I'm a coach of a middle school girls swimming team. I'm planning on doing a Christmas swim where I pull different activities from a hat, and they do them. The activities are silly things like feet first 50, corkscrew 50, Santa's slay (pull another swimming while they hold onto your fee) stuff like that. I was wondering if you guys had any ideas for some fun things kinda like that.
Have you thought about something where the coach may have to get in and do something? Having that possibility always motivated any kids I coached.
Last year, I attended a Christmas eve practice with the Blue Muppet's HS team. They had 12 different sets (12 days of Christmas) as possibilities to do that day. One kid from each lane got to toss a pair of dice, and whatever number came up, everyone did that set.
I got to roll when it was the old farts lane's turn, and unfortunately, it meant a second consecutive round of 10x100 IM. I think we did 5800SCY that workout (most I've ever done to that point, or since) and I think that is partially to blame for how I ended up spending a good portion of Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning worshiping the porcelain gods rather than celebrating Christmas.
Have you thought about something where the coach may have to get in and do something? Having that possibility always motivated any kids I coached.
Last year, I attended a Christmas eve practice with the Blue Muppet's HS team. They had 12 different sets (12 days of Christmas) as possibilities to do that day. One kid from each lane got to toss a pair of dice, and whatever number came up, everyone did that set.
I got to roll when it was the old farts lane's turn, and unfortunately, it meant a second consecutive round of 10x100 IM. I think we did 5800SCY that workout (most I've ever done to that point, or since) and I think that is partially to blame for how I ended up spending a good portion of Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning worshiping the porcelain gods rather than celebrating Christmas.
