Coach Sergio Lopez Miro - #CoachingIsSharing

Farida Osman Two Time Olympian & Two Time Medalist at World Championships & Coach Sergio Lopez Miro in "The Moment In Time" 3rd Live Show Podcast (April 28th, 2020) Listen to Farida Osman chat with me along with two surprise guests, Coach Albert Subirats (that coaches her every day with Pinnacle Racing) and Marina Garcia Urzainqui who was Farida's roommate at Cal Berkeley and is one of her best friends. Marina is from Spain and she is also an Olympian. Great chat about how she is dealing with the Covid-19 situation, how she is enjoying being home and the growth that she has had at different times of her career (moving from Egypt to Cal and then to become a professional athlete and moving to Blacksburg). As one of Farida's coaches I could not be prouder of her and the way she keeps moving forward with her life and her swimming. I know she is changing sports for female athletes in Egypt and in other parts of the world and in the future she will be a key factor for the growth and development of swimming in Egypt. Thanks Farida for your time today. We miss you and Nina here in Blacksburg. #Prokies @swimpinnacleracing

Ryan Murphy Olympic Champion & Coach Sergio Lopez Miro "The Moment In Time" 2nd Live Show Podcast (April 24th, 2020) So excited and thankful to Ryan for taking the time to chat with me about his process and just life in general. I feel it was a very insightful conversation. I have had the privilege to know Ryan for over 12 years and really appreciate and cherish what he and the rest of that group at Bolles did for the team and for my personal growth. Thank You Ryan!!!

Joseph Schooling Olympic Champion & Coach Sergio Lopez Miro "The Moment In Time" 1st Live Show Podcast (April 24th, 2020) Great raw conversation with a great swimmer but most important a better person, Joseph Schooling. This is the recording of the 1st Live Show that I have hosted in my podcast. Great inside about his journey as a swimmer, person and son form and Olympic Champion and most important to me is the friendship that we have been able to create with a lots of ups and downs over the last 12 years. Thank You Jojo!!!

How do you implement kicking into your program? (April, 22nd 2020 - 3:00 p.m. USA EST) Thanks for coming back to the Part 2 of our 5th Virtual Coaches Talk - America (English). What a great way to finish this talk sharing thoughts about the way we kick in our programs and why we think it is important or not and different ways to train it. Please let me know if you have any questions. You can email me at: [email protected] Let's get together next Wednesday April 29th for another great Talk! Stay Well Stay Safe

Importance of dry land and weights in your program. What are your expectations from the weight coach, what you ask of him/her? (April 22nd, 2020 - 3:00 p.m. USA EST) Today I started explaining how I run my dryland and how I work with our strength and conditioning coach to create and deliver a good weight program. A lot of different ways that coaches shared about what they do and a very enriching conversation. THANK YOU ALL for SHARING #CoachingIsSharing Listen to the second part of this Talk that it was also very good.

Actividades que hacer con el Equipo en tiempos de COVID-19 por Marco Bellardi (Entrenador Jefe - Midtown Athletic Club, Weston(Florida), USA) (24 de Abril, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid) Primeramente agradecido por la oportunidad que nos da de aprender de Ud con una Filosofía diferente y efectiva. “EL CEREBRO NO ES UN VASO POR LLENAR, ES UNA LUZ POR ENCENDER” PLUTARCO Pongo a su disposición de presentar con mucha Humildad una propuesta de diferentes actividades que podemos hacer en estos tiempos de COVID-19 Para mantenerlos motivados: Preparación física donde sea agradable, efectiva y motivadora. Yoga Flexibilidad Coordinación Boxing Circuitos Protocolo de la Practica Vía ZOOM Inicio: Desarrollo Cierre Herramientas de organización de vida: Primeramente son Jóvenes con asignaciones y luego Son Nadadores. Establecer prioridades y cumplir efectivamente con ambos. Actividades de integración vía ZOOM y otros medios. Actividades para crear conciencia hacia la comunidad y crear Valores de Vida Hacer una Preparación Física con conciencia para evitar lesiones. Estructura de la clase vía ZOOM Aspectos a tomar en cuenta para atender a cada Nadador antes, Durante y Después del entrenamiento vía ZOOM Semana #1 Abril 6-11 - Actividades: Semana #2 Abril 13-18 - Actividades: Gracias Marco y aquí esta su email si queréis preguntarle algo: [email protected] Nos vemos la semana que viene!

