The Swim Coaching Bible By Dick Hannula And Nort Thornton

The Swim Coaching Bible offers you an all-star, international cast of swimming experts sharing their knowledge on producing the most successful individual athletes and teams in the sport. This book is sure to be a classic - one that swimming coaches reach for again and again.

Specifically, The Swim Coaching Bible covers the key principles of coaching and program administration, conducting effective practice sessions, teaching techniques for every stroke, and training programs for every event.

Endorsed by the World Swimming Coaches Association, the book shares the wisdom of the world’s best coaches, who address the topics they know best. Contributors include:

• Richard Quick: Believing in Belief
• Jean Freeman: Putting Fun Into the Swimming Experience
• Peter Daland: Coaching With Integrity
• John Leonard: Tailoring Your Approach to Specific Competition Levels
• Jack Bauerle: Administering and Marketing a Winning Program
• Skip Kenney: Developing a Successful Team
• Bill Sweetenham: Maximizing a Swimmer’s Talent Development
• Jill Sterkel: Long- and Short-Range Planning
• Bruce R. Mason: Putting Science Into Practice
• Deryk Snelling: Applying the Art of Coaching
• Rick DeMont: Freestyle Technique
• Dick Hannula: Backstroke Technique
• Pablo Morales: Butterfly Technique
• David Salo: BreaststrokeTechnique
• John Trembley and Gary Fielder: Starts, Turns, and Finishes
• Michael Bottom: Freestyle Sprint Training
• Doug Frost: Freestyle Middle-Distance Training
• Dick Jochums: Freestyle Distance Training
• Eddie Reese: Backstroke and Butterfly Sprint Training
• Bill Rose: Backstroke and Butterfly 200-Meter Training
• Jon Urbanchek: Breaststroke Training
• Dick Shoulberg: Individual Medley Training
• David Marsh: Relay Training
• Randy Reese: Power Training
• Don Gambril: Preparing to Excel in Competition

This is, without question, the most prolific and authoritative group ever assembled in a single swimming book. The Swim Coaching Bible is a book that will be treasured for many years to come.

Contents

Introduction

Part I Establishing Priorities and Principles Chapter 1 Believing in Belief Chapter 2 Putting Fun Into the Swimming Experience Chapter 3 Coaching With Integrity

Part II Directing a Program to Its Full Potential Chapter 4 Tailoring Your Approach to Specific Competition Levels Chapter 5 Administering and Marketing a Winning Program Chapter 6 Developing a Successful Team Chapter 7 Maximizing a Swimmer’s Talent Development

Part III Creating Effective Practice Sessions Chapter 8 Long- and Short-Range Planning Chapter 9 Putting Science Into Practice Chapter 10 Applying the Art of Coaching

Part IV Teaching Stroke Techniques Chapter 11 Freestyle Technique Chapter 12 Backstroke Technique Chapter 13 Butterfly Technique Chapter 14 Breaststroke Technique Chapter 15 Starts, Turns, and Finishes

Part V Training for Optimal Performance Chapter 16 Freestyle Sprint Training Chapter 17 Freestyle Middle-Distance Training Chapter 18 Freestyle Distance Training Chapter 19 Backstroke and Butterfly Sprint Training Chapter 20 Backstroke and Butterfly 200-Meter Training Chapter 21 Breaststroke Training Chapter 22 Individual Medley Training Chapter 23 Relay Training Chapter 24 Power Training Chapter 25 Preparing to Excel in Competition

Released 2001 376 Pages

About The Author

Dick Hannula is one of the winningest high school and club coaches in the history of swimming. While serving as the boys' swimming coach at Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington, from 1959 to 1983, Hannula racked up the longest high school undefeated streak on record.

Nort Thornton is the head men's swimming coach at the University of California at Berkeley. Thornton's Cal teams have consistently finished in the top 10 in the nation over the past 30 years. Thornton was named the NCAA Coach of the Year in 1979 and 1980.