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1 The Development of Plymouth Leander Scottish Swimming Coaching Seminar 2011 Jon Rudd Head Coach Plymouth Leander Swimming & Director of Swimming Plymouth College

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4 1989 A Young Student Named Jon... 6 Hours Water Time Per Week Water Time Primarily In 4 Lane 25 yard Pool Remained This Way Until Late 2001 Never Had A National Qualifier Second Strongest Club In Plymouth (!) National Speedo League (West) Division 2 Executive Committee Visionless & Parochial

5 Hours Water Time Per Week Rising To 100+ In Nov 2011 Operating Out Of 4 Pools, Rising To 5 Plymouth Life Centre (10 Lane 50m) National Qualifiers in 2010 Over 70 British & English Records In Last 6 Years Arguably Strongest Swimming Club In UK Partnerships Executive Committee Coach Driven & Performance Minded

6 Club Successes National Swimming League Cup Champions of England & Wales 2008, 2009 & 2010 British National Youth Club Champions 2008, 2009 & 2010 British Swimming Development Club Status 2008, 2009 & Only Club To Have Achieved This In All Years Of Scheme s Existence Medallists At Commonwealth Games, European Junior Championships & European Youth Olympics Representation & Finalists At All Major International Competitions (Senior, Junior & Youth) Bar The Olympic Games

7 Why The Rise From 2001?... Pool Time From September Just Customers of Plymouth College At This Stage Mark Robinson Amanda Booth James Edmonds, Paul Ritchie & Mark Hennessey Cassandra Patten Gym Space & Availability Bill Sweetenham, John Atkinson & Informal Coach Education Hunger, Determination & Single Mindedness

8 Plymouth College Pool Built In Partnership With PL In 2001 Do World Class Athletes Have To Come Out Of 50m Pools? Scholarship Scheme Commenced With One Athlete in 2002 Full Time Position In April 2006 Commencement Of Land Programme International Athletes Captain s House & Mini Buses Deputy Director Of Swimming Aquatics Suite

9 University Of Plymouth Sports Science Support (Physiologists) Ice Baths Support At Major Domestic Meets OSB11 Starting Blocks Drake Scholarship Programme Elite Athlete Accommodation BUCS Aspirations Antony James, Emma Wilkins, James Young 2.5 Million Investment Into Life Centre

10 Coaching/Programme Philosophy Skills First, Speed Second, Endurance Third Coaching & Training Are Two Different Things An Efficient Swimmer Will Always Beat A Fit One Coaches Sing From The Same Hymn Sheet But Are Not Clones Of Each Other (Or Me!) LTAD To An Extent Value Added Is Only Factor That Determines A Coaches Abilities & Impact On Athlete/s Reach The Individual Within the Group Through A Differentiated Approach

11 Coaching/Programme Philosophy Contd Land Programme Is As Important As Pool Programme Meets Are Planned And There For A Reason Life Isn t Fair; Best Kids Get The Best Water Time In The Best Pools In the Best Hours With The Best Coaches Other Swimming Clubs In The Area Can And Do Cater For Swimmers With Different Agendas Performance Swimming Requires Commitment. Athlete/Family Commitment Must Match That Of The Coaches When You Start To Be The Topic Of Discussion & Irritation On SwimClub.co.uk, You re Doing OK

12 The PL Athlete Vision Preparation For Life And The World At Large Reputation, Respect & Honour - Lifestyle Self Sufficiency & Reliance, Personal Organisation & Independence A A National Team Is A Step Across Rather Than A Step Up Individual Needs First, Team Second Multi Agency Input Within A Multi Cultural Environment Everyone Should Feel Special, Unique And Individually Cared For In Some Way At Least Some Of The Time

13 A PL Week Pool Monday am AT The Only Time And Only For Some Monday pm & Wednesday pm Skills, Drills, Technical Considerations Tuesday am & Thursday am Overdistance A2 Three Q Sets 48/48/36 Hours Apart Tuesday pm, Thursday pm, Saturday am Q Q Work Backed Up With Strong Kick (Tuesday pm Into Wednesday am And Thursday pm Into Friday am) Friday pm Speed & Power

14 A PL Week Gym Monday am, Wednesday am & Friday am Senior Sprint Programme S&C Monday pm, Wednesday pm & Friday pm Senior & Youth Middle Distance Programme S&C Tuesday pm, Thursday pm & Saturday am Age Group S&C Programme Three S&C Coaches Lindsay Dunn, Matt Bell & Elle Compton University Of Plymouth Runs A Graduate S&C Course Student Support & Experience

15 PL Coaching - Tough Life? Three Performance Pool Sessions Per Week Day, Four on A Wednesday And Two On A Saturday Wednesday Performance Athletes In Pool , Or Performance Pool Sessions Per Week Ranging 2 Hours 2.5 Hours In Length Land Programme In Excess of 20 Hours Per Week Two Pools In Operation Each Morning Minimum Of Two Coaches Present At Each Performance Pool Session And Three In Quality Sets

16 Coaching Threads Energy Systems, Training Zones, Physiological Balance Work & Rest Ratios Kicking Power For Speed Stimulation Lateral Thinking Taking A Risk Land-Pool Crossovers Early Season Philosophy Counting Metres Makes You Worry About Metres Statutory Expectancies With No Compromise Athlete Accountability

17 Lindsay Dunn Additional Gains Boarding House Staff Multi Tasking ASA Club Coach Finance British Swimming Development Club Status Home Nation Camps In Vacation Periods Great Britain National Squad International Meet Support British Swimming Coach Education Initiatives Chairman/Headmaster Relationship Complexity Of Our System Has Been To Our Advantage. Minimal Interference Beacon Programme.?

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19 Thank You Jon Rudd Head Coach Plymouth Leander Swimming Director of Swimming Plymouth College

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