La Patada de Braza Asimétrica y Como Mejorarla por Tony Salas (Coordinador de L'Escola de Natació Esportiu Claret, Barcelona) (24 de Abril, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid) Toni Salas empieza la charla hablando de la patada de braza asimétrica y de que le gustaría saber de otros entrenadores como lo hacen para corregirla. Un gran tema que creo una gran conversación entre los entrenadores no solo de la patada pero de varios componentes del estilo de braza. No he podido colgar el video de la braza pero aquí tenéis el email de Toni que creo que no tendrá ningún problema en mandaros el video. Email Tony Salas: [email protected] Aquí tenéis el pdf: PDF de la patada asimétrica por Toni Salas Gracias a todos por participar y escucha la segunda parte de esta charla que es muy interesante.

How do you implement kicking into your program? & Briefly talk about last part of the Breaststroke Kick (April 22, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore Time) This is the third part of the 4th Virtual Coaches Talk and we shared about how important is kicking in our program and how much we do of it. Also I give a brief explanation of what i think is very important to be able to have a good and efficient breaststroke kick. Thank you all for participating and making this a weekly meeting during this interesting times we are going through with the Covid-19. Stay well Stay Safe! #COACHINGISSHARING

Importance of dry land and weights in your program. What are your expectations from the weight coach, what you ask of him/her? - Part 2 (April 22, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore Time) This is the second part of Episode #23. Also here link to a video of how you can use the 4DPro to practice pull strokes outside of the water while suspended: Suspended Strokes using 4Dpro Also a link to show some good breaststroke pull using stretch-cords in land. As you can see in the video if executed well and at a slow motion the swimmer can practice a very even stroke: Symmetric Breaststroke Pull using land Strech-cordz Listen to the next episode (#25) for the end of this two hour talk. Thank you to everyone that participated and for attending the talks #COACHINGISSHARING

Importance of dry land and weights in your program. What are your expectations from the weight coach, what you ask of him/her? (April 22, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore Time) Today we talked about how we run our dryland and weight programs. Do we planned them ourselves? Do we have a strength & conditioning coach? How do we plan with them? What are are thoughts about the work we do with our swimmers. Great Chat! Listen to the following two episodes (#24 & #25) for the continuation of this two hour talk! Thank you to everyone that participated and for attending the talks #COACHINGISSHARING

"TEP" Tradition-Excellence-Passion (April 15th, 2020 - 3:00 p.m. New York) This third part of the 4th Virtual Coaches Talk is about the "TEP" (Tradition-Excellence-Passion) system/idea that helps me build teams. I feel these are three very important ingredients to build a team with a strong foundation while creating sustainable success. I have been using these for the last 26 years ;-) Here are the slides of the "TEP" presentation: Email me with any questions at [email protected]

Are you planning for the long term or what are your thoughts due to the Covid-19 & Should we coach differently women and men? (April 15th, 2020 - 3:00 p.m. New York) We talked about what coaches think about the start of the season due to the Covid-19. Are looking at long term plans? Are you just waiting to see what happens? etc.. Also we chatted about what some coaches think about coaches differently women and men. I personally believe that sometimes it is important to separate the practice and have the women trained separate than the men even if they do the same workout. It helps both groups create their own identity and express themselves better. If you have any questions just email me at [email protected]

