Elevate Performance Swim Academy

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I’ve been searching for a platform like this for quite some time.A place to build a community away from Instagram (my le...
06/05/2026

I’ve been searching for a platform like this for quite some time.

A place to build a community away from Instagram (my least favorite place on earth 😅).

The goal here is simple: create a place where parents, swimmers, and coaches can learn, ask questions, share ideas, and have meaningful conversations about athlete development.

Over the coming months, I’ll be posting a lot of content covering topics such as:

🏊 Stroke Development
🧠 Psychology & Mindset
⚡ Physiology & Performance
📅 Season Planning for All Ages
💪 Dryland That Actually Develops Athletes
👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Education
🎯 Long-Term Athlete Development
📚 Coaching Education

You’ll also find dryland programs, resources, courses, templates, and other tools designed to help swimmers, coaches, and parents navigate the athlete development journey.

Whether you’re coaching a team, supporting your child, or chasing your own goals in the pool, I hope this community provides value and sparks great conversations.

Looking forward to learning alongside all of you.

— Avery

I use the watch less and less at meets these days ..
06/04/2026

I use the watch less and less at meets these days ..

06/01/2026

What is swimming fast isn’t as simple as

Training Skills
Developing Energy Systems
Developing Athletes on Land

The most understood and overlooked element happens to be the MOST important element of developing athletes who swim fast.

What if the real glue understanding is the transfer of force and the ability to recognize energy leaking through

1. Limited Technical connections
2. Limited Self Awareness
3. Limited knowledge
4. In correct Technical Timing
5. Weak spots in specific positions
6. Delayed recruitment of force
7. Delayed outputs through delayed tension points, and poor movement sequencing

Understanding
1. Speed Strength
2. Coordination
3. Tissue Stiffness
4. The Ebb & Flow of Shifting Energy Transitions through movement patterns
5. Rhythm & Concurrency
6. Technical Transmission of Force
7. Mechanical Tension in Lengthened Positions
8. How Dryland & Swimming coexist within these same parameters
9. Using Dryland & Set Design to Synchronize & Accentuate These Principles

On top of - knowing where the leak is happening and then how to fix it.

It’s one thing to identify a problem
It’s another to know how to fix it

This is why simply getting stronger doesn’t always transmit to the pool

The problem may not be for production but rather force transfer.

The goal is not simply to generate maximal force but rather to transfer maximal force.

This is why simply building a larger engine doesn’t necessarily increase horse power.

Torque is the real goal that pairs Horsepower with real world “tire to pavement” outputs.

This is why dryland programs must have
1. More movement that requires transfer and creates connections
2. Increase ROFP
3. Increase ground contacts through plyometrics
4. Must have dynamic outputs
5. Must cycle programming through multiple phases to increase capacity and outputs

Why swimming must apply these exact principles to the water

Understanding how to produce force, transfer force and how and why leaks occur allows swimmers to perform year after year.

Stay tuned for a full course on this exciting topic

05/25/2026

Episode 8: Julia Ullmann. Making practice matter more. Know your training times, and keep track of the progress week to week and beyond.

05/19/2026

Heavier is not always better.

Start with the intent you want from your athletes — then work backwards with the loading.

If I selected a heavy band for these kick-outs, everything would suffer.

But if we select a lighter band, give him a tempo trainer set to 0.50, and provide enough slack to maintain technique and tempo through the 15m mark, then we’ve actually moved the needle forward — without the need for excessive resistance.

On land, the principle is exactly the same.

Excessive loading limits and crushes peak velocity stimulus, shifting the output more toward speed-strength or strength-speed.

Both have their place. But if the goal is peak velocity, the load has to reflect that intent.

Every resistance level serves a purpose.
Going heavy is not the only way to create adaptation.

Matthew was the kind of athlete every coach hopes to work with.Hard-working. Consistent. Detail-oriented.Over the years,...
05/11/2026

Matthew was the kind of athlete every coach hopes to work with.

Hard-working. Consistent. Detail-oriented.

