COACHING IN THE 21ST CENTURY USING TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY
Wired! How to Reach Today’s Youth
As we all know, kids today are wired in, connected 24-7 to phones, instant messaging, texting, video chats, X-box, etc. So, if we coaches are going to be able to stay relevant, we’ve got to learn to communicate on their level.
Swimming has come a long way with all the new technologies to help swimmers and coaches get better at what they do. After being out of coaching for a number of years and getting back into it just a few years ago, I have noticed a huge change in the way coaches can do business. Most coaches and teams know they need a website (here’s ours), but there’s so much more available now; everything from videoing a quick segment at practice and utilizing Facebook pages to using iPhone apps, technology is changing the game. Here are a few examples of how today’s technology has improved my coaching. read more...


