Get in the Water
eBook - ePub

Get in the Water

  1. 82 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Get in the Water

About this book

Robert Boder's Get in the water is a book of innovative methods to educate coaches, athletes and parent in basic skills of competitive swimming. It is a starting point to understand many important aspects of the sport:
- learning to do the strokes for speed and injury prevention
- proper physical and mental training
- interaction between of coaches with parents
- appendices of rules, swim terms, meet (events, scoring, to dos) and equipment to buy.The book starts by briefly covering the science for efficient motion through water in simple terms. There are pictures and diagrams even beginning swimmers can understand and is appropriate for coaches to use in teaching strokes. After that it has age group training techniques, coaching tips, suggestions for Masters and Triathlon training. It is a short and thorough introduction to these topics. The sections for parents are based on his age group swimming experience and dealing with team parents. It is a realistic assessment of what to look for and expect to find in an appropriate program. Very successful Masters swimmers have commented on the explanation clearity and instruction value that went far beyond what is only directed to entry level swimmers.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page Content
  2. FOREWORD
  3. Introduction
  4. Stroke specific motions
  5. Crawl and Short Axis stroke power
  6. Basic science as it applies to swimming
  7. Freestyle Front-end Mechanics
  8. Starts and Turns
  9. Flexibility Exercises
  10. Getting started as a coach
  11. Triathlon and Masters swim training suggestions
  12. Use of Video as a training tool
  13. Summing up the basics
  14. Reality comments for coaches and swim parents
  15. How to select a first swim team for your children
  16. Final tips
  17. Basic Racing Rules made simple
  18. Swim Terms for Kids
  19. Dual Meet Order of Events
  20. Swim meet: dos and don’ts
  21. Uses of a backyard pool for competitive swimmers
  22. Sportsmanship Letter
  23. Racing sports are not “only a game”
  24. About the author