@Mags Pellow he is so determined. He will be doing a 500free, 8 basic events and then attempting the mile at his next meet. Good luck to your daughter!!!

@Ala St This is what concerns me. He has the 500free on a FRI, 2 events Saturday AM (50-200s), 4 events Sun AM and then the MILE sunday afternoon for his next meet.

@Pierre-Daniel Jacobs he does water and he is a good hydrator overall. Not sure exactly how much he drinks just before. He will eat snack size pretzel bag, a mandarin orange, & a cheese stick after school & before practice. He eats his big meal after practice when he gets home, I think it is DEFINITELY how he breathes while in a hard set but as he is only 10 it is hard to convince him of this. Thanks!!!

@Mirjam Wenzel that is SUPER helpful! Thanks!

MY ANSWERS FROM MY 10 YR OLD'S PERSPECTIVE COME AFTER THE ### - How important do you consider the mental component of competition and training for your sport? ### I think the mental component once the skills are at least present is 75% of the battle in any individual sport - How would you split the difference bewteen the mental and physical component? ### I think that during dryland focusing on quality conditioning and team bonding / mental game is KEY. While the child is holding a plank - do visualization exercises or box breathing! - Do you do active mind training, is it included in your program? ### Our program does not do this - What external factors influence your mind? ### stress from social life, school, lack of sleep / nutrition, illness - it ALL influences your mindset - Have you ever worked with a sports psychologist to improve your mental resilience? If so, how did it change your approach to the sport? ### We have not worked with a sport psych (YET) - What role does goal setting play in your training and competition preparation? How does your mental approach to goals influence your performance? ### Goal setting should play into training etc but our program does not do this with the kids that are my kids ages (8-10) - Can you describe a time when your motivation was low? How did it affect your training or competition results, and how did you overcome it? ### When my son was feeling under the weather he just could not swim well no matter how much he wanted to which made him get into his head even further. - How do you mentally adjust during a competition if things aren’t going as planned? Can you give an example of a time when mental flexibility helped you succeed? ### My 10 yr old has not been able to adjust yet - Do you have any other mental strategies you use? ### box breathing visualization, alter ego use - Does the physical or psychological enable you to push for longer or continue to endure the pain? ### N/A to my 10 yr old - When you are competing, how do you know when to give 100% and when to conserve energy? ### My 10yr old doesn't quite get this yet

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