iPod Swim Skill Training Plan with Videos
3 weeks - $50.00
This is a three-week, skill-improvement based training plan that is designed to help triathletes or novice swimmers who want to improve their swimming, with video guidance for individual drills and techniques with quality demonstration of the skills. For each skill and drill, a video is included to reference, compatible with Windows Media Player, AND iPOD VIDEO!!! Now you can take the drills to the pool with you!
This plan is great for anyone looking to improve on their swim skills, but is especially helpful to those who may not have access to a coach on deck, or aren’t in a masters program.
The plan is laid out with a single drill each day, but the drills can be thrown into a single practice, used throughout the year.
**PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THE DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT, AND TEST TO MAKE SURE THE VIDEOS ARE PLAYABLE ON YOUR COMPUTER!!!
After purchase, your plan will be available in your own private online training log account. You'll enjoy these benefits and more:
Sample workouts:
Day #1
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
Hello Athletes! Thanks for purchasing this Swim Skill Video Plan from Coach Jim Vance. This plan is designed to help develop coordination and feel in the water. Feel free to use a pull buoy to help keep you afloat. To maximize the effectiveness of the drills here, they should be practiced regularly, and you should look for the feel of "pressure" against your hands and forearms. This "pressure" is the key to sculling, and swimming fast. Though the plan is listed with a single drill on each day, you can combine them and use them as often as you'd like.
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Hello Athletes! Thanks for purchasing this Swim Skill Video Plan from Coach Jim Vance. This plan is designed to help develop coordination and feel in the water. Feel free to use a pull buoy to help keep you afloat. To maximize the effectiveness of the drills here, they should be practiced regularly, and you should look for the feel of "pressure" against your hands and forearms. This "pressure" is the key to sculling, and swimming fast. Though the plan is listed with a single drill on each day, you can combine them and use them as often as you'd like.
Day #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
Sculling - Front of the body - While face down, sweep your hands left and right through the water, arms extended out in front of you. Your hands act like propeller blades, and subtle changes in hand pitch and speed will change your body position and speed. Use these changes to propel your body, and feel the water. Apply this feel and pressure to your freestyle stroke.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
For additional challenge, do it feet first, going backward! (See tomorrow's video demonstration)
Planned Time: 0:0
Sculling - Front of the body - While face down, sweep your hands left and right through the water, arms extended out in front of you. Your hands act like propeller blades, and subtle changes in hand pitch and speed will change your body position and speed. Use these changes to propel your body, and feel the water. Apply this feel and pressure to your freestyle stroke.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
For additional challenge, do it feet first, going backward! (See tomorrow's video demonstration)
Day #3
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
Sculling - Backward, Front - Starting on your stomach, do a front scull with arms extended, but moving feet first down the pool. Try to hold body position high near the surface of the water.
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Sculling - Backward, Front - Starting on your stomach, do a front scull with arms extended, but moving feet first down the pool. Try to hold body position high near the surface of the water.
Day #4
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
Sculling - Chest - Same as sculling at the front, but now you position your hands in line with your chest and shoulders. Your elbows should remain high and near the surface of the water. Propel yourself forward with the sweeping motions of the hands and forearms.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
For additional challenge, do it feet first, going backward!
Planned Time: 0:0
Sculling - Chest - Same as sculling at the front, but now you position your hands in line with your chest and shoulders. Your elbows should remain high and near the surface of the water. Propel yourself forward with the sweeping motions of the hands and forearms.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
For additional challenge, do it feet first, going backward!
Day #5
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
Sculling - Hips - Same as sculling at the front and chest, but now you position your hands in line with your hips. Your elbows should remain high and near the surface of the water, upper arms near the ribs. Propel yourself with the sweeping motion of the hands, much like you get propulsion from the finish of the stroke.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
For additional challenge, do it feet first, going backward!
Planned Time: 0:0
Sculling - Hips - Same as sculling at the front and chest, but now you position your hands in line with your hips. Your elbows should remain high and near the surface of the water, upper arms near the ribs. Propel yourself with the sweeping motion of the hands, much like you get propulsion from the finish of the stroke.
Workout #2
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
For additional challenge, do it feet first, going backward!
Day #6
Custom
Planned Time: 0:0
Sculling - Front of the body - ON BACK AND FEET FIRST. This is the same as the front scull, but now you are on your back, arms extended and headed down the pool feet-first. Keep the arms extended and body position high, on the surface of the water, not letting legs or hips drop. Engage core to hold position.
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Sculling - Front of the body - ON BACK AND FEET FIRST. This is the same as the front scull, but now you are on your back, arms extended and headed down the pool feet-first. Keep the arms extended and body position high, on the surface of the water, not letting legs or hips drop. Engage core to hold position.