Avery Adams on A2B

Listen to our visit with Elevate Performance Swim Academy's Avery Adams here

 

00:40 – Background of Avery Adams

02:25 – Eddie Reese book plug

02:55 – Welcome Avery Adams

03:25 – Focus on squat technique

07:30 – Athlete to coach ratio

08:50 – Elevate Performance Swim Academy

10:19 – Air Force Academy’s James Winterfield

13:00 – Building relationships

15:40 – Individual sessions, evaluations, & warm-up

18:20 – Multi-sport background

19:25 – Lakeside SeaHawks & Vern Gambetta (GAIN)

20:00 – Body line as linkage/connection

21:15 – Innovation & reaction time

23:55 – Sprinting & set design

26:15 – Sprinting & muscle tissue recruitment

29:10 – Sprinting vs. AFAP

30:05 – What drives long axis strokes?  Short axis?

31:40 – Teaching “gears”

34:50 – Gamification

37:35 – Overcoming limitations

40:15 – A few favorite drills

46:10 – Finishing races (last 15m)

49:35 – Wrapping up & contact info