Fun relay sprint set?

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aquageek — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:30:47 GMT

Wow, how exciting would THAT be?????? :bed: :bed: :bed: It would be a prime time event, viewed by billions, trust me.

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pwolf66 — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:02:08 GMT

I'm like you, don't much care for relays, probably because they don't offer the 4 X 500 relay very often. Wow, how exciting would THAT be?????? :bed: :bed: :bed:

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Former Member — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:27:24 GMT

If your goal is to get "non meet" people to swim in the DAMM relay meet, then I would add more fun to the mix. Most "non meet" people don't realize that there are many skills (such as how fast you can switch equipment) that are required for fun meet. There are the traditional relays, but the fun relays are really why people enter! You could do all the same as above, but insert a "coach's wildcard", so at random intervals, everyone has to start swimming backwards, kick only, get out and do pushups, etc to mix it up. My goal is mainly to get people to race in practice, and the relay meet is an excuse for them to get up on the blocks. My coach is a wildcard, so I don't need to prompt him to try crazy stuff. It is the sane stuff I have to try to get him to do. Do you really think people enter because of the fun relays? I dislike most of the fun relays, but I am a rather boring individual.

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Former Member — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:36:01 GMT

Yeah... every team i was on always liked it. And you get like 2-3 min between swims because the teams are like 15 people or more depending on team size.

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Former Member — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:35:47 GMT

Another way to incorporate starts into practice is dive 50's. It's great for those days when the water is cooold and you're trying to get your blood pumping! Four of each stroke on a tight interval that barely leaves you any time to get out and dive in, so you're hurrying the whole time (backstroke is just a regular back start - but a REAL one). Hi Celestial, tight intervals and backstroke starts during a relay might be a bit much for my team. I can see the slipping and collisions now, but I am glad you would enjoy the set and I am not surprised that the idea isn't original from an age group perspective. This is probably a frequent set for the more competitive and fun oriented masters teams.

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Former Member — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:31:25 GMT

We used to do something similar... but it was continuous 25 relays... Thanks FM. I think the way the pool is currently configured that we have blocks at each end, so we could do continuous 25s with relay starts. I think that would be a popular variation.

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Former Member — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:43:20 GMT

We used to do something similar... but it was continuous 25 relays... Coaches divided the team into 2 roughly equivalent teams time-wise. The two teams started on opposite ends each swimmer sprints one length and the next does a relay start at the far end. If one team catches the other and finishes first, then the relay is over and adjustments are made. We would do this a few times and the coach would call random strokes every few swimmers.

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chowmi — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:12:42 GMT

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Celestial — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:42:03 GMT

Fun. But then again, I like racing! If I don't have anyone to race & no clock, I'll work on how fast I lap people! Our agegroup team does this quite frequently. Another way to incorporate starts into practice is dive 50's. It's great for those days when the water is cooold and you're trying to get your blood pumping! Four of each stroke on a tight interval that barely leaves you any time to get out and dive in, so you're hurrying the whole time (backstroke is just a regular back start - but a REAL one).

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aquageek — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:31:50 GMT

Sounds complicated. Just tell everyone you are doing 5 minutes of relays at the end of every practice and everyone should participate, regardless of ability. Allow in-water starts. I'm like you, don't much care for relays, probably because they don't offer the 4 X 500 relay very often.

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knelson — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:51:27 GMT

The Hour of Power sounds fun and grueling. Thanks for the info!

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Ahelee Sue Osborn — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:04:40 GMT

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