I recently published the book, “How to create fun and effective Developmental swim practices.” I thought I could show you exactly how I write practices on a daily basis. It is super easy from my end and I’m curious if any would like to have access to the same bank of skills and software on … Read more
This weekend we had our first swim lessons of the fall season. Septemeber and October are extremely difficult times of the year. If you have a large high school staff then many of your employees are likely burned out from the summer by the end of the year work and struggle to fully staff you … Read more
When you do streamline like a thousand times, a hundred thousand, then you forget that it can be difficult for beginners to do well. I work with kids that are transitioning from swim lessons into swim team. They don’t know how to push off in streamline. What comes naturally for me, now, is totally foreign … Read more
1 x 25 Backstroke Kick get in and go Question of the Day: Why are there flags above the pool?Y= 1 jump off blocksN = One time lay on the bottom of the pool on your back Challenge: Kick in water over head with both arms above water in position 11 for 3 seconds. And … Read more
Introduce the “Flow” Dryland Yoga Flow for Swimmers: Created with Microsoft Fresh Paint PlankChaturangaPlankDown DogForward Fold / Lazy PuppetSoldierStreamline111 Freeother arm FreeBoth for butterflyRepeat. Set up your lane 1st person starts in the lane’s corner. Everyone else lines up along the lane line. #1 pushes off, does their activity, then moves over. Returns to the … Read more
Warmup A woman swimmer streamlines under water at the start of a race. What are the 3 things for streamline we’re working on? 1) Lock Thumb 2) Look Down 3) Squeeze Ears with elbows Standing on Deck, demonstrate and say it. https://videopress.com/v/RlDr1loj?muted=true&persistVolume=false&preloadContent=metadata Jump in and run or swim to 1/2 way in Mini lane as … Read more
Summer is about to finish most swim professionals, aquatic professionals, are wrapping up their summer outdoor programs in the United States. That means we are struggling to find staff after our college workers had gone back to school and our high school staff is left covering the same pools with fewer people and an additional … Read more
Warmup 100 IM Kick 2 x 25 Position 11 Question of the Day: At a swim meet can you begin in the water? YESY = Roll like a log across the floor 3 times and do 2 jumps as high as you canN = Do 10 situps and 5 jumps as high as you can … Read more
I know that stage 2 is more about introducing fly kick. And you can do it in a number of ways. I find the easiest way of introducing fly kick is to simply demonstrate it with the hands by the hips and kicking with the face in the water. The tricky part is teaching the … Read more
I get the feeling sometimes when I’m coaching or teaching a swim lesson that I’m wasting time. Sometimes I feel like when parents see me doing “floats” with their advanced swimmers, or doing a challenge where they do a front float, flip, then do a handstand we’re playing games without a purpose. If you’ve followed … Read more
