Today was a great day, but then again we are blessed with a great group of swimmers. Of course we have dealt with our fair share of typical swim camp stuff (homesickness, chlorine rashes, tired campers, and crazy coaches to name a few). The food has been great although a special thanks goes out to Olivia's parents for bringing me those sacred Yann dogs. The swimmers are settling in for a good nights sleep and I will give you a brief recap of the day.
Backstroke - We started our day with a classroom session on backstroke. It was really great, the lecture was informative and fun. I really think that making the kids laugh allows them to really connect with what they are learning about. By the end of the 75 minute lecture the attention was still on that crazy bald coach talking about being an arrow or torpedo. The chalkboard was full of diagrams and info that so many had copied down into their notebooks. The key to a great lecture is breaking it down and explaining it so that every swimmer in the room can understand and grasp it.
We spent 3 pool session working on backstroke and made some great progress with every swimmer. They really seemed to enjoy the drills and understood what they needed to do.
We spent the evening session reviewing and then worked on Freestyle starts and turns.
An incredible day!
Goodnight from Cal U!
Coach Scott
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