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Swimming - Dive Progression Cards

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This looks like so much fun 🤩

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👉🏻Long Dog👈🏻

🗒️ Great drill to use before speed work.

🗒️ You can teach your team how to draw the power triangle to get the most out of their catch and pull.

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👉🏻want better turns?👈🏻

Simple drills you can do with any age group, especially if you’re trying to teach speed of turn.

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👉🏻Freestyle👈🏻

Speed hinges on technique, the entry phase of freestyle sets streamline and propulsion for the rest of the stroke.

✅ Slip hand into water in front of shoulder

✅ Minimise bubbles and drag

✅ Reach down and forward

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👉🏻Powerful Starts👈🏻

1. Drill 1 focuses on dumping forwards in a horizontal position. Focus on jumping and avoiding contact.

2. Drill 2 focuses on vertical jumps with a focus is swimming arms to generate momentum.

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👉🏻Breaststroke👈🏻

Watch this clip if you find you lose power and speed in breaststroke.

Key point: make sure your arms don’t go out too wide.

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👉🏻Scull to full breaststroke👈🏻

Key points: focus on high elbow catch, fast tempo and a powerful catch position.

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👉🏻Faster Divers👈🏻

Key point: the first dolphin kick should happen as a swimmer is transitioning from diving down to going forward.

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👉🏻bullseye diving👈🏻

Great activity to help students develop their confidence with their dives.

Key point: arms extended and straight

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👉🏻 Straight arm freestyle drill 👈🏻

Key point: don’t let your hips go past the verticals point.

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👉🏻Barracuda Sprints👈🏻

Under water dead start sprints with fins are brilliant in helping swimmers generate power and become stronger swimmer.

Key point: maintain straight body in streamline position

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#backstroke

👉🏻4 backstroke technique tips👈🏻

Key point: during your breakout, make sure you’re pulling yourself out of the water while still moving forwards.

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#flykick

👉🏻 Sneaky breath drill

💡Idea is for swimmer to try and take a breath without it being noticeable.

👌 key point is keeping chin low on surface of water and getting head down.

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#drylandtraining

Use a foam roller to replicate the mechanics of a stroke and strengthen core.

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#freestylekicking

5 different ways to kick without a kickbaord:

1. Wall kicks
2. Superman arms
3. Snorkel with arms at sides
4. Streamline on your back
5. Side kick

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#breaststroke

✅ Drill progression to correct breaststroke timing

1. Head down / snap around drill
2. Baby breaststroke
3. Regular breaststroke

Key point: connecting the head dropping down from the breath with the feet snapping around at the back.

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The go to drills for all levels:
👉🏻Kick on the side👈🏻

Helps with:
👉🏻 Posture
👉🏻 Alignment
👉🏻 Balance
👉🏻 Rotation
👉🏻 Breathing

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#sprints

4 tips for faster sprints:

1. No pauses
2. Quick breaths
3. Great kicking
4.good head positioning

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#starts

Better starts just 3 steps away!

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