Transcript GAMES – GIMMICKS – CHALLENGES for SWIMMING COACHES

TRAINING GAMES
AND GIMMICKS
MAKING PRACTICE FUN
WHY?
• Motivating
• Creative
• Simple
• Challenging
• Distracting
• Engaging
• Attendance
• FUN
“An engaged swimmer is more likely to continue
swimming and improve.”
David Marsh – SWIM MAC – Carolina Auburn teams won 12 NCAA Championships.
“Swimmers will leave practice with a smile on
their face, anxious to come back for more…”
Bob Groseth – Northwestern University – Director of the College Coaches Assn
“If it’s fun to watch, it’s fun to do! Entertain
yourself while coaching.”
Bob Steele
ORGANIZING
• Create it
• Name it
• Winners and Losers
• Creating Teams
(time, height, eyes, boys/girls)
• Rewards
• Quiet
• Outcome
• Re-dos
Games and Gimmicks Workout List
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LA Freeway
2 vs. 1
P 6x150 (2@75) - 2:15
K Phelps 50’s S M F
Dice
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__00(__BC)
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P __ x 50 – 10sr
King of the Pool – hear GO!
Rock Band/Race Horse 6 x 50 - ?
Trivia
__ x 50 – 1:10
Old Time Events f/b–plunge–b/uw
Wicked Wenden 100? TT
GOS 100 x 2 5 of 8
IDEALS 12 x 50 – 40
Yard Stick Swims
400 IM World Series
Ups n’ Down 50’s
Crazy Strokes
(Hold n’ Go)
Catch UP
Details
Demo Derby
Rock Band / Race Horse
HORSES
Steppenwolfer
Aintworthanickle
XYZ
Magic Berti
Brass Hat
Mill St Blues
Bandini
Stormy Hostage
Buzzard’s Bay
Olympic Experience
Barbaro
Lil’ Firefly
Discreet Cat
Wild Axe
Hambiltonian
Surf Cat
Sharp Humor
Really Slick
Man O War
Flower Alley
Bushfire
Dicepherence
Sacred Light
Black Cat Sally
Sunriver
Link to the Moon
Splended Blended
Imamyto
Seattle Slew
Harmony River15)
BANDS
Coal Kitchen
Bird Name
Beatle Stix
Lynard Skynaard
Velvet Underground Raised on Zenith
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Shortening
Over and Under Warm-downs/sits
Up n’Down I.M.’s
Faster Than You Can Swim set
Pom Pom
Animal Ball
Rocky Road 6x50@2 - 5 x 100 @ 3
Chase
King of the Pool
Waverunner 50’s
Gators
(4 X 25 no breath rest)
NB/BO Sprint 100
Relay Run-downs
Push-up Sprints
Animal
Backwards Workout
Rock, Paper, Scissor Relay
Leftovers
Kickboards
T-shirts
Bucket O’ Blood
Kickin’ Steelers
Frisbe
Longshot
Electric Eel Shock
Drowning Pool
Black Mambazo
Kid Beyond
Spazmatic
Pugslee Atomz
Fuzzy Cousin
Gym Class Hero
Leftlane Crusin
Starflyer
Big Whiskey
Plastic Crimewave
Kill Hannah
Naked Sunday
Green Machine
Steel Train
Gomez
Faun Fables
Moxie Motive
Buzzcocks
Talkdemonic
Aceylone
Two Gallants
Rose Hill Drive
Jadan and Jalock
Suffocation
Nouvelle Vague
Grazyna Auyisuk
Shadows Fall
Darlyne Cain
Beatle Stix
Two Timin’ Three
S.T.Monroe
Nyco
BACKWARDS WORKOUT
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BEAT THE CLOCK
CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
• Rock-Paper-Scissors Relay - Set
• Lotto Set
• Text Set
• Tour de Championships
• Fastfeet Streamlining
• Peer Stroke Set
STREAMLINING
Teach 3 standing and 4 relay starts
4 underwater streamlines
Time swimmers to 15 meters (sub-7 seconds)
Six second whistle
First to 15 meters – similar speed waves
Winners of 15 meters – champion of the day
Winning lane? – first to 15 scores point for lane
DEALER’S CHOICE
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___ x 100 @ 1:30
P ___ x 50 (___)@ :45
K 5 x __0 @ 10 sr
___ x 25 (1) @ 40 (2 dice)
___ x 25 @ 25 (___ rate/25)
K ___ x 50f @ ___0 sr (U/W)
Start up the ladder if others
have not finished going
down the ladder.
FUN’S FUN
“YOUR LEVEL OF
EXPECTATION AND
ATTENTION
DETERMINES A
SWIMMER’S SUCCESS
AND YOUR’S”
• Bob Steele
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