Hi,
I've been following this forum for more then a year and this is my first post here.
My daughter is 9 years old and she has been swimming for 2 years. For the last 8 months she's been training 4 days per week; half-hour dryland, one hour pool. She is a happy swimmer and they have great friendship within the team. Her free and breaststroke styles are quite fine. Her short-course(25m) 50meter times are: Free 40 ; Back 48 ; *** 51 ; Fly 50
But whenever she's in a meet, her stamina drops clearly at around 35m. As for the freestyle, her 25meter time is around 16 seconds. She usually turns before her friends, falls behind at last 15meter. It disappoints her.
How can we help her to build up her endurance?
What should we have her eat before the meet? Should we take her out for jogging, hiking, biking or any other physical activity? All suggestions and hints are appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Yes, she is very happy with her team but dissatisfied with her progress lately. I think it's all about her comparing times with her friends. She just wants to get better, "she" talks to me about it. She is aware that it is al about the technique and I'm trying to be there to help her. I tell her that somethings are about time, and she will get better and better. Telling her to pay attention to what coach says. Regarding yardage, I never counted it :) This info was given by her coach.
As I hear from other parents, her coach is against private lessons. Some asked and got refused. In contrary to that, some are taking private lessons, especially those in B team to get in to A team and some of those in A team with her, to get in the relay team.. :) Some began to wear arena carbons etc at this age, even in the club competitions, it is so unbelievable!!
To make it clear; proposed thing is swimming analysis, not private lessons. And I understand that you are not against a swimming analysis at this age.
I can have her analyzed and could give the results and videos to her coach. And just leave it like that. I just don't want to interfere with his coaching at all. But if I have her analyzed, that is already interfering :)
Don't know what to do... I think if he had the time and resources he would like to see all his students from underwater and correct their mistakes one by one...
Yes, she is very happy with her team but dissatisfied with her progress lately. I think it's all about her comparing times with her friends. She just wants to get better, "she" talks to me about it. She is aware that it is al about the technique and I'm trying to be there to help her. I tell her that somethings are about time, and she will get better and better. Telling her to pay attention to what coach says. Regarding yardage, I never counted it :) This info was given by her coach.
As I hear from other parents, her coach is against private lessons. Some asked and got refused. In contrary to that, some are taking private lessons, especially those in B team to get in to A team and some of those in A team with her, to get in the relay team.. :) Some began to wear arena carbons etc at this age, even in the club competitions, it is so unbelievable!!
To make it clear; proposed thing is swimming analysis, not private lessons. And I understand that you are not against a swimming analysis at this age.
I can have her analyzed and could give the results and videos to her coach. And just leave it like that. I just don't want to interfere with his coaching at all. But if I have her analyzed, that is already interfering :)
Don't know what to do... I think if he had the time and resources he would like to see all his students from underwater and correct their mistakes one by one...