Over the years, he never missed sessions, followed the plan to a T, and approached every part of the process with intention. Out of hundreds of athletes, he was truly one of one.

What separated Matthew wasn’t just talent — it was his mindset. He analyzed every detail, never made excuses, and was always focused on how to improve and move forward.

That level of discipline, accountability, and daily commitment is rare.

Proud of the athlete and person he’s become, and excited to see what’s ahead for him at Army. 🇺🇸

It’s more than X’s & O’s
05/07/2026

It’s more than X’s & O’s

Let’s Talk IntentionMost systems organize training around load and zones.Force day.Speed day.Power day.Clean. Simple. Ea...
05/06/2026

Let’s Talk Intention

Most systems organize training around load and zones.

Force day.
Speed day.
Power day.

Clean. Simple. Easy to coach.
But it misses something important.

It tells us what is being produced
not how it’s being produced.

The force–velocity curve is real.
It matters.

High force → low velocity
High velocity → low force

But athletes don’t perform in zones.
They perform through output.

And output is driven by two things:
Intent
CNS demand

This is where the shift happens.
Instead of asking:
“How heavy is it?”

We start asking:
“What is the athlete trying to produce?”

On the high-velocity end:

It’s not just “light load.”
It’s max CNS output.

* Max intent
* Reactive qualities
* Low ground contact times
* High neural demand

This is not just speed.
This is expression.

As we move into speed-strength:
We’re not just lifting lighter.
We’re training:

* Explosive intent
* Coordination under speed
* Neural efficiency

The goal isn’t movement.
It’s fast, intentional output.

In the middle—this is the most important piece: Strength–speed = connection.

This is where:
* Force meets velocity
* Output becomes transferable
* Movement starts to look like sport

High pull.
Squat to press.
Dynamic step-ups.

This is dynamic strength.

This is where most programs fall short—
because they jump from strength → speed
without building the bridge.

On the force side:

Yes, it’s heavy.
Yes, velocity drops.

But that doesn’t mean intent disappears.
A squat isn’t just force.

It’s:
Force produced with speed intent
That changes everything about adaptation.

So instead of separate qualities, we coach a continuum:

* Peak CNS output
* Speed strength
* Strength–speed (connection)
* Force with intent

All linked.
All intentional.
All contributing to performance.

The traditional model says:
Load determines adaptation.

This model says:
Intent determines output.
CNS determines how well that output transfers.

For sport—especially in the water—

We’re not chasing weight room numbers.
We’re building athletes who can:

* Produce force quickly
* Coordinate under speed
* Express power when it matters

One continuum.
Blended outputs.
Real transfer.

That’s the system.

05/03/2026

Most teams want to improve…
they just don’t always know where to start.

So they keep doing what they’ve always done—
hoping for a different result.

The shift happens with honest analysis.

When depth and consistency are the goal,
we have to take a real look at what’s actually happening:

• Where are the gaps across age groups?
• Are we balanced across sprint, middle, and distance?
• What are we missing in dryland and physical prep?
• Which events are underdeveloped?
• Where are the mismatches in training?

This isn’t about pointing fingers—
it’s about working together to find opportunities.

The best coaches are always searching, always refining.

Because when you take the time to look closely…
you start to see the path forward.

And that’s how long-term progress is built.

Swimming

Our Sport doesn’t have a talent problem.Our Sport has a development problem.Swimmers are pushed into intensity, volume, ...
04/17/2026

Our Sport doesn’t have a talent problem.
Our Sport has a development problem.

Swimmers are pushed into intensity, volume, and outcomes before they’ve built the skills to support it.

And when progress stalls?
We question the swimmer.

Better question:
Have we actually taught the skills that allow them to be successful?

Do they know what every effort and speed feels like ?

Can they swim all four strokes well, with comfy?

Do they understand the different from left to aide, or high to low, how to twist, how to jump, how to hinge and more?

The sport we all love often misses the basics in lieu for something “more fancy “.

Master foundational principles first
Focus on skills not drills
Leave no stone unturned

Skills first. Performance follows.

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