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4 REGIONS COACHING SUMMIT

• Our aim is not to produce a

champion, but to create an atmosphere where champions are inevitable." Forbes Carlile MBE

• The smoothest development

programme in the world

VISION

BHAG

• Wind Back Drilling
• Coaches and Teachers

employed by the same

• rganization
• Development of an
• rganization wide programme
• Pride in the dream
• Cradle to the Grave philosophy

KEY COMPONENTS

Jean Freemans age groups and key attributes are:- 6-8 Having fun building confidence and stroke technique 9-10 Learning teamness, teamwork and relays 11-12 Developing conditioning, goals, self esteem and cooperation 13-14 Improving social skills 15+ The beginning of specialization Paraphrased from the Freeman essay in Hannula, Thornton; 2001; pg12 Novice Age Group High School Elite Age Training Age 6-11years 12-15 Years 15-18 Years 19+ Yrs Training Frequency 2-3 pw 4-6 PW 8-9PW 10-11PW Training Duration 1-1.5 Hrs 1.5-2 Hrs 2 Hrs 2+ Hrs Training Volume 1.5-4km 4-6km 5-9km 4-12km (Per Session, At peak) Training Volume 80% Aer* 80% Aer* 60% Aer* 40-60% Aer* *Aerobic LTAD PROCESS

The Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) plan from British Swimming defines things a little differently:- Fundamental Basic movement literacy 5-9 years Swim Skills Building technique 8-12 years Training to Train Building the engine 11-15 years Training to Compete Optimizing the engine Training to Win Maximizing the engine LTAD PROCESS CONT .

( Paraphrased Pp44-49 Madsen/Wilkie 1993)

Starting Age 10-12 ½ +

• r one

year Times per Week 5-6 wet for 60 mins, dry not described Sports Motor Coaching Aims Basic swimming endurance and ability to change speed. Technique consolidation, improvement

• f

flexibility, speed and muscular endurance, aquatic agility, relays etc. Aims in Attitude and Knowledge Team behaviour, performance in a group, discipline, fairplay, time management, warm up and race management behaviour, group responsibility. Content and Methods Continuous method, extensive interval training, speed play, Accelerating and pace variation, contrast, combination, and feel for the water exercises.

Basic Training Period

Starting Age 8-10 Years Times per Week 3-4 wet for 50 mins, 3-4 dry 15- 25 mins Sports Motor Coaching Aims A variety

• f

movement coordination, drills, all four strokes starts and turns, general endurance and swimming mobility Aims in Attitude and Knowledge Enjoyment in the water and sporting movements, getting used to the group, knowledge of swim techniques and the most important swim rules, etc. Content and Methods Learning and practicing all 4 strokes, ball sports, sculling, load alterations and games, interval swimming and steady swimming

• f

long distances

Basic Motor Learning Period

Starting Age 14-15 ½ +

• r one

year Times per Week 6-11 80-90 minute sessions, with 5- 6 40 to 70 minute dry sessions Sports Motor Coaching Aims Swimming speed endurance, max strength, muscular endurance specific to race, varied pace, basic swim endurance, hypoxic swimming, distance specialization, division in competition level Aims in Attitude and Knowledge Knowledge of special training methods, nutrition, behaviour at meets independent of coach, methods of self monitoring, drawing up

• f

training schedule, conditioning to and experience of risk in a team. Content and Methods Repetition training, continuous swimming, swimming with retard apparatus, simulated races, hypoxic training.

( Paraphrased Pp44-49 Madsen/Wilkie 1993) Elite Training

Starting Age 12 or 12 ½ to 14 years + or 1 year Times per Week 6-8 70-90 minute sessions, with 4-5 30 to 50 minute dry sessions Sports Motor Coaching Aims Basic swimming speed, specific muscular endurance, basic aerobic endurance, speed strength, start

• f

stroke, discipline specialization, individual and team racing, tapering. Aims in Attitude and Knowledge Willingness to perform as a team member

• r

individual, Basic hydrodynamics, basic biomechanics and biology, joint planning for training and competition schedule, self monitoring and record keeping (logs) Content and Methods Sprints, Pull gear, intensive interval training,

• ver-

distance swimming, underwater swimming, games etc.

