Practical, step-by-step references for coaches and instructors — equipment, technique, and the everyday fundamentals of running a session.
Stopwatch types and buttons, timing swimmers accurately, calculating stroke rate and pace, and how to look after your watch.
Three hands-on drills — stroke rate with the 3-cycle method, counting strokes across a length, and recording lap splits without stopping the clock.
The science behind blood lactate testing, how to run a step test, what LT1/LT2 and V4mM mean, and how to apply it to swimming and open water pacing — with a live curve-plotting tool.
The evidence behind why goal setting works, outcome vs performance vs process goals, why it matters for coaches as much as athletes, and how to run it with a squad.
The next coaching guide is in progress and will appear here shortly.