The Fastest Age

OOOOOH! taken to task by the Mighty Ion (Just curious, is that pronounced "ee-yon" or "eye-yon"?) Originally posted by Ion Beza The overlapping style that Popov is alegedly didn't use yer spell check there, did ya? using is a hard core stereotype in USMS only, not in US Swimming where the age-group swimmers are. I recommend anyone to do their homework before posting at my level. ... At your level? Are you referring to all your years of coaching of swimmers at all levels? You have an uncomplete understanding of TI and many things swimming. TI advocates staying in the front quadrant for as long as possible, but the caveat is that stroke length will vary by event length, which is exactly what was stressed at the stroke school (where age group coaches go). The shorter the event, the higher the stroke rate, but the foundation of the stroke is the most streamlined sustainable body position at different speeds. Longer events, longer stroke length. At your level? You look at Popov swimming and see where his arms are. I look and see his overall body and head position, his stroke length, the amplitude of his kick, the water around him and a dozen other things you simply lack the experience or knowledge to know to look for. I also look to see how he practices and what he takes from that to the race and in general what principles Touretski uses to guide his training . Forest for the trees. You're too mired in details to what is happening overall. You look empirically at effect, I look analyatically at effect and cause. I recently volunteered at the FINA World Cup meet in New York and noticed something that reaffirmed, for me, everything I'm stating here. Nearly every swimmer I observed in the warm-up pool began and finished with TI-like drills, maintaining long, slow front quadrant strokes. I even have film of it. Long, streamlined body positions, held as long as possible. Some of the fastest swimmers in the world, in all distances. Stroke length. You know, TI Stuff. I'd suggest that you do your own homework, ion, but you're not even enrolled in the class.

OOOOOH! taken to task by the Mighty Ion (Just curious, is that pronounced "ee-yon" or "eye-yon"?) Originally posted by Ion Beza The overlapping style that Popov is alegedly didn't use yer spell check there, did ya? using is a hard core stereotype in USMS only, not in US Swimming where the age-group swimmers are. I recommend anyone to do their homework before posting at my level. ... At your level? Are you referring to all your years of coaching of swimmers at all levels? You have an uncomplete understanding of TI and many things swimming. TI advocates staying in the front quadrant for as long as possible, but the caveat is that stroke length will vary by event length, which is exactly what was stressed at the stroke school (where age group coaches go). The shorter the event, the higher the stroke rate, but the foundation of the stroke is the most streamlined sustainable body position at different speeds. Longer events, longer stroke length. At your level? You look at Popov swimming and see where his arms are. I look and see his overall body and head position, his stroke length, the amplitude of his kick, the water around him and a dozen other things you simply lack the experience or knowledge to know to look for. I also look to see how he practices and what he takes from that to the race and in general what principles Touretski uses to guide his training . Forest for the trees. You're too mired in details to what is happening overall. You look empirically at effect, I look analyatically at effect and cause. I recently volunteered at the FINA World Cup meet in New York and noticed something that reaffirmed, for me, everything I'm stating here. Nearly every swimmer I observed in the warm-up pool began and finished with TI-like drills, maintaining long, slow front quadrant strokes. I even have film of it. Long, streamlined body positions, held as long as possible. Some of the fastest swimmers in the world, in all distances. Stroke length. You know, TI Stuff. I'd suggest that you do your own homework, ion, but you're not even enrolled in the class.