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Video Swimming Assessment
 John
K
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| Program |
Westford Racquet
& Fitness Club Video Clinic - Sun May 16, 2010 |
| Initial Video |
May
16, 2010 |
| Final Video |
Not applicable |
Technique
| Rating Scale: 1=beginner, 2=needs attention,
3=fair, 4=strong, 5=excellent |
| Skill & Clips |
Rating |
Observations |
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Posture
Coaching
clip
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4 |
Very good chest-hip
connection. By looking forward slightly you are arching your back
a bit and making it more difficult to breathe. |
Breathing
Coaching
clip |
3 |
Quick and
nicely timed, but you can breathe with your head lower if you keep
your head facing eyes down and just rotate your face to the surface. |
Rotation
Coaching
clip |
4 |
Very good
rotation to both sides. |
Arms
Coaching
clip |
2 |
Extension: Good
but very close to the surface. When your hand reaches full extension,
you should be on your side with your arm extended at shoulder depth. |
| Catch: You
are not separating the catch from the pull. Glide out front for a
moment at full extension, then get your hand and forearm under your
elbow (by bending your elbow), and then pull back with your lat, using
your hand and forearm like the blade of a paddle along your side. |
| Pull: Because
you are pulling with a straight arm, you are using your shoulder rather
than your lats. |
| Recovery: Arm
enters water elbow first. Try to pierce the water with your hand -
fingertips first, closer back towards your body. That will help you
to get your upper body rotated in sync with your hips. |
Kick
Coaching
clip |
4 |
2-Beat: not
evaluated |
| 6-Beat: Good
in terms of timing with the rotation. You may want to develop a 2-beat
kick for swimming longer distances. |
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. Enter your hand fingertips first, closer back
towards your body. 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 as you continue to push
your elbow forward toward the far wall, and finally pull back (alongside
your body) using your lat. |
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2
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Breathing. Keep looking straight down until
it is time to breathe. Then rotate just your face to the air, breathing
to the side in the trough of your bow wave. |
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3
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Kick. Try to relax your kick a bit so that you are not
kicking so hard or so deep; also develop 2-beat kick that you can
use for longer distances. |
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