My thoughts about Training Yards instead of Long Course & How to deal with high pool water temperatures (April 15th, 2020 - 3:00 p.m. New York) Today we will started our 4th Virtual Coaches Talk with sharing my thoughts of why i believe that it is better to train in yards than in long course even preparing for the Olympics Games. Just my thoughts through the experience I had as a swimmer and now as a coach. We also chatted about the issues that coaches have about the water temperature in their pool and how to think about it and what to do about it. Awesome If you have any questions just email me at [email protected]

¿Cómo hablar con las familias? Charla después de la presentación de Diego Fernandez Torres (15 de Abril, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid) La tercera parte de la gran charla de esta cuarta reunion de entrenadores. Diego nos dio una gran presentación y nos ayudo a intercambiar pensamientos y maneras que otros entrenadores trabajan la comunicación con sus nadadores y las familias de los nadadores.

¿Cómo hablar con las familias? Una visión desde la escuela hacia el deporte por Diego Fernández Torres (15 de Abril, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid) Hoy Diego Fernández Torres ex entrenador de natación y en la actualidad profesor de educación primaria en Lugo (Galicia, España) comparte con nosotros su sistema para poder crear una buena comunicación entre estudiantes, padres y el como profesor. Comparte con nosotros para ayudarnos a crear un mejor sistema de comunicación en nuestros clubs y poder ser mas efectivos. Si tienes alguna pregunta aquí tienes su email: [email protected] Aquí tienes la presentación de Diego:

Por que Prefiero Entrenar en 25 Yardas que en 50 metros (15 de Abril, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid) Hoy explico el porque me gusta mas entrenar en piscina de 25 yardas que de 50 metros aunque tenga una piscina de 50 metros a mi disposición cada día. Creo que sobre todo la mariposa y la braza es mas efectivo la piscina corta que la larga. Escucha la charla y dime lo que piensas [email protected]

"TEP" Tradition-Excellence-Passion - Part 2 (April 15th, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore) Continuation of the last podcast (#15) talking about the "TEP" system/idea that helps me build teams. I feel these are three very important ingredients to build a team with a strong foundation while creating sustainable success. Also I am sharing a defining moment of my career that involves "failure" and how it shaped me to understand why I wanted to be a coach. Here are the slides of the "TEP" presentation: Email me with any questions at [email protected]

Why Training in Short Course Yards Versus Long Course Meters & "TEP" Tradition-Excellence-Passion (April 15th, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore) Great discussion about why I like training in short course yards more than in long course meters. The second talk is about the "TEP" system/idea that helps me build teams. I feel these are three very important ingredients to build a team with a strong foundation while creating sustainable success. Here are the slides of the "TEP" presentation: Email me with any questions at [email protected]

Ingredients To Become A Successful Coach by Sergio Lopez Miro [email protected] (April 8,2020 - 3:00 p.m. New York Time) I have done this presentation several times and I feel has a good message about what it is that I think helps a coach to be successful. This is from my experience of over 40 years of being a swimmers and a swim coach. These are just my thoughts and how I feel I have been able to create a personal formula to build a TEAM empowering swimmers, coaches and parents to be the best they can be. Slides that go with the talk - Ingredients to be a successful coach:

Mental Toughness The Power of Taking Control of Your Mind and Body by Marc Lopez Miro Part 2 [email protected] (April 8,2020 - 3:00 p.m. New York Time) This is the second part of his talk about Mental Toughness To download the Slides of Marc's presentation click here: Great sharing by Marc and great discussion by coaches. Thank You Marc and the coaches that joined the talk.

Mental Toughness The Power of Taking Control of Your Mind and Body by Marc Lopez Miro [email protected] (April 8,2020 - 3:00 p.m. New York Time) Marc was a member of the Spanish National Team as a swimmers, swum collegiality in the USA and he has been coaching the mental side of swimmers from age group to Olympians. He has an educational background in engineering and you can find a bit more here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-miro-a8a11b13 and https://marc-miro.com/ To download the Slides of Marc's presentation click here: Great sharing by Marc and great discussion by coaches. Thank You Marc and the coaches that joined the talk.

