Coaching Swimming Successfully (Coaching Successfully) (Paperback)

by Dick Hannula (Author) "My coaching philosophy has a simple foundation: The most important people to me, after my family, are the athletes that I see and coach almost..." (more)
Key Phrases: teach your swimmers, have your swimmers, peak preparation period, Wilson High School, Tacoma Swim Club, Olympic Games (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
""A very thorough book on all parts of the sport of swimming. Each section is filled with helpful tips and reminders."
Nort Thornton
Two-time NCAA national champion
Head coach of men's swimming, University of California at Berkeley
"""With "Coaching Swimming Successfully," coaches at all levels can benefit from the wisdom of one of the greatest coaches our sport has ever known. I encourage you to read and learn from this valuable book. It's a great source of information and insight for coaches and their swimmers."""
Skip Kenney
Six-time NCAA Coach of the Year
Head coach of men's swimming, Stanford University
"""Organized and succinct, this book will benefit all coaches who read and study it."""
Peter Daland
President American Swim Coaches Association
Former USC Head Men's Swimming Coach
""Coaching Swimming Successfully "is an excellent teaching tool for coaches and swimmers, but more importantly, it speaks to the art of coaching. A must for all swimming coaches."""
Jill Sterkel
Head Women's Swim Coach
University of Texas at Austin

" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
Three hundred twenty-three consecutive meets without a loss—that's just one highlight in Dick Hannula's coaching record. One of the all-time great swimming coaches, Dick shares the secrets of his success in this book, including

• developing a philosophy,

• planning for the season and preparing for practices,

• teaching the competitive strokes,

• maximizing meet preparation and performance, and

• evaluating your swimmers and your program.

Hannula offers great insights for veteran and beginning coaches. He explains the latest scientific principles in stroke mechanics so you can incorporate them into your teaching now. You'll find important details for teaching perfect technique in the four competitive strokes, plus starts, turns, and finishes. You'll also find 64 illustrated drills (at least 14 for each stroke) to help swimmers learn, practice, and refine every technique. And if you're a swimmer looking for an edge, you'll appreciate that much of Hannula's approach is drawn from the perspectives of swimmers themselves.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 171 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 1st edition (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873224922
• ISBN-13: 978-0873224925
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,260,657 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help for a new coach!, March 18, 2000

By	Rebecca (Imperial, CA) - See all my reviews

This book has helped me immensely. I have swam all my life and now have the opportunity to coach a high school team. So, having the right words to explain the techniques to the students is very helpful and this book has been a great source for that. I recommend this one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, a must read for swimmers, coaches and parents, November 26, 1998

By A Customer

A value at any price for all interested in swimming successfully. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivational techniques are super. Learn it all from the winningest high school coach in US history.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest books on Swimming around, June 12, 2000

By A Customer

I picked up this book in desperation. I had tried many books on swim coaching and many were out of date, simplistic, and outright useless. In Coach Hannula's book, I found a work that was worthy of it's title. Mr. Hannula has extensive knowledge of his subject and it shows in his writing. Mr. Hannula dots the book with useful and sometimes amusing aniqudotes. This book can help beginning to advanced swimmers and coaches.