In this conversation, Sean Balmer shares his extensive coaching journey, emphasising the importance of treating coaching like a business, fostering honest conversations, and maintaining a culture of excellence.

He discusses the non-negotiables in coaching, the significance of being present, and the empowerment of both coaches and swimmers. Sean also highlights the critical role of skills development and the mentality required for success in swimming, drawing from his experiences with various athletes.

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We have a wide range of support for coaches and you can find out more about our face to face CPD’s via our coaching website. These CPD’s run across the year and are generally available 2-3 months prior to each event.

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We have a drop in Zoom call once a month for coaches which we then upload onto YouTube afterwards for those who cannot make it to join the live discussion - Sign up to our mailing list to hear about this and much more: ⁠⁠https://coaches.aprace.club/contact/mailing-list/⁠⁠

We also have a free mental health and wellbeing check-in which we would urge you to sign up for.

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