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Hi, I am having a problem with a few swimmers who are exceptionally fast with a kick board, but this speed does not translate to fast swimming. How can I get swimmers (age 8 - 10) to incorporate fast kicking into fast swimming? Is it a coordination problem or should I get them to start using pull buoys more often. Right now we do very little pull-buoy use in practice.
Thanks, Cameron Grant |
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Hi Cameron
If it is right and they do their best, maybe they can't combine the stroke and the kick same time! you can use some drills to fix is such as (one hand stroke left/then right) or (4L-4R stroke) also some drills for their kicks such as (2-beats, 4 beats and 6 beats). they might don't know what is the best combination between kicking and stroke!! |
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Hey Cameron. Remember, the younger swimmers have so little surface area to fight against, that great position they get in with a kickboard is perfect for going fast. Translating to swimming at such a young age means a lot of focus on maintaining that positioning when they start swimming.. keeping them long and narrow. This isn't easy when trying to go fast, but trusting in what you're doing now will pay off later... as it sounds like you're doing the right thing. I remember years ago, demonstrating at practice for my team, how a 10 year old with a good kick on a board could keep up with just about anybody on the team... until they dropped the board. It was an illustration of staying narrow. I was the person she was racing, so of course, the extra incentive for the 10 year old, with her entire team yelling... worked well. :) She was very quick. |
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