Progressive Training

• Waterbabies to Pre School
• Pre School to School Age
• School Age to Mini Squad
• Mini Squad to Dolphins
• Dolphins to Junior Olympians
• Junior Olympians to Junior Nationals
• Junior Nationals to National Age OR

Collegiate

• National Age or Collegiate to National

KEY TRANSLOCATIONS

VIDEO WATERBABIES

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Key Outcomes Starfish Key Outcomes Penguins Comfortable movement around the pool area Kick on side arms by side Float on noodle and put face under Kick on side in breathing position Safe entry Kick on side with face down Safe exit Roll Down drill with bottle or board Go under and blow bubbles Swim 5m with board and a breathing stroke Comfortable aided Backfloat and front float Swim 5m unaided with a breathing stroke Comfortable submersion Swim 5m Backstroke Kneeling Dive Key Outcomes Shrimp Comfortable submersion into float Key Outcomes Sharks Comfortable Starfish float Kick on side one arm out breathing position Body Position Float on Front Kick on side one arm out breathing position change to other side Attempt independent float on Back Kick on back streamlined Basic kick understanding Backstroke swim Ability to swim a 15m lap freestyle and backstroke Key Outcomes Otters Basic Dive Streamlined push off Basic butterfly kick understanding Float off wall front and back Basic breaststroke kick understanding Body position kick on front arms by side (good sound) Turn from front to back - count to 5 (min 5 secs) 6 arm cycles freestyle Back float and kick unaided Swim with board drill 4 stroke cycles

Key Outcomes New Swimmers Comfortably Head under the water Comfortable front float Comfortable back float Streamlined Glide Basic kick understanding (Front and back) Streamlined glide into kick Basic freestyle straight arms swimming Basic idea of backstroke Key Outcomes Moving and Stroking Body Position Float Body Position Kick on Front Body Position Kick on Back Body Position Kick on side Kick on Side Arm Up Suction Float (not assessed) Gentle (competent) Arms on front and back with kick and good body position

Key Outcomes Breathers Ability to swim 15m laps easily freestyle and backstroke Ability to kick 2 15m laps back and free kick 15m of 2 stroke breathing drill 15m of rotation kick with good body position in both free and back Basic fly kick understanding Basic breaststroke understanding Key Outcomes Breathers 1 Breathers 1 simply need an understanding of the skills They should only need one set of lessons here They would struggle with the idea of the drills to stay here twice Key Outcomes Improvers Ability to swim 2 15m laps easily freestyle and backstroke Basic butterfly understanding Basic breaststroke understanding Ability to kick 2 15m laps back and free kick 2x15m of 2 stroke breathing drill 15m of rotation kick with good body position in both free and back

Seals Swimmers Initials: 1 25m Body Position Kick on Front (arms by side) 2 25m Body Position Kick on Back (arms by side) 3 25m Body Position Kick on Front (arms out) 4 25m Body Position Kick on Back (arms out) 5 Kick on side (arms by side) face down 6 Kick on side (arms by side) face up (on back) 7 Exceptional Breathing Drills with good body position 7a 25m Kicking and Breathing (with board) 7b 25m 2 stroke catch up (without board) 7c 25m 2 stroke breathing drills (both sides) 8 50m Competent Freestyle 9a 25m 6 kicks on each side backstroke 9b 25m 6 kicks on each side 3 strokes between 9c 25m single arm backstroke 10 50m Competent Backstroke 11 Breaststroke kick with good body position (arms by side) 12 Butterfly kick with good body position 13 Attempt at Butterfly arms 14 Able to do most (at least up to 3) of the Dive Progressions 15 Able to forward roll for the Freestyle tumble turn

Orcas Swimmers Initials: 1 25m Body Position Kick on Front and Back (arms by side) 2 25m Kick on side (arms by side) face in and face out 3 Exceptional Breathing Drills with good body position 4 50m Competent Freestyle able to count strokes 5 50m Competent Backstroke able to count strokes 6 25m Body Position Kick for Breaststroke 7 25m Front scull no kick 8 25m Breaststroke 9 25 Body Position Kick for Butterfly 10 15m Butterfly with generally correct technique 11 Tumble Turn and streamlined push off 12 Streamlined Dive into 25m Freestyle swim

SKILLS & DRILLS

• Who arranges the move
• How is it managed
• Pre School
• School Age
• Mini Squad
• Dolphins
• Junior Olympians

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

• Junior Olympians None
• Junior Nationals 4 swim 1 land
• National Age 8 swim 3 land
• Open National 10 Swim 3 land

SQUAD CRITERIA

• What links do you have with

the swim school or squads?

• What could you be doing

better?

• What are you doing about your

programme management (Clear, documented and easy to understand criteria)? PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

What Will Increasing Success Do to the Costs?

Rate of squad membership growth changes Investment in World Class Coaches & sports science Competitive success Funding requirement increases Net loss from squads increases with growth LTS funds squads Lane space congestion grows to capacity limit New squad pool space required to increase capacity Lane space congestion declines Experience declines Experience improves Additional funds generated LTS needs access to additional pool space to generate funding

Success will increase

• costs. Additional

funding will be required

Growing the Learn to Swim Business is Vital

Rate of squad membership growth changes Investment in World Class Coaches Competitive success Funding requirement increases Net loss from squads increases with growth LTS funds squads Lane space congestion grows to capacity limit New squad pool space required to increase capacity Lane space congestion declines Experience declines Experience improves Additional funds generated LTS gains access to additional pool space to generate funding