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Print this entrySwimming Question of the Week - August 26, 2009
Parents, coach, teammates, or your inner voice? Which is most influential in motivating you to get to the pool and train?
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My mirror. ;) |
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your mirror talks to you?! Yo, that's high tech! ;) The alarm clock does this job here :D |
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Yes... it says... get to the pool tubby. It's very quiet, so only I can hear it. |
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You lucky fish. My clock screams me off the bed, hehe. |
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Well I’d say inner-self is the only long lasting motivation, followed by the coach (personnally I hate seeing a keen coach and dwindling numbers of swimmers as training gets tougher and winter sets in) and then teammates because there are also “before and after” pool activities too, and its difficult to chat when you need the RI to get your breath back! |
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my inner voice |
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Me, myself and I |
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my inner voice... and the fact that i KNOW how good i feel after a workout! even when it hurts, it feels good... |
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As the coach, if I don't turn up the swimmers don't get a session. QED.
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I agree with all of you above... swimming for me is self motivating... but of course "coaches, teammates..." helps to get to the pool on time... bit lazy sometimes ;-) |
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I swam from the age of 8-22- age group through college. I took a very long 17 year break and recently started the Masters program in our area. I coached high school and age group for 6 years during and after college. My 11-year-old daughter now swims and struggles with not wanting to go to practice. How can I convince her to go if I don't take the plunge? My theory..... half the battle is thinking about it. Once you're in the water, practice is over before you have the time to complain about it |
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Glenn, your mirror? Is your mantra, "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and gosh darn it, people like me."? I knew a guy like that.. Now as a coach, not much swimming for me yet, but it would have to be my age group swimmers (teammates in a way). |
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Michael Phelps |
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Glen just wondering if thats the only voice you hear while looking in the mirror or does it have friends. Should we worry? :) :} :) I love being at the pool and the kids keep me young. |
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I need to know how to motivate the kids to be there on time and give it their all though |
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Mainly teammates and the drive of beating them / having more to complain about. And sometimes the coach (also my Mum). And that satisfied feeling afterwards, nothing beats it. |
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um... my friends on the team there awesome and tons of support |
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