Does anyone else here NOT kick when they swim freestyle?
When I was 19, a coach told me that a lot of "real" freestylers don't kick, which was a surprise to me because every other coach I'd had would yell at me to kick during my events. I grew up thinking I was the odd one out, but maybe someone on here knows what I'm talking about...
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Drills for one thing simply provide variety....varieties of ways of moving through the water....varieties of neural propulsive patterns...they don't have to have direct positive impact on whole stroke swimming, but they usually do.
I use tons of standard timed drill sets...eg: 5 descending 100's each equals 25kick 25 rt arm 25lft arm 25 catchup etc....
Plus... 'part-whole' (isolate-integrate) is an age old motorlearning teaching tactic...way more effective than just trying to change a reinforced pattern in the whole stroke.
Hey guys I don't waste a lot of time on kicking and have used almost every thing out there have done all of Terry's suggestions and even more. I don't usually spend a lot of time with drills of any type and very seldom suggest them. I teach full stroke not bits and pieces.
I do suggest drills if that is the name we want to put on bits and pieces if I cannot be there in person.
Drills for one thing simply provide variety....varieties of ways of moving through the water....varieties of neural propulsive patterns...they don't have to have direct positive impact on whole stroke swimming, but they usually do.
I use tons of standard timed drill sets...eg: 5 descending 100's each equals 25kick 25 rt arm 25lft arm 25 catchup etc....
Plus... 'part-whole' (isolate-integrate) is an age old motorlearning teaching tactic...way more effective than just trying to change a reinforced pattern in the whole stroke.
Hey guys I don't waste a lot of time on kicking and have used almost every thing out there have done all of Terry's suggestions and even more. I don't usually spend a lot of time with drills of any type and very seldom suggest them. I teach full stroke not bits and pieces.
I do suggest drills if that is the name we want to put on bits and pieces if I cannot be there in person.
