If you have swam for Phil Black before, you probably know of bumpers. I can't remember all the details of the game, so I made up what I think that I remember of Bumpers.
It's like King of the Hill. You first spread out the group into the lanes into heats. The first heat being the fastest heat and every heat after being slower. One lane is the fast lane, and then subsequent lane is slower. The Heat would do a sprint for time, and then the faster swimmers would bump each other down. The swimmers could also bump themselves into the faster heats.
Last nights practice included bumpers with 50 Free from a push. After the first round the picked up the concept and the racing really began. We went four rounds and the kids moved up and down the order. With five heats the swimmers got around 8 to 10 minutes rest between sprints (similar to the rest you'll get if you were just doing timed swims off the blocks).
Most kids enjoyed the game, some didn't pick up the competitive resolve and didn't seem to have as much fun as the rest. This game does need a little competitive edge to really enjoy.
I remember really enjoying this game swimming for Phil Black, but also some teammates who didn't enjoy the game as much. It worked out the same way with my group.
Had some kids though go faster than their meet times, and we were going from a push! Can't wait to see what happens at this meet this weekend.
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