104 Ready to use Parent Education Articles

     IES Club Development chairman, Loren Eddy, has purchased from ASCA the "Newsletter and Bulletin Board Companion" with 104 ready to use Parent Education articles. These are for use by Inland Empire Swimming Teams, only. If you are not a mamber of Inland Empire Swimming you can obtain these articles from ASCA. ASCA has put together this great resource list of articles, many of which were published quite a few years ago and have been out of print for a while, but their relevance has not diminished.

     Below is the list of the articles. If you are interested in looking at any of them contact webmaster@ieswim.org with your request and the article will be sent to you. You can use them on your bulletin board or include them as an insert in your newsletter. You are free to edit the articles in whole or part, in order to fit your own circumstance

     If you are looking for an outside "authority" or if you are simply looking for new topics or ideas, this collection will be of great benefit to you.

Table of Contents for
"Newsletter and Bulletin Board Companion"

PARENT EDUCATION ARTICLES
Development
Moving From Summer League to Year Round Swimming
Lifetime Fitness
Swimming Is An Investment
Success In Athletics
A New Generation of Second Best Swimmers?
On Ageing Up and Expectations
Kids And Sport
Thoughts on Age Group Development
When a Child Starts on The Swim Team as a Teenager
Two A Day Swim Practices -- When Should the Athlete Start?
The Fallacy Of Age Group Rankings
Moving Up to a New Workout Group
Why is Swimming a Year Around Sport?
Practice and Competition for 10 and Unders
Should Age Group Swimmers do Weight Training?
Where Should Fast Age Group Swimmers Train?
Ageing Up
On Moving Up to a New Coach
Weight Training for Age Group Swimmers

PROGRAM
When The Coach Goes To Nationals
Stay With Developing Clubs
How Can You Help Your Swim Team
When The Coach Is Away With A Few Swimmers
Are Swim Camps Worth the Money?

PRACTICES
Watching Your Child at Swim Lessons or Swim Practice
Practice Objectives And Routine - What To Expect
"Practice is Too Hard!"
Training Aids: Legitimate Tools Or Frivolous Fads?
What's Going On In Practice
Why Do Coaches Gear Practices To The Ability Level Of The Best Swimmers?
When Swimmers Return From Camp
Who Should The Head Coach Work With?
Learning Good Starts
Summer's End Break
What is Taper?
The Coach Seems Harsh
Swimming Tired
Adjusting To Different Stroke Techniques
Age Group Swimmers And Taper

SWIM MEETS
Officials And Their Duties
When Your Child Is Disqualified
All Weekend Swim Meets
Why Doesn't The Coach Continue To Work On Technical Points At Championship Meets?
Support Team Travel
Which Events Should Your Child Swim?
What Do Coaches Say To Age Group Swimmers After Their Event?
What To Expect At Swim Meets
What is Long Course, What is Short Course?
Swim Meets
Mini-Meet!
The Purpose of Travel Meets for Swim Teams
Competition and Children
What the Coach Looks For at a Swim Meet

COACHING
The Career Club Coach
What Motivates The Coach?
Working WITH the Coach
Common Purpose - Board and Staff
The Nature of a Judgment Call
Why Some Programs Fail To Keep A Good Coach
That's Not It
Kids and Two-Career Parents
Key To Goal Setting: Parent Support
Helping Billy Set Goals
Supporting Your Children in Swimming
Swim Parents And Masters Swimming
What Can You Do To Help Your Child at Swim Practice?
How Parents can be Positive
When Sally Swims Poorly...How Mom and Dad Might Talk To Their Child at a Swim Meet
When Sally Swims Great...How Mom and Dad Might Talk To Their Child at a Swim Meet
A Family That Plays Together
The Ten Commandments For Parents Of Athletic Children
The Parent And The Coach
Guidelines for Parents Who Want to Coach

MOTIVATION
Goals and Values
Are All Efforts Good Efforts?
On Making Choices
When A Swimmer "Plateau's" -- Rachel's Story
Burnout Or Choice
On Praising Your Children
The Positive Attitude
Setting Goals: The Parent, Coach, Athlete Relationship
Playing Favorites
Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities -- Coping With Adversity is the Key

NUTRITIONAL/MEDICAL
Balancing Breakfast Needs with Morning Workouts
"Quick Energy"
Gain Weight To Gain Strength
Glycogen Depletion
Carbohydrate Loading
Are Ideal Weight Charts Meaningful?
The Importance Of Fluid Replacement
Nutrition Between Prelims And Finals
Guidelines For Going On The Road
Breakfast On The Run
Fast Food, How To Lift The Guise On Healthier Choices
Fast Food Breakfast Choices
Use Favorite Foods To Trim Excess Fat From Your Child's Diet
SALADS...They May Not Be As Slimming As You Think
Coffee and Caffeine
Snacks
Workouts and the Common Cold
"What Is Swimmer's Ear?"
What Should My Child Be Eating Before And During His Competition"
Eating on the Road

Tips
Newsletters
Bulletin Boards
"The World's Greatest Newsletter" Article by Bill Volkening
142 Ten Tips for Newsletters by Bill Volkening

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