History

Present

The cornerstone question about the coaching profession is whether coaching is an art or a science. With the growing number of computerized coaching systems on the market today it is obvious that the "scientific coaching" approach is winning over coaching by "feeling and motivation". However, it is also true that both approaches may co-exist successfully.

Regardless of what coaches say, more and more of them are relying on hard data, rather then on feelings and intuition. This is especially true at the level of coaching expertise required by national federations and Olympic teams, where improvement is hard to achieve and competition is fierce.

Similar to the technological fallout from NASA and Space Labs in other countries, Olympic sport is now producing cutting edge research and data which can be applied to other levels and segments of sports participants, all way down to age groups and back up again to masters. Actually, once the methodology is in place and the strategy has been proven (as it has with the 3S System), it can be applied to swimmers of any ability.

The knowledge to accomplish this, however, does not come cheap or easily. Years of research are necessary to test a single theory, and only a few theories are ever proven viable. When it comes to sports training knowledge and methodology, reliable information is not something readily available. You cannot just pick it off the shelf of your local bookstore. It is a rare and expensive commodity. And more importantly, it is one that serves to ensure competitive advantage in world arenas.

Past

The knowledge base underlying Super Sport Systems' training methodology comes from the focused and very specialized research launched by the USSR at an unprecedented level during the Cold War era. In the 50's the former Soviet Union made a strategic decision to support the development of sport sciences in order to assure the dominance of Soviet sportsmen at major world sporting events and at the Olympic games. Since then, and until the late 80's, the Soviet sports science industry was heavily financed. An enormous research infrastructure with multiple data banks was developed just for this purpose.

As a result of such a focused approach each Olympic sport was meticulously studied, and the associated information was processed through affiliated scientific research centers. Notwithstanding Soviet research, these sports scientists amassed data from all over the world to develop the main principles of their training process.

The 3S System then, is not really a Russian approach to training; but is instead a whole new methodology, based on the accumulated knowledge of generations of scientists from all over the world.

In 1999 an American based company, in association with a team of leading Soviet sports scientists, formed an alliance to develop a product capable of producing individualized training recommendations at the very same level that was previously available only as a service to Olympic coaches. The first stand-alone coaching tool capable of solving this task, dubbed the Training Optimization Program, was introduced in 2001. However, it still was more a consulting tool, and hardly appropriate for general use. The team continued development and in 2002 produced the first Internet version of TOP Ô , known today as 3S "Classic" coaching service. 3S introduced a revolutionary multi-sport module in 2003, and followed with an "Elite" version of their service for swimming coaches during the fall of 2004.

Future

Before the advent of 3S, elite coaching methodology and knowledge about the preparation of athletes was limited to a select handful of world-renowned coaches. Actually, some of this knowledge was considered so valuable, it was classified as a state secret for many years. With the present online version of the 3S System coaches around the world can now dip into this vast knowledge pool, and participate in its future development.

Designed to be a total training solution for both professional coaches and individual athletes, the 3S System does not require an advanced degree in physiology to use it. Nor does it require any extraordinary computer skills. The 3S System can be applied to practically any individual or team endurance sport, and can be utilized in virtually any coach-assisted or self-training program.

There is no analogy to the services offered by Super Sport Systems. Its knowledge, technology, and product quality are unique among training programs. Another advantage of 3S is its immediate access to the unique resources made available by Olympic level coaches and athletes worldwide. Unlike other programs that rely on the success story of a single coach or athlete, 3S offers a truly international base of knowledge and proprietary tools, which can lead to the ultimate success of anybody who is willing to adopt our system and philosophy.

Periodically, 3S conducts seminars and other public events to introduce our training concepts and methodology to the coaching community. Attending one of these clinics will greatly enhance your ability to understand the various components of the 3S System and will enable you to achieve maximum success when applying it in practice.

Since 3S also specializes in education for coaches (generations of Olympic level athletes and coaches in various sports have been prepared in accordance with our teaching methods), we offer not only services, but also in-depth knowledge concerning sports methodologies and practices for practically any Olympic or endurance sport.

Join us today, and succeed tomorrow with the most advanced suite of coaching tools on the planet!