In this Podcast series we talk to expert and longtime Coach Andrew Sheaff about the importance of skill development, what skills matter most, and the application of those skills in the competitive arena to produce fast swimming. You will also hear about his recent published book titled “A Constraints-led Approach to Swim Coaching” and how you can apply those methods in your own day-to-day coaching with your athletes.

Full show notes on ProSwimWorkouts at https://b.link/psw-pod-ep3p3

Timeline

– 00:27 Welcome
– 02:30 Course Introduction by Coach Andrew
– 04:40 Nico sharing his overall experience about working with Andrew
– 08:00 Andrew and Nico discussing the start of their 6 week learning path
– 10:30 How to integrate skills work into your daily coaching?
– 14:20 How to write better sets and adapt skills for different levels while training hard?
– 20:10 How to plan and implement skills development in your team’s season?
– 24:35 Nico summarizing his 6 week learning experience
– 27:55 Additional take-aways
– 31:00 How to find out more about skills development and work with Coach Andrew
– 32:30 Closing