Freestyle Drills - SwimSafari Tipsheet #2
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Drills

Flip Drill

     With board

     Without board

Fingertip Drag or Thumb Drag

Catch-Up

     With board

     With pencil (unsharpened) or plastic tubing

     Alone

Kicking

     Overkick

     Stationary (poolside)

     With board

     Without board on front

     Without board on back

Tarzan Stroke and Head-Up Drill

Side Kick

Goals

Finish stroke; use full range of motion

 

 

High elbows on recovery

Conditioning, establish breathing pattern

 

 

 

Conditioning, kicking technique

 

 

 

 

 

Establish correct head position, watch hand entry, practice sighting

Rotation, hand entry

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