Coaches that Make Swimming Fun
The use of FINIS training equipment can change the outlook of any practice. Sometimes you are having so much fun with your snorkel or fins that you don't realize how hard you are
actually working!
FINIS is proud to recognize creative coaches that not only turn their athletes into better swimmers, but also make workouts fun and enjoyable. Whether through the normal
(or abnormal) use of equipment, or simply a new perspective on a workout, coach's that think outside the box can now be recommended for the FINIS Featured Coach of
the Month.
Now accepting submissions for JUNE. Winners will receive free FINIS gear!
MAY 2009 FEATURED COACH
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BRYAN CRANE
ASSOCIATE COACH, DESERT THUNDER AQUATICS
Coach Bryan Crane has been coaching for the past 13 years, with the past 6 years at Desert Thunder Aquatics in Arizona. In addition to coaching the DTAC
Chandler Age Groupers, Coach Bryan is the General Manager of SWIMkids USA, a learn-to-swim program that serves up to 2400 infants, toddlers, and adolescents
per week.
Like most coaches, Bryan cares about the success of his swimmer in the pool, but what makes Bryan unique is his passion to develop a swimmer to be
successful in life. Not only is he using innovative coaching techniques to teach his swimmers about body position and alignment, but Coach Bryan
supports all his swimmers to stay positive and healthy. The water merely acts as a medium to allow his swimmers to mature and gain confidence for all
aspects of life.
Click Here to review some of the submitted 'Coach of the Month' entries for Coach Bryan.
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Past Featured Coaches:
APRIL 2009 FEATURED COACH
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LEE ZOHLMAN
MULTI SPORT COACH
PRESIDENT, BODYZEN ENTERPRISES
Lee has experience coaching over 1000 multi sport athletes from around the country. He is an avid speaker and writer in the triathlete community, having
been the speaker for the USA Triathlon Coaching Certification Clinics, and an expert TV commentator for The Coca Cola Triathlon Series.
Staying true to his ambitions, Lee founded BodyZen, a group of coaches passionately committed to helping people achieve their performance goals and in doing
so improve their health and fitness. BodyZen is focused on delivering the safest, current and most knowledgeable multi sport training, testing and coaching
programs available for individuals and groups. The BodyZen coaches incorporate a number of FINIS products during their swim training, most notably the
SWIMMER'S SNORKEL and FREESTYLER
HAND PADDLES.
In fact, check out some of Lee's sample workouts using FINIS products in our May
Workout of the Month section.
Learn more about the BodyZen team at www.bodyzen.com
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MARCH 2009 FEATURED COACH
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LARRY BARATTE
HEAD COACH, VENTURA COLLEGE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Coach Larry Baratte is in his 17th year as the head of the Ventura Community College swimming program. During his tenure, Baratte has produced one hundred and fifty-eight
National Community College All-Americans, twenty California State Champions, along with eleven National Champions and one relay team National Champion. His teams have won sixteen
Western State Conference titles, and have consistently finished in the top-five at the California State Championships, highlighted by winning the 2005 Men's Swimming & Diving
State Championship.
During training, Coach Baratte commonly turns to his FINIS bag of tricks, with his favorite products being the TEMPO TRAINER
and SWIMMER'S SNORKEL. Baratte uses the Swimmer's
Snorkel just about every day for every level of swimmer to not only teach technique but also increase the swimmer's cardio-vascular work load.
Instead of serving as a distraction,
Baratte claims the FINIS equipment actually helps the swimmer focus on the drill or set. Instead of day dreaming about class, the equipment relieves the boredom and helps the swimmer
concentrate on their stroke.
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FEBRUARY 2009 FEATURED COACH
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CLARK CAMPBELL
HEAD COACH, KANSAS UNIVERSITY SWIMMING & DIVING
Kansas Swimming and Diving head coach, Clark Campbell, is currently leading the Jayhawks for the seventh straight season. In his first six seasons as the Kansas head coach,
KU has never finished worse than fourth in the Big 12, while earning two top three finishes.
At practice, Clark uses a fresh mix of training equipment with a heavy dose of the TEMPO TRAINER. Not
only does he use the waterproof metronome every day to keep rhythm for his swimmers, but he also creatively turned the device into an audible pace clock.
The beeps of the Tempo Trainer are programmed to coincide with a swimmer's ideal race pace.
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Nominate Your Coach
Nominate your own candidate for
Featured Coach of the Month.
Winners will receive free FINIS gear! Just follow these easy steps:
- Write a short page (max 1000 words) on why your friend or coach is deserving.
- Put "FEATURED COACH OF THE MONTH" as the subject line or heading.
- Include your name, address, and phone number, as well as the Coach's name and team.
- Submit to our FINIS Coaching Department using one of these three methods...
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swimcoach@finisinc.com |
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FINIS Suggested Drills
4647-B Las Positas Road
Livermore, CA 94551
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925.454.0066 |
Our staff will go through each entry and post the winner at the beginning of every month.
Entries must be received before the end of the month in order to be eligible for that month's nomination. Winners will be contacted after the 1st of the month to receive their free FINIS gear.
Got a question for our FINIS coaching staff? Email us directly: swimcoach@finisinc.com