I want to write an article about the hypothetical grades in swimming.
There will be 6 grades: white-yellow-green-blue-red-black (like in karate:))
Would you help me to describe each grade?
For example, if a person knowing nothing about swimming started a course to learn it, he/she has white belt. When this person is able to do what, he/she will be yellow belt? Same goes for other belts.
learn to breath into the water
balanced body position in the water
able to adjust the pace to swim 15 minutes non-stop
training with pace clock
etc.
Waiting for your interesting comments.
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ahhh, the belt system.
*recalls fond memories*
I used to do Karate from when I was a wee lad until I was about 13 or so. Never did become a black belt, for a number of reasons, but mainly for repeating disciplinary problems in and out of the dojo for which my shihan kept bumping me back down to white belt. I think the farthest I got was a green belt with a purple stripe? Or a purple with a green? Eh, those two colors anyway. Wouldn't have made black belt anyway since my shihan had some special rule that no one under 16 would get one.
And I actually recommend that rule for swimming. No one under 16 gets a black belt. Or a black speedo, more appropriately.
And keep the ranking system to the colors, too. Other dojos in my area used to give their students all sorts of badges and patches to put on their uniforms (actual word for them was pronounced "gees" with a hard g), until they became positively neurotic in their need for reward and validation. We always kicked their asses at tournaments, us in our solemnly blank white gees. Simplicity without clutter is the way more befitting of the Martial Arts.
Oh, and red should be above black.
edit: and obviously, moving ahead in the colors should be based primarily on two factors:
1.) times
2.) the coach's own input, perhaps more important than getting faster times, b/c this is the person that knows just what is the right challenge for his or her swimmer(s)
and no matter how fast a little pop tart gets, if he or she is not 16, no black!
ahhh, the belt system.
*recalls fond memories*
I used to do Karate from when I was a wee lad until I was about 13 or so. Never did become a black belt, for a number of reasons, but mainly for repeating disciplinary problems in and out of the dojo for which my shihan kept bumping me back down to white belt. I think the farthest I got was a green belt with a purple stripe? Or a purple with a green? Eh, those two colors anyway. Wouldn't have made black belt anyway since my shihan had some special rule that no one under 16 would get one.
And I actually recommend that rule for swimming. No one under 16 gets a black belt. Or a black speedo, more appropriately.
And keep the ranking system to the colors, too. Other dojos in my area used to give their students all sorts of badges and patches to put on their uniforms (actual word for them was pronounced "gees" with a hard g), until they became positively neurotic in their need for reward and validation. We always kicked their asses at tournaments, us in our solemnly blank white gees. Simplicity without clutter is the way more befitting of the Martial Arts.
Oh, and red should be above black.
edit: and obviously, moving ahead in the colors should be based primarily on two factors:
1.) times
2.) the coach's own input, perhaps more important than getting faster times, b/c this is the person that knows just what is the right challenge for his or her swimmer(s)
and no matter how fast a little pop tart gets, if he or she is not 16, no black!
