Test For Progress And Weakness

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Remember that the results – both successes, and more importantly, your failures – are just information which will show you how well new skills have been integrated into your swimming system. Data that reveals weak spots is good news because it shows you where you need to concentrate your effort in your precious practice times.

 

Success in this program is defined as improvement, not perfection. More specifically, success is indicated by an improvement in your external results because of a specific changes you’ve made in your internal control. Improvements in quality (it feels better, easier) come before improvements in quantity (it makes me move farther, faster), so don’t overlook those internal improvements when looking at your external results in the test swims.

 

Testing is a tool that is very effective for learning when used frequently. It forces the brain to recall and strengthen the synapses where information and skills are wired, and to reveal which information and skills are not wired well – weaknesses – so the student (and teacher/coach) knows where to focus further effort.

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