Talent, Cycle Counts, High Elbow Catch 3/20/20
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Today's Megan Video (At the end, EDIT:  200 pushoffs, 100 turns)
Walk the Moon: Different Colors
This video was just posted on SwimSwam.com.  It's interesting and timely because Regan talked first about her big rocks, her family, and then how she's developing her swimming with dryland training and what she does without having a long course pool to train in.  I think the question, "Can I be successful in long course (and in the midwest, she lives in Minnesota) without a long course pool to train in" can be answered with her 3 world records.
How can a small places produce over-proportionately large numbers of "talented" people?  Does talent mean you are naturally good at something or you does it mean you do something more "naturally"...
Would you say you are talented at something?  What do you really mean when you say that?
Why does "slowing down" matter in skill development?
Why do your coaches constantly ask you to pay attention to your body, to the water, and to them talk about how to manage your body and the water?
What are some of the skills you need to acquire in order to become successful at the sport of swimming?
What does it mean to drill each of these things "deliberately"?
Do you keep a practice log for what you did at the pool and what you did on your own?  Why is this important?
In 3Count drill, your coaches are constantly asking you to slow down and do each "count" precisely.  Why?
Are you able to stay focused and engaged for the whole time at practice?  
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How do you measure your progress on your target skills?  Are there any smaller units of measurement you can use that would help you measure your progress?
If you were to see your swimming hero, Katie Ladecky for instance, practice, what do you think you would see?
How can you harness the power of repetition and routine to develop your swimming (and any other) skills?
Yesterday we talked about the Swimming Equation.  we talked about stroke rates the day before, let's talk about your cycle count.  The next two graphs are how many stroke cycles it took the 8 Olympic Trials Finalists on each length of their respective races.  A cycle is two hand hits in Free and Back, it's just one stroke in Fly and Breast.
Remember, these are the averages of the finalists, not any one person's stroke count.
Do you know how many strokes you take in practice per length in a 25 yard pool?
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Do you know how many strokes you take in a meet in your best events? (From film of you racing, not because you are actually counting them during a race.  DO NOT COUNT THEM DURING A RACE)
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If you've gotten your 50 meter race counts before, are you close to what the charts say?
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About how many cycles do you think the dive and breakout account for based on the data for the difference between the first 50 and the 2nd 50 in races?
Which "stroke" is faster, Freestyle or streamlined underwater dolphin kick?
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In order to increase our distance per stroke, we need to find water early and create power on our catch.  Watch Karlyn "set her hands on the box" to help her find early, powerful water.  You will be working on the set and then putting pressure at this position.  See why this is important.
After Karlyn lightly set her hands on top of her imaginary box, notice she could look right and left and see her elbows, her forearms moved but nothing moved from her elbows down.  What surface can you use (or make) in your house that can serve as your "box"?
Why is an "early vertical forearm" important?
Which stroke is access to early power most important in?
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Go find a mirror to practice your "imaginary box" position.  Do at least 10 SLOW and DELIBERATE EVFs (Early Vertical Forearm placements) making sure that after you set your forearms "on the box", you look left and look right to make sure your elbows are still at eye level.
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BONUS:  Have a family member put their hands underneath your hands as if they are the "box" and see if you can push down on their hands WITHOUT DROPPING YOUR ELBOWS.
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