featuring:
- Richard Quick, former Head Coach at Texas (W), Auburn (M/W) and Stanford (W) Universities; 3x Olympic Coach; 12 NCAA Team Championships, 5x NCAA Coach of the Year
- David Marsh, Head Coach, SwimMAC Carolina; 2016 USA Women's Olympic Team Head Coach, 12x NCAA Championship and 8x NCAA Coach of the Year (Auburn), 3x USA Men's Olympic Team Assistant
- Frank Busch, USA Swimming National Team Director; 2x U.S. Olympic Swim Coach, former University of Arizona Head Coach; 2x NCAA Championship Coach; 6x National Coach of the Year; member of the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) Hall of Fame (2008)
- Ian Pope, Melbourne Vicentre Swimming Club Head Coach, Olympic and National Team Coach for Australia; has coached a Gold Medalist in 6 consecutive World Championships ('98 to '09)
- Bill Dorenkott, Ohio State's Women's Head Swimming Coach; has coached 28 student-athletes to 34 Big Ten individual championships
- Bill Wadley, Head Coach for Ohio State's men's swim team, 2010 Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year
- Coley Stickels, USA National Team Coach; Head Coach of Canyons Aquatic Club; 14x NCAA All-American with University of Arizona
- Matt Kredich, University of Tennessee Head Coach; 2x SEC Women's Coach of the Year, 4x Ivy League Coach of the Year
- Eddie Reese, University of Texas Head Men's Swimming Coach; 2010 NCAA Champions; 3x Olympic Head Coach, 10 NCAA Championships, 8x NCAA Coach of the Year; member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Ray Looze, Indiana University Head Coach; 2016 Men's & Women's Big 10 Coach of the Year - first coach in Big 10 history to win both honors in the same year; 2016 U.S. Women's Olympic Swim Team Assistant Coach
- Kelly Kremer, University of Minnesota Head Women's Coach; coach of the 2011 NCAA champions in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events
- Sheri Stoddard, Swim Pasadena Head Coach and Head Age Group Coach
Of the four strokes, breaststroke is the most susceptible to drag forces. Any reduction in drag through better stroke mechanics will result in immediate improvements in speed and endurance. This comprehensive collection of over 90 drills by top swimming coaches will give you everything you need to diagnose stroke errors, hone technique and build explosive endurance.
Most elite breaststroke coaches do surprisingly little full-stroke breaststroke each practice. Instead, they use drills to allow swimmers to fully focus on pushing each aspect of the stroke to their limit without exhaustion breaking down timing. Starting with drills focusing on correct body positioning, moving outward to the pull and kick, and finally progressing to drills focusing on timing and the stroke as a whole, this video will help swimmers of all levels master the breaststroke. It will give you everything you need to:
- Correct persistent breaststroke flaws
- Develop efficient and sustainable speed in your breaststrokers
- Build comfort and confidence in breaststroke for all your swimmers
- Design breaststroke sets with variety and challenge all season long
Horizontal Body Line
Keeping a good streamlined body position is vital to the breaststroke. Get a treasure trove of favorite drills on how to improve body posture, line and balance for an easier, faster and more efficient breaststroke. You'll see on-deck and in-water techniques to fire lower abs to maintain stable hips and allow explosive recovery to the ideal line. Or, diagnose stroke flaws with resistance drills that allow swimmers to feel where their stroke is inefficient and help them make corrections
Eliminating Dead Spots
Improving hand speed on the breaststroke is important for a quick, powerful swim. You'll learn drills that use underwater recovery to improve tempo and timing with the stroke. Other drills show how a swimmer can get a feel for the timing by throwing their arms out of the water, like in the Cobra Drill, to get into a better body position quickly. Drills are used to:
- Learn to lead tempo with the core, instead of just the hands, for acceleration through the pull recovery that enhances distance per stroke
- Develop momentum by timing the kick recovery to occur in the shadow of the upper body, minimizing drag and coordinating body movement
- Teach a pull pattern that helps swimmers hold water for a strong anchor that allows the core to power the hips forward
- Focus swimmers on having all motion going forward, instead of up and down, for maximum efficiency and speed
The Kick
The kick is probably the most important part of being a good breaststroker. This video has numerous drills to help improve flexibility, feel and power to the kick. Whether it's underwater, upside down or one leg at a time, isolating the legs will help improve swimmers' range of motion and power to aid in a stronger breaststroke.
Pullouts and Breakouts
The fastest part of every breaststroke race. Drills included will:
- Develop ideal timing and shape of the kickout to sustain momentum from the start or turn
- Teach a low-resistance, high power pull down that ends in proper position to initiate the first kick
- Time the first kick and the breakout to explode into the first full breaststroke to establish an explosive tempo
This video is a great tool for any coach looking for a few new, easy drills to help a struggling breaststroker or to work on certain aspects to improve the best of the best. A wide variety of drills focusing on all aspects of the stroke will aid any coach looking to expand their coaching repertoire.
162 minutes. 2017.