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Friday, June 4
Coaches Seminar
1:00 PM | Mentor Coaches and Staff Arrive; Walk-through |
6:00 PM | Coaches-only Round Table Discussion, Featuring Mentor Coaches: Gary Hall, Sr. Frank Marcinkowski Ron Marcikic Laureen Welting Kerry O’Brien Tom Boak Mickey Murad Matt Macedo |
8:00 PM |
Discuss Saturday’s Rotation, Job Descriptions and Responsibility |
Saturday, June 5
Pool Swimming Clinic
7:00-7:45 | Check-In |
8:00-8:10 | Introduction of Coaches and General Information with Rob and Mel |
8:15-8:55 | 1st Classroom Rotation (dressed for dryland) Kerry O'Brien - Tempo Trainer Frank Marcinkowski – Dryland Gary Hall - Three Fundamentals of Fast Swimming |
9:00-9:40 |
2nd Classroom Rotation (dressed for dryland) Kerry O'Brien - Tempo Trainer Frank Marcinkowski – Dryland Gary Hall - Three Fundamentals of Fast Swimming |
9:45-10:25 | 3rd Classroom Rotation (dressed for dryland) Kerry O'Brien – Tempo Frank Marcinkowski – Dryland Gary Hall - Three Fundamentals of Fast Swimming |
10:25-10:45 | Break - Snack - Change Clothes |
10:50-12:40 | Swimmer AM Rotation (in water): Station 1 A - Video - 12-13 Swimmers Station 1 B -Video - 12-13 Swimmers Station 2 - Tempo Trainer - 25 Swimmers Station 3 - Starts / Turns - 25 Swimmers Station 4 - FINIS Gear - 25 Swimmers Coaches AM Rotation: Station 1 A /B - Video Taping Critique (20-30 Coaches at two video stations) Station 2 - Tempo Trainer / Starts / Turns (20 Coaches each station) Station 3 - How To Write Masters Workouts (20 Coaches) Station 4 - FINIS Gear - (10 Coaches) |
12:45-1:50 | Lunch & Lecture (Box Lunch Provided) Genadijus Sokolovas, Ph.D. "Swimming Power" |
2:00-3:20 | In-Water Rotation - 20 minute segments (1 hr 20 min total time) 2:00-2:20: Submit 100 Free time for ability match, break into 5 subgroups 2:20-2:40: One Head Coach, plus 5 Coaches on Deck (one for each subgroup) 2:40-3:00: Stroke presented by "rotating" Head Coaches, assisted by others 3:00-3:20: 1st –Free 2nd –Back 3rd – Breast 4th – Fly |
3:30-3:40 | Team Photo |
3:45-4:00 | Wrap up Summary of Events, Shower-Clean up, Opportunity for purchase of (used/new) FINIS equipment |
6:00-8:00 | Beach Party |
Sunday, June 6
Open Water Swimming Clinic
7:00-7:45 | Check-In |
8:00-8:10 | Introduction of Coaches and General Information |
8:15-8:55 | 1st Classroom Rotation Key Concepts in Open Water Swimming Tempo Trainer Strategic Open Water Racing |
9:00-9:40 | 2nd Classroom Rotation Key Concepts in Open Water Swimming Tempo Trainer Strategic Open Water Racing |
9:45-10:25 | 3rd Classroom Rotation Key Concepts in Open Water Swimming Tempo Trainer Strategic Open Water Racing |
10:25-10:45 | Break - Snack - Change Clothes |
10:50-12:30 | Pool Session Station 1 - Pack Swimming Station 2 - Cornering Buoys Station 3 - Open Water Stroke Technique Station 4 - Drafting |
12:35-1:30 | Lunch and Transportation to La Jolla Shores |
1:35-3:45 | Ocean Session Rotation 1 - Basic ocean awareness ( can be done at waters edge)- noticing swell, finding the rip tide, avoiding the rush at race start Rotation 2 - Entry/Exits-fundamentals on getting through surf (duck-diving, dolphining off bottom, using/avoiding rip currents, body surfing) Rotation 3 - Open water swim to LJ Cove quarter mile buoy- can be done in different groups and intervals (incorporating the pool session) Triathlete Bonus - Wetsuit demo, transition technique |
3:50 | Team Photo |
4:00 | Wrap Up |