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Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Jim FowlieJim FowlieHead Coach Head Coach
New South Wales Institute of SportNew South Wales Institute of SportSwimming New South WalesSwimming New South Wales
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Understanding Racing Tactics, Understanding Racing Tactics, Strategies and PhilosophiesStrategies and Philosophies
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Racing is FUN !
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Kids Just Wanna Have Kids Just Wanna Have FunFun(?)(?)
What is FUN?What is FUN?
A sense of A sense of
accomplishmentaccomplishment
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Tournament ReadinessTournament Readiness
GolfGolf Increased skill and Increased skill and
focus on taskfocus on task TennisTennis
Increased skill and Increased skill and specific endurance specific endurance
BasketballBasketball Increased skill and Increased skill and
team playteam play
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Extended Competitive PhasesExtended Competitive Phases
Ice HockeyIce Hockey 78 games in season, 78 games in season,
plus 28 games in plus 28 games in playoffsplayoffs
BaseballBaseball 160 games160 games
CricketCricket 3 month tours3 month tours
Cycling and RowingCycling and Rowing 3 – 6 month tours3 – 6 month tours
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Swimming Swimming
Short Competitive Short Competitive Phases – why?Phases – why? Youth – athletes are Youth – athletes are
growing providing growing providing tremendous benefits from tremendous benefits from training processtraining process
Confidence of athletes and Confidence of athletes and coachescoaches
Repeat performancesRepeat performances Avoid expectations and Avoid expectations and
pressurepressure ““Don’t know how they did Don’t know how they did
it… or how to repeat it…”it… or how to repeat it…”
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Keep Racing?Keep Racing?
Jodie Henry and Ian Jodie Henry and Ian ThorpeThorpe Post 2004 OlympicsPost 2004 Olympics
Jodie kept racingJodie kept racing Ian stopped racingIan stopped racing
Result?Result? Not racing creates Not racing creates
huge obstacles and huge obstacles and expectationsexpectations
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Successful Competitive Successful Competitive StrategiesStrategies
Alex PopovAlex Popov Feb – Aug 1992Feb – Aug 1992
113 swims under 50.5113 swims under 50.5
Tracy CalkinsTracy Calkins 19781978
6 world records 200 IM, 6 world records 200 IM, rotating improved splits on rotating improved splits on fly, back and breastfly, back and breast
USA High School and USA High School and University SwimmingUniversity Swimming Traditional duel meet Traditional duel meet
seasons of 10 - 13 meets seasons of 10 - 13 meets in 16 weeksin 16 weeks
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Australian Competitive Australian Competitive StrategiesStrategies
Michael KlimMichael Klim 1998 started fast. 1998 started fast.
Traditionally, Australia had Traditionally, Australia had difficulty racing early in difficulty racing early in major competitions.major competitions.
Strategy of every race Strategy of every race between (Jan. 1997 and between (Jan. 1997 and Oct. 1998) was a potential Oct. 1998) was a potential World Record creating the World Record creating the belief and experience that belief and experience that he could swim fast he could swim fast anytime, anywhere against anytime, anywhere against anyone!anyone!
This strategy grew This strategy grew throughout the Australian throughout the Australian Swim TeamSwim Team
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Australian Competitive Australian Competitive StrategiesStrategies
RelaysRelays Swimmers and coaches Swimmers and coaches
realized they could win a realized they could win a medal and multiple medals by medal and multiple medals by swimming great relaysswimming great relays
1995 World S/C - Brazil1995 World S/C - Brazil Suzie O’Neill and Sam Riley Suzie O’Neill and Sam Riley
– first 5 gold medal haul for – first 5 gold medal haul for swimmers since Dawn swimmers since Dawn FraserFraser
15 of 21 swimmers came 15 of 21 swimmers came home with medalshome with medals
““The guy who finishes fastest The guy who finishes fastest Wins.”Wins.”
Laurie LawrenceLaurie Lawrence 1988 Olympic Games1988 Olympic Games
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Australian Competitive Australian Competitive StrategiesStrategies
Eamon SullivanEamon Sullivan June and July 2006 – 15 June and July 2006 – 15
races under 50.5races under 50.5 June and July 2007 – 15 June and July 2007 – 15
races under 50.0races under 50.0
Winter CompetitionsWinter Competitions Mare NostrumMare Nostrum West Coast TourWest Coast Tour Short Course State and Short Course State and
Open ChampionshipsOpen Championships NSW Duel Meet SeriesNSW Duel Meet Series
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Australian Competitive Australian Competitive StrategiesStrategies
Follow on CompetitionsFollow on Competitions Major International followed Major International followed
by other competitions. by other competitions. Stabilize resultStabilize result Take another stepTake another step Big taper, one event?Big taper, one event?
