What are some good swimming drills for a 10 yr old on a competitive swim team? Skill of swimming is excellent

Answer 1

There are many good ways to improve your swimming, here are just two of them.

Coaches generally prefer two drills which are called catch up (ketchup) and fingertip drag.

In catch up, you have to always have 1 hand infront, only moving that arm when you're about to replace it with the other arm. it's great for working on your rotation and your timing.

The fingertip drag, is when you swim normal freestyle except that when you're moving your arm up it must remain in contact with the side of your body and the water. this helps teach proper stroke technique and will go a long way in saving your shoulders.

For more advanced swimmers there is a drill that involves changing the breathing patterns over longer distances.
These are extremely hard and will push you to your limit, since you are talking about a child who is only 10 years old, they may not be able to do these but the swimmer can give them a try.

These drills are usually 500's, where the first 100 is breathing every 3, the 2nd 100 is breathing every 5, the 3rd 100 is every breathing every 7 strokes, the 4th 100 us breathing every 9 strokes, and the last 100 is breathing every 11 stroked.
Once you accomplish this, (without cheating) you will be going at a very fast pace in practice and races. This drill is incredible race prep for short and middle lenght free races.

if your 10 year old is struggling with this, change this drill to make it more realistic for their capabilties and gradually make it harder. for example, start them off the first time with a 300 breathing 3-5-3 by hundred. next week go 3-5-7 by 100. and so on until you have them doing the full 500 3-5-7-9-11 etc..

Answer 2

two good fundamental drills are catch up and fingertip drag. in catch up, you have to always have 1 hand infront, only moving that arm when you're about to replace it with the other arm. it's great for working on your rotation. fingertip drag, is when you swim normal freestyle except that when you're moving your arm up it must remain in contact with the side of your body and the water. this helps teach proper stroke technique and will go a long way in saving your shoulders.

a more advance drill involves changing the breathing patterns over longer distances. these are extremely hard and your 10 year old may not be able to do these. these drills are usually 500's, where the first 100 is breathing every 3, the 2nd 100 is breathing every 5, the 3rd 100 is every breathing every 7 strokes, the 4th 100 us breathing every 9 strokes, and the last 100 is breathing every 11 stroked. a fast pace is also usually involved. this drill is incredible race prep for short and middle lenght free races. if your 10 year old is struggling with this, change this drill to where they can master it and then gradually make it harder. for example, start them off the first time with a 300 breathing 3-5-3 by hundred. next week go 3-5-7 by 100. and so on until you have them doing the full 500 3-5-7-9-11.

Answer 3

One thing that young swimmers tend to do is pump their arms really fast through the water to try and be faster. Instead focus on follow through, if you give a good push through the water and push all the way back (don't pull hand out of water at hip) it will move your along farther than quick paddles that don't have power.

Answer 4

good swimming drills for any stroke is, kick, drill swim.

example: with breaststroke

1(kick)- 100 breast stroke kick
2(drill)-100 3 count glide
3(swim)- 100 breaststroke

& repeat

it works with any stroke, good luck!!