Bobby Y.

Strong on swimming fundamentals, learning to listen to the water, and putting together training plans based on cutting edge understanding of physiology and exercise science. Big believer in micro and macro training cycles.

HEAD AGE GROUP COACH
5 yr olds learning to blow their first bubbles to high school swimmers gunning for a D-1 athletic scholarship, Jr and Sr National Qualifiers, Texas Age Group champions, and top 16 Nationally ranked age groupers.

DIVISION 1 SWIM COACH
Developed Olympic Trial Qualifiers and NCAA D-1 All-Americans.

Belmont Aquatic team -- head coach
North Texas Nadadores -- head age group coach
Nitro Aquatics -- assistant coach
Tiger Aquatics -- head age group coach
University of the Pacific -- assistant coach

ASCA Level 3 coach, CPR/AED certified

Olympic Trial Qualifier (1500 Free, 200 fly, 10k open water)
nationally ranked top-15 open water swimmer
HS All-American
NAIA Senior Athlete of the Year (2012)

focus on feel. learning right effort and listening to the water. start with body position, head position, body line, breathing, then adding kick, hand entry, grabbing water and moving water with pull. The whole goal is to reduce drag and increase propulsion.

breathing drill using the deck and testing 'holding the body line' -- turning the head for the 'magic pocket' when breathing and learning to put this inside the stroke without losing rhythm

high elbow recovery and finger tip drag

basic sculling to develop a feel for the water

pace work for fitness clients based on test sets designed to increase speed and endurance

using video analysis to review technique and give feedback to make adjustments.