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Coach's Corner: Are You Overtraining? |
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Written by Kevin Leathers
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
Watch for the warning signs during the busiest part of your season!
Most endurance athletes do not suffer from a lack of motivation and drive. Long term goals are set, a training plan is constructed and the work begins to complete the plan. The sometimes-obsessive personality of the endurance athlete requires a tremendous focus on following the training plan. The motivation to achieve a personal goal causes many athletes to ignore the clear signals their bodies send and leads them into the foggy haze of overtraining. Overtraining can quickly lead to burnout and injury. If you can’t stay healthy and reach the starting line, you have no chance to reach the finish.
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Coach's Corner: Sharing - A friendly reminder from a fed-up swim coach. |
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Written by Terie Box
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
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Sharing is a common courtesy we try to teach our children at an early age – share your toys, share your snacks, share your friends with other kids. There’s no reason to have everything to yourself all the time! Share, or go in time out. But do we really teach our kids to share by our own example? I would argue that the prevailing “I’m entitled to what’s mine” attitude is undermining the principles our parents tried to teach us, and those we’re trying to teach our children. The entitlement issue reaches into many aspects of our lives, and even, dare I say it, into the athletic community. Sometimes we’re on the negative end of it – cyclists are incredibly pestered and endangered by drivers who refuse to “share the road,” because, after all, their cars were there first and they believe they are entitled to drive on every square inch of paved blacktop. This causes an entitlement backlash – cyclists feel they deserve to ride on the road (which they do), and are just as angry at drivers in return. The situation causes a really strained relationship between the two groups, and all because one group doesn’t want to share. |
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Coach's Corner: Get Your Swimming Technique back quickly this year! |
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Written by Terie Box
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
Swimming is a Sport!
Lap swimming can be a daunting exercise, even if you’ve done it before, and especially if you never have. As a Masters Swim coach for the past five years, I’ve come across a few no-fail strategies to help any swimmer gain confidence and technique without spending years and years developing them in the pool. While it’s true that swimming is not something learned in a day – and unlike riding a bike, you can definitely lose the “feel” for the water and much of your technique if you don’t swim for a while – there are still some things you can do to re-learn what you used to know, and quickly improve the technique you have by focusing on the proper areas. |
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Driven Kids Corner: Training Your Child for Triathlon |
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Written by Terie Box
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
Some kids aren’t really cut out for team sports, and more and more parents today are finding that their children would rather participate in the individual sports that attract many adults. USA Triathlon reports that “youth” comprise one of the fastest growing areas of the sport of triathlon, with thousands of American children under the age of 16 participating in kid-focused triathlons each year. Some athletes who raced in triathlons as children went on to accomplish incredible athletic feats as adults. Lance Armstrong, for example, was an “Iron Kid” back in 1985, and U.S. Olympic Triathletes Hunter Kemper and Laura Bennett also competed or won in the Iron Kids races as youngsters. Besides the possibility of opening up a promising athletic career/future for kids, though, a substantial benefit of triathlon training is the skills learned and healthy habits adopted that will last their entire lifetime. Let’s face it, swimming, cycling and running are the major areas of cardiovascular exercise for adults, so if a kid wants to learn them early on, even better for them.
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Coach's Corner: Running When the Pain Comes Calling |
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Written by Terie Box
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 |
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Thousands of Midsouth runners will lace up their shoes this fall in preparation for a long-distance running season. Unfortunately, many will end up injured and watching from the sidelines while their friends finish that long-awaited half or full marathon without them. Injuries like shin splints, plantar fascitis, lingering knee pain, and hip problems are often the culprits for the premature end of a runner’s season, usually dealt with for as long as possible without medical advice, or ignored altogether – as though the pain will just go away if it isn’t acknowledged. This year, however, a local orthopedic doctor has offered some advice on the subject of running-related pain, and it’s good news for those who want to avoid some of these common injuries in the first place. |
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