PDF The Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team is about to complete their first week of the semi-annual swim team clinic. Here is a general outline of the first week:
8 and Unders
- Freestyle drills and technique (12 beat switch, 6 beat switch, catch-up, finger drag, zipper, and streamline one arm)
- Backstroke drills and technique (shoulder roll, roll and pull, wave, 1/2 recovery, one arm)
9 and 10′s
- Freestyle drills (all of the above plus one arm freestyle and gallop)
- Backstroke drills and technique (all of the above plus fly kicks on their backs, and titanics)
11 and 12′s
- Freestyle drills and technique (all of the above plus fist, quick catch, and a few others)
- Backstroke drills and technique (all of the above plus a few more new drills)
- Breaststroke drills and technique (breaststroke kick on back, streamline breaststroke kick, elbow thrust, circle pull, 3-3-3, fist, two kick one pull, 4 second glide)
- Fly drills and technique (fly kick on back, 4 quarter fly kick, 4 kick one arm fly, one arm fly, fist, and side breathing)
13 and Over’s
- All of the drills and strokes mentioned above plus a few other racing technique and “efficiency technique” drills
In general, I (as well as the other coaches) were extremely happy with the turnout for the first week of clinic, and we were also excited about how much the swimmers were learning! We cannot wait for next week to start so we can begin building some endurance!
Happy Swimming, and Go Typhoons!!
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