This is going to sound silly, but I can't remember how to do a vertical kick drill...uh...any help?
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When I swam high school, I had a coach who absolutely loved vertical kicking drills. He would have the whole team go to the deep end, age groupers included, and we would spend a whole practice down there. We devoted one practice a week to vertical kicking, and most of us hated it. *Some of us* still hate it to this day.
The workout would go as follows: 5 minutes regular treading water flutter kick; 3 minutes with arms out of the water to your elbow; 30 seconds with arms in streamline position; 30 seconds with arms in streamline position dolphin kick. 1 minute rest on wall, repeat set.
At the end of practice, when we all were too exhausted to move, he would have us high schoolers strap ankle weights on, and do streamline with flutter kick until only one person "survived" - i.e. their chins didn't sink below the water. That person would then get to skip the kick set at the next morning's practice.
I will admit, however, that those not-so-blissful times in high school, my kicking was much improved, and so was my core strength - God how I miss those abs! :p
When I swam high school, I had a coach who absolutely loved vertical kicking drills. He would have the whole team go to the deep end, age groupers included, and we would spend a whole practice down there. We devoted one practice a week to vertical kicking, and most of us hated it. *Some of us* still hate it to this day.
The workout would go as follows: 5 minutes regular treading water flutter kick; 3 minutes with arms out of the water to your elbow; 30 seconds with arms in streamline position; 30 seconds with arms in streamline position dolphin kick. 1 minute rest on wall, repeat set.
At the end of practice, when we all were too exhausted to move, he would have us high schoolers strap ankle weights on, and do streamline with flutter kick until only one person "survived" - i.e. their chins didn't sink below the water. That person would then get to skip the kick set at the next morning's practice.
I will admit, however, that those not-so-blissful times in high school, my kicking was much improved, and so was my core strength - God how I miss those abs! :p
