This AM workout allowed the swimmers to move around and get a lot of different types of work in. It also included some dryland work.
Archives: Workouts
Coaching Children Aged 8 to 11
What are the important things to know when coaching a new group of 8-11 year olds”? Here are a few things I’d consider for a new training group, at this age.
Jan 16, 2013 – T2 Aquatics – Practicing Fartlek
It has become apparent to me that my athletes will not continue their improvement without beginning to do their share of “Fartlek” training. I’ve started to put “Fartlek” work into more of our workouts, and on Wednesday mornings, I’ve added it to our normal kicking and pulling routine.
Feb 13, 2012 – Vevey Natation
This is the continuation of our preparation for Long Course Nationals. These two workouts are from the beginning of the week as we move into a more lactate oriented training phase.
Dec 26, 2012 – Vevey Natation (Camp Luxembourg)
As last year, we went to the National Training Center in Luxembourg for our “Christmas Holiday” training camp.
Jan 9, 2013 – Vevey Natation
This was our second workout following our training camp in Luxembourg. I can tell that the athletes are in a much better shape than before the trip but they are also tired because we didn’t have a rest day during the camp.
Jan 8, 2013 – Vevey Natation
This Tuesday evening session was our first practice back home following our training camp. Aerobic freestyle mixed with some fast kicking.
Feb 9, 2012 – Vevey Natation
These are two workouts of a recovery day leading up to Long Course Nationals. The goal of the day for our athletes was to feel better when they got out of the pool.
Jan 3, 2013 – T2 Aquatics – Training Camp Day 6
This was Day 6 of our Training Trip to Islamorada. On Day 2, our group of High School boys did a long course set holding a strong pace.
Feb 8, 2012 – Vevey Natation
We still do quite a lot of kicking in Vevey. As they get better, we start to kick a little less in distance overall but fast more often.