Small sense of Small sense of accomplishment for accomplishment for efforteffort
Brooke HansonBrooke Hanson Post 2004 Olympics – 6 Post 2004 Olympics – 6
Gold Medals at World Gold Medals at World Short Course Short Course ChampionshipsChampionships
Grant HackettGrant Hackett Post 1997 Pan Pac’s – Post 1997 Pan Pac’s –
World Record SC in World Record SC in PerthPerth
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Australian Competitive Australian Competitive StrategiesStrategies
Duel Meet SeriesDuel Meet Series Australia vs. USAAustralia vs. USA Trans Tasman SeriesTrans Tasman Series NSW Duel Meet SeriesNSW Duel Meet Series
Metro’s, Trans Tasman, Metro’s, Trans Tasman, NSW Duel Meets seriesNSW Duel Meets series
Up to 65 races in two Up to 65 races in two weeks!weeks!
Alternative?Alternative? Result!Result!
Increased skill, Increased skill, reliability, reliability, repeatability and repeatability and reduced pressurereduced pressure
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Physical Adaptations from Physical Adaptations from CompetitionsCompetitions
PhysiologyPhysiology Specific Motor Skill LearningSpecific Motor Skill Learning Anaerobic and MVO2 systems Anaerobic and MVO2 systems
stressed to limitstressed to limit Lactate P/T systems stressed Lactate P/T systems stressed
to limit in adultsto limit in adults Endocrine activity peaked – Endocrine activity peaked –
Cortisol, Testosterone and Cortisol, Testosterone and HGHHGH
BiomechanicsBiomechanics Specific SkillSpecific Skill
Starts, turns, finishes (50% of Starts, turns, finishes (50% of 100 meter events)100 meter events)
Pace – Stroke length (SC) Pace – Stroke length (SC) and Stroke rateand Stroke rate
Race Modeling for trainingRace Modeling for training
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Race PreparationRace Preparation
Warm ups –Warm ups – Timing optimal – Timing optimal –
Swim 20 – 30 minutes Swim 20 – 30 minutes prior to raceprior to race
Food and FuelFood and Fuel 60 – 90 minutes prior60 – 90 minutes prior ‘‘Bite’ and drink 20 Bite’ and drink 20
minutes prior to raceminutes prior to race Fuel for only the energy Fuel for only the energy
required – not winter required – not winter stores!stores!
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Recovery TechniquesRecovery Techniques
Warm DownsWarm Downs 800 – 1200 meters800 – 1200 meters
4 x (200 + 4x50)4 x (200 + 4x50) StretchingStretching
Very effective! Long Very effective! Long slow, soft, breathingslow, soft, breathing
Food and FuelFood and Fuel NO LolliesNO Lollies Chocolate Milk – Chocolate Milk –
PerfectPerfect Whole grain breads – Whole grain breads –
low glycemic indexed low glycemic indexed foodsfoods
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Team New South Wales - First Team New South Wales - First PhilosophyPhilosophy
TheThe Team NSW - First Team NSW - First philosophy, is a key to the success of the philosophy, is a key to the success of the delivery of the technical programdelivery of the technical program
The role and responsibility coaches and swimmers take on, when The role and responsibility coaches and swimmers take on, when representing NSW is one of mutual respect, trust and cooperationrepresenting NSW is one of mutual respect, trust and cooperation
To represent and be involved in a Team NSW program is a To represent and be involved in a Team NSW program is a great honor and responsibilitygreat honor and responsibility
No recruiting and all coaches and swimmers will work in a No recruiting and all coaches and swimmers will work in a cooperative manner despite club affiliations cooperative manner despite club affiliations
All camps will be open to all NSW coaches to participate inAll camps will be open to all NSW coaches to participate in
Jim Fowlie
Head Coach NSWIS / SNSW
Thank youThank you
Jim FowlieJim Fowlie
Head Coach SNSW and NSWISHead Coach SNSW and NSWIS
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jjim.fowlie@nswis.com.auim.fowlie@nswis.com.au