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Welcome Back Coaches!

This section features special articles, past issues of ASCA Magazines and newsletters, The Journal of Swimming Research, video clips, notes and handouts from the ASCA World Clinic, and more! 

We will continually update and add features to this section. If you have any suggestions on what you would like to see us provide online, then 
let us know
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View Stroke Drill Video Segments

 

World Clinic 2009
Papers/Handouts
Downloads


NEW Additions - Dec '09!
Counsilman Creative Awards Entries

Download over a hundred great ideas for workouts submitted by coaches at the 2006 through 2009 World Clinics.
BIG files, please be patient.

2006 Entries PDF

2007 Entries PDF Part 1
2007 Entries PDF Part 2
2007 Entries PDF Part 3
2007 Entries PDF Part 4
2007 Entries PDF Part 5

2008 Entries PDF Part 1
2008 Entries PDF Part 2
2008 Entries PDF Part 3
2008 Entries PDF Part 4
2008 Entries PDF Part 5
2008 Entries PDF Part 6
2008 Entries PDF Part 7
2008 Entries PDF Part 8
2008 Entries PDF Part 9
2008 Entries PDF Part 10
2008 Entries PDF Part 11

2009 Entries PDF Part 1
2009 Entries PDF Part 2
2009 Entries PDF Part 3
2009 Entries PDF Part 4
2009 Entries PDF Part 5


Historical Video Series
Below are video series for various events, designed to include the Olympic finals from 1984 onward through 2008, and certain key swims (i.e. World Records), when available. Currently availabe for viewing are:

Men's 100 Free
Women's 100 Fly
Men's 100 Back
Women's 100 Breast
Men's 200 IM
Women's 200 Free


ASCTA Convention Presentations

Now available to ASCA Members are the Australian Swimming Coaches Association Yearbooks from 1998-2005.

Download your copies today!

ASCTA Magazines

 


 

Freestyle Balance

 

 

ASCA Publications

American Swimming Magazine 2010
Issue 1 - 2010  
Issue 2 - 2010  
   
   
ASCA Newsletter 2010
Issue 1 - 2010  
Issue 2 - 2010  
Issue 3 - 2010  
Issue 4 - 2010  
Issue 5 - 2010  
   
   
Journal of Swimming Research
1984: Vol 1 - 1 1990: Vol 6 - 3
1985: Vol 1 - 2 1990: Vol 6 - 4
1986: Vol 2 - 1 1991: Vol 7 - 1
1986: Vol 2 - 2 1991: Vol 7 - 2
1986: Vol 2 - 3 1991: Vol 7 - 3
1987: Vol 3 - 1 1992: Vol 8
1987: Vol 3 - 2 1993: Vol 9
1988: Vol 4 - 1 1994: Vol 10
1988: Vol 4 - 2 1996: Vol 11
1988: Vol 4 - 3 1997: Vol 12
1988: Vol 4 - 4 1998: Vol 13
1989: Vol 5 - 1 2000: Vol 14
1989: Vol 5 - 2 2001: Vol 15
1989: Vol 5 - 3 2004: Vol 16
1990: Vol 6 - 2 2007: Vol 17

Note: These are PDF files and you will need Adobe Reader to view them. Please allow a few moments for the files to load.

 

Western States AGE GROUP CLINIC (Download)

  • 5 Rules of Effective Leaders: PDF
  • How Intelligent People Lose Credibility: PDF
  • The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: PDF

World Clinic 2009 Handouts (Download)
PT = PowerPoint / DOC = Word / PDF = Adobe Reader / ZIP = Compressed / XLS = Excel

  • Bohl - Preparation of Stephanie Rice: PPT
  • Bohl - St Peters Western Swimming Club: PPT
  • Brown - Determining Your Position: PPT
  • Brown - Power In Age Group Swimming: PPT
  • Determining Your Position: PPT
  • Dorfman - Nutrition: PPT
  • Dragon - Clockwork or an Orange: PPT
  • Dragon - Mythbusting: PPT
  • Ericsson - Deliberate Practice.ppt: PPT
  • Furniss - Adlington: PDF
  • Goodrich Our Championship Formul1: PPT
  • Kakandiak - The Hyper-mobile Shoulder: PPT
  • Kredich - Christine presentation Pt 1: PPT
  • Kredich - Christine presentation Pt II: PPT
  • Kredich - Christine presentation Pt III: PPT
  • Kredich - Christine presentation Pt IV: PPT
  • Kredich Break the Cord: PPT
  • Kredich+-+Christine+presentation+Pt+II+(2): PPT
  • Lopez - AMafterDry-land-Examples.xls: XLS
  • Lopez - Bolles HS: PPT
  • Lopez - Exampleof4weekKickingcylcleBolles09: XLS
  • Lopez - Kick-Pull-Swim-MedBall-Examples: XLS
  • Lopez - NegSplitExamples: XLS
  • Lopez - WorkonBase-Examples: XLS
  • Power In Age Group Swimming: PPT
  • Reese - Career Training: PPT
  • Reese - strength: PPT
  • Roach - Club Coaching: PPT
  • DRushall - Swimming Science Update Slides: PPT
  • Rushall: PDF
  • Salo: PPT
  • Shafazand - Sleep the Natural Performance Enhancer: PPT
  • Shipherd Guiding the Age Group Swimmer 5: PPT
  • Van Slooten PPT

