Aquatics Coaching Guide - Special Olympics

Training Session 7
Special Olympics Aquatics Coaching Guide
Created: February 2004
Teaching Aquatics Skills - Stroke Development
Stroke Development Training Plan
Goal
1. To assess and revise freestyle practiced in training sessions 1-3, 5 and 6.
Alternate arm catch up, full stroke and length of freestyle stroke, pivot and tumble turns.
2. To assess and revise backstroke skills practiced in training sessions 1-3 and 5.
Kick without board, with/without fins, backstroke arms and turns.
3. To introduce the following freestyle skills.
Length of the freestyle stroke – using alternate arm drill.
Teach tumble turn onto the wall with a streamline push off.
4. Teach pivot turn to swimmers not ready for tumble turn skills.
Warm-Ups
Stretches
Dry Land Drills
Water Warm-Ups
Water Practice
1. Practice as revised freestyle and backstroke skills practiced in training sessions 3, 5 and 6 in above goal.
2. Introduce the following freestyle skills.
3. Assess and revise backstroke skills practiced in training sessions 1-3.
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