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...
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...
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....
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...
Teaching Swimmers Breaststroke for the First Time
Teaching young age group or novice high school swimmers how to swim legal and pretty breaststroke is a good challenge requiring a...
What To Do After Warm-Up?
WARM-UP After the warm-up, the players should stretch together as a team, led by the coaches, trainers, captains, or instructed players....
A BRIEF BREAKDOWN OF THE BREASTSTROKE FOR THE AGE GROUP SWIMMER
During training it is best for the coach to introduce components of the stroke rather than teaching/coaching long distances or repeats of...
TEACHING THE BUTTERFLY STROKE
BODY POSITION As in all strokes the body must be horizontal and streamlined. The teacher/coach must make sure the swimmer can push off...