World Clinic 2008 Handouts (Download)
PPT = PowerPoint / DOC = Word / PDF = Adobe Reader / ZIP = Compressed / XLS = Excel

  • Benecki - What We Learned: PDF
  • Benecki The Training of Kate Ziegler: PDF
  • Cassiday The Olympic Marathon: PDF
  • Curley - AUDITORY PROCESSING and ADD presentation: PDF
  • Curley - Means to Success Both In and Out of the Pool: PDF
  • Curley - Teaching, Implementing and Sustaining Commitment in: PDF
  • Gambetta Dryland for Short Axis: PDF
  • Hannula Drills and Skills: PDF
  • Honoring James Doc Counsilman: PDF
  • ibd 10 secrets to success: PDF
  • Ingraham It’s More than a Sport: PDF
  • McKeever Not About the Workout: PDF
  • McMillian: PDF
  • Onstatt The Art of War and Coaching Swimming ASCA: PDF
  • Onstott Stoegbauer Fusion Dryland Training Swimming: PDF
  • Pearson Distance: PDF
  • Pearson MAKING CLUB SWIMMING A TEAM SPORT: PDF
  • Shoulberg AG to Nat: PDF
  • Shoulberg DRILLS: PDF
  • Stoegbauer Dryland: PDF
  • Stricker Development: PDF
  • Stricker Nutrition: PDF
  • Troy - What We Do In Training: PDF
  • Troy Training Lochte: PDF

World Clinic 2007 Handouts (Download)
PPT = PowerPoint / DOC = Word / PDF = Adobe Reader / ZIP = Compressed / XLS = Excel

  • George Block - Teaching Leadership to Swimmers: DOC
  • Mike Bottom - The Threestyle Freestyle: PPT
  • Mike Bottom - Motivating Humans: PPS
  • Chris Davis - Coaching the American Record Holder in the 100 Free on a "Sprinters Program": DOC / PDF
  • Dave Durden - How to Go 18.74 in Three Short Years: PPT
  • Vern Gambetta - On Coaching Excellence: PPT / DOC / PDF
  • Vern Gambetta - Dryland Training: PPT / DOC / PDF
  • Steve Haufler - Coaching the Details, Turns, Underwaters, Breakouts, and Finishes: PPT
  • Don Heidary - Commanding the Workout: DOC / PDF
  • Don Heidary - Selling the Vision, Building the Team: DOC / PDF
  • Dennis Hill - From Pioneer Days to Present: PPT / DOC / PDF
  • Kris Houchens - Get the Power Back in Your Training: ZIP
  • George Kennedy - Balancing Life and Coaching: DOC / PDF
  • John Leonard - 10 Things Swimmers Need to Learn Out of the Water: PPT
  • Rob Mammula, Scott McGihon - Strength Training: PPT
  • Sickie Marcikic - Ya Gotta Wanna: PPT
  • Pat O'Neill - Brophy Prep Program: PPT
  • Mark Onstott - Building a High School Program: PPT
  • Rick Powers - Davis Aquatic Masters: A Mega Team in a Small Town, What Makes It Work: PPT
  • Panel with Mark Schubert, Richard Quick, Bob Bowman, Jon Urbanchek - How to Prepare for and Compete at a World Level in the 200 Meter Freestyle: PPT / XLS1 / XLS2
  • Bob Steele - Be the Best You Can Be: PPT
  • Bob Steele - Relating Training Times to Goal Times: PPT
  • Scott Volkers - Elite Athlete and Coach Development in Queensland, Australia: PPT
  • Stephen Widmer - Process Driven Coaching: PPT
  • Stephen Widmer - Train the Way You Like to Race: PPT
Listed below each topic are resources available through the ASCA member services catalog 

Working with Parents
  Parent Coach Athlete
  Working Successfully with Swimming Parents
  The Magic of Thinking Big
  Level 4 Administration School

Controlling the workout
  Level 3 Physiology School
  How to Write Workouts
  Coaching 8 and Unders
  Workout Exchange Book

Teaching Stroke
  Level 2 Stroke School 
  Fundamentals of competitive swimming for 8&U
  Swim Smarter Swim Faster Video I
  Swim Smarter Swim Faster Video II

Motivation
  Drills and Games
  Aquatics Games 
  Teaching Age Group Sport Psychology
  In Pursuit of Excellence 

Personal Organization
  Personal Organization for Coaches