This First Race Skills Session is Based on Perfecting Race Starts.
Throughout this session you will increase and develop your knowledge on different areas based around the start across all four competitive strokes.
Furthermore, Streamlining will be addressed where games and challenges will be set to test you along the way.
All swimmers eligible for the Junior League team may attend, any swimmers who aren’t eligible may take the evening off.
Hope to see you all there =-)
The Second Race Skills Session is Based on Improving Turns.
Turns are great opportunities for picking up speed ! Not to take a rest. So we need to make sure when the Junior league comes, we use these as a weapon to our advantage.
In this session, you will learn skills such as :
– Breath control into and out of the wall.
– Where to plant feet when pushing off
– Streamlining will once again be addressed due to how vital it is.
The Third Race Skills Session is Based on Developing our Finishes.
There is nothing worse than swimming the perfect race for your team, then getting to your finish and being touched out due to the last 5 metres or so of your race.
So in this session we are going to ensure you have all of the key skills you win every touch out opportunity you have.
As at the end of the day theses series of competitions are all about who gets there hand on the wall first, and I know you are all wanting it to be City of Sunderland being the team with the most points at the end of it all as much as the other coaches and I.
So in this session we will be focusing on:
– Breath control in the final 5 metres
– Finishing with 2 hands and outstretched arms on Butterfly and Breaststroke.
– Everyone learning and knowing how many strokes they do from the flags on backstroke, to ensure everyone finishes on their back.
This is perfect opportunity to put all of the race skills learned over the past few weeks into practice.
ALL swimmers from the Junior Squads are eligible to compete. So any swimmers who were not eligible in the Junior League Squads may attend this second hour to race.
I have arranged a team building afternoon at the Raich Carter Centre on Sunday the 29th of January.
The Whole Pool & Sports hall has been booked out between the hours of 1-4pm for a wide range of activities. Then a buffet in the cafe between 4-5pm.
It is available to all swimmers who are eligible for the Junior League Team, with a very small cost of £2 for the whole day.
Please speak to your squad coach or squad manager if you are available/ not available to come by Friday the 27th, Â so I can arrange groups for the day.
If you are available to come please bring your money no later than Friday 27th.
Our first fixture for the Junior League is to be held at The Lousia Centre, Stanley.
The bus will leave the Aquatic Centre at 8:00am.
Please be at the Aquatic Centre for 7.30-7.45am
All Swimmers MUST travel on the coach and this will be the same for all of the Rounds.
9am Warm Up for a 9.35 Start
The second round of the Junior League will be held at Dunston Pool.
Meet at Morrisons Car Park, Seaburn : 12.15pm-12.30pm
Bus is leaving Morrisons : 12:45pm
1.45 Warm Up for a 2.20 Start.
The third round of the Junior League is to be held at the Forum Leisure Centre.
Travel Arrangements to be Confirmed.
10am Warm Up for a 10.35 Start.
The Final is to be held at the Forum Centre.
Travel Arrangements:
Morrisions for 1pm
Leaving at 1.15pm
Warm Up is at 2:40pm for a 3:15pm start