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Minnows Swim Practice: Hot Dog Set & Freestyle Drills

Minnows 1Practices

Warmup

100 IM Kick2 x 25 Position 11

Split up into two groups

Group 1

3 x SL + 5 FREE + 1 breath

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.

Group 2

3x SL + Position 11 for 5 kicks + 1 FR

Streamline with freestyle kick. At the surface transition from streamline to position 11. Continue kicking for 5 kicks in position 11.

Continue kicking and do one arm stroke of freestyle. Leave other arm in position 11 place.

Get back together into one group

Swimmers must eat 3 hot dogs with at least 2 toppings of their choice. Can add more toppings. No ketchup! Chicago style only.

Must have: dog, bun, every time.

This is part of a larger system

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

Originally from: https://www.swimminglessonsideas.com/blog/7-10-2019-minnows/

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