Spin Off: Technique Help

[Anonymous]

The other post about Fitter and Faster swim camps got me thinking. Club swim coaches don’t focus a lot on technique, they seem more about the yardage.

Where does one get help with stroke technique? I’m located in NoVa. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The other post about Fitter and Faster swim camps got me thinking. Club swim coaches don’t focus a lot on technique, they seem more about the yardage.

Where does one get help with stroke technique? I’m located in NoVa. Thanks!

That's a pretty big generalization. There are vast differences among clubs/training groups/sites. Some people have great experiences. Some people have bad experiences.

[Anonymous]

Swim Box in Arlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The other post about Fitter and Faster swim camps got me thinking. Club swim coaches don’t focus a lot on technique, they seem more about the yardage.

Where does one get help with stroke technique? I’m located in NoVa. Thanks!

So what parents do not realize is the drill sets your swimmer is doing is the focus on technique. Teaching the swimmer's body what it should be doing.

Then after a swim at the meet the Coach will give feedback (head placement was off, breath count, etc) that the swimmer then focuses on at practice during the drills to improve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The other post about Fitter and Faster swim camps got me thinking. Club swim coaches don’t focus a lot on technique, they seem more about the yardage.

Where does one get help with stroke technique? I’m located in NoVa. Thanks!

So what parents do not realize is the drill sets your swimmer is doing is the focus on technique. Teaching the swimmer's body what it should be doing.

Then after a swim at the meet the Coach will give feedback (head placement was off, breath count, etc) that the swimmer then focuses on at practice during the drills to improve.

While this is true, different clubs do this differently at least at the younger ages. Some clubs really focus on technique drills, and will have the kids do one lap at a time of a drill and give feedback after each lap. This approach obviously comes at the expense of conditioning. Then there are other clubs that will embed the drills into sets. The kids will build more endurance this way, but they aren’t getting the same level of individual or group feedback on how well they are performing those drills.

As a former high-level swimmer, I tend to think the one lap at a time approach is better for 10 and under. Get the technique down and then layer on the conditioning. You won’t be as fast at 10 and under, but that doesn’t matter. Kids will really take off once they do start building endurance if they have a solid foundation of good technique. It’s also better for preventing injuries and burnout at a young age.

[Anonymous]

My kids do private lessons in the summer while we have extra time. They aren’t club swimmers (though have done a year or two of it,) but one 30 minute private made a huge difference for them on the small details of their strokes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The other post about Fitter and Faster swim camps got me thinking. Club swim coaches don’t focus a lot on technique, they seem more about the yardage.

Where does one get help with stroke technique? I’m located in NoVa. Thanks!

So what parents do not realize is the drill sets your swimmer is doing is the focus on technique. Teaching the swimmer's body what it should be doing.

Then after a swim at the meet the Coach will give feedback (head placement was off, breath count, etc) that the swimmer then focuses on at practice during the drills to improve.

I’m the OP. I know what drill sets are and I know what the coaches discuss at meets. I swam club up through college.

I’m dealing with a HS aged swimmer who has some bad habits now. Her strokes kill me when I watch. When I was a swimmer, there was one guy known for correcting technique - he ran group session, private sessions, and then started his own club.

Is there anyone like this? I imagine it’s easier these days with videos readily available to show the swimmers their issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The other post about Fitter and Faster swim camps got me thinking. Club swim coaches don’t focus a lot on technique, they seem more about the yardage.

Where does one get help with stroke technique? I’m located in NoVa. Thanks!

So what parents do not realize is the drill sets your swimmer is doing is the focus on technique. Teaching the swimmer's body what it should be doing.

Then after a swim at the meet the Coach will give feedback (head placement was off, breath count, etc) that the swimmer then focuses on at practice during the drills to improve.

I’m the OP. I know what drill sets are and I know what the coaches discuss at meets. I swam club up through college.

I’m dealing with a HS aged swimmer who has some bad habits now. Her strokes kill me when I watch. When I was a swimmer, there was one guy known for correcting technique - he ran group session, private sessions, and then started his own club.

Is there anyone like this? I imagine it’s easier these days with videos readily available to show the swimmers their issues.

Machine Performance center - has their own actual mini pool with standard lanes so very different than a swimbox type set up. 1 to 1 coaching available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The other post about Fitter and Faster swim camps got me thinking. Club swim coaches don’t focus a lot on technique, they seem more about the yardage.

Where does one get help with stroke technique? I’m located in NoVa. Thanks!

So what parents do not realize is the drill sets your swimmer is doing is the focus on technique. Teaching the swimmer's body what it should be doing.

Then after a swim at the meet the Coach will give feedback (head placement was off, breath count, etc) that the swimmer then focuses on at practice during the drills to improve.

I’m the OP. I know what drill sets are and I know what the coaches discuss at meets. I swam club up through college.

I’m dealing with a HS aged swimmer who has some bad habits now. Her strokes kill me when I watch. When I was a swimmer, there was one guy known for correcting technique - he ran group session, private sessions, and then started his own club.

Is there anyone like this? I imagine it’s easier these days with videos readily available to show the swimmers their issues.

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