Stroke Work
Enough with the drills! The coaching strategy 10-year-old swimmers need most
By adjusting your coaching to meet swimmers where they are developmentally, you will help them master the fundamentals, stay engaged, and lay the foundation for future success.
Read MoreTeach proper freestyle with these seven beginner freestyle drills
The Red Cross swim program does a great job at teaching young swimmers how to float and general body position strategies for new swimmers, but as coaches, we need something…
Read MoreTeach swimmers to take less freestyle strokes with this one easy drill.
Coaches often look for the best drills to improve their swimmers’ strokes and swimming ability. Building the proper stroke foundation allows swimmers to progress much faster than they would with…
Read MoreThe most important part of a swim race isn’t above the water…its below.
When you think of swimming, you almost always picture swimmers kicking, splashing, and moving their arms over the water. Although this is definitely a huge aspect of swimming fast, it…
Read MoreThe secret of the axis.
I started swimming the summer I was 6 years old for the Tidal Waves. After swimming for a variety of teams for 15 more years, I’ve come to learn a…
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