Month: January 2016

Quality Set from Coach Kevin Harrod

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Kevin Harrod
Solon Stars Swim Team

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Good quality set to end winter break training.

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Freestyle Balance and Pull Set

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Ryan Woodruff
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

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This is a small technique set we did combining paddlehead drill with some one-arm pulling for balance and strength.  I liked how our strokes looked after this set.

The M & M Set

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Ryan Woodruff
Head Coach
Lynchburg YMCA

This is a fun concept for practice you can do any time, but I like to save it for a special occasion.  In this case, we did it on New Year’s Eve.  I buy a bag of M & Ms, and write a set on the board that corresponds with each color in the bag.  I pick a swimmer to pull an M&M out of the bag (without looking) and then we do that set.  Then, I replace the set with another one in case the same color gets pulled by the next swimmer.  The sets can be anything you want, but I like them to be creative, different, or at least something that we don’t do very frequently.  Use it as an opportunity to be creative.