Arete Sports/Kalos offers sport consulting and coaching education to organizations worldwide.
Dr. Monika E. Schloder has many years of experience in personal coaching and teaching. Recipient of 14 International Teaching and Coaching Awards, 1996 3M Teaching Fellowship Award for Outstanding Teaching in Canadian Universities
and was chosen Alberta 2008 Coach of the Year. Dr. Schloder's expertise includes:
Movement Analysis
Improving Sport Performance
Physical Preparation
Sport Pedagogy and Coaching Foundation
Sociology and Philosophy of Sport
Ethics in Sport
Swimming
Artistic Gymnastics
Athletics (Track and Field)
Her current activities also include:
Private Coaching: Swimming
Head Coach: Swimming/Running. Calgary Pentathlon Training Club
Alberta Learning Facilitator: Canadian National Coaching Association (NCCP)
In Motion Network: Promoting Physical Activity for Girls and Women
Former Master Coach in Residence: LA84 Foundation, Los Angeles, California. Minority Coach Leadership Development
KISFit, Los Angeles, California. Program development: K3-5, Physical Activities and Nutrition
KEIKI Fit, Honolulu. Boys and Girls Clubs of Hawaii. Program development: K3-5, Physical Activities and Nutrition
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Dr. Schloder has developed a series of Training DVD's to help Coaches and Athletes maximize their potential.
DVDs available from ASCA [American Swim Coaches Association]
www.swimmingcoach.org 1-800-356-2722 or 954-563-4930 8AM-5PM Eastern Time
5101 NW 21st Ave., Suite 200/Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
The ballet exercises in this DVD are modified and adapted to enhance functional and motor
fitness. Daily posture training and associated corrective exercises not only benefit technical
skill learning, i.e. athletic performance but also are important for personal health and
well-being. General body, limb and spatial awareness, explosive power, muscular strength
and speed, increased flexibility and suppleness, enhancement of rhythm, learning about
the 'flow' and 'feel' of and for movement are integrated parts of daily training as is relaxation,
breathing technique and stress management.
Free Spirit is a Model in Instructional Methodology in Simple to Complex Movement
Series through FUN, FITNESS and FUNDAMENTALS with the following Teaching Modules:
Water Sensation
Water Mastery
Body Posture
Body Sreamline
Body Core and Body Roll
Leg Action
Arm Action
Breathing Action
Stroke coordination and Stroke Ryhthm
Stroke Refinement
Developing General Athleticism
Basic Fitness Tests
FLY AWAY - The Butterfly Stroke in Swimming:
A progressive, sequential teaching model utilizing an innovative and interactive to the butterfly
stroke. Adaptations from ballet, gymnastics, and track and field are incorporated to help develop
and refine stroke technique. Rhythm, body awareness, stroke relaxation and body undulation
are also emphasized as key teaching or coaching points.
FLY AWAY Booklet, describes the DVD and developmental exercises in detail.
Sequential Warm-up and Cool-down principles and concepts. Progressive training methods on
dry-land incorporating creative activities from artistic gymnastics, athletics, and using
Physio balls to teach basic swimming skills and strokes.
It 'blows your mind' that this coach can teach and coach Starts - Turns - and Finishes on dryland
for easier skill transfer to the pool. A progressive and creative approach with activities from artistic
gymnastics, dance, and athletics to teach and coach these explosive skills.
