Aquatics Coaching Guide - Special Olympics

Teaching Aquatics Skills - Stroke Development
Stroke Development Training Plan
Training Session 15
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Goal
1. To revise the following skills as necessary.
Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly
2. To undertake a full assessment of each swimmer.
Warm-Ups
Stretches
Dry Land Drills
Utilize land drills from program.
Water Warm-Ups
Utilize drills from program, across all strokes.
Water Practice
Revise the following skills. Go through each step in a sequential manner, spending time on those phases that
require it.
Freestyle Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly
Kick Kick Kick Kick
Arms Arms Arms Arms
Breathing Breathing Breathing
Whole Stroke Whole Stroke Whole Stroke Whole Stroke
Starts Starts Starts Starts
Turns Turns Turns Turns
Finishes Finishes Finishes
To undertake a full assessment of each swimmer, use the assessment form to review outcomes of the programs for each
swimmer. Use next training session’s time trials for distance swim checks. Use this assessment to set goals for the next
term for each individual.
Special Olympics Aquatics Coaching Guide
Created: February 2004