Carlile, F. (personal communication,).
It comes through loud and clear that no longer must coaches coach
"squads" but a number of individuals--as few as possible. Clearly, in order to
correctly minister to the differing requirements of each individual there will need
almost to be as many programs as there are swimmers. In the "old" days all we
did was put up a program and fit everybody into the mould. If your training was
reasonable, the coach succeeded against ever more poorly coached opposition.
When the strongly anaerobic-endowed swimmer hung in the corner of the
lane or hid underwater or in the toilet he/she was reckoned to be a slacker and often out
went the swimmer. I fear there is still a lot of training just like this.
