I have heard variations on the practice like you race idea since I was an age grouper and had always thought I was good at it but I just had a couple of realizations about how I created problems for myself.Lately I had noticed I was having a stall sometimes at the breakout of my BR pullout.I couldn't figure out what was the problem until I realized that one of my favorite sprint sets is 25s with a turn at the end.I would,of course,stop after the pullout and my body was learning to stop there.I'll now do 2 more strokes after each pullout.
At the meet yesterday I was shocked to realize that at the finish of my 100 BR I had my head up instead of down in complete streamline.In workout today I noticed I had gotten in the habit of lifting my head to look a the clock as I finished.
So how about you,any insights you have noticed about practice and meets?
You are all spot on, and Ande hit the nail on the head.
I work in clinics with age-groupers who are guilty of most of the things you all are noting. I create drills to try to countermand these habits and have the kids watch each other to help overcome these tendencies.
In the end the curse word is "habit". You have to undo the bad ones and find ways to encourage good ones.
You are all spot on, and Ande hit the nail on the head.
I work in clinics with age-groupers who are guilty of most of the things you all are noting. I create drills to try to countermand these habits and have the kids watch each other to help overcome these tendencies.
In the end the curse word is "habit". You have to undo the bad ones and find ways to encourage good ones.
