lot of peoples property, the kit bag cage will no longer b available to use.
All swimmers will have to bring their bags to and from training every session.
Thanks,
- Gus
All swimmers will have to bring their bags to and from training every session.
Thanks,
- Gus
Location:Como Parade W,Mentone,Australia
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Saturday morning session
It is still going as I type. Good session too. Solid 6ks.
Interesting fact. Average age of this mornings session, 21.
Youngest, McBraveheart. Oldest, let's not give that away and embarass someone. Let's just say that it's north of 30. Like me.
- Gus
Interesting fact. Average age of this mornings session, 21.
Youngest, McBraveheart. Oldest, let's not give that away and embarass someone. Let's just say that it's north of 30. Like me.
- Gus
Location:Griffin St,Brighton East,Australia
Friday, May 21, 2010
Last Tuesday at waves
Hi everyone. The last Tuesday session at waves os this coming Tuesday. Sessions will revert back to Mentone after that.
- Gus
- Gus
By Matt Leubbers @ about.com:swimming
How a Champion Swimmer Thinks - Mind Training Tips for Swimmers
What goes through a champion swimmer's mind before and during a race, compared to a regular swimmer? When two swimmers are at the same level of skill, talent and experience, this is what will separate the two at the end of the race.
Thought processes are regarded as so powerful nowadays that it is considered that one mind can influence another - e.g. if an excellent swimmer 'hangs around' with a champion for long enough, they will eventually take on that swimmer's habits, training methods, thought processes and behavior, which should eventually bring similar-type results! Great swimmers seem to possess an almost innate ability to handle pressure, control doubt and negative thoughts, and come through when the chips are down. Some of these skills are inborn; often, however, these skills are learned along the way.
These are the attributes most swimmers desire - those intangible qualities that make a true champion. Kieren Perkins was up against huge odds after a bad heat swim in the 1500m at the Atlanta Olympics. He struggled with major nagging doubts and incessant negative thoughts during the 24 hours before the final, so he opted to read a book constantly during this period to cleanse his mind of the nagging doubts. This was a clever piece of innovation, because reading the book prevented any negative thoughts to enter his mind during this crucial period, and kept his mind and body relatively loose and relaxed for the race.
We can learn from this type of strategy. Whenever you feel you are getting 'tied up in knots' from nervousness, providing a distraction can be a clever idea to divert your mind from feeling the pressure. This could include a wide range of possibilities depending on how much time you have - such as a reading a book, simply going outside and having a break from the race atmosphere, listening to some music with headphones (a popular choice), talking or laughing with friends, a computer game, or doing some relaxation exercises such as meditation or visualization.
Distracting yourself from nervousness can simply but effectively re-focus your mind upon something else, taking the focus off the future race and reducing stress (it's amazing how many people actually get nervous about being nervous!) Try this whenever you can feel the physical symptoms of nerves or negative thoughts beginning to bother you.
Perkins also provided an insight to his mental preparation for that Olympic final, and about his thoughts during the race itself. To quote the newspaper article, he said "I visualized exactly what was going to happen tonight" he said. "It's hard to explain, but when you are focused you almost have no thought. Sitting behind the blocks I was 100 per cent focused and I didn't have a single thing in my mind. I knew what I had to do and it was just a matter of letting my instincts take over".
The two techniques Kieren mentioned have been recently discussed in past tips - the enormous benefit of visualizing the perfect swim in your mind, and also getting into the mental state known as 'the zone' by clearing the mind of all thought and simply allowing the body to operate on pure instinct. These are the practices of champions, and they are powerful techniques which work. It's a good idea to master this first in training, in addition to the conscious training sets where you are concentrating on something specific.
One of the ways to becoming a champion is to copy their habits, and find out which ones work best for you. Begin watching and learning from the champions, they are living proof of what may work for you.
- Gus
What goes through a champion swimmer's mind before and during a race, compared to a regular swimmer? When two swimmers are at the same level of skill, talent and experience, this is what will separate the two at the end of the race.
Thought processes are regarded as so powerful nowadays that it is considered that one mind can influence another - e.g. if an excellent swimmer 'hangs around' with a champion for long enough, they will eventually take on that swimmer's habits, training methods, thought processes and behavior, which should eventually bring similar-type results! Great swimmers seem to possess an almost innate ability to handle pressure, control doubt and negative thoughts, and come through when the chips are down. Some of these skills are inborn; often, however, these skills are learned along the way.
These are the attributes most swimmers desire - those intangible qualities that make a true champion. Kieren Perkins was up against huge odds after a bad heat swim in the 1500m at the Atlanta Olympics. He struggled with major nagging doubts and incessant negative thoughts during the 24 hours before the final, so he opted to read a book constantly during this period to cleanse his mind of the nagging doubts. This was a clever piece of innovation, because reading the book prevented any negative thoughts to enter his mind during this crucial period, and kept his mind and body relatively loose and relaxed for the race.
We can learn from this type of strategy. Whenever you feel you are getting 'tied up in knots' from nervousness, providing a distraction can be a clever idea to divert your mind from feeling the pressure. This could include a wide range of possibilities depending on how much time you have - such as a reading a book, simply going outside and having a break from the race atmosphere, listening to some music with headphones (a popular choice), talking or laughing with friends, a computer game, or doing some relaxation exercises such as meditation or visualization.
Distracting yourself from nervousness can simply but effectively re-focus your mind upon something else, taking the focus off the future race and reducing stress (it's amazing how many people actually get nervous about being nervous!) Try this whenever you can feel the physical symptoms of nerves or negative thoughts beginning to bother you.
Perkins also provided an insight to his mental preparation for that Olympic final, and about his thoughts during the race itself. To quote the newspaper article, he said "I visualized exactly what was going to happen tonight" he said. "It's hard to explain, but when you are focused you almost have no thought. Sitting behind the blocks I was 100 per cent focused and I didn't have a single thing in my mind. I knew what I had to do and it was just a matter of letting my instincts take over".
The two techniques Kieren mentioned have been recently discussed in past tips - the enormous benefit of visualizing the perfect swim in your mind, and also getting into the mental state known as 'the zone' by clearing the mind of all thought and simply allowing the body to operate on pure instinct. These are the practices of champions, and they are powerful techniques which work. It's a good idea to master this first in training, in addition to the conscious training sets where you are concentrating on something specific.
One of the ways to becoming a champion is to copy their habits, and find out which ones work best for you. Begin watching and learning from the champions, they are living proof of what may work for you.
- Gus
Milestone!!!!!!
Forgot to mention it yesterday!
Thursday morning at waves.
First session ever ( in the time I have been here ).
Wait for it...
... that no one got out mid session to go to the toilet.
May not seem like much. May be a while til it happens again.
Makes a massive difference to the quality of the work, across the whole pool.
Let's make this the standard, not the exception.
Just to be clear, this is being written mid Friday morning session. 2 have gone already, 1 asked, the other snuck and thinks they got away with it...
- Gus
Thursday morning at waves.
First session ever ( in the time I have been here ).
Wait for it...
... that no one got out mid session to go to the toilet.
May not seem like much. May be a while til it happens again.
Makes a massive difference to the quality of the work, across the whole pool.
Let's make this the standard, not the exception.
Just to be clear, this is being written mid Friday morning session. 2 have gone already, 1 asked, the other snuck and thinks they got away with it...
- Gus
Location:Como Parade W,Mentone,Australia
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)