Aerobic Base – Blah Blah Blah….

By Wayne Goldsmith

One of the most typical points I get requested to touch upon is Aerobic Base growth in younger swimmers.

To be sincere – I don’t bear in mind ever assembly any coach or any sports activities scientist who’s acquired a definitive reply on how a lot to do at what age at what depth for the way lengthy. Lots of individuals assume they know however most of it’s based mostly on their very own expertise and training beliefs.

From my perspective – I believe we waste method an excessive amount of time arguing and speaking about cardio base growth when there’s a far larger difficulty to cope with – teenage drop out charges.

The solely swimmer who can’t get higher is the one who’s not coming.

How many children are you aware who had been “champions” at ten years of age (and my buddies there may be no such factor as a champion 10 yr outdated), and who did numerous cardio base coaching that at the moment are, as youngsters, sitting at dwelling taking part in with their cell units, hanging out with their buddies and who by no means wish to swim once more?

Who cares what number of capillaries they’ve acquired – in the event that they hate the game.

Who cares how wonderful their VO2 max is – in the event that they by no means wish to come to coaching.

We have all acquired to maneuver previous this obsession with creating the precise physiology and understand that if we don’t coach exceptionally, if we don’t construct nice relationships with children and households and if we don’t encourage children with attention-grabbing, participating coaching environments, then this alarming fee of teenage drop out will proceed.

Let me know what you assume.

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Wayne Goldsmith