What is HeadCoach™?
HeadCoach™ is a groundbreaking tool which uses your personal swim data to provide coaching, recommendations and data analysis to help you improve your swim technique. HeadCoach™ shows up in multiple ways in your swim experience: you will see it in the goggles and in the app.
HeadCoach™ Workouts
HeadCoach™ Workouts are generated for you based on your recent swim data. Data points like your distance, stroke preferences, interval length preferences and other metrics, will be used to build and suggest three workouts that would be suited to your training style.
These guided workouts are automatically loaded to your goggles when you sync, and updated after each swim is synced to your app.
The workouts can be edited in the app so if you want to add an extra interval or change something around before you get in the pool, you can tap into the workout in the app, make the changes and save. This will then be synced to your goggles ready for your swim.
HeadCoach™ Skills
These are specific technique skills that HeadCoach™ can track your progress in.
For each skill, you will receive a score in the app in the Swim Details as well as in the HeadCoach™ section of the app. You will also find more information and coaching tips in that section.
Head Pitch
This is the angle in which you are looking up or down while you are swimming with your face in the water. The optimal range is between 30- 37 degrees; keeping your head within this range will get you the highest score.
You can access a Skill mode for this Skill in the goggles. In this Skill mode, the aim is to keep the dot within the two lines by adjusting your head position. For more information on Skill modes, read here: How do I use HeadCoach™ Skill modes?
You can also see your degrees or score as a metric in your dashboard for your last length or the current interval. See how to change your dashboard metrics here: Choosing your dashboards and metrics
Peak Head Roll
This is the maximum angle of the side to side roll of your head when breathing. The lower the number of degrees, the better.
You can access a Skill mode for this Skill in the goggles. In this Skill mode, the aim is to keep the dot within the lines when breathing. For more information on Skill modes, read here: How do I use HeadCoach™ Skill modes?
You can also see your degrees or score as a metric in your dashboard for your last length or the current interval. See how to change your dashboard metrics here: Choosing your dashboards and metrics
Time-to-Neutral
This is the percentage of your breath time that is spent returning to neutral after you inhale.
You can also see your percent or score as a metric in your dashboard for your last length or the current interval. See how to change your dashboard metrics here: Choosing your dashboards and metrics
Set & Interval Pacing
This is the consistency of your pacing within a set or interval. The more consistent, the higher the score.
You can access a Skill mode for this Skill in the goggles. In this Skill mode, the aim is to keep your set or interval paces consistent. For more information on Skill modes, read here: How do I use HeadCoach™ Skill modes?
You can also see your score as a metric in your dashboard for your current interval. See how to change your dashboard metrics here: Choosing your dashboards and metrics
HeadCoach™ Recommended Focus
HeadCoach™ analyzes your swim and provides a recommended focus based on a number of factors. You can see a detailed description here: HeadCoach™ Recommended Focus.
HeadCoach™ Limitations
HeadCoach™ is available for pool swims in freestyle only.
If you are using equipment for your swim which affects your technique or speed (e.g. snorkel or fins), this may mean that you don't receive a score for that length, interval or swim. Outlier detection is in place for these scenarios to prevent any outlier data from affecting your scores.
You can find out more on our blog or through the app.