here you go, the thread you've been waiting for
SWIM RANT
RANT to your hearts content about aspects of
SWIMMING and SWIMMERS that bug YOU
I encourage you to be good natured and hilarious
you may find it cathartic
Ande
Yep, he wanted us to keep our head down, but if you don't rotate your whole body to breathe, you loose the ball. Good drill, but sprinting was just frustrating.
That's definately a case of too much. Doing no breather 25s that way for free is acceptable but, as you mentioned, you can't swim normal free with a tennis ball under your chin. Breaststroke is a completely different story. But free? Not sure what your coach was thinking there. Plus 'toys' should only be used for a limited time during practice for exactly the reasons you ranted about.
Yep, he wanted us to keep our head down, but if you don't rotate your whole body to breathe, you loose the ball. Good drill, but sprinting was just frustrating.
That's definately a case of too much. Doing no breather 25s that way for free is acceptable but, as you mentioned, you can't swim normal free with a tennis ball under your chin. Breaststroke is a completely different story. But free? Not sure what your coach was thinking there. Plus 'toys' should only be used for a limited time during practice for exactly the reasons you ranted about.
