LACROSSE 1 ON 1
Lacrosse is a field-based invasion game that is similar in strategy to sports like soccer or team handball. So while the skills of the...
Tips for Teaching Beginners Blocking and Drills
- At beginners' level, blocking can be the last skill taught. You know it is time to teach blocking when the diggers can't handle the...
Blocking Is Important
There are four kinds of blocking formations, namely, one person, two person, three person, and none (otherwise called nobody home). There...
The Tempo of Teaching (Part 1)
GETTING FOCUSED Momentum results when two or more people work together toward a common goal. In the case of teaching, the teacher and...
Freestyle Basics (Part 2)
BOTTLE DRILL Instead of using a kickboard, you will now use your empty warm bottle. Make sure the cap is screwed on well so that no water...
Front Crawl Drills and Breathing rules
Flutter Kick Deck Drills - good for warm-ups Stand on a step or side of the pool if possible so one leg can swing back and forth without...
Freestyle Basics (Part 1)
FLOAT FIRST Your first exercise is floating on your stomach. Float and look down at the bottom of the pool; try to have your legs up near...
When Dolphin kick isn’t dolphin kick
Butterfly needs to have a dolphin action to swim it correctly. The basis for the stroke is a correct dolphin action, NOT a dolphin kick....
Learning Sports And Physical Activity Skills
Teachers who understand how students learn have a distinct advantage: they can teach in ways that maximize student's learning while...
How to make drills that work for your team
Introduction At almost every coach’s clinic that I teach, be it local, national or international in scope, most of the coaches in...