Ingredientes Para Ser Un Entrenador Exitoso by Sergio Lopez Miro [email protected] (April 8,2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid Time) Esta presentación la cree para compartir con el grupo de entrenadores que tenía trabajando conmigo en esa época (Bolles/19 entrenadores) y la he compartido en multitud de charlas en diferentes países del mundo. Son mis ingerdientes que me han ayudado ha poder crear buenas culturas en cada equipo que he tenido la oportunidad de ser entrenador y conseguir exitos a alto nivel. Aqui tienes la presentación: Muchas gracias a todos por participar, seguimos adelante y colaborando.

Fortaleza Mental El Poder de Tomar el Control de Tu Mente y Cuerpo by Marcos Lopez Miro Parte Segunda [email protected] (April 8,2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid Time) Haz un click si quieres la presentacion en pdf: Muchas gracias Marc!!!

Fortaleza Mental El Poder de Tomar el Control de Tu Mente y Cuerpo by Marcos Lopez Miro Parte Primera [email protected] (April 8,2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid Time) Marc fue nadador y fue miembro del equipo junior español, estudiante-deportista en USA, y lleva más de una década ayudando deportistas desde grupo de edades a medallistas Olímpicos en la parte emocional y mental. Hace más de diez años Marc y yo trabajamos juntos para crear un "PROGRAMA DE ALTO RENDIMIENTO MENTAL Y TRABAJO" para nadadores y entrenadores. El primer grupo que tuvimos fue con Ryan Murphy, Joseph Schooling y otros nadadores jóvenes que han llegado a lo más alto de la natación. También formación académica en ingeniería y aquí tienes un par de links para conocerle un poco mejor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-miro-a8a11b13 y https://marc-miro.com/ Haz un click si quieres la presentacion en pdf: Muchas gracias Marc!!!

Ingredients To Become A Successful Coach by Sergio Lopez Miro [email protected] (April 8,2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore Time) I have done this presentation several times and I feel has a good message about what it is that I think helps a coach to be successful. This is from my experience of over 40 years of being a swimmers and a swim coach. These are just my thoughts and how I feel I have been able to create a personal formula to build a TEAM empowering swimmers, coaches and parents to be the best they can be. Slides that go with the talk - Ingredients to be a successful coach: Thank you to everyone for the great sharing.

Mental Toughness The Power of Taking Control of Your Mind and Body by Marc Lopez Miro [email protected] (April 8,2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore Time) Marc was a member of the Spanish National Team as a swimmers, swum collegiality in the USA and he has been coaching the mental side of swimmers from age group to Olympians. He has an educational background in engineering and you can find a bit more here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-miro-a8a11b13 and https://marc-miro.com/ To download the Slides of Marc's presentation click here: Great sharing by Marc and great discussion by coaches. Thank You Marc and the coaches that joined the talk.

#CoachingIsSharing (April 1st, 2020 - 3:00 p.m. New York Time) Very exciting 2nd part of the talk! We had 123 English speaking coaches at the talk and a lot of great sharing going on. Never forget #CoachingIsSharing

#CoachingIsSharing (April 1st, 2020 - 3:00 p.m. New York Time) SORRY I DID NOT RECORD THE FIRST TALK (March 27, 2020) but enjoy this second one (April 1, 2020). This will be the first for the series in English in the podcast that includes mostly swim coaches from the USA, Canada, Europe, Central and South America. The idea with these talks is to take this time of crisis and being at home without being able to work and share thoughts and ideas about our passion (swimming). One of my coaches was “Doc” Counsilman when I was a student-athlete at Indian University and he always told me that “COACHING IS SHARING”. So now more than ever we can do this. Find some of the topics that some coaches proposed to talk after our first coaches talk: (Svetlana) How to manage athletes and raising your children during this time being in quarantine (4 years old and 8 months). (D. Porter) team culture; establishing behaviors in age group swimming to promote excellence at the Jr./National level (D. Porter) Groups within a Group; using your assistants wisely (D. Porter) Dryland; age appropriate activities for the 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18. And should girls be a year or two ahead of the boys, or cooperative vs. competitive in nature of activity. (D. Porter) Curriculum for the 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18. And how to move between the groups. (Nacho) Season Periodization Great session and a lot of good thoughts shared, make sure you listen to "Part 2".

