jock librarian

"You can't learn how to shoot a basketball at practice. The kids that really have game are the ones that are willing to spend 3-4 hours playing on their own, practicing their shots on the playground." Philip's comments struck a chord with me. I've come to realize that I won't make much progress in my sport if I spend all of my time in the water at practice (i.e. basically trying to keep pace with others in the lane). If I truly want to improve, I'm going to have to carve out time during the week to swim on my own, stop the frenetic cadence, focus on the basic movements, slow everything down to a Tai Chi waltz, imagine and breathe.