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 Ours
 Not
to it
is a tough sport
every youngster is suited
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 “Exposure
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to the stimulus”
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 Very
Little Exposure (commitment)
 Very Little Improvement
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 Improvement
comes if you attend
the workouts + train with a purpose
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 Majority
of improvement comes
during certain windows of a child's
physiological development
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 Ages
Boys
Maturity Age
13-16
 Ages
Girls
11-14
3
Ups
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Term: Recreational/ Swim Fit
YOU WILL NOT GET A RESULT
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 Term:
Participation / Peripheral
Achievement / Twilight Zone
 YOU
WILL NOT FUFILL YOUR
POTENTIAL
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 Term:
 YOU
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Fairly Committed
CAN GET A RESULT
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Term: Committed
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YOU WILL INFLUENCE THE RESULTS
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Where do you fit in???
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 Mistake
of Low Commitment but
High Expectations
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 Mistake
of Low Commitment but
High Expectations
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 Build
week
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attendance from 2 workouts per
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 Add
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1 workout per year of age
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
Bigger and Stronger
swimmers will succeed in
the short distances
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Skill not always rewarded

In Younger Age Groups
Late Bloomers will Inherit
the Earth
Skill/ Technique will Prevail
Early Success in Younger
Age Groups may not
Continue?
In Older Age Groups
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No toilet breaks
If you need to get out for any other reasons
than cramp, then please get changed and ring
your parents to collect you
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As a Head Coach:
o How many times to you meet your assistant coaches?
o Do you share information with your assistant coaches?
o Are you educating them to become a better coach
than yourself?
o It’s your responsibility to up skill your coaches.
o How often do you swap roles an take the age
groupers?
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As a Head Coach:
o Have you established a coaching ideology within your
coach
o How motivated are you to see Northern Ireland
succeed?
o Will you buy into a plan that ensures regional success?
o Will your club buy into a Regional Plan that ensures
success?
o Are you part of the answer or are you the problem?
Who writes the workouts/weekly plan for your club?
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As a Head Coach:
o Can you spot what is in front of you?
o Do you have a sustainable legacy programme to keep
you in business
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 Greatness
 It’s
isn't born
GROWN!!!
 Will
you allow it to happen by attending
more workouts?
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
Analysis of results
◦ The finals session on days 1-3 at the ASA summer nationals
◦ The finals sessions at the British Summer nationals
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
Finalists in the 12-16yrs category born Jan-Mar
◦ 132
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Finalists in the 12-16yrs category born Oct-Dec
◦ 31
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Ratio 4:1
COMMENTS?
Findings produced by Dr. Jonathon Savory (Boston SC)
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That’s all
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