This motivational idea comes from the Panama City Swim Team and Coach Jonathan Kaplan. Check it out on the PCST website.
The premise: Simply count daily yards for all of the swimmers on your team. Use an excel spreadsheet to make it simple to count up the running total. Recognize those swimmers who achieve milestones - 1 million, 2 million, 3 million, 4 million (!?!) yards. Post a weekly running total in a visible place at your facility. This exercise encourages attendance and becomes a good measuring stick for who "has been putting in the work." Jonathan's swimmers at PCST were able to achieve a million yards on mostly single practices, with doubles only in the summer months.
You can download a simple excel spreadsheet to begin keeping track of your athletes' daily yardage here.Labels: Motivational Ideas, Tools For Coaches