I have heard that some Masters coaches are more interested in general fitness than speed.What is your experience? Do you feel that your coach prepares you to swim 50s and 100s?Is sprinting a regular part of practice at least once a week and if so do you do it as a main set or as an add on at the end?Do you do lactic acid sets?How much do you work on starts and turns?
So now that it is championship time... are some of your coaches dishing out some nice race prep sets and practices?
Fast swimming off the blocks - relays - 2 turn 25s - broken swims and all those cool race prep pieces of your swims?
This can be tough for coaches who work with teams only sending a few swimmers to the big meet.
I like to have everyone participate in race prep practice sets regardess of their meet participation. That way everyone sharpens up and gets a little faster.
Never fails either, that some swimmer (or several) contact me about swimming with the team for the first time ever.
"Taper and Race Prep practices can be so much fun going into the big meet - hope you're all getting some!
Is this what you would suggest a month out? I'm sort of a sprint/middle distance freestyler w/ a distance-oriented coach. I was a little concerned today when he told me his thoughts on how I should taper. I've got Zones 2 weeks prior to Clovis.
He suggested resting 5-6 days prior to Zones, work hard the week after, then do another 5-6 day taper for Nats. This sounds like more of a distance swimmer's taper to me, and from what I remember, 5-6 days is when you start to feel like crap during a taper.
On the good side, he made it sound like I could borrow a tech suit, which I don't own. But I have to say I'm a little concerned about a new suit and different taper. I'd rather work through Zones and concentrate on Clovis. Any thoughts, or am I stealing this thread?
So now that it is championship time... are some of your coaches dishing out some nice race prep sets and practices?
Fast swimming off the blocks - relays - 2 turn 25s - broken swims and all those cool race prep pieces of your swims?
This can be tough for coaches who work with teams only sending a few swimmers to the big meet.
I like to have everyone participate in race prep practice sets regardess of their meet participation. That way everyone sharpens up and gets a little faster.
Never fails either, that some swimmer (or several) contact me about swimming with the team for the first time ever.
"Taper and Race Prep practices can be so much fun going into the big meet - hope you're all getting some!
Is this what you would suggest a month out? I'm sort of a sprint/middle distance freestyler w/ a distance-oriented coach. I was a little concerned today when he told me his thoughts on how I should taper. I've got Zones 2 weeks prior to Clovis.
He suggested resting 5-6 days prior to Zones, work hard the week after, then do another 5-6 day taper for Nats. This sounds like more of a distance swimmer's taper to me, and from what I remember, 5-6 days is when you start to feel like crap during a taper.
On the good side, he made it sound like I could borrow a tech suit, which I don't own. But I have to say I'm a little concerned about a new suit and different taper. I'd rather work through Zones and concentrate on Clovis. Any thoughts, or am I stealing this thread?
