HAPPY EASTER TO ALL THE MAKO SWIMMERS AND YOUR FAMILIES. Hope you get some rest today with families and friends. For those of you getting ready to travel to Saint Petersburg this week for the age group Elite meet, safe travels. We are waiting for you and look forward to a GREAT WEEK of swimming. Make sure to pack extra goggles, suits, caps. LOTS OF SUNSCREEN . You burn that first day you’re still swimming so plan accordingly. Your sun time does not all have to be done on that first day. WE ARE DOWN HERE TO WORK, RACE, AND THEN WE CAN PLAY. PRE-RACE MISTAKE #10 Allowing fear of failure to be top motivator I had a rugby coach who used to preach to us that most of our games played safe. What he meant was that we played not to win but played not to lose. We were more afraid of the consequences of losing than what the consequences would be if we worked. Once we worked through that our game took off because we were a lot less timid and tight and we could play in a more rela
SELF-DOUBT- - When you are constantly having that battle between your ears about whether you can beat someone or that you can be successful in a particular race or event you are only setting yourself up for disaster. While this battle goes on you are eroding your preparation, self confidence, effort, and focus. The bottom line is that for you to have any chance of success, YOU first have to BELIEVE. Otherwise it's all noise.; PRE-RACE MISTAKE #7 Poor Plan or lack of Plan Entering a training session or competition is like throwing spaghetti against the wall and hoping it sticks so you know your ready. I get that sometimes swimmers will ask for a plan prior to a race but I think a lot but not always is a way for a swimmer to help with pre-race anxiety. This plan includes a training program along with race strategies that are worked on during practice. This plan is only as good as the swimmer who works it and then goes out and execute it. PRE-RACE MISTAKE #8 Psyching yourself