5 Tips for Swim Parents to Handle Conflicts with Coaches
Have you ever questioned your kids’ coach or had a conflict? If so, how you handle situations may determine if your child benefits or is harmed from your involvement.
3 Tips For Swim Parents about Personal Best Times
#2 – Don’t focus on the times or you may kill your swimmer’s enthusiasm for the sport.
11 Tips for Swim Parents About Really, Really Bad Swims
When your swimmer has a really bad swim—I mean an awful one—what do you do? How do you feel?
21 New Year’s Resolutions for Swim Parents
The New Year provides a golden opportunity to reflect on our swim parenting skills. Are we adding to the swim experience—or detracting from it? Here’s my list of 21 New Year’s Resolutions for all swim parents:
8 Tips for Swim Parents About Team Hopping
Before you jump from one swim team to another, here are a few things to consider…
8 Tips for Swim Parents: Why It’s Good to Lose
No one likes to lose, but it’s a major part of why swimming is an amazing sport for our kids. Here are eight tips on what our kids learn from losing:
7 Parent Tips for When Your Swimmer Doesn’t Make the Cut
When your child doesn’t make the cut, you may dab a few tears from your eyes. Here are my tips for swim parents when your swimmer misses the big cut…
4 Swim Parents Tips to Beware the Green-Eyed Monster
There’s a monster on the pool deck—the “Green-Eyed Monster” of jealousy—most often seen between parents.
4 Questions for Swim Parents About Goals
What if a child and parent have completely different expectations? It’s guaranteed to be a sprint to disappointments and misunderstandings. Here are questions swim parents can ask themselves about goals for their swimmers…
9 Swim Parent Guidelines to Relay Selections
Relays… we all love them. They’re often the highlight of the meet. Here are nine Swim Parent guidelines to relay selections…
6 Tips for Swim Parents About Letting Our Kids Take Ownership
If your children take responsibility and ownership, then they most likely have intrinsic motivation and love swimming.
10 Swimming Patches for Swim Parents
There are so many cool patches for the swimmers, my question is “Where’s the Love for the Swim Parents?” Here are my 10 suggestions for Swim Parent Patches.
One Tip for Swim Parents About Relays
I’ve heard stories repeatedly through the years of relay teams being let down by a swimmer. If you’ve got a kid who is fortunate to be picked for a relay, remember this is part of being a TEAM.
7 Tips for Swim Parents About College Recruiting
During recruiting, my swimmer talked to coaches by email, phone and in person. Coaches shared great advice about college recruiting and things to consider in making a decision. Here are seven tips about college recruiting from a variety of coaches:
