Jeff S Coaching #25 – The Bigger the Blob the Better the Job

Jeff S Coaching Podcast #27 – Working with Older Athletes with Coach Tracey Jacobs

This episode was originally recorded for the Parkinson's Association of San Diego Microcast series. When we conceived the topic for this microcast the idea was to talk about the differences for a coach working wth older athletes and younger athletes, or older people with Parkinson's who have to exercise and younger people, with or without Parkinson's, who want to exercise. However, as the conversation developed, the apparent differences became less and less obvious. Join Coach Tracey Jacobs, a cyclist having won world and national championships, and Jeff Seckendorf, age 70, coach and world record holder on the bike and Director of Operations at the Parkinson's Association of San Diego, as they unpack this seemingly simple topic. For more information on Coach Tracey, click here: https://traceyjacobscoaching.com/ [https://traceyjacobscoaching.com/] For Coach Me Strong, click here: https://coachmestrong.com/ [https://coachmestrong.com/]

Jeff S Coaching Podcast #26 – UTD's History and Me

After 17 years at the helm of Unified Team Diving I have passed the management of the company on to Director of Development Jay Gardner and Training Director Ben Bos. In this carcast I take a few minutes to look back at some of the history of UTD and how it impacted my life and, hopefully in a really good way, the lives of lots of scuba divers and scuba instructors.

Jeff S Coaching #25 – The Bigger the Blob the Better the Job

The electrical engineers creed about soldering: "The bigger the blob, the better the job." The rock climbers creed about rope: "If you don't know the knot, tie a lot." These two sayings, unfortunately, summarize much of the recreational scuba training that is currently happening. Without an understanding of "why," instructors are showing students how to do skills and expecting them to fully learn those skills. That, however, is impossible. In this short carcast, Jeff looks at the concept of proper education and its most vital cousin: retention. For more information and to contact Jeff about coaching, click here for the website.  [https://www.jeffscoaching.com]

Jeff S Coaching #24 – Comparing Yourself to Others

Do you feel like you are good enough? That is the core of this episode. In diving, and in sports, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others and that can be a huge impediment to any successful outcome in a class or training program. The most important thing in any training situation, or in a competition, is simple: you do you. As usual, I tie diving to cycling. Regardless of whether these stories are about you, let us know if you need some guidance, some coaching, or some mentoring as you move though your career as the best scuba diving version of you. Jeff For more information and to contact Jeff, click here. [https://www.jeffscoaching.com] This was originally published as UTD Scuba Diving Podcast Episode #107

Jeff S Coaching #23 – The Big Scuba Lie

How many dives do you have? I believe the answer to this question is the biggest lie in scuba diving. As instructors, we are trained to take this answer with a grain of salt. In this short carcast, Jeff takes a look at logging dives, logging flight hours, and some ideas about how to best log your dives. This was originally published as UTD Scuba Diving Podcast Episode #103. For more information and to contact Jeff, click here. [https://www.jeffscoaching.com]