Information Resources

In this section of the web site you will find documents talking about a swimming

• 10 Commandments for Swimming Parents - 10 good rules to help the parent / swimmer relationship survive.
• 10 ways to sabotage a swimming career - A tongue in cheek checklist of how to sabotage a swimming career, a swimmers support system, and how a coach can sabotage a swimmer. 
• A Rules Primer - A good primer on the rules governing the different strokes.
• Athlete Progression - A handout from the February 2007 in-service about tapering and the swimmer's progression.
• Bulldog Swimming Levels - This is a list of what the coach's look for when they place swimmers into Puppies, Junior Dogs, Bulldogs...
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Swim Meets But Were Afraid To Ask - An excellent Frequently Asked Questions about Swim meets.  If you have only been to a few meets, read this!
• Goal Setting Strategy - A white paper on how and why to create solid goals.  You can find the latest Goals Sheet below.
• Goal Sheet - Current goals sheet from the coaching staff.  For more information on creating goals, see the Goal Setting Strategy white paper above.
• Ideal Swimming Parent (The) - A coach's perspective on how his parents helped his swimming career.
• Nutrition Handouts - Handouts from a Sept, 2007 presentation from Coach Teri.
• Nutrition Handouts - Handouts from an Oct, 2006 presentation from Coach Brad.
• Playing Favorites - Discusses the coach's perspective on the value of listening and hard work.
• Swimming Slang -- A glossary of swimming terms from USA Swimming and incorporating BAC specific slang.
• Tapering - A handout from the February 2007 in-service about tapering and the swimmer's progression.
• The Power of Nutritional Recovery - An article about how the recovery from one workout affects another and the impact of good nutrition.
• Training Log -- A training log Coach Teri would like the swimmers to fill out after each training session.