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Video Swimming Assessment
 Laurie
B
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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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3 |
Your posture
is pretty good in terms of keeping your head, chest and hips connected.
When you breathe, your body goes out of alignment. |
Breathing
Coaching
clip |
2 |
When breathing
you are pressing your lower arm deep into the water. This does not
provide forward propulsion, and it means you will have to spend a
lot of energy (and time) lifting your arm out from that depth. |
Rotation
Coaching
clip |
2 |
Your hip rotation
is minimal except when breathing, which means that you are wasting
energy because your body is pushing water down instead of to the side.
You need to rotate your hips to at least 45° on every stroke. |
Arms
Coaching
clip |
2 |
Extension: Extending
at the surface instead of at shoulder depth. |
| Catch: Because
hand is high in the water at full extension, it takes too long to
get the catch. |
| Pull: Once
you have a catch, the pull is pretty good. |
| Recovery: Entering
at a shallow angle, with not enough snap. |
Kick
Coaching
clip |
2 |
2-Beat: not
evaluated |
| 6-Beat: You
kick from the knees, with your legs very deep in the water. This style
of kicking probably produces more drag than propulsion. |
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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Rotation. Work on snapping onto your side for each stroke.
You need to rotate your hips to at least 45°. |
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2
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Arms. Enter your arm fingers first, and
drive your hand to shoulder depth when fully extended. Then glide
for just a moment until your recovering hand is passing your head.
Bend your elbow and get your hand and forearm under your elbow as
you continue to push your elbow forward. When your hand and forearm
are vertical in the water, pull back with your lat. |
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3
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Breathing. Leave that leading arm extended while breathing. |
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