The Rookie Coaches Swimming Guide provides a unique combination of coaching advice and swimming expertise for the beginning youth swimming coach. This concise book presents the basic principles of coaching and shows you how to teach fundamental swimming skills to young swimmers. The Rookie Coaches Swimming Guide was developed by the American Sport Education Program—America’s premier coaching education program. With contributions by John Leonard, executive director of the American Swim Coaches Association, this guide details:

• your major responsibilities as a coach,


• the tools required to be an effective coach,


• the communication skills necessary for coaching young athletes,


• the steps in planning practices and teaching swimming skills,


• the methods for preventing and caring for injuries, and


• how to protect yourself from legal liability.

Get infants and toddlers off to a great aquatic start! Australia has long been recognized as one of the world leaders in swimming and aquatic education. Through a new series of books by AUSTSWIM, instructors around the world can now incorporate new and better ways to teach aquatics. Teaching Infant and Preschool Aquatics provides important guidelines for introducing infants and toddlers to water safely and effectively. Aquatic education experts describe children’s motor, cognitive, and emotional development during six stages, from newborn to preschool, and how the stages relate to aquatic activity. They also coach you on how to structure lessons and activities based on the stages of development.
With this easy-to-use manual, you will learn

• effective ways to familiarize children with water,


• important infant health and water safety considerations,


• the role of teachers and parents in early aquatic experiences, and


• how to encourage a child’s natural curiosity and playfulness to develop important aquatic skills.

From more powerful strokes to quicker turns, propel yourself to improved times with Complete Conditioning for Swimming. This multidimensional training program uses fitness assessments to tailor strength, endurance, and flexibility exercises to each swimmer’s individual needs.
Dave Salo, coach of Olympic medalists Lenny Krayzelburg, Aaron Peirsol, Amanda Beard, and Jason Lezak, and Scott A. Riewald, performance specialist for the U.S. Olympic Committee, have teamed up to create a comprehensive program that provides you with the following tools to improve your times:

• Exercises and drills for each stroke


• Event-based workouts and programs


• Dryland training


• Tapering for peak performance


• Year-round conditioning plans


• Nutrition before, during, and after swim meets