The Matt Kredich School of Thought is a coaches clinic that is totally unique in the swimming world. The goal of the School of Thought is to create an immersive and exciting learning experience that challenges all participants - coaches and speakers alike - to clarify and evolve their thinking around high performance coaching and swimming.

The clinic began when Jan Olbrecht (and his wonderful wife Pascale)  offered to come over from Brussels and spend a couple of days with our staff. He suggested that he could present for a small group of coaches to help pay for expenses. I immediately thought of many coaches whom I know had been influenced by “The Science of Winning” and, like me, had many questions about the implementation of Jan’s concepts. I invited several, who signed on immediately, word quickly spread, and the School of Thought Clinic was born.

Over the first four years I simply added speakers who I knew could help answer some of the questions that I was asking, and who had unique and powerful insights into high performance in swimming and coaching. Many coaches over the years have told me that the School of Thought was the best educational experience of their careers.

The 2023 featured speakers are among the most progressive thinkers in the sport of swimming, and the format allows for all coaches to be active participants in discussion. The three-day clinic will feature many different learning environments – including larger group lectures, by-the-pool sessions, small group workshops, as well as some great social opportunities that inevitably lead to some of the best experiences of the clinic.

The clinic will be limited to 60 registrants in order to provide the best possible learning experience for each member of the group.