Have gone to more swimming fundamentals, and trying for the swimmers to become more aware of there bodies and their positions in the water. Going to move on to some more swimming and various drills with no interval and allow them to adjust their positions and fix body movements (Deep Thinking from the book Talent Code). Focus was mainly on Freestyle and Breaststroke, and after the break we'll focus more on Backstroke and Butterfly.
Thursday night I pushed the strength of the arms as we did bench dips and deck-ups during the practice, and also did some windshield wiper sculls in there. We need to develop upper body strength and Thursday displayed it. I knew the new ones were going to need it, but the returnees surprised me a little with how much upper body strength they lacked.
Friday was a short practice as the field where we run was a bit slippery and muddy, so I opted to just go right in the water. Got done early because of the no running. The kids seemed to enjoy the different drills that made them think about balance and position a little more, along with some "surfing" the front arm drills. It was a good relaxed practice as many said they were sore from the previous day.
The group has made such strides. The other Casey commented that they look like swimmers. Now that I got them to that point, I can't wait until we rev it up again to see what they will be able to do now.
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