If They Swim 4, You Walk 5.

By Wayne GoldsmithI’ve been to over 1000 swimming pools.Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Fiji Islands, USA, South Korea, Zimbabwe, South Africa, England, The Isle of Man, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Greece and Italy - and a few more places I’ve probably forgotten.And the “default” version of coaching swimming is the same in 90% of the places I visit: Coaches standing at the end of the pool yelling numbers and orders at kids!“1:20, 1:23, 1:21”….“Take your marks GO, Take your marks GO, Take your marks GO”…..“44 strokes, 39 strokes, 41 strokes”….“Finish on the wall, don’t breathe inside the flags, stop pulling on the lane ropes”….It’s like we’ve decided that there’s only one way to coach swimming and it’s replicated over and over and over all around the world.Coaches - here’s the great news: You don’t have to do it this way.You don’t have to be just another “telling and yelling” coach standing at the end of the pool screaming numbers at kids and calling it coaching.What is it the coaches do?WE COACH!And what is coaching?It’s connecting with, engaging with and inspiring the hearts and minds of everyone we coach.In this video I talk about how you can coach more effectively, more engagingly and have a lot more fun - and success in the process.Wayne Goldsmith This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit swimminggold.substack.com/subscribe