Speedo Tip of the
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Are you getting enough food to meet your
training needs? Click on the Nutrition Tracker below to create a
log of your nutrition online. This is a vital part of your swimming
performance that you need to be responsible for to get the most out
of your body during practice and meets. For information on carbs,
protein, and the correct amounts, click on the "Fueling for
Performance" link. If you want to o some more reading, check
out USA Swimming’s website.
Communicate with your coach....excerpt from an article
printed on USA Swimming.
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When you get to practice late or have to leave
early
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Not feeling well
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Being afraid to ask
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Not understanding their
correction
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When your feeling lazy or not
motivated
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When you just don’t feel good about your
strokes
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What your goals are
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Be honest with your coaches, don’t tell
them something just so they won’t get mad at
you.
YOUR IN
CONTROL
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You decide if
your going to work or talk a lot
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You decide if
your going to stay in that bad mood
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Your going to
remember the correction your coaches have already given you or
not
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Your the one
that is going to stay mad because you can’t get a skill or
decide to try it again and try it again and try it
again
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Your the one
who decides if you’ve done all of
your training or just some of it
You decide if
your going to keep working on the things that don’t effect
the body that’s injured or you decided it’s a good
excuse not to work
SET
GOALS
How can you be responsible for what you get
done at practice
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Have goals set
before you get to practice
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Challenge
yourself to do more that parts of a practice or
sets
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Focus more on
your goals and less on hanging out
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Don’t
wait for coaches to tell you to fix your stroke or race, you tell
yourself to fix it
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Ask yourself
if you really work hard enough to get the times you
want
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Find out from
your coaches if they think your doing it right and what you need to
do to make it better if you don’t
know
WORK HARDER THAN EVERYBODY
ELSE
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