swimming drills Archive

Butterfly Drill: One-Armed Fly, The RIGHT Way

Posted on July 10, 2010 | 3 Comments
One of the most popular butterfly drills, where I come from, is the one-armed butterfly. This drill comes in a few different forms: Right arm down, left arm back. 3-3-3 drill, where a swimmer takes three strokes with his right arm, three with his left...
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Drilling – Scull vs. Paddle

Posted on May 19, 2010 | 3 Comments
Through one of our drill posts about the importance of sculling, we have driven a little bit of controversy regarding the proper way to teach a high catch. The lingering theory behind sculling is that it creates a delayed catch and therefore is not promoting...
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All-Strokes “Drill”: Empire Practice

Posted on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment
Every swimming website in the world has an article about swimming ettiquette, rules of the pools, etc. The number 1 rule is usually, let’s say it together: swim on the right side of the lane! Even our website is named after this idea of “circle...
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The Ben and Jerry’s of Swimming: Sculling

Posted on May 4, 2010 | 2 Comments
By popular request from a gathering of the local swim coaches, we will be taking a look at the wide world of sculling in this post. Like Ben and Jerry’s which has a plethora of ice cream flavors, swimming has almost an infinite way to...
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TSC’s Turn Progression

Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
The bottom line of short course swimming…”starts and turns win races”. You will hear that mantra in almost every swimming organization out there, but the proof is in the pudding (per se); just look at the “Phelpsian” starts and turns with the enormous underwater work....
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Backstroke Drill: Windmill Drill

Posted on February 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
This is also known as the lawn-mower drill, helicopter drill, or anything else that involves something spinning rapidly in a circle. Backstroke is a tricky stroke. Technique is important, but moreso than any other stroke, the most important thing is kicking hard and moving your...
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3 Steps To A Faster Freestyle – Step 1

Posted on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments
When you look at freestyle and swimmers who train by swimming freestyle (most swimmers in the free world) you will notice that one aspect slips throughout practice – their body position. Our step one to swimming a faster freestyle is maintaining that body position. Here...
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Kick Progression

Posted on February 2, 2010 | 6 Comments
Throughout my years of coaching, I have concentrated on turns, and breakout kicks. Today, I want to take you through what I have used in the past as my kick progression. Vertical Kick Keep your arms across the chest through the first round of kicking,...
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Freestyle Drill: Paddle

Posted on January 16, 2010 | 2 Comments
Drill: Paddle Explanation: This is a competitive swimmer’s version of doggie paddle. We all know how to scull (and if not I will add that as a drill of mine in the near future). What you want to do is keep your elbows as far...
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