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Aquatics Coaching Guide - Special Olympics

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Week 4<br />

Day 3<br />

Land Warm-Ups<br />

Water Warm-Ups<br />

6x50-meter freestyle—easy<br />

Training<br />

<strong>Special</strong> <strong>Olympics</strong> <strong>Aquatics</strong> <strong>Coaching</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Created: February 2004<br />

Teaching <strong>Aquatics</strong> Skills – Squad Level Training<br />

Sample Workouts<br />

1. 4x50-meter backstroke<br />

2. 4x25-meter backstroke drill, keeping head back and kicking<br />

3. Place a coin on forehead of swimmer<br />

4. Where backstroke flags are in place, teach athletes to count their strokes to the end of the wall<br />

5. 4x50-meter freestyle<br />

Cool-Down<br />

Team relays<br />

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