Bishopsworthswimmingclub Co / Youth
Exam season is one of the trickiest periods in a youth programme — and if you coach or run a club like I do at Bishopsworth, you know how easily attendance, motivation, and even retention can dip. Over the years I’ve helped dozens of teen swimmers balance school pressures with training, and...
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I still remember my first coaching block of early-morning practices: groggy parents, sleepy teenagers, and a group of masters swimmers who arrived with unwavering determination — and often with questions about what to eat before the session. Over the years I’ve learned that the right...
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When a parent brings their child to their first trial at a swim club, there’s a mix of excitement and nervousness in the changing room that I know well. As a coach and long-time swimmer, I’ve seen thousands of first-timers and fielded the questions parents forget to ask when nerves take over....
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