Bad Behaviour (how do you feel/

[Pete]

Do you have to put up with bad behaviour in your squad? How does your coach deal with it? If this is unsatisfactory, what should he do so that he can get on with his job of coaching you and your fellow keen friends? I deal with it with the swimmers I coach in various ways depending on the individual.All coaches have to put up with this from time to time. So swimmers what do you think? (coaches! read but don't reply) Let's find out how the swimmers feel and how their training is hampered

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Looking forward to hearing from fellow coaches and keen swimmers needing help.

[ben hill]

I know coaches have a hard task in trying to control 6 lanes but sometimes thay seem to be so short sighted
if you are known to be a talker or not swimming up to your normal standard the first
person to be shouted at will be you
if the coach took a very close look at squads
he might find it"s not the same person all
the time
i am pushed by my parents but find it hard
when all we seem to do is swimm up and down
with no explination as to what i will achive
from this training
if we were told what i can gain we might work
harder
why have you said coaches not to reply
lets see what other clubs do with bad
behaviour

[Pete]

Ben! Do you listen when your coach is talking? Do you try and achieve what your coach sets as a goal for sets? Do you give your coach time to explain?
The reason I do not want coaches replying is to get swimmers to give their opinions, like you have.
You need to listen to your coach and get motivated. Also give yourself personal goals and talk at the right time. Forget other swimmers look after Number One if you want to get on. Your coach is there to help you. If you do not understand, ask. If you are busy talking which it sounds you are, when your coach is talking to the squad then you are missing all the important information. If you are not going to co-operate fully with your coach; you can hardly expect him to give you 100%.Take some time out to talk to you coach at the end of a session and find out things. Unless you approach him he may not know how you feel.

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Looking forward to hearing from fellow coaches and keen swimmers needing help.

[Michael]

I train with a group that is nearly all senior swimmers, out 24 or so there are only 3-4 that are under 16 and the majority are over 18. We usually have to coaches on the pool side so behaviour isn't really a problem.
In the past I have found that the coach needs to treat the swimmers as equals and explians what they are trying to achieve then this usually works.
One way to sort it out would be to offer the swimmers a choice, something like "If you don't want to listen then you can get out and go home!" will usually work.

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