The Capability Series
Swimming coaching, training, athlete development, measurement and performance through capability.
Observe · Measure · Understand · Develop · Perform
Capability Series
Five books about seeing swimming development more clearly.
Books 1–5 are published.
The Capability Series follows one connected idea: training provides the stimulus, capability develops over time, and performance is the expression of that capability under specific conditions.
Written by Sergio Catania, the series moves from practical poolside observation through swimmer development, competitive swimming coaching decisions, measurement and the interpretation of performance.
Capability Series · Book 1
Why Training Isn't Working
And How to Fix It by Seeing What Actually Matters
A practical starting point for recognising what holds, what changes and where performance begins to break. The book shifts attention away from isolated outcomes and toward repeatable patterns that reveal what a swimmer can currently support.
Capability Series · Book 2
The Adaptive Swimmer
Understanding Progress and Long-Term Development in Swimming
Explores how swimmers change over time, why development is rarely linear, and how coaches can recognise meaningful progress without reducing development to race times or one good session.
Capability Series · Book 3
The Adaptive Coach
Applying the Capability Framework in Practice
Turns the framework into day-to-day coaching practice: reading evidence, recognising individual profiles, interpreting change and making better-informed decisions without replacing professional judgement.
Capability Series · Book 4
Measuring Development
Understanding Swimming Capability Through Observation, Testing and Tracking
Focuses on how development becomes measurable. It brings observation, structured testing, repeated evidence and longitudinal tracking together so that changes can be interpreted as patterns rather than isolated numbers.
Capability Series · Book 5
Beyond Performance
Understanding Swimming Performance Through Capability
Brings the series together by looking beneath the performance outcome. It examines how different capability profiles can produce similar results and why understanding the structure beneath performance leads to better long-term decisions.
Libro italiano sul nuoto
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Prestazione, capacità e sviluppo del nuotatore
Un libro per allenatori, atleti e famiglie che vogliono comprendere il progresso oltre il singolo tempo. Collega allenamento, test, gara e osservazione alle capacità che sostengono la prestazione nel tempo.