Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Psychology”
Before we get a bunch of angry coaches, remember this is only a segment of swimmers. Also, it doesn’t remove the coach, parent, or other’s involved in the swimmer’s life as a reason the “lazy swimmer” is this way. Enjoy 🙂 The lazy swimmer: They rarely come to the pool to train and, when they do, they hardly make any …
Let’s take a break from performance-enhancing drugs for a minute, and talk about a little bud instead. Michael Phelps is not the only swimmer to smoke weed, and he won’t be the last. He is just the one got caught. Is it safe to toke before you jump in the pool, or are you risking more than its worth? Before …
So how well do you stay calm and composed under the pressure of championship swim meet competition? Your ability to stay relaxed under stress is absolutely critical for fast swims because THE SECRET to swimming fast when it counts the most is that you have to stay LOOSE! If you get too nervous, it becomes physiologically impossible for you to …
Mental fatigue: an often overlooked factor that may be impacting the performance of youth swimmers.School, homework, sport, cell phones, television, video games, social media… The bombardment of mental stimulation in today’s youth is astounding and possibly higher today than it ever has been in the past. It makes sense that all of this mental stimulation can negatively impact their daily lives …
Elite performers sleep more, engage in more frequent practiceExcellence is “mundane” to those at the top through daily habitsAn attitude in which excellence becomes mundane may translate into lower performance anxiety and thus more reliable race executionAs championship season continues, it’s not long before full attention goes toward summer preparation. In times like these, it’s a good opportunity for reflection …
