EPISODE · Mar 30, 2023 · 23 MIN
Coaching for the Long Term Development of Age Groupers by Amy Parratto | ASCA Talk #006
from Inside with Brett Hawke · host Brett Hawke
This week's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from Amy Parratto. At the time of this talk, Amy and husband Mike Parratto were coaching the Seacoast Swimming Association (SSA) in New Hampshire. In 2010, after 26 years at Seacoast, they moved to Indiana where they both coached at Lawrence Swim Team while their daughter Jessica trained at the USA Diving National Training Center based out of IUPUI. They finally ended up in Minnesota where they run Riptide Swim Team in Apple Valley. Amy has coached both swimming and diving since 1983 in New Hampshire and Indiana. She is an ASCA Level 4 certified coach. In addition to her coaching duties, she serves as Riptide's team manager. Amy is a graduate of Wellesley College ('83) where she swam and dove all four years and earned a B.A. in Psychology and Studio Art. She is a five-time All-American in diving and was inducted into the Wellesley Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. Amy and Mike have coached together since 1984. They have two grown daughters - Melissa and Jessica, a 2016 Rio Olympian in the individual and synchronized platform events and 2020 Tokyo Silver Medalist in synchronized platform diving. Amy's talk discusses the long-term development of age groupers in swimming, and the strategies coaches can use to keep swimmers motivated and engaged. 👍 5 Reasons Swimmers Stay in Swimming 👍 #1 Reason Mike & Amy Parratto Have Been Successful 👍 Swimmers are not Microwavable Mike and Amy's teams have produced elite swimmers including Jenny Thompson (Seacoast) and Regan Smith (Riptide). Don't forget to sign up for the World Clinic in Dallas this September being headlined by Bob Bowman and Vern Gambetta. Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club! VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. #swimming #swimmer #swimcoach
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This week's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from Amy Parratto. At the time of this talk, Amy and husband Mike Parratto were coaching the Seacoast Swimming Association (SSA) in New Hampshire. In 2010, after 26 years at Seacoast, they moved to Indiana where they both coached at Lawrence Swim Team while their daughter Jessica trained at the USA Diving National Training Center based out of IUPUI. They finally ended up in Minnesota where they run Riptide Swim Team in Apple Valley. Amy has coached both swimming and diving since 1983 in New Hampshire and Indiana. She is an ASCA Level 4 certified coach. In addition to her coaching duties, she serves as Riptide's team manager. Amy is a graduate of Wellesley College ('83) where she swam and dove all four years and earned a B.A. in Psychology and Studio Art. She is a five-time All-American in diving and was inducted into the Wellesley Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. Amy and Mike have coached together since 1984. They have two grown daughters - Melissa and Jessica, a 2016 Rio Olympian in the individual and synchronized platform events and 2020 Tokyo Silver Medalist in synchronized platform diving. Amy's talk discusses the long-term development of age groupers in swimming, and the strategies coaches can use to keep swimmers motivated and engaged. 👍 5 Reasons Swimmers Stay in Swimming 👍 #1 Reason Mike & Amy Parratto Have Been Successful 👍 Swimmers are not Microwavable Mike and Amy's teams have produced elite swimmers including Jenny Thompson (Seacoast) and Regan Smith (Riptide). Don't forget to sign up for the World Clinic in Dallas this September being headlined by Bob Bowman and Vern Gambetta. Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club! VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. #swimming #swimmer #swimcoach
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