Turns – Underwater Dolphin
Make the most out of every pushoff and start, great underwater dolphin kicks will change your entire potential in the … READ
Turns – Air Control Flip Turn
Many swimmers, especially ones still learning, can tend to allow too much air to escape during the flip turn. This is done to make sure no water goes UP the nose, but it also has a detrimental effect on your pushoff.
Turns – FOIL Monofin Head Lead Dolphin
In working to develop a better underwater dolphin, this drill isolates the a stable head to help you learn to send all your energy forward.
Turns – Eyes Down Flip Turn
How you approach the wall can determine how good your flip turn is. Keeping the eyes down is the best start.
All Strokes – Starts
Every race begins with the start. How you react and the direction you choose can determine if you’re ahead or behind.
Turns – Stretch Cord Turns
Here’s a fun way to learn to tuck into your butterfly and breaststroke turns better.
Turns – Vertical Pushoffs
When first teaching swimmers to push off more on their backs for a flip turn, sometimes there is some disorientation in this process.
Starts – Deep Pool Vertical Entry
So you’ve got a big group of kids you’re trying to teach starts to, but you have to be safe, and run them all through a skill quickly and repeatedly… start from the end.
Turns – Under-Over Drill
When trying to get large groups of swimmers practicing proper pushoffs, sometimes NOT giving them a choice is a great way to teach.
Turns – Group Tennessee Turns
We all know the importance of great walls, so Tennessee Turns are something that should be in every team’s stable of drills.