Welcome to SwimEd: education for coaches, athletes and parents. Join Matthew Grant and Jennifer Bowers as they examine the top swimming and sporting topics from three perspectives: the coaches, the athletes and the parents. In each episode, our listeners hear the conversations, stories, insights and advice we’ve been sharing for years on and off the pool deck that help coaches improve their coaching, athletes increase their performances and parents boost their support. Combined with interviews of experts in various field of study and even coaches from other sports, listeners get the latest information and new ways of thinking about swimming and sports. Episode 1: Routines In this episode, we will be talking about routines. We all have routines in our lives, whether planned or unplanned, that helps us be successful. For athletes, what they do on the day of competition – their competition day routine – has a huge effect on their success. In fact, the use of routines can also be extended to practices and how we live our everyday lives as coaches, athletes or parents. Key points: Competition-Day Routines - Are flexible routines that use the same segments and timing at the competition venue - Enact specific behaviors that help athletes remain calm/relaxed and warm - Use behaviors that are learned through trial and error from coaches and athletes - Can be applied to practice routines or any routine in life For more information, check out these resources: Competition-Day Routine Article #1 Competition-Day Routine Article #2 Connect with Us: Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates, and join our Facebook Group to get behind-the-scenes content and more information about topics on the podcast. Contact Us: Have a topic suggestion or want to share your thoughts? Email us at [email protected] Subscribe and Rate/Review to help others find our podcast and to make sure you don't miss another episode. Leave a review to let us know what you think! Join us weekly on SwimEd: education for coaches, athletes and parents.