#CoachingIsSharing (April 1st, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid Time) Aqui teneis la segunda parte de la charla con entrenadores de habla hispana. Personalmente estoy muy contento con la gran participación que hemos tenido. Muchas gracias a todos los entgrenadores y seguimos compartiendo

#CoachingIsSharing (April 1st, 2020 - 6:00 p.m. Madrid Time) Esta es la primera charla en podcast ya que la primera que hicimos (27 de Marzo, 2020) no la grabe. Lo siento. En esta segunda charla ( 1 de Abril, 2020) tuvimos 171 entrenadores de habla Hispana. Uno de mis entrenadores el famoso "Doc" Counsilman cuando yo estaba nadando para él en la Universidad de Indiana siempre me decía: Sergio "COACHING IS SHARING" (Entrenar Es Compartir) y para mi siempre ha sido una parte importante de mi persona como entrenador. En estos momentos de crisis que estamos obligados estar en casa ahora más que nunca podemos ayudarnos unos a otros a mejorar como entrenadores y más importante como personas. Para mi la primera charla fue muy positiva y espero que sigamos creciendo juntos y compartiendo mas y mas cada dia. Muchas gracias a todos por querer pasar este rato juntos y tener una gran tertulia. Aquí hay algunos de los temas que me han propuesto después de la primera charla. Como hice durante la primera charla empezaré hablando de unos de los temas y seguimos orgánicamente evolucionando con lo que la gente quiera compartir y tambien preguntar. Yo siempre he creído que hay más de mil caminos para llegar al mismo sitio y lo importante durante estas charlas es el participar no importa la experiencia que tengas y sin miedo. En mi honesta opinión no hay una manera mejor o peor de hacer las cosas sino muchas maneras diferentes. También es muy importante el respetar la opinión de cada uno y de seguir evolucionando con estas tertulias así podemos seguir creciendo internamente. Al fin y al cabo el objetivo como entrenador es siempre el poder ayudar a tus deportistas a ser la mejor persona posible y a desarrollar el talento del deportista al mayor nivel posible. Propuestas de trabajo condicional con jovenes (O no, mejor preguntarse que es el trabajo condicional en jovenes) Charla sobre como orientar la competición, cuando hay mucha presión en el entorno. (Familia y amigos [Ayer ya se comentó alguna cosa]) Identificar posibles errores en planificaciones a largo plazo. La importancia de los pies. (Ayer Borja ya dejó caer alguna cosa) Charla sobre la preparación fisica -> Según Especialidad (FONDO-MEDIO FONDO-VELODIDAD) ¿Debe ser la misma? Charla sobre la puesta a punto (Identificar a través de los ponentes diferentes tipos de puesta a punto) [ ROMPER, la leyenda de que todo sirve para todos] y cada tapper es individual.

(April 1st, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore Time) This is the second part of the Episode 1 (1st Virtual Coaches Talk - Southeast Asia) AWESOME first talk!!! THANK YOU COACHES!

#CoachingIsSharing (April 1st, 2020 - 10:00 a.m. Singapore Time) The idea with these talks is to take this time of crisis and being at home without being able to work and share thoughts and ideas about our passion (swimming). One of my coaches was “Doc” Counsilman when I was a student-athlete at Indian University and he always told me that “COACHING IS SHARING”. So now more than ever we can do this. I will start the meeting talking about several things and then I will ask for topics to discuss. It is important to probably start with simple and important things. Last week we spoke about why we coach, experiences as coaches and different ways to help us keep the swimmers connected and in shape during this time. Coaches from all over the world including Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia connected and emailed me back with great reviews. After this first initial one you can email me and let me know what topics should be talk and get more in depth to share with everyone.