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Minnows Swim Practice: Day 1 – Week 1 Summer Plan

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100 IM Kick2 x 25 Position 11Question of the Day: Who were the two Olympians that came to this pool yesterday? Josh Davis and Elizabeth BeisalY = 2 jumps off blocksN = 25 BK

3 x Dive in, SL + 5 kicks in position 11 + 1 breath to side in position 1, then 5 kicks in position 1 with face down.

Do a streamline with all three things. At surface kick in position 11. Put one arm at hips, keeping the other arm extended forward above the shoulder on the surface.Take one breath to side, continuing to kick.

Look down again, and kick in position 1 for 5 more kicks. The goal is side breaths.

3 x Dive in, SL + 5 FREE + 1 breath + Flip

Strong freestyle kick throughout.Focus on arms reaching to 11, head aiming straight down, and power with each stroke.

Must breathe 1 time on stroke 2, 3, or 4. No breathing on 1 or 5, or before the flip after the strokes.

Unicorn Buddy Backstroke Swim

Find a partner.

One person is the unicorn horn, the other is the backstroke swimmer.

Unicorn horn puts their feet on the swimmer’s head and sculls on their back remaining at the surface with body flat.

Swimmer swim backstroke and pushes the “unicorn horn.”

Game – Read the Map

Draw a map of the pool including lanes. Indicate where the board or where the directions are.

Write letters in different locations. Near a wall would be a short distance activity only using the same side. Writing in the lane would be a whole lane activity like 4 x 25’s.

On a separate board, write out what each letter’s activity is. Create a mix of short distance activities, skill work, games, and challenges. Include at least one aerobic “set” like 2x 25 or 2 x 50.

Rules:

  1. No more than 2 groups or 4 people at one letter at a time. If someone else is there, go somewhere else.
  2. Follow the attached key.
  3. Do not touch the instructions.
  4. Do every letter.

This is part of a larger system

This content fits into the Swimming Ideas quest — a guided journey from first-day instructor to program director.

Originally from: https://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/blog/6-10-2019-minnows/

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