Like Muppet, I usually incorporate a lot of drill into my warm-up. I like to do some feel-for-the-water drills during that time especially. We also almost always have a short drill set before we start our main set, and the drills go with the stroke or strokes we are about to swim. I think it's a good way to establish focus points and good habits before going into a challenging set. I would say that, on average, I probably drill about 25% of my total yardage (about 1000ish out of 4000ish).
I like to use a lot of drill when coaching my age groupers, too. It's not always easy to get young kids to think about their technique while they are swimming, but drills can sort of force them into feeling different things. Sometimes I invent drills on the fly for them if I see a stroke problem that needs fixing.
Like Muppet, I usually incorporate a lot of drill into my warm-up. I like to do some feel-for-the-water drills during that time especially. We also almost always have a short drill set before we start our main set, and the drills go with the stroke or strokes we are about to swim. I think it's a good way to establish focus points and good habits before going into a challenging set. I would say that, on average, I probably drill about 25% of my total yardage (about 1000ish out of 4000ish).
I like to use a lot of drill when coaching my age groupers, too. It's not always easy to get young kids to think about their technique while they are swimming, but drills can sort of force them into feeling different things. Sometimes I invent drills on the fly for them if I see a stroke problem that needs fixing.
