Hello,
Swim father of two in a local swim club (8yo girl - fairly competitive; 10 yo boy, happy to be in club and middle o' pack).
Just wondering if parents had any luck using swim DVDs with their kids - and if so, which they would recommend (for example, the Go Swim series, the Swim Fast series, or any others).
My kids are at the point where they have the basics down for all four strokes, and can do flip turns. My daughter has a good instinctive feel for swimming ... good for her age (not upper echelon, but usually top 3 in AG at meets and top 20 at regionals in most events she entered) - and son is a decent breaststroker, but mostly content just to swim.
Unfortunately the club they belong to seems understaffed and short on individualized stroke instruction (i.e., mostly laps), so I was wondering if the DVD route was worth going for added tips. I'm not competent enough to provide any worthwhile input myself ...
So ... long and short. Any parents out there had any success using DVDs with their kids as an added training tool, and if so - which seemed to have the clearest examples/footage/drills, and had broad enough appeal for the younger set?
PS - Not esp. interested in TI input. I've had a TI workshop myself, but I'm more interested in information for competitive swimming ... individualized drills/instruction for all four strokes and turns.
Thanks in advance,
Reg.
Parents
Former Member
Originally posted by geochuck
Bip I did not mean all parents but generally parents cause more problems in clubs, then move there homes to be close to another coach. It has happened over the years and many of the kids who move to the socalled better coach ends up getting worse. Yes the worst coaches I know are some parents.
Ok, well your terse reply didn't seem to leave much grey area!
Anyway, the real point is that it takes more than just taking your kid to a local club and hoping for the best. It takes research, discussing with other parents, speaking to the clubs, getting opinions from other sources - like this, etc, etc. After all, what if someone lived in Oakville and took their kid to the nearest club - the Oakville Dolphins - and later found out that the coach had been convicted of drug trafficking, been part of a major steroid ring and admitted burning the dismembered body of one of his steroid ring partners....?
As I'm sure you know that's the guy that was allowed back to coach at Oakville. So, coaches run the gamut from great to terrible. Few things are black and white, and I'll bet you that some of the best coaches were also parents. Or are you suggesting that only the sterile should get to coach? (ok, I'm just kidding there, Geo).
But seriously, at our club ALL the coaches are parents. Some of them are really good. Yes, a little knowledge CAN be a bad thing, but let's acknowledge that some parents can also contribute without ruining everything.
Originally posted by geochuck
Bip I did not mean all parents but generally parents cause more problems in clubs, then move there homes to be close to another coach. It has happened over the years and many of the kids who move to the socalled better coach ends up getting worse. Yes the worst coaches I know are some parents.
Ok, well your terse reply didn't seem to leave much grey area!
Anyway, the real point is that it takes more than just taking your kid to a local club and hoping for the best. It takes research, discussing with other parents, speaking to the clubs, getting opinions from other sources - like this, etc, etc. After all, what if someone lived in Oakville and took their kid to the nearest club - the Oakville Dolphins - and later found out that the coach had been convicted of drug trafficking, been part of a major steroid ring and admitted burning the dismembered body of one of his steroid ring partners....?
As I'm sure you know that's the guy that was allowed back to coach at Oakville. So, coaches run the gamut from great to terrible. Few things are black and white, and I'll bet you that some of the best coaches were also parents. Or are you suggesting that only the sterile should get to coach? (ok, I'm just kidding there, Geo).
But seriously, at our club ALL the coaches are parents. Some of them are really good. Yes, a little knowledge CAN be a bad thing, but let's acknowledge that some parents can also contribute without ruining everything.
