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Video Swimming Assessment
 Ed
C
First, click the UpMyGame logo to the left to log in and open
a separate video window. Then click any video link below to see the clip
in the UpMyGame window.
| Program |
Mount Auburn Club
- Video Swimming Improvement Program - Sun May 9, 2010 |
| Initial Video |
See
clips dated 09-May-10 |
| Final Video |
See clips dated 06-Jun-10
Your breathing, rotation and kicking have improved. You need to
continue to focus on your catch and pull - basically delaying the
start of it so you can pull beside your body with your elbow close
to the surface. And you need to continue to focus on recovering
your leg without bending your knee.
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Technique
| Rating Scale: 1=beginner, 2=needs attention,
3=fair, 4=strong, 5=excellent |
| Skill & Clips |
Rating |
Observations |
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Posture
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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3 |
Your head is looking forward and the connection between your chest
and hips is a bit loose.
On the final clip your head position is better, so your head, chest
and hips are better aligned.
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Breathing
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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3 |
The actual mechanics of getting your face to the air look pretty
good, but the breathing appears to be late in the stroke cycle.
With more body rotation, you will have an easier time rotating your
face to the air (and breathing earlier in the stroke cycle).
Your face is rotating to the air much better, but you are pulling
with your extended arm under your body while you are breathing.
This will pull your hips deeper into the water and cause you to
stall.
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Rotation
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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2 |
Your hip rotation
is minimal except when breathing, which means that you are wasting
too much energy pushing water down instead of to the side. You need
to rotate your hips to at least 45° on every stroke. |
Arms
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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2 |
Extension: You
extend your hand nicely straight ahead and at a good depth, but you
need to learn to let it glide for just a moment in that position. |
| Catch:
Your catch begins way too early. Glide until your hand releases
the bubbles, and then get your hand and forearm under your elbow
before pulling back on your elbow.
On the final clip your catch still begins too early, and that means
you are pulling under your body - which means that your hand and
forearm will not have a good hold on the water as you complete your
pull.
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| Pull:
Your pull is not very effective because you begin it too soon and
you pull under your body. By delaying the start of your catch and
pull, your pull will become much more effective.
On the final clip this still needs work. If you delay the start
of your pull until you have your catch (i.e. hand and forearm vertical
in the water under your elbow) you will have a much more effective
pull.
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| Recovery: Your
arms enter the water pretty cleanly and track straight forward. |
Kick
09-May-10
06-Jun-10
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3 |
2-Beat: Not
evaluated. When you lengthen your stroke, you should learn then 2-beat
kick for distance swimming. |
| 6-Beat:
You are bending your knees too much, which gets your legs deep
in the water
Kick is improved in terms of helping with the rotation, but still
need to focus on not bending knees during the recovery.
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Other
None |
0 |
not evaluated |
Recommendations
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Priority
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Recommendation |
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1
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Arms. When your arm reaches full extension out front,
glide for just a moment until your hand releases the bubbles. Then
get your hand and forearm under your elbow, and pull back (alongside
your body) using your lat. |
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2
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Rotation. Use your hips to drive your arm
into the water and glide right onto that side. When you delay the
start of your catch and pull, you will get much more rotation (and
produce much less drag). |
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3
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Breathing. Rotate your face to the air earlier in the
stroke cycle. As your stroking arm passes your face, rotate your face
to the air (but note that you cannot do this without introducing some
glide and delaying the start of your catch and pull). |
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