Ellen F.

I have 4 years experience as a Gateway League (summer) head coach. This team has ranged from 120-150 swimmers aged between 4 and 18 years old. I have one year experience as an assistant coach for the YMCA league. I also will be approaching my second year of experience as an assistant coach of St. Louis Tsunami Swim Team (USA Swimming) where I predominantly work with age group swimmers and some high school swimmers.

I competed as a Division II athlete for University of Missouri St. Louis where I earned the GLVC Conference Athlete of the Week Award and received recognition for my athletic and academic accomplishments.

A typical session will hold a variety of components such as static and dynamic stretches, speed, endurance, breath control, and technique work. I address technique through breaking down large movements into smaller movements and increasing the athlete's self body awareness so that they can experiment with certain movements within a framework. I use various drill progressions and dryland analogies to incorporate and/or improve stroke efficiency. I then use repetition to build muscle memory.