The Development of The Development of Antony James Antony James 8 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Development of The Development of Antony James Antony James 8 Years To 21 Years 8 Years To 21 Years Scottish Swimming Coaching Seminar 2011 Scottish Swimming Coaching Seminar 2011 Jon Rudd Jon Rudd Head Coach Plymouth Leander Swimming Head Coach Plymouth Leander Swimming & Director of Swimming Plymouth College & Director of Swimming Plymouth College

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Random Interesting AJ Facts… … Random Interesting AJ Facts  Started In The PL Learn  Started In The PL Learn- -To To- -Swim Scheme At The Swim Scheme At The Age Of 6 Years Age Of 6 Years  One Quarter Chinese  One Quarter Chinese  Never Competed At EYOF Or  Never Competed At EYOF Or EJC EJC’ ’s s. Missed Out . Missed Out Junior International Swimming Completely Junior International Swimming Completely  WC Potential & Butterfly National Event Camps  WC Potential & Butterfly National Event Camps Struggled With His Single- -Mindedness On 100 Fly Mindedness On 100 Fly Struggled With His Single  BAGCAT  BAGCAT’ ’s s Would Have Labelled Him A Failure Would Have Labelled Him A Failure  Swimming Life Has Been A  Swimming Life Has Been A Rollercoaster Of Ups And Downs Rollercoaster Of Ups And Downs  Family, School & Life In Plymouth  Family, School & Life In Plymouth

2001 – – 2003... 2003... 2001 2001 (11 years NAG 2001 (11 years NAG’ ’s s Sheffield) Sheffield)  50 Fly (5  th ) and 50 B/K (6 th ) 50 Fly (5 th ) and 50 B/K (6 th )  50  50’ ’s At s At NAG NAG’ ’s s Did Us No Favours Did Us No Favours 2002 (12 years NAG NAG’ ’s s Sheffield) Sheffield) 2002 (12 years  Silver 100 Fly (64.2)  Silver 100 Fly (64.2)  Bronze 200 Fly  Bronze 200 Fly - - His Loathing Of His Loathing Of The 200 Was Already Cemented The 200 Was Already Cemented 2003 (13 years NAG 2003 (13 years NAG’ ’s s Sheffield) Sheffield)  Gold 100 Fly 60.5 (0.01 Win)  Gold 100 Fly 60.5 (0.01 Win)  Bronze 400 IM (  Bronze 400 IM (Backending Backending Beckerleg Beckerleg!!) !!)

2004... 2004... 2004 (14 years NAG 2004 (14 years NAG’ ’s s Sheffield) Sheffield)  Gold 100 Fly 57.40  Gold 100 Fly 57.40  Two GBR Age Records (100 & 50 At The Split)  Two GBR Age Records (100 & 50 At The Split)  Bronze 200 Fly (60  Bronze 200 Fly (60- -74!) 74!) – – The Event Is Doomed!! The Event Is Doomed!! 2004 (14 years GBR Short Course Manchester) 2004 (14 years GBR Short Course Manchester)  GBR Short Course Record 100 Fly 55.9 (Briefs)  GBR Short Course Record 100 Fly 55.9 (Briefs)  Missed 50!  Missed 50!  Unofficial Time Trial...  Unofficial Time Trial...

2005 – – 2006 Wilderness... 2006 Wilderness... 2005 2005 (15 years NYC 2005 (15 years NYC’ ’s s Sheffield) Sheffield)  Mentally Fails To Cope With Double Age Band  Mentally Fails To Cope With Double Age Band  No Medals  No Medals  No Faster  No Faster  No Confidence  No Confidence 2006 (16 years NYC NYC’ ’s s Sheffield) Sheffield) 2006 (16 years  Even Worse  Even Worse  No Nationals  No Nationals  Coach Loses Patience...  Coach Loses Patience...  Feels Like The End  Feels Like The End

2007 – – 2008 The Comeback... 2008 The Comeback... 2007 2007 (17 years National Speedo League Final 2007 (17 years National Speedo League Final Sheffield) Sheffield)  56.50. The First Step Forward In Over 2 Years  56.50. The First Step Forward In Over 2 Years  The Team Event Forced Him To Perform  The Team Event Forced Him To Perform 2008 (18 Years Olympic Trials Sheffield) 2008 (18 Years Olympic Trials Sheffield)  53.4 Heats (LZR Legs)  53.4 Heats (LZR Legs) – – GBR Age Record GBR Age Record  Opened in 24.8  Opened in 24.8 – – GBR Age Record GBR Age Record  Final Much Slower Than Heat Following Day  Final Much Slower Than Heat Following Day  He Learns Value Of Swim Down & I Learn Value  He Learns Value Of Swim Down & I Learn Value Of LA Checks In Swim Down Of LA Checks In Swim Down

2008 – – 2009... 2009... 2008 2008 (18 Years GBR Team Tri- 2008 (18 Years GBR Team Tri -Nations Quebec City) Nations Quebec City)  Needed International Swimming!  Needed International Swimming!  GBR Age Record 50 Fly In Official Time Trial  GBR Age Record 50 Fly In Official Time Trial  100 Was Poor. Is He A Choker??  100 Was Poor. Is He A Choker?? 2009 (19 Years World LC Trials Sheffield & Glasgow) 2009 (19 Years World LC Trials Sheffield & Glasgow)  Second At Trials. Confident Of Qualifying  Second At Trials. Confident Of Qualifying  53.4  53.4 – – 52.0 This Season 52.0 This Season  One Of The Few  One Of The Few Jaked Jaked’ ’s s In Glasgow... In Glasgow...  Second 25 Issues Commence  Second 25 Issues Commence  Very  Very Very Very Down (& Emma...) Down (& Emma...)

2009... 2009... 2009 (19 Years ASA Senior Nationals Sheffield) 2009 (19 Years ASA Senior Nationals Sheffield)  Did Not Want To Do This! Wasn  Did Not Want To Do This! Wasn’ ’t At World t At World’ ’s s – – Emma Was And I Was...! Emma Was And I Was...!  51.8!! Chin Right Up  51.8!! Chin Right Up 2009 (19 Years GBR Short Course Leeds) 2009 (19 Years GBR Short Course Leeds)  GBR Senior Record 100 Fly 50.4  GBR Senior Record 100 Fly 50.4  Equalled GBR Senior Record 50 Fly 22.8  Equalled GBR Senior Record 50 Fly 22.8  HTF Speed & Beating The Wave  HTF Speed & Beating The Wave 2009 (20 Years European Short Short Short Course Istanbul) Course Istanbul) 2009 (20 Years European Short  First Recognised International. Three Finals  First Recognised International. Three Finals  Last Shiny Suit Meet And Couldn  Last Shiny Suit Meet And Couldn’ ’t Wait To Get Rid t Wait To Get Rid Of Them! Of Them!

2010... 2010... 2010 (GBR LC Championships Sheffield) 2010 (GBR LC Championships Sheffield)  Underperformed. Edgy. Talked Himself Out Of  Underperformed. Edgy. Talked Himself Out Of Performance Performance  Needs Second Trials. Never The Easy Way!  Needs Second Trials. Never The Easy Way! 2010 (European LC Championships Budapest) 2010 (European LC Championships Budapest)  Has To Taper To Make CWG Cut  Has To Taper To Make CWG Cut  Swim Off In 50 Fly For Semi  Swim Off In 50 Fly For Semi – – Finish!! Finish!!  Final 100 Fly 52.67 Makes CWG Cut (Phew!)  Final 100 Fly 52.67 Makes CWG Cut (Phew!) 2010 (ASA National Championships Sunderland) 2010 (ASA National Championships Sunderland)  Too Risky Not To Go  Too Risky Not To Go  Taper Implications As Goes 52.66 To Win  Taper Implications As Goes 52.66 To Win

2010... 2010... 2010 (Commonwealth Games New Delhi) 2010 (Commonwealth Games New Delhi)  Tenerife Preparation Camp  Tenerife Preparation Camp – – Psychological Camp Psychological Camp  Professionalism And Discipline  Professionalism And Discipline  Securing Medley Relay A Bonus  Securing Medley Relay A Bonus  A Medal A Bonus, Particularly Silver  A Medal A Bonus, Particularly Silver  52.50 Progresses  52.50 Progresses ‘ ‘Summer Summer’ ’ Meets 1 Meets 1- -3 (24.76 3 (24.76 - - 27.74) 27.74)  Five 52 100 Fly  Five 52 100 Fly’ ’s Across the Summer s Across the Summer

A Change In Approach A Change In Approach  Up To 2008, Preferred 50 And Was Frustrated That It  Up To 2008, Preferred 50 And Was Frustrated That It Was Not An Olympic Event And That It Was Not A Was Not An Olympic Event And That It Was Not A Selection Event Selection Event  From 2009, Change Of Approach To What Was  From 2009, Change Of Approach To What Was Important Improved The 100 But Made 50 Suffer Important Improved The 100 But Made 50 Suffer  Now Will Often Go Faster In 50 Split Of A 100 Than  Now Will Often Go Faster In 50 Split Of A 100 Than In The 50 At The Same Meet In The 50 At The Same Meet  From A Front End And Hang On Merchant To A  From A Front End And Hang On Merchant To A Backend Beauty! He Has BES Virtually All Season & Backend Beauty! He Has BES Virtually All Season & Rarely Has FES Without Rest Rarely Has FES Without Rest  Still Scared Of The 200...!  Still Scared Of The 200...!

Monday, Wednesday & Friday am Monday, Wednesday & Friday am  Land & Pool  Land & Pool Combis Combis  Weights Monday & Wednesday, Circuit Friday  Weights Monday & Wednesday, Circuit Friday  Gym 0530  Gym 0530 – – 0650 0650  Pool 0655  Pool 0655 – – 0745 0745  Short Pool Warm  Short Pool Warm- -Up Up  Concept Is To Utilise Fibres Stimulated In Gym In  Concept Is To Utilise Fibres Stimulated In Gym In Pool; Non- -Specific Fast Swimming Specific Fast Swimming Pool; Non  Sponge/Cups/Cord Resistance For Re  Sponge/Cups/Cord Resistance For Re- -Stimulation Stimulation  Assisted Swimming For  Assisted Swimming For Overspeed Overspeed  Form & Posture @ Speed  Form & Posture @ Speed  Drafting  Drafting  Assisted Turns  Assisted Turns  Removal (?) Kick  Removal (?) Kick