Intro
AthlyraX
AthlyraX is designed to help coaches understand how training, capability and performance connect, so development can be interpreted more consistently in real coaching environments.
What capability means
Capability is what the swimmer can actually do, how well it can be done, and what they can consistently reproduce, control and sustain.
Performance is how that ability is expressed at a given moment.
How the work connects
TrainingWhat is being asked of the swimmer
→
CapabilityWhat can be reproduced, controlled and sustained
→
PerformanceHow that appears at a given moment
The capability framework
Technical
Control
Control
Efficiency
Robustness
of Efficiency
of Efficiency
Aerobic
Capacity
Capacity
Anaerobic
Capacity
Capacity
Power & Speed
Expression
Expression
Performance
Progression
Progression
Coach
Assessment
Assessment
What's happening
Every swim produces a lot of information.
Every swim produces a lot of information.
Times, splits, stroke, pacing, fatigue, behaviour under pressure.
Coaches read this quickly, often through experience and instinct.
The reality
Coaches are working with a lot of information, often at speed.
Coaches are not short of information.
They are working with a lot of it, often at speed.
Different signals appear at the same time, and decisions still have to be made.
The issue
There is often too much data to follow and make sense of consistently.
The issue is not a lack of data. There is often too much of it, making it difficult to follow and make sense of it consistently.
The approach
AthlyraX brings what is already there together.
AthlyraX does not add more information.
It provides a consistent way to bring what is already there together, so it can be understood in context rather than as separate moments.
What this changes
Changes become easier to see and understand.
This makes changes easier to see and understand in the swimmer's performance.
- Clearer interpretation
- More consistent decisions
- Less reactive coaching
Purpose
To improve how decisions are made.
The aim is to improve how decisions are made, not just what decisions are made.