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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t do more than 3x a week at 10. The issue is more burnout than injury.

Why do you need stroke mechanics too? A 2-3 days a week program should be doing all that and if it’s not you need a new club. [/quote]

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There should still be considerable emphasis on stroke technique at 10 and under, and really at 12 and under. Many high-level swimmers end up with shoulder tendinitis in their later years. Once you have it, it’s hard to manage while training in the way that you want in order to achieve your goals. You want to protect those shoulders as long as possible.

3 days leaves room for another sport or non-sport activity. If you have an intense kid, it’s probably better not to put all the eggs in one basket. Or if they are really all in on swimming and don’t want to do anything else, that 4th day could be used for some kind of age appropriate dryland work. Working on overall athleticism pays off in the pool, especially on starts and turns. [/quote]

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