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Forgive me if I'm way off base, but it scares me a little that you've both taken and posted this much video of your 9 year old for stroke correction. I may have no reason to be frightened, but please remember that one of the MAJOR priorities when a swimmer is young (IMHO) is having fun. Speaking as one who has coached for 20 years, I don't know many kids who like their parents to constantly critique their strokes. That's what coaches are for. Your son has plenty of time to develop and refine all of his strokes--there's no rush to get it all right this summer! Again, not meaning to offend here. Just want to voice my concerns :) You are forgiven for being way off base. Just like anything in life, learning the proper way to do something will make it that much easier later on. As I mentioned, my children play piano and from the very beginning they were taught how to hold their hands and body posture before even playing a note. My son thought it was very cool that folks who are accomplished swimmers, some ex-collegiate or even more advanced, could give him pointers. He's already mighty proud of himself for the strides he has made since last season, and I reinforce it. I always tell him the good, and gently propose improvements he can make. I do not have a swimming background, but I have learned a lot in the past year and am improving myself. I teach him simple things like balance, head position, etc. On his rather large neighborhood team there is very little stroke development, and to help me be a better teacher I was hoping some of you could see things that I don't. It really amuses me that some people make assumptions on this topic. Reminds me of the woman with the black eye whose husband gets dirty glances on the assumption that he did it. So you assume that I am some cut-throat dad working my son to death while other kids play. FYI, we work on his stroke 2-3 times a week for 30 minutes, and he probably does a total of 5 laps in each.

Forgive me if I'm way off base, but it scares me a little that you've both taken and posted this much video of your 9 year old for stroke correction. I may have no reason to be frightened, but please remember that one of the MAJOR priorities when a swimmer is young (IMHO) is having fun. Speaking as one who has coached for 20 years, I don't know many kids who like their parents to constantly critique their strokes. That's what coaches are for. Your son has plenty of time to develop and refine all of his strokes--there's no rush to get it all right this summer! Again, not meaning to offend here. Just want to voice my concerns :) You are forgiven for being way off base. Just like anything in life, learning the proper way to do something will make it that much easier later on. As I mentioned, my children play piano and from the very beginning they were taught how to hold their hands and body posture before even playing a note. My son thought it was very cool that folks who are accomplished swimmers, some ex-collegiate or even more advanced, could give him pointers. He's already mighty proud of himself for the strides he has made since last season, and I reinforce it. I always tell him the good, and gently propose improvements he can make. I do not have a swimming background, but I have learned a lot in the past year and am improving myself. I teach him simple things like balance, head position, etc. On his rather large neighborhood team there is very little stroke development, and to help me be a better teacher I was hoping some of you could see things that I don't. It really amuses me that some people make assumptions on this topic. Reminds me of the woman with the black eye whose husband gets dirty glances on the assumption that he did it. So you assume that I am some cut-throat dad working my son to death while other kids play. FYI, we work on his stroke 2-3 times a week for 30 minutes, and he probably does a total of 5 